Homer Virgil Milton

1781 - 1822  (41 years)

• Name	Homer Virgil Milton  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1781	Milton Plantation, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	USA   [3]
  Residence	1820	Not Stated, Jefferson, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Death	2 Apr 1822	Milton Plantation, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA   [2, 4]
  Burial	Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I2050	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	John Milton,   b. 1740, Halifax, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Oct 1817, Milton Plantation, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth Spencer,   b. 1761, South Carolina, USA d. 20 Jun 1835, Padam Arum Plantation, Burke, Georgia (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1780	Richmond, Georgia, USA
  Married	1780	South Carolina, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Robinson,   b. 12 Feb 1786   d. 31 Dec 1836, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1801	Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA   [4, 8]
  	Louisville Gazette and Republican Trumpet Notes, Jefferson County, Georgia Dated 1801 On File at the University of Georgia Library in Athens, Ga. May 9, 1801 Mr. Homer Virgil Milton, son of Co. John Milton of Burke County, had married Eliza Robinson, daughter of Walter Robinson, Esq. "on Thursday evening last." Milton Plantation
  Children	+ 1. John Milton,   b. 20 Apr 1807, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA d. 1 Apr 1865, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1781 - Milton Plantation, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA Residence - - USA Marriage - 17 May 1801 - Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA Death - 2 Apr 1822 - Milton Plantation, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA Burial - - Saint Lukes Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  From "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans:Volume VII" (Johnson, Rossiter, ed. Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, - Vol. I-X (10). Boston, MA: The Biographical Society, 1904.): "Milton, Homer Virgil, soldier, was born in Milton Plantation, Louisville, Georgia, in 1781; son of Capt. John and Hannah E. (Spencer) Milton. He was married May 17, 1801, to Elizabeth Robinson. He entered the U.S. army, was promoted major, May 8, 1808; lieutenant-colonel, September, 1810; was promoted colonel, 3d infantry, Aug. 15, 1818; took an active part in the war of 1812, distinguished himself in several engagements, and gained the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers. He was an hereditary member of the Society of the Cincinnati. His children were: John Milton, born April 20, 1807 (q.v.): Homer Virgil Milton, born April 2, 1813, and Jane Elizabeth Milton, born Aug. 23, 1815. He died at Milton Plantation, Louisville, Georgia, April 2, 1822." Homer was moved to his present burial site in 1927. MARY DEBORAH MARBURY 7/26/1817: , p. 128 My first husband, John Martin, his prop. to be div. between Mary D. Spencer and Homer V. Milton. Ch's uncle: Horatio Marbury, my present husband. Wits: John Pughley, Elizabeth Holms, William N. Harman. Abstracted wills Jefferson County GA 1777-1893

  
  

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  [S411] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;). 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Not Stated, Jefferson, Georgia, roll M33_10, page 18, image 20. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1351794&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] Name: Homer V Milton Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Jefferson, Georgia Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Slaves - Males - Under 14: 12 Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 10 Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 5 Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 2 Slaves - Females - Under 14: 4 Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 6 Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 6 Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 3 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 52 Free White Persons - Under 16: 3 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 6 Total Slaves: 48 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 54 [S54] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI). Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc, 2005. Gale Research Company. Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 2005. [S421] Ancestry.com, Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online. Record for Homer Virgil Milton http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=confederate_service&h=55201&indiv=try [S433] Johnson, Rossiter, The Twentieth Century Biograpical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volume VII. Homer Virgil Milton [S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49850467 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49850467. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49850467 [S157] james_s_mills_jr 2.ged. Date of Import: 12 Dec 2004 [S180] Meltona.FTW. Date of Import: 13 Dec 2004 [S153] Internet.