This is what I have for Rev. Milner and his wife Elizabeth. Any additions/corrections welcomed. Descendants of John Holmes Milner 1 John Holmes Milner b: 24 July 1792 in Georgia d: 09 March 1857 in Pike County, Georgia .. +Elizabeth Dabney Willis b: 13 August 1796 in Georgia d: 24 June 1885 in Pike County, Georgia m: 14 April 1814 2 Susan Willis Milner b: 10 June 1815 d: Abt. 1833 ... +James Madison Putnam m: 13 October 1831 2 George Willis Milner b: 20 August 1817 in Georgia d: 01 April 1900 in Pike County, Georgia ... +Mary Bouland b: 28 December 1823 in Georgia d: 15 January 1898 in Pike County, Georgia 2 Pitt Willis Milner b: 07 September 1819 2 Apsilla Ann Milner b: 10 February 1822 2 Elizabeth Sims Milner b: 07 September 1824 2 Eliza Penelope Milner b: 22 October 1826 in Monroe County, Georgia d: 18 October 1908 2 Martha Rowena Milner b: 02 March 1829 2 Jonathan James Milner b: 10 January 1831 in Georgia d: 11 June 1910 in Pike County, Georgia ... +Nancy Catherine Bouland b: 14 March 1834 in Georgia d: 16 December 1918 in Pike County, Georgia m: 02 January 1849 in Pike County, Georgia 2 Richard Willis Milner b: 19 March 1833 in Georgia d: 16 December 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia (Civil War) ... +Sarah Elizabeth Ravens b: 15 August 1835 in Georgia d: 27 May 1907 in Pike County, Georgia m: 12 December 1855 in Pike County, Georgia 2 Mary Eleanor Jane Milner b: Abt. 1835 2 Rebecca Amorette Floretta Milner b: Abt. 1837 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Archives" <archives@poppet.org> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 3:50 PM Subject: [GAPIKE] Ga-Pike-Greene-Wilkes Co. Obituary (Milner) > > Pike-Greene-Wilkes County GaArchives Obituaries.....Elizabeth D. Milner June 24 1885 > ************************************************ > Copyright. All rights reserved. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm > ************************************************ > > File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: > Linda Blum-Barton lab@boone.net March 1, 2004, 3:50 pm > > Family Bible > Mrs. Elizabeth D. Milner -- Truly a mother in Israel has fallen asleep in > Jesus. The subject of this memorial notice was the daughter of George and > Susan Willis, and sister of Col. Richard Willis, of Greene county, and James > Willis, of Wilkes county. she was born in Wilkes county, Ga., August 18th, > 1796, was married to Rev. John H. Milner April 4th, 1814 and died (at the > old "homestead," in Pike county, Ga., now owned by her eldest son, George W. > Milner) June 24th, 1885, aged nearly 89 years. She survived her lamented > husband a little over 28 years. She had been a Baptist 45 years, having > enjoyed a hope in Christ many years before she ventured to unite with God's > people. She was the mother of eleven children all of whom lived to be grown > and married, and nine of them are still living. The writer has known her from > his boyhood and has been blessed with her presence in his family for nine > years, during her widowhood, and a better woman he has never known. She was > eminently domestic, industrious, quiet, modest and pious. She was not > demonstrative, religiously, but constant and devoted to Christ and his cause -- > liberal in her contributions to missions and to the poor. She spent the last > years of her life with her son, and finally fell asleep in Jesus without a > struggle, without a groan. It appears remarkable that for days before she died > she spoke of her parents, would call them, and seem to be expecting them to > come to see her. What does this mean? that a saint of 89 years should still > feel as a little child in relation to her parents! An honored Christian woman, > widow of an honored minister, has passed away. Will her children and her > descendants meet her in the land of rest--the blessed home of the redeemed? > "To sleep in Jesus! rapturous thought, > To close in peace our mortal days, > Safe to the heavenly Cau?an brought, > To join the anthems angels raise! > > To sleep in Jesus what delight! > Increasing still, and ever new. > To mingle with the saints in light, > And be as pure and happy too!" > W. > > Additional Comments: > These obituaries are glued into a Bible that belonged to Leola Putnam Porter > and a scanned image of these was sent to me by Don Porter, her great grandson. > > This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ > > File size: 2.7 Kb > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >