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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Emma Jane "E. J." Millikan

Top left to right : Dorothea (Morse) McClellan, Bess Morse (Charles Morse wife),
Emma Jane Millikan (Grandma White), Barbara  (McClellan) Burton
Bottom left to right: Glenda (McClellan) Glaus, Carolyn McClellan and Bobby Morse

Emma Jane “E. J.” Millikan was born on July 24, 1880 in Marion County, Kentucky to Henry Anthony Millikan and Amanda (Eaton) Millikan. By 1900, the family removed to Crittenden, Kentucky.  Emma married widowed farmer, John A. Sherfield who was 68 years old, she was 20 years old.  This was John’s 3rd marriage and Emma’s 1st .  They married on July 2, 1901 in Crittenden, Kentucky; the union produced 1 child that lived into adulthood.  John passed away in 1903, shortly after birth of his child.  He died in Crittenden, Kentucky.

Children of Emma and John:
John E. Sherfield 1902-1979

In 1905 Emma remarried Daniel “Bud” Edwin Morse, this union produced 3 children.  By 1910, the family removed to Pemiscot, Missouri where Daniel supported the family as a laborer in a sawmill.  Emma's son John E. Sherfield took on his step-father's last name Morse.  By 1920, Emma is widowed and living in Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri with her 4 young sons.  On September 2, 1922 Emma married O. L. White in Knoxall, New Madrid, Missouri and unfortunately is widowed again, this would be her last marriage.  Emma was known to her surviving great grandchildren as “Grandma White”.  She passed away in Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 77 on September 25, 1957 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemtery in Sikeston, Missouri.

Children of Emma and Daniel:
Charles Morse 1906-
Walter Morse 1907-1943
Edwin F. Morse 1909-1949


Emma's Grave Marker
Emma's Death Certificate











*You may leave virtual flowers for Emma at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=white&GSfn=emma&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1957&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=36818891&df=all&


Source: Biography written by Debbie West
United States Census
Missouri Vital Statistics: Death Volume File #34312
Grave marker photo created by Sondra Jones Wills, Find A Grave Memorial 36818891
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I started researching my family tree last year. My father is a West and my mother is a McClellan. Researching my family history has truly been a monumental task. I’ve spent untold hours searching for long lost relatives… Where’s a ghost whisperer when you need one? With the surname McClellan being so popular due to General George B. McClellan and the surname West being a geographical direction, the hunt was hindered on many occasions. Search engines have run me through the ringer. The fact is, I threw my hands in the air and swore to walk away from this project more times than I can remember. It really is a roller coaster ride. This project has caused me tears of anger, tears of joy and has heightened my already existing anxiety disorder to its limits. It has forced me to be patient when I didn’t want to be and caused me to be organized and detail oriented, which that in itself is a huge achievement. But most of all, it gave me hope and a sense of belonging.