NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11432 SIMPSON CO – HON. JOHN SMITH MILLIKEN – Milliken, Gividen, Horton, Vaughan, Drazel, Morris, O’Doherty 11432 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928. Hon. John Smith Milliken, lawyer and legislator, is making a highly credible record as a public servant and he also occupies an enviable position in legal circles of Franklin. He was born November 22, 1891, in Louisville, Kentucky, and his parents, Walter B. and Lillie May (Gividen) Milliken, were also native of the Blue Grass state. His mother was born in Henry county in November, 1872, and resides in Louisville. Her parents were Thomas and Mary (Horton) Gividen, lifelong residents of Henry county. Her father was an agriculturist and passed away on his farm her Sulphur, Kentucky. He fought in the Civil War, bravely defending the Confederate cause, was an adherent of the democratic party and a member of the Baptist church. William B. Milliken was born September 14, 1862, in Franklin. He became an employee of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, filling the position of conductor, and died in 1896 in a railroad accident which occurred near Camden, Kentucky. He was a democrat and a member of the Baptist church. He was a son of George H. and Sanora (Vaughan) Milliken, the latter a native of Clarksville, Tennessee. His father was born in Simpson County Kentucky, in 1808 and always resided within its boundaries becoming one of the large landowners and slave-holders of this section of the state. A member of the Baptist church, he shaped his conduct by its teachings and found time for public affairs, serving as county judge and as clerk of the circuit court. He resided on the homestead until his demise in 1884 and was long survived by his widow, who passed away at Franklin, November 20, 1908. James Milliken, the father of George H. Milliken, was a native of Scotland and the American progenitor of the family. He was one of the early settlers of South Carolina and later migrated to Kentucky. He was the owner of a valuable plantation and exercised his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the democratic party, while in religious faith he was a Baptist. In 1909 John S. Milliken completed a course in the Louisville male high school and in 1913 was graduated from the Law School of that city. Admitted to the bar in February, 1913, he practiced in his native city for three years. He has been a resident of Franklin since 1916 and was city attorney for six years, performing his duties in a manner that won for him high commendation. He is an able attorney, felicitous and clear in argument, and has been accorded a large clientele. Mr. Milliken was married January 29, 1919, in Louisville, to Miss Olive Drazel, a daughter of William and Katherine (Morris), Drazel, the mother a native of Louisville and the father of Indiana. He served as a United State coast guard for about forty years and is now living retired in Louisville. He is a Roman Catholic and casts his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Milliken have a son, John Smith, Jr., who was born June 18, 1920, in Louisville. She is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Parent-Teachers Association of Franklin. Mrs. Milliken was born January 10, 1891, in that city. She was graduated from the commercial high school and for ten years was secretary to Judge Matt O’Doherty, of Louisville. She is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic church and the Parent-Teachers Association of Franklin. Mr. Milliken is affiliated with the Baptist church and conscientiously follows its teachings. He is a York Rite Mason, belonging to Mount Zion Lodge, No. 147, F. & A. M. of Louisville; King Solomon Chapter, No. 5, R. A. M., of that city; Franklin Commandery, NO. 44, K. T.; and Kosair Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Louisville. He is a Rotarian and for diversion turns to hunting. He has become an influential factor in public affairs and is democratic floor leader of the Kentucky house of representatives. He regards his office as a trust given him by the people of his district and neither fear nor favor can swerve him from the course which he believes to be right. He was active in the Liberty Loan and Red Cross campaigns and prior to the armistice was in training for a few weeks at Camp Oglethorpe, Georgia. Mr. Milliken has a high conception of duty and honor, and that he is a young man of keen intelligence is demonstrated by what he has accomplished. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx