Individual Details
Margaret Elizabeth Morrison
(28 Mar 1840 - 10 Oct 1929)
Margaret Elizabeth Morrison, known as "Lizzie", was born 28 March 1840 in Naples, Scott County, Illinois. She married first, William Leslie Humphrey on 14 October 1858. After his death, she married secondly to W. G. McMillan on 28 May 1867 at her parent's home.
There were two (2) children born to the first marriage.
There were five (5) children born to the second marriage.
Omaha World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, October 12, 1929, Page 10: Omaha Woman Dies; Once Heard Lincoln. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison McMillan, 89, a Nebraska pioneer who heard the historical debates between Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, and later attended the emancipator's funeral, died Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. K. Beach, 1008 South Twenty-ninth street. Funeral services will be held today at Locust Grove, Ill., with burial there. Mrs. McMillan a descendant of two of the pioneer families of Illinois, was the daughter of the first white child born in the state. She was baptized by Peter Cartwright, noted circuit rider. Her father, an ardent friend of Abraham Lincoln, took her to hear the famous debate between Douglas and Lincoln. She is survived by four daughters and two sons: Mrs. F. A. Bower, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Fay Painter, Santa Monica, Cal.; Mrs. H. K. Beach and Mrs. W. V. Van Sant, Omaha; Fred M. McMillan, Kansas City, and H. A. McMillan, Clarinda, Ia. Twenty-four grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren also survive. Eleanor Painter, the singer, is a grandchild.
There were two (2) children born to the first marriage.
There were five (5) children born to the second marriage.
Omaha World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, October 12, 1929, Page 10: Omaha Woman Dies; Once Heard Lincoln. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison McMillan, 89, a Nebraska pioneer who heard the historical debates between Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, and later attended the emancipator's funeral, died Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. K. Beach, 1008 South Twenty-ninth street. Funeral services will be held today at Locust Grove, Ill., with burial there. Mrs. McMillan a descendant of two of the pioneer families of Illinois, was the daughter of the first white child born in the state. She was baptized by Peter Cartwright, noted circuit rider. Her father, an ardent friend of Abraham Lincoln, took her to hear the famous debate between Douglas and Lincoln. She is survived by four daughters and two sons: Mrs. F. A. Bower, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Fay Painter, Santa Monica, Cal.; Mrs. H. K. Beach and Mrs. W. V. Van Sant, Omaha; Fred M. McMillan, Kansas City, and H. A. McMillan, Clarinda, Ia. Twenty-four grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren also survive. Eleanor Painter, the singer, is a grandchild.
Events
| Birth | 28 Mar 1840 | Naples, Scott Co., Illinois | |||
| Birth | 28 Mar 1840 | Naples, Scott Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Oct 1858 | Morgan Co., Illinois - William Leslie Humphrey | | ||
| Graduation | 1865 | College, Illinois | | ||
| Marriage | 28 May 1867 | Morgan Co., Illinois - William Gallher McMillan | | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1929 | Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1929 | Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Alt name | Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie" MORRISON | | |||
| Burial | Locust Grove Cemetery, Hamburg, Fremont Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | William Leslie Humphrey (1837 - 1867) |
| Child | Ella May Humphrey (1859 - 1941) |
| Child | Lelia Belle Humphrey (1861 - 1941) |
| Spouse | William Gallher McMillan (1837 - 1910) |
| Child | Harry Allen "Hamel" McMillan (1868 - 1939) |
| Child | Ethel Josephine McMillan (1870 - 1964) |
| Child | Sarah Alvira McMillan (1871 - 1905) |
| Child | Elizabeth Gillham "Bessie" McMillan (1874 - 1960) |
| Child | Frederick Charles McMillan (1881 - 1953) |
| Father | Robert Morrison (1811 - 1889) |
| Mother | Alvira Adelaide Gillham (1821 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Sarah Louise Morrison (1839 - 1851) |
| Sibling | John Gillham Morrison (1842 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Josephine Esther Morrison (1845 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Thomas Asbury Morrison (1848 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Charles Robert Morrison (1852 - 1932) |
| Sibling | William Wesley Morrison (1852 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Wilbur L. Morrison (1855 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Glenna Belle Morrison (1858 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Ella May Morrison (1858 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Fannie Elvie Morrison (1859 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Lula Eva Morrison (1863 - 1863) |
Endnotes
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6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
8. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..