Willis Smith McMillan

1895 - 1957  (61 years)

• Name	Willis Smith McMillan
  Birth	26 May 1895	Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6B68B87AB473461BA7696FF4C0A779937309
  Death	2 Apr 1957	Goldfield, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
  	W. S. MacMillan FINCH (Special) W. Smith MacMillan, lifelong resident of Goldfield, died suddenly at his home here. He was 61. Mr. MacMillan had been in failing health for the past few years. Mr. MacMillan was born at Elma, Ont., on May 26, 1895, son of the late William H. MacMillan and Margaret Beckstead. He leaves his widow, the former Muriel Helmer whom he married in 1917; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Sharlow (Jean) of Massena, N.Y. and Mrs. Harold Marcellus (Mae) of Chesterville; four grandchildren, Timothy and Linda Sharlow, Massena, and Lana and Carol Marcellus, Chesterville; two brothers, Ross MacMillan, Avonmore, and his twin brother, Ford MacMillan of Finch, ' i He was predeceased by two brothers and a sister, O. G. MacMillan, Cold Lake, Alta., Hugh MacMillan, Finch, and Mrs. Dan Pollock, Berwick. M The body rested at the Brown lee Funeral Home. Funeral service was held in Chalmers United Church, Finch, with Rev. Cecil A. Dukelow conducting the service, assisted by Douglas Fry of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Chesterville. Interment was in Goldfield Cemetery. "Obituary for W. Smith MacMillan" Newspapers.com. The Ottawa Citizen, April 20, 1957. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-obituary-for-w-smith/146421754/.
  Person ID	I68583	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	1 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Hill McMillan,   b. 2 Mar 1858, Dunbar, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Dundas), Ontario, Canada d. 17 Aug 1933, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret Becksted,   b. Abt 1860, Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Jun 1936, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1883	Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Dundas), Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F18775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Muriel Helmer,   b. Abt 1894, Osnabruck Twp, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	19 Dec 1916	Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	NameWillis Smith McMillan GenderMale Age21 Birth Dateabt 1895 Birth PlaceWilliamsburg, Ontario Marriage Date19 Dec 1916 Marriage PlaceStormont, Ontario, Canada SpouseMuriel Helmer FatherWilliam McMillan MotherMargaret Beckstead
  Children	1. Jean McMillan,   b. Abt 1918, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mae McMillan,   b. Abt 1923, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F23727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 May 1895 - Elma Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 19 Dec 1916 - Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada Death - 2 Apr 1957 - Goldfield, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (1939, 1940), (ancestry.ca :2010.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 398." 020437, McMillan-Helmer, accessed 1 May 2024. (Reliability: 3).