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     Dr. Benjamin Harbeson Milliken was born on 21 November 1841 at Simpson County, Kentucky.¹ He was the son of Robert Franklin Milliken and Eliza Thompson Hail.¹ He married Drucilla Hampton before 1867 at Kentucky.¹

     Benjamin Hord Milliken was born on 20 May 1844 at McCracken County, Kentucky.^1,3 He was the son of John Milliken and Harriet Louisa Hord.¹ He married Mary Rebecca Wells, daughter of William Horace Wells and Mary E. Porter, in 1870 at Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky.³ He died on 24 August 1924 at Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri, at age 80.^4,5 He was buried after 24 August 1924 at Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky.⁴ He was referenced on the Access Genealogy website:

Biography of Benjamin H. Milliken

Benjamin H. Milliken, senior member of the firm of Milliken & Jaques, proprietors of the Riverside Paint Store, one of the leading business houses in the city. The subject of this sketch was born in McCracken County, Kentucky, in 1847. His father, Judge John Milliken, was a native of North Carolina, who came to Kentucky in his youth, and was reared in that State. He there married Miss Harriet L. Hord. He was a lawyer by profession, and prominent in political and judicial circles. He lost his life in the cause of the South, meeting his death in 1861, while serving as a quartermaster in the Confederate Army.

Mr. Milliken was reared and schooled in his native place, and, like his father, was loyal to the sunny South and her cause. At the commence meat of the war his youth prompted his enlisting in her armies, but it did not deter him from devoting himself to the service of the Confederacy as a volunteer aid and scout. Upon one of his visits to Paducah he was captured by the Federal troops, tried as a spy and condemned to be shot. The defective evidence upon which he was condemned and his youth enlisted the justice and sympathy of General Halleck, and he set aside the sentence and ordered his release from confinement. Mr. Milliken then rejoined the Confederate army and participated in the battle of Shiloh and other engagements, being employed in the army operations on the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers.

At the close of the war he accepted the position and returned to Paducah, and there entered into mercantile pursuits, and later into manufacturing enterprises, establishing flour-mills, etc. He was successful in his undertaking and was actively engaged in business in that place for some twenty years. In 1886 he decided to seek a home on the Pacific Coast, and in June of that year located in Riverside, first entering into horticultural pursuits upon a twenty-acre tract west of the city, planting budded orange trees and lemons. He also invested in residence and business property in the city. In January 1887, in connection with George H. Jaques, he established himself in mercantile life, and opened the Riverside Paint Store on Eighth Street, near the corner of Orange Street, and has since con-ducted the enterprise. Mr. Milliken is a thorough businessman, prompt and straight in his dealings, and has secured a liberal patronage from the community. Politically he is a Democrat, and a strong supporter of his party. He is a member of the executive committee of the Democratic county central committee, and has taken a leading part in the conventions and councils of the party.

In 1870 Mr. Milliken married Miss Mary B. Wells, a native of Kentucky. She is the daughter of William and Mary (Porter) Wells. From this marriage there are five children living, viz.: Louis R., Mary L., Carrie G., William Horace and Lillian Hord.

From The Lewis Publishing Company. An Illustrated History of Southern California embracing the counties of San Diego San Bernardino Los Angeles and Orange and the peninsula of lower California. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. 1890. on 27 September 2011.⁶

     Bertha Milliken was born on 28 May 1916 at Stewart County, Tennessee.¹ She was the daughter of Herman Alfred Milliken and Lula C. Gafford.¹ She married James Wesley Wyatt Jr. after 1934 at Tennessee.¹ She died on 21 February 1984 at Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, at age 67.¹

     Bessie Milliken is the daughter of Alfred Hill Milliken and Laura Louise Grizzard.¹

     Betty Milliken is the daughter of Leroy Milliken and Earline M. Parker.¹

     Betty Rose Milliken was born circa 1907 at USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Thomas Henry Milliken and Rose Morris.¹ She went to or was sent to Lousiville to live wither her uncle and aunt, Charles and Molly Milliken. She was eventually adopted by them. after June 1924.

     Billie Alton Milliken also went by the name of Bill. He was born on 14 August 1931 at Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. and Laura Edna Richardson. He lived with Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. on 16 April 1940 at Mitchell County, Texas.² He married Ila Lee York, daughter of Fred Edward York and Grace Truman Westfall, after 1951. The cause of death for Billie Alton Milliken was Heart Failure on 1 February 2008. He died on 1 February 2008 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, at age 76.¹ He was buried on 4 February 2008 at Coahoma, Howard County, Texas.

     Bobbie Louise Milliken was born on 25 July 1903 at Dew, Freestone County, Texas.^1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Harris Milliken and Francis Isabelle Ham. She married James Monroe Thompson Jr., son of James Monroe Thompson Sr. and Sarah Frances Telfair, on 23 December 1923 at Houston, Harris County, Texas.³ She died on 20 December 1982 at age 79.

     Bobby Dale Milliken is the son of Deral Allen Milliken Sr. and Nelda Ruth Barron.¹ He married Rhonda M. Popham on 15 October 1983 at Williamson County, Texas.¹

     Brad Russell Milliken is the son of Billie Alton Milliken and Ila Lee York. He married Chantal M. Sharp, daughter of Robert Sharp and Mireille Michelle Unknown, on 20 May 1977 at Howard County, Texas.