Back in 2011 I wrote a post about Malcolm McMillan and Minerva Worsham. Just as a refresher, Malcolm and Minerva are my 4th great-grandparents. Their daughter Cornelia Ann McMillan was the second wife of Spencer DeMumbrie, my 3rd great-grandfather. Well, a few days ago I received a comment on a post that led me to Minerva’s obituary! I was pretty excited because there is so little information about the couple.
Thank you so much, Mary M.!
Found in the Memphis Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee), March 18, 1888, page 5, column 4
McMILLIN – At residence of J.E. Richards, on Lucy avenue, March 17, 1888, in the seventy-ninth year of her age, MINERVA H. McMILLIN.
Remains will be taken to Commerce, Miss., for interment.
First, I notice the spelling of the name. I had been unsure of the spelling until I found her listed in the city directory several times spelled McMillan. I’m certain that is the correct spelling. Second…and most exciting…is her burial back in Mississippi. Commerce was an area of Tunica County. My guess is that wherever she was buried is probably where Malcolm is buried, and Cornelia…and possibly Spencer! The excitement is nearly unbearable!
