Individual Details
Claude Alva McMillen
(15 Oct 1889 - 13 Dec 1940)
On his World War I draft registration in 1917 Claude stated he was married with 2 children. It gave his full name, date of birth and place born.
On the 1915 Kansas Census of Illinois Township, Sedgwick Co., C. A. McMillen appears with his wife Ida and daughters Elnor, 1 year and Orpha 3 months. C. A. is a farmer.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, Claude A. McMillen appears with his wife Ida M. and daughters Eleanor and Josphine. Claude's occupation is keeper of a garage.
Obituary from Wichita Eagle, December 14, 1940: Claude M'Millen, Six Months Illness Is Fatal to World War Veteran. Claude McMillen, 51, a resident of the Kingman and Goddard communities all of his life, died late Friday in a local hospital after a six months illness. Mr. McMillen was born in Kingman county, October 15, 1889. At the time of his death he resided on Route 2, Goddard. He was a member of the Baptist church and of the American Legion of Clearwater. He was a veteran of the World war. Surviving are his wife, Clara; two daughters, Eleanor, New York City, and Mrs. Jospehine Gray, Portland, Me.; one step-daughter, Miss Louise McMillen, Goddard; one brother, Carl J. McMillen, Wichita; one sister Mrs, Bertha Bohanon, Wichita; his father, Joseph McMillen, Goddard; and one grandson Guy Gray, Jr. Funeral services will be held at the Byrd-Snodgrass funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Clearwater.
On the 1915 Kansas Census of Illinois Township, Sedgwick Co., C. A. McMillen appears with his wife Ida and daughters Elnor, 1 year and Orpha 3 months. C. A. is a farmer.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, Claude A. McMillen appears with his wife Ida M. and daughters Eleanor and Josphine. Claude's occupation is keeper of a garage.
Obituary from Wichita Eagle, December 14, 1940: Claude M'Millen, Six Months Illness Is Fatal to World War Veteran. Claude McMillen, 51, a resident of the Kingman and Goddard communities all of his life, died late Friday in a local hospital after a six months illness. Mr. McMillen was born in Kingman county, October 15, 1889. At the time of his death he resided on Route 2, Goddard. He was a member of the Baptist church and of the American Legion of Clearwater. He was a veteran of the World war. Surviving are his wife, Clara; two daughters, Eleanor, New York City, and Mrs. Jospehine Gray, Portland, Me.; one step-daughter, Miss Louise McMillen, Goddard; one brother, Carl J. McMillen, Wichita; one sister Mrs, Bertha Bohanon, Wichita; his father, Joseph McMillen, Goddard; and one grandson Guy Gray, Jr. Funeral services will be held at the Byrd-Snodgrass funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Clearwater.
Events
| Birth | 15 Oct 1889 | Cheney, Sedgwick Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 13 May 1911 | Sedgwick Co., Kansas - Ida May Woolworth | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1934 | Clara ??? | |||
| Death | 13 Dec 1940 | Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Clearwater Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Ida May Woolworth (1891 - 1932) |
| Child | Eleanor McMillen (1914 - ) |
| Child | Josephine McMillen (1915 - ) |
| Spouse | Clara ??? (1914 - ) |
| Father | Joseph A. McMillen (1868 - 1948) |
| Mother | Ruth Piety Kirkpatrick (1869 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Bertha Elizabeth McMillen (1895 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Carl James McMillen (1906 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census Sedgwick Co., Kansas.
2. World War I Draft Registration.
3. Wichita Eagle, Obituary of Claude McMillen (n.p: December 14, 1940, n.d).
4. Marriage Index 9 May 1870 to 24 May 1922, Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society.
5. U. S. Gen Web Site.
6. Wichita Eagle, Obituary of Claude McMillen (n.p: December 14, 1940, n.d).
7. U. S. Gen Web Site.