Margaret Catherine Kate McMillin b. 5 Jan 1848 Illinois d. 10 Dec 1877 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

1848 - 1877 (29 years)

Name	Margaret Catherine Kate McMillin
Born	5 Jan 1848	Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Died	10 Dec 1877	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2]
Buried	Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [2]
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78547421/margaret-catherine-fairchild
Person ID	I2399	Gritton
Last Modified	19 Jan 2019

Father	Reason Hazel McMillin, b. 17 Jun 1816, Franklin County, Ohio , d. 4 May 1876 (Age 59 years)
Mother	Martha Oder, b. 14 Oct 1821, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky , d. 19 Feb 1906 (Age 84 years)
Married	26 Mar 1837	Vermilion County, Illinois [3]
Family ID	F1137	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Francis A. Fairchild, b. Abt 1845, Illinois , d. Aft 1877 (Age 33 years)
Married	24 Sep 1866	Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 3, 4]
	Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 46. R. H. McMillin, father, signed for Margaret C. McMillin.
Last Modified	6 Jul 2019
Family ID	F1014	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 5 Jan 1848 - Illinois
	Married - 24 Sep 1866 - Vermilion County, Illinois
	Died - 10 Dec 1877 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
	Buried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

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Notes

Last Will and Testament of Kate Fairchild deceased.
In the name of God, Amen:
I, Kate Fairchild, having fear of death, but being in sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament.
1st It is my will that my husband, Francis A. Fairchild, shall nave all the property, be it real or personal, that I have inherited or may have from the Estate of My Father, Reason H. McMillen, provided he abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors, or the drinking of the same as a beverage.
2nd In case he, my said husband, should continue to use intoxicating liquors or drink, and shall not abstain from the same permanently, then it is my will that he shall have one thousand dollars in cash from my said Estate and no more. And the remainder of my estate whatever it maybe, shall be divided equally between my four sisters Elizabeth Hartley, Hattie McMillen, Ruby M. McMillen & Cyndia McMillen.
3d Out of the personal property now mine, I will my sister Ruby my gold watch & chain, to my sister Cyndia all my pictures, to my sister Hattie my sewing machine, to my sister Elizabeth my bed, to my mother one half of my quilts, to my mother-in-law the other half. To each of my brothers one Dollar, and the remainder of my personal chattels I will to my husband.
4th It is my will that the Judge of the County Court of Vermilion County appoint some discreet person to execute this my will.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal this the 8th day of December 1877.
Kate Fairchild (seal)
Sate of Illinois
Vermilion County
The within will consisting of one sheet was made and executed by Kate Fairchild in our presence and we in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses done this 8th day of December AD 1877.
Dorcas A. Fairchild Danville
Lizzie Lane Danville
Mary McMillen Danville

Vermilion County, Illinois Will Records Book E, 1856-1881.
Page 506

Sources

[S75] The Family of Gritton, Don Claypool, (Don Claypool, 1997).
[S2] Find a Grave.
[S12] Illinois Marriages.
[S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

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Margaret Catherine Kate McMillin