EIGHTH GENERATION

2524. Claude Alva McMillen ^{(689) (364)} was born on 15 Oct 1889 in Cheney, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. ^{(689)(364) (1115)} He died on 13 Dec 1940 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.^{(59) (1115)} He was buried in Clearwater Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.⁽⁵⁹⁾ On his World War I draft registration in 1917 Claude stated he was marr ied with 2 children. It gave his full name, date of birth and place bo rn.

On the 1915 Kansas Census of Illinois Township, Sedgwick Co., C. A. McM illen appears with his wife Ida and daughters Elnor, 1 year and Orpha 3 m onths. C. A. is a farmer.

On the 1920 U. S. Census of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, Claude A. Mc Millen appears with his wife Ida M. and daughters Eleanor and Josphine. C laude's occupation is keeper of a garage.

Obituary from Wichita Eagle, December 14, 1940: Claude M'Millen, Six M onths Illness Is Fatal to World War Veteran. Claude McMillen, 51, a res ident of the Kingman and Goddard communities all of his life, died late F riday in a local hospital after a six months illness. Mr. McMillen was b orn in Kingman county, October 15, 1889. At the time of his death he r esided on Route 2, Goddard. He was a member of the Baptist church and o f the American Legion of Clearwater. He was a veteran of the World war . Surviving are his wife, Clara; two daughters, Eleanor, New York City , and Mrs. Jospehine Gray, Portland, Me.; one step-daughter, Miss Louis e McMillen, Goddard; one brother, Carl J. McMillen, Wichita; one sister M rs, Bertha Bohanon, Wichita; his father, Joseph McMillen, Goddard; and o ne grandson Guy Gray, Jr. Funeral services will be held at the Byrd-Sn odgrass funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Clearwater.

He was married to Ida May Woolworth on 13 May 1911 in Sedgwick Co., Kansas. ⁽⁶⁸⁰⁾ Ida May Woolworth ⁽⁶⁸⁰⁾ was born on 29 Aug 1891 in Nebraska. ^(59)(687) She died on 27 Feb 1932 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.^{(59) (1116)} She was buried in Clearwater Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.⁽⁵⁹⁾ Obituary from Wichita Evening Eagle, February 28, 1932: McMillen---Fun eral service for Ida May McMillen, who died Saturday, will be at Downin g Mortuary at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. Frank Davies will officiate. Inte rment will be in Clearwater cemetery.

Obituary from Wichita Eagle (Morning), February 28, 1932: McMillen---M rs. Ida May McMillen, 40, 1925 Maple, died in a local hospital Saturday . She had been a teacher in a number of country schools near here for t he past 11 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. M cMillen is survived by her husband, C. A., her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ern est Woolworth, Route 2, two daughters, Eleanor and Josephine, five sist ers Mrs. L. A. Ottaway, Route 2, Mrs. Frank Davis, Wichita, Mrs. Basil W hatty, Route 2, Mrs. Leland Armstrong, Maize and Miss Irene Woolworth, W ichita and three brothers, Ernest and Allan Woolworth, both of Route 2 , and Frank Woolworth, Wichita. Downing mortuary is in charge. Claude Alva McMillen and Ida May Woolworth had the following children:

4050 i. Eleanor McMillen.
+4051 ii. Josephine McMillen.