Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Milburn, Andrew 1843 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

ANDREW MILBURN.

   Among the self-made men of Carroll county, Indiana, the name of Andrew
Milburn, of Burlington township, holds a prominent place and in the annals of
highly-respected men of that community, his sterling qualities as a man and a
citizen are shining examples to others, whose standards are set high above the
average. His competency was entirely acquired through his own well-directed
efforts and the sincere regard in which he is held, by his fellow citizens, is
the result of an honorable career.

   Andrew Milburn is the son of James and Sarah (Gwinn) Milburn and was born on
March 21, 1843, in Monroe county, West Virginia. James Milburn was born in West
Virginia as was his wife, Sarah (Gwinn) Milburn. These two were reared within a
short distance of each other and remained in West Virginia until after their
marriage, when they removed to Indiana and located on the banks of the Wild Cat.
About three years before their marriage, James Milburn had taken a trip to
Indiana and at that time had purchased a farm of unimproved land, consisting of
one hundred and sixty acres. After his arrival on his farm in Indiana, buildings
were erected and other improvements made and forty acres was added to the
original purchase. This land was taken in trade from Thornton Perry. James
Milburn and Sarah (Gwinn) Milburn were the parents of five children: Mahha, wife
of Joseph Bean; Andrew; Isaac, deceased; Lizzie, deceased, and Agnes, wife of
David Hinton, deceased. The mother of these children passed away after a life of
usefulness and James Milburn was united in marriage, to Nancy Crites, daughter
of Abraham Crites and to them were born three children: Henry, Lincoln and
Maggie who is the wife of William Lohman, a resident of Democrat township,
Indiana. James Milburn was a wealthy man for those days and had acquired upwards
of six hundred acres of land during his life of honesty and toil. While visiting
his old home in West Virginia, he was taken ill with typhoid fever and passed
away, leaving his wife and children to mourn his loss.

   Andrew Milburn remained at home until twenty-two years of age and at that
time answered his country's call for volunteers in the great conflict of the
Civil War. In 1865, he enlisted in Company H, of the One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry and after the war returned home, where
he remained until his marriage to Catherine L. Shaffer, on December 19, 1867.
Catherine L. Shaffer was the daughter of Henry F. Shaffer and Anne Shaffer, of
Democrat township, Indiana.

   Andrew and Catherine L. (Shaffer) Milburn became the parents of nine
children: Vincent O., who married Millie Pullin; Sarah Anne, deceased; Henry W.,
deceased; James M., who married Laura Lowe and now lives on a farm in Burlington
township, Indiana; Salina Vidella, wife of John Fogellesong; Charles E., Jacob
Labon, married to Selina Webb; Alta; Benjamin, married to Theodosia Ransford.
Charles E. and Alta are at home.

   With the exception of five and one-half months, Andrew Milburn has lived on
his present farm since its purchase and the clearing and improvements have all
been made by him. This well-improved land consists of two hundred and seven
acres located two miles southwest of Burlington, in Burlington township,
Indiana. Andrew Milburn affiliates with the Republican party and is a stanch and
enthusiastic supporter of same. Religiously, he is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church and a Christian gentleman, deporting himself as becomes a man
of his standing in the community. He is widely known for his sterling qualities
as a man and a citizen, and deserves to be classed among those who have served
their country, their family and their God, to the best of their ability.


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Biographical Section of
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana

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