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Children of John Milton Milam

Photo taken in 1901 at the home of Theron Milam in Sheffield, Alabama.  Standing L-R, Almond Gwyn Milam, Emmett Milam Mitchell, Theron Milam, Mattie Milam Ashburn, Geneva Milam Norton, and Sally Milam Bennett.   Seated are Louisiana Milam Craighead, and Fanny Milam Tollison.  Missing from the Milam brothers and sisters reunion were brother Tom who was away on business.   Four other members were deceased when this photo was taken:  Tennessee Milam Tollison (18 Aug 1892), Alabama Milam Almon (5 June 1900), Ida Milam McCord (13 Jan 1901), and John Milam (21 Mar 1886).
JOHN MILTON6 MILAM (WILLIAM ALLEN5, JOHN PAGE4, BARTLETT FERRILL3, JOHN2, PATRIARCH FATHER1) was born December 24, 1830, and died July 07, 1892.

He married (1) MARY FRANCES MILAM November 20, 1853 in Lawrence County, Alabama, daughter of ALWAN/ALMOND MILAM and MARTHA VAUGHN. She was born April 23, 1836 in Lawrence County, Alabama, and died March 25, 1885.

He married (2) SARAH "SALLIE" JANE WINDHAM January 14, 1886, daughter of HARDY WINDHAM and ELIZABETH GEORGE. She was born February 06, 1839 in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, and died April 12, 1929.

Children of JOHN MILAM and MARY MILAM are:
i. TENNESSEE7 MILAM,  b. October 21, 1854; d. August 18, 1892; m. LEE L. TOLLISON, December 18, 1878; b. August 12, 1847; d. January 06, 1922.

ii. LOUISIANA MILAM,  b. July 22, 1856; d. September 15, 1938; m. B. G. CRAIGHEAD, October 25, 1882; b. August 04, 1846; d. June 14, 1911.

iii. ALABAMA MILAM,  b. March 03, 1858; d. June 04, 1900; m. HENRY G. ALMON, September 03, 1879;  b. December 23, 1857; d. April 02, 1935.

iv. IDA MILAM,  b. January 14, 1860; d. January 13, 1901; m. R. H. MCCORD, March 20, 1883; b. February 02, 1854; d. October 29, 1924.

v. MARTHA E. A. MILAM,  b. December 18, 1861; d. February 28, 1950; m. THOMPSON ASHBURN, REV, February 22, 1881; b. December 17, 1857; d. November 28, 1919.

vi. FRANCES MILAM,  b. March 28, 1864; d. August 12, 1927; m. LEE L. TOLLISON, January 01, 1893; b. August 12, 1847; d. January 06, 1922.

vii. SARAH LEE MILAM,  b. March 18, 1866; d. May 03, 1938; m. FRANK HAMILTON BENNETT, January 15, 1901; b. March 25, 1869; d. February 04, 1944.

viii. LENORA GENEVA MILAM,  b. July 25, 1868; m. NORTON.

ix. EMMITT MILAM,  b. April 28, 1872; d. January 25, 1907; m. W. H. MITCHEL.

x. JOHN MILAM,  b. August 02, 1870; d. March 12, 1886.

xi.  THERON MILAM,  b. March 02, 1875; d. March 23, 1959; m. MAGGIE MCCARY, July 10, 1902; b. December 28, 1875.

xii.  JAMES THOMAS MILAM, SR.,   b. August 06, 1877; d. December 10, 1960; m. ELORA MEYERS WRIGHT, September 29, 1904; b. July 23, 1879; d. February 02, 1950.

xiii.  ALMON GWYNN MILAM,   b. August 31, 1882; d. May 02, 1951; m. ELEANOR ELLIS, February 26, 1902; b. February 08, 1885; d. August 08, 1944.

Notes for JOHN MILTON MILAM:
Camp Springs, Alabama Post Office was reopened in 1871 and John Milton Milam was Postmaster until his death in 1892.  His daughter Frances (Fannie) was his successor and served one year. Camp Springs post office was discontinued August 31, 1905.

John Milton Milam was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisting in Alabama.  He received injuries at Corinth Mississippi and Murfreesboro Tennessee.