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Caroline Howze

Female 1826 - 1901  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Caroline Howze was born on 20 Mar 1826 in North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Sep 1901 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; was buried in Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Caroline Milton
    • Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas

    Notes:

    Second wife of Florida Governor John Milton. Caroline Howze (House) came to Perry County, Alabama as a child. Members of her Howze family also lived in Mobile. She was well educated and her family was accustom to being in the social circles of politicians and lawyers. It was there she met a 37-year-old lawyer who was a recent widower with small children living in Mobile. At the age of 18 years, she became his bride in 1844. After a steam boat accident and her husband being burned badly, the family moved to his family's plantation, the Sylvannia, in Jackson County, FL. There she lived a true Southern Belle's life-style on a huge cotton plantation with slaves. She borne 10 children to this union with her youngest being 4-years-old when the governor, after realizing the Confederacy had lost the war, committed suicide in their bedroom. He left her with the task of being a single mother who was penniless in a war-torn state on a plantation without slaves to work the fields. In 1910, she was living with one of her son's in Texas, but was laid to rest next to her husband in the family's Jackson county, FL plot at her death in 1901.
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=milton&GSiman=1&GScid=1969331&GRid=51907149&

    Caroline married John Milton in 1844. John (son of Homer Virgil Milton and Elizabeth Jane Robinson) was born on 20 Apr 1807 in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA; died on 1 Apr 1865 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; was buried in Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Caroline V Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1845 in Alabama, USA.
    2. 3. Eliza J Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1847 in Florida, USA.
    3. 4. Calpharinia K Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1848 in Florida, USA; died in 1863 in Jackson, Florida, USA.
    4. 5. Mary J Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1849 in Florida, USA; died on 11 May 1902 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
    5. 6. John Milton, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1850 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 22 May 1922 in Jackson, Florida, USA.
    6. 7. Frances Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1852 in Florida, USA.
    7. 8. Clemintine Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1854 in Florida, USA.
    8. 9. Addie Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1855 in Florida, USA.
    9. 10. Annie Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Florida, USA.
    10. 11. Jefferson Davis Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1861 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 7 May 1947 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Caroline V Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in 1845 in Alabama, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA


  2. 3.  Eliza J Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in 1847 in Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA


  3. 4.  Calpharinia K Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in 1848 in Florida, USA; died in 1863 in Jackson, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA


  4. 5.  Mary J Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 10 Apr 1849 in Florida, USA; died on 11 May 1902 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Division 4, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA


  5. 6.  John Milton, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 25 Dec 1850 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 22 May 1922 in Jackson, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Family/Spouse: Caroline Frances Russ. Caroline was born in Jul 1852 in Jackson, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Caroline Howze Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1876 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 24 Jan 1972 in Jackson, Florida, USA.
    2. 13. Mary Beman Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1878 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 30 Nov 1962 in Gadsden, Florida, USA.
    3. 14. John Milton, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1885 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 19 Jul 1961 in Jackson, Florida, USA.
    4. 15. Eliise Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1881 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 29 Jun 1964 in Gadsden, Florida, USA.

  6. 7.  Frances Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in Jul 1852 in Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Fannie H Yarborough
    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Earl Huntington Yarborough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1878 in Texas, USA.
    2. 17. John Milton Yarborough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1878 in Texas, USA.
    3. 18. Martha E Yarborough  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1881 in Texas, USA.
    4. 19. Homer Virgil Yarborough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1882 in Texas, USA.
    5. 20. Guy Yarborough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1884 in Texas, USA.
    6. 21. Hunter Yarborough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1886 in Texas, USA.

  7. 8.  Clemintine Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in 1854 in Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA


  8. 9.  Addie Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in 1855 in Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA


  9. 10.  Annie Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born in 1859 in Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA


  10. 11.  Jefferson Davis MiltonJefferson Davis Milton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 7 Nov 1861 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 7 May 1947 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Jeff
    • Residence: 1870, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Notes:

