Carroll-Washington County IN Archives Biographies.....Milroy, Samuel L. 1823 - 1901 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 17, 2006, 6:59 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) SAMUEL L. MILROY. Samuel L. Milroy was born in Washington county, Indiana, January 17, 1823, and came to Carroll county in 1826, with his father's family, Gen. Samuel Milroy. He was married to Phebe J. Conover, November 21, 1854, and to this union were born one daughter and three sons. Mr. Milroy was a soldier in the Mexican War, and was in the company of which his brother, Gen. R. H. Milroy, was the captain. He was one of the number who went to the California gold fields in 1849. He came into possession of the old homestead and lived thereon until his death, which occurred on January 6, 1901. His wife died on October 16, 1899. His children surviving him were Charles, William, Harry and Mrs. Ballard, of Logansport. William D. Milroy died in 1906, at Logansport. Additional Comments: Extracted from: 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 CHAPTER IX. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF DECEASED PIONEERS OF CARROLL COUNTY. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/milroy41nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb