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Generation: 2
| 2. | William Henry Milton, Jr was born on 2 Mar 1864 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA (son of William Henry Milton and Living); died on 4 Jan 1942 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1900, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
William + Sarah S Baker. Sarah was born in Jan 1867 in Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Sarah S Baker was born in Jan 1867 in Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: S S Milton
- Residence: 1900, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
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| 4. | William Henry Milton was born on 4 Dec 1829 in Jefferson, Georgia, USA (son of John Milton and Susan Amanda Cobb); died on 6 Aug 1900 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
- Military: 8 May 1862, Chattahoochee, Gadsden, Florida, USA
Notes:
Military:
Name: William Henry Milton
Residence: Marianna, Florida
Occupation: Lawyer
Age at Enlistment: 32
Enlistment Date: 8 May 1862
Rank at enlistment: Captain
Enlistment Place: Chattahoochee, FL
State Served: Florida
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company G, Florida 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 05 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Major on 20 Jul 1863.
Mustered out on 21 Sep 1863.
Transferred to Company A, Florida 5th Cavalry Battalion on 21 Sep 1863.
Description: height: 5 ft. 9 in., dark complexion, black eyes, black hair.
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1829
Death Date: 6 Aug 1900
Death Place: Marianna, FL
Sources: Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...
Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865
Source Information:
Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. http://search.ancestry.com/handler/domainrd.ashx?domain=AncestryDomain&url=/search/rectype/military/cwrd/db.aspx
William + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | LivingChildren:
- 2. William Henry Milton, Jr was born on 2 Mar 1864 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 4 Jan 1942 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA.
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| 8. |  John Milton was born on 20 Apr 1807 in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA (son of Homer Virgil Milton and Elizabeth Jane Robinson); died on 1 Apr 1865 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; was buried in Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
Notes:
Fifth governor of Florida
October 7, 1861 to April 1, 1865
John Milton was born near Louisville, Ga., on April 20, 1807. A descendant of the English poet John Milton, he practiced law, first in a number of Georgia and Alabama communities and later in New Orleans. Before coming to Florida in 1846, Milton allegedly killed an adversary in a duel.
After entering Florida politics, Milton became a statewide force in the Democratic party, serving as a presidential elector in 1848 and as a member of the 1850 House of Representatives. A vigorous states-righter, Milton encouraged the early secession of Florida from the Union.
As governor, Milton stressed Florida's ability to serve as an important source of food and salt for the Confederate war effort. On April 1, 1865, as the southern cause was collapsing, John Milton shot himself at "Sylvania," his home near Marianna. In his last message to the legislature, he had said, "Death would be preferable to reunion."
John Milton was the fifth Governor of Florida (October 7, 1861- April 1, 1865). He was born near Louisville in Jefferson County, Georgia on April 21, 1807. He was the son of General Homer Virgil and Elizabeth (Robinson) Milton. He was an attorney who practiced in a number of Georgia and Alabama communities and in New Orleans. He served in Florida during the Seminole War as a captain of a volunteer company and in 1846 moved to Jackson County as a farmer. He became active in politics and was a presidential elector in 1848 and a member of the House of Representatives from Jackson County in 1850. He was a vigorous States-Righter who encouraged the seizure by Florida forces of a Federal military establishments and also instrumental in the early secession of Florida from the Union.
As Governor, he developed a very active state militia and stressed Florida's ability to serve as an important source of food and salt for the Confederate forces. Collapse of the Southern cause was followed by his death, April 1,1865 by a self-inflected gunshot wound at his family home Sylvania, near Marianna preferring death to reunion. He was married twice. He had 4 children by his first wife, Susan Amanda Cobb. His first wife died on April 25, 1842 and in 1844 he married again to Caroline Howze of Alabama with whom he had 10 children.
John married Susan Amanda Cobb on 9 Feb 1826. Susan was born on 27 Sep 1809 in Georgia, USA; died on 23 Nov 1840; was buried in Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Susan Amanda Cobb was born on 27 Sep 1809 in Georgia, USA; died on 23 Nov 1840; was buried in Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA. Children:
- 4. William Henry Milton was born on 4 Dec 1829 in Jefferson, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Aug 1900 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA.
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