    Frontier Lawman. Jefferson Davis Milton was the youngest child of fourteen children of Florida Governor John Milton. He had a sad childhood being four-years-old when his father committed suicide after the Confederacy had lost the war. The governor left his wife Caroline Howze with several young children to face the hardships of living on their huge plantation, the Sylvannia in Jackson County, FL, in a war-torn state without slaves to work the fields. Since the Milton family was now penniless, young Jeff Milton did not receive the formal education, which his older siblings were offered. At the tender age of fifteen years old, Jeff Milton left home and headed west for a better life in Texas. First, he was a helper in his older brother's store then he was a cowboy on a ranch. It was at this point his long and successful career in law enforcement began. At the age 17 years, Milton stated his age was 21 to become a Texas Ranger where he quickly mastered the fast draw with a handgun. Standard weapons were issued to each new ranger, but Milton decided to use a .45 single action for his handgun, and he did for the rest of his life. After about 4 years, he drifted through west Texas to southern New Mexico as he continued his career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, sheriff's deputy, police chief and in other law enforcement positions. In March 1887 he accepted a post as a mounted customs inspector on the Arizona-Mexico border with the duties of making one-man patrols of the desert close to the border. Later he became a cattle rancher, prospected for gold and was a railroad conductor at one point before returning to law enforcement. In the Texas frontier town of El Pasco, Milton took the position of sheriff in 1894 and had to deal with the outlaw John Wesley Hardin, who had been documented to killing at least 50 lawmen. Knowing Milton history as a fast gun, Hardin just handed over his gun, as he would not gamble his life to fight Milton. This lawman was quoted, "I never killed a man who didn't need killing, and I never shot an animal except for meat." As with other lawmen of this era, he was accused a couple of times of not being fair in a gunfight but was never arrested. Bringing the law to the wild west was no easy task, and Milton had to use his gun often bringing down such outlaws as Bronco Bill" Walters, "Three Fingered Jack" Dunlop, Bill "Kid" Johnson, and "Bravo Juan" Yoas. In 1900 a train robber wounded the Wells Fargo guard Milton in his left arm leaving it disable for the rest of his life. In 1904 he accepted the position as Border Agent to enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act for the Immigration Service at the appointment of President Theodore Roosevelt. He patrolled the borders between Mexico and the United States for the next 28 years apprehending smugglers, illegal aliens and other outlaws who crossed this lawman's path. This was before the present day Border Patrol was organized. Today, U.S. Border Patrolmen recognize Jeff Milton as their hero, and he is known as "the first Border Patrolman." He continued with the agency until he was 72-years-old, when he was forced to retire due to federal job cuts of the Great Depression. Milton did marry in 1919 to Mildred Taitt of New York, but never really settled down to a "stay-at-home" married life-style. Dying at home at the age of 86, Jeff Milton lived a long and productive life. After his body was cremated, his ashes, without any traditional religious service, were scattered over his beloved Arizona desert. (bio by: Linda Davis ldavis810@comcast.net)
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17966830

    Buried:
    Burial:
    Cremated, Ashes scattered.
    Specifically: 32.21864 N -111.13060 Near original parking lot of the Old Tucson Movie Studio near Tucson, Arizona. This info provided by Tombstone Historian Ben Traywick.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Caroline Howze Milton Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 24 Jul 1876 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 24 Jan 1972 in Jackson, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Howze Milton Stone
    • Residence: 1880, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Beman Milton Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 27 Dec 1878 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 30 Nov 1962 in Gadsden, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Beman Woodward
    • Residence: 1880, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  John Milton, III Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 16 Sep 1885 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 19 Jul 1961 in Jackson, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Family/Spouse: Nonie Wilson Dekle. Nonie was born in 1886 in Jackson, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. John Dekle Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1911 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 14 Jun 1978 in Duval, Florida, USA.
    2. 23. Stella Dekle Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Apr 1914 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 23 Nov 2004 in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA.
    3. 24. Robert Howze Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1916 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 6 Aug 1991 in Jackson, Florida, USA.
    4. 25. Ronald Augustus Milton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1919 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 5 Jul 2003 in Medical College Hospital, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
    5. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 15.  Eliise Milton Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 31 May 1881 in Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 29 Jun 1964 in Gadsden, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elise Daniel
    • Residence: 1900, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  Earl Huntington Yarborough Descendancy chart to this point (7.Frances2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 3 Jan 1878 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas


  6. 17.  John Milton Yarborough Descendancy chart to this point (7.Frances2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 18 Apr 1878 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 18.  Martha E Yarborough Descendancy chart to this point (7.Frances2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Jan 1881 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas


  8. 19.  Homer Virgil Yarborough Descendancy chart to this point (7.Frances2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 8 Jul 1882 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas


  9. 20.  Guy Yarborough Descendancy chart to this point (7.Frances2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 22 Sep 1884 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas


