Richard, I believe that I am distant relative of the McMillan's. My great grandfather was David Gailbraith White (buried in the Shandon cemetary), brother to George Alexander White of Shandon. Their parents were Jean McNair and George Henry White of New Brunswick. Unfortunately, I don't know much about that side of my family. I have discovered the book "In Condor Country" by David Darlington which features Eben & Ian McMillan. This book refers to the Whites, McNairs, Fergusons and Cooks which I believe are my relatives. David Darlington refers to a 100 page oral family history compiled by Marlis Baloh, daughter of Dorothy McMillan (sister to Eben & Ian). Since in your message you mention the early history of the McMillans, I wonder if you have any other information that you would be willing to share with me? I have written to David Darlington in care of his publisher in hopes of trying to reach Marlis Baloh and her history of this family. I haven't been successful. I would appreciate any information that you have. Merrielyn ---------- > From: Richard D. Reddick <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CASANLUI] McMillans of Shandon > Date: Sunday, July 08, 2001 9:00 AM > > Karen- > > We know of the McMillan family. Many descendants, their shirtsleeves, kith > and kin still reside in the Paso Robles/Shandon and San Luis Obispo areas > today. > > They claim Scot ancestry records back to almost 1200, from the Isle of > Arran in the Firth of Clyde. In about 1829 Donald and Barbara Shaw > MacMillan migrated to New Brunswick. Then beginning in 1872 > the second migration of some of the clan began to Shandon, San Luis Obispo > County, California. Next many of those went from Shandon to San Luis > Obispo City, San Francisco Bay area or Santa Cruz area. > > The Alexander McMillan family remained, have known several of those > children and grandchildren. Son Don McMillan was a good friend of my > dad's, became an avid historian, columnist in the local Press newspaper, > and was affectionately termed "The Sage of Shandon." > > In addition to Don and Alta Kester McMillan and their daughters, Don's > brothers Ian and Eben and families, remain in Shandon. > > The El Paso de Robles Historical Society (Carnegie Library, 1100 Spring > Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446) has records, books and materials, as well as > a few items at the El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum Association > (P.O.Box 461, Paso Robles CA 93447). > > Richard > > > At 02:00 AM 7/8/2001 -0600, you wrote: > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:01:36 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CASANLUI] McMillan > > I am a new subscriber, tracking down some shirt tail lines that moved from > New Brunswick Canada (prior to that Scotland) to the Shandon area about 1886. > Just found some of them yesterday in 1900 & 1910 on the census. > > Anybody researching McMillan's? I have quite a bit of earlier information I > can share. > > Are there marriage records for this area on line anywhere for early 1900s? > Is there a local genealogy/historical society that perhaps has books of > marriages or cemetery readings for sale? (If so, I might be able to purchase > copies & donate them to our local library--so we can all find more ancestors.) > > Karen > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >