Biography of	MILNER, Purnell M., Orleans Parish, Louisiana 
Submitted by 	Mike Miller August 1998

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Milner, Purnell Mitchell, a representative member of the New Orleans 
bar, was born in that city, Dec. 29, 1867.  He received his early 
education in the public schools of his home city, after which he 
entered Tulane university, but on account of his health at that time, 
he was unable to complete the course.  It was not until later that he 
returned to the university and became a law student, graduating very 
creditably in 1892, since when, with a slight interruption, he has 
practiced his profession in New Orleans.  He became acting postmaster 
of New Orleans in 1898 at the death of Mr. Pitney, the postmaster, and 
held the position for 3 months.

In po1itics he is a democrat, but aside from the above named position 
he has held no public office.  In 1899 Mr. Milner married Miss Marie 
Louise, the daughter of Mr. H. Gibbs Morgan, a prominent lawyer of New 
Orleans.

Mr. Milner is a son of Dr. Uriel and Serene (Furnell) Milner.  His 
paternal grandfather was Dr. William Milner of Snow Hill, Md.  Mr. 
Milner's father was a surgeon in the Confederate army, and was in 
charge of the hospital at Selma, Ala.  It was here that he was taken 
prisoner, and transported to Island No. 10, from which he made his 
escape.  He came to New Orleans at the close of the war, and devoted 
the remainder of his days to his profession.

Source:  Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3,
p. 729.  Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit. D.  Published in 1914, by 
Century Historical Association.