  10. 21.  Hunter Yarborough Descendancy chart to this point (7.Frances2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 29 Jun 1886 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Navasota Ward 2, Grimes, Texas



Generation: 4

  1. 22.  John Dekle Milton Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 17 Sep 1911 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 14 Jun 1978 in Duval, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1920, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 23.  Stella Dekle Milton Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 9 Apr 1914 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 23 Nov 2004 in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • other: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    • SSN issued: Georgia, USA
    • Name: Stella M Higdon
    • Social Security Number: 259-58-8971
    • Residence: 1920, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA

    Notes:

    Died:

    Stella Milton Higdon

    Stella Milton Higdon BAINBRIDGE - Stella Milton Higdon, 90, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, in Columbus, Ga.

    The service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Higdon Cemetery on the Higdon farm in Calvary, Ga.

    Family will receive friends at her home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thanksgiving night.

    Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 541, Bainbridge GA 39818, or a favorite charity.

    Ivey Funeral Home in Bainbridge (229-246-3232) is handling arrangements.

    Born Stella Dekle Milton on April 9, 1914, in Marianna, she was the daughter of the late Nonie Dekle Milton and John Milton III.

    In 1938 she moved with her husband, Robert Henry Higdon, to Bainbridge, where she was a member of and Sunday school teacher at First United Methodist Church and a dedicated homemaker.

    She is survived by two sons, Robert Henry Higdon Jr. and Joseph Milton Higdon (and wife Deborah), both of Bainbridge; two daughters, Nell Higdon Hudson (and husband Lloyd) of Columbus and Jane Higdon McLendon (and husband Bobby) of Blakely, Ga.; a sister, Nell Milton Robb of Marianna; six grandchildren, Walter Hudson, Frost Hudson, Rob McLendon, Stella McLendon Smith, Joe Higdon Jr. and Jim Higdon; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and three brothers, John Dekle Milton, Robert Howze Milton and Ronald Augustus Milton.

    Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on 11/25/2004.

    Stella married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 24.  Robert Howze Milton Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 31 Aug 1916 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 6 Aug 1991 in Jackson, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Social Security Number: 263-03-1780
    • Residence: 1920, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • SSN issued: Bef 1951, Florida, USA

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 25.  Ronald Augustus Milton Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 6.John2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 24 Jun 1919 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 5 Jul 2003 in Medical College Hospital, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN issued: Florida, USA
    • Residence: Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Social Security Number: 263-03-2871
    • Residence: 1920, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA
    • Military: 22 Jun 1942, Camp Blanding, Clay, Florida, USA
    • Death: 5 Jul 2003, Colonial Heights, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Military:
    Name: Ronald A Milton
    Birth Year: 1919
    Race: White, Citizen (White)
    Nativity State or Country: Florida
    State of Residence: Florida
    County or City: Jackson

    Enlistment Date: 22 Jun 1942
    Enlistment State: Florida
    Enlistment City: Camp Blanding
    Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Grade Code: Private
    Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
    Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
    Source: Civil Life

    Education: 4 years of college
    Civil Occupation: Occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
    Marital Status: Single, without dependents
    Height: 67
    Weight: 130

    Source Information:

    National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
    Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

    Death:
    Milton: Ronald Augustus Milton: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

    Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) - July 8, 2003

    Deceased Name: Milton: Ronald Augustus Milton

    Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret) Ronald Augustus Milton, 84, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond.

    Lt. Col. Milton, a native of Florida, was the son of the late John and Nonie Dekle Milton III. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam, and had also retired from the Virginia Employment Commission where he had been manager of the WIN Program. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Colonial Heights and several other civic organizations.

    He was preceded in death by an infant son; a daughter, Carol Hamner Milton; and two brothers, John Milton and Robert Milton.

    Lt. Col. Milton is survived by his wife, Hazel Hamner Milton; a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Diane Milton of Colonial Heights; two grandsons, Christopher Minter and Carter Minter; two sisters, Stella Higdon of Georgia, and Nell Robb of Florida; and many loved cousins, nieces and nephews.

    A funeral service will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2003, in the Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights.

    Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond.

    The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the funeral home.

    Flowers are welcome or contributions may be made to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 3110 Greenwood Avenue, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834.

    PhotoEdition: City
    Page: B-6
    Copyright (c) 2003 Richmond Newspapers, Inc.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 6.John2, 1.Caroline1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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