Person:James Milroy (17)

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bartstam&id=I1 584 In young manhood James attended Geneva College in Northwood andWittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio. He then operated the Milroyfamily farm near Huntsville until the early 1900s, when he and his familymoved to the Hunter farm 2€ miles north of Huntsville. When Ellasfather, John Steele Hunter, died in 1888 she received an undivided 1/8thpart of his lands. This fraction increased to 1/7th on 18 Mar. 1900 whenher brother George deeded his 1/8th share to the other owners offractions (see f. below). On 19 June 1900 Ellas sister Jeannette andher husband Lee Wilson sold their 1/7th fraction to James E. Milroy (seed. below). Finally, on 10 Aug. 1901 James E. Milroy bought the final5/7th fraction from the remaining owners for $4,500 and other valuableconsiderations. James agreed 'to pay all debts due and owing from theestate of John S. Hunter, deceased, as a further consideration for thepremises. The grantors agree that the grantee is to have all rents andprofits issuing out of said lands herein conveyed which are unpaid from 1 Apr. 1901. Grantee to have possession 1 Sep. 1901.' Ref. (Logan Co., Ohio, Deed Book, 96:199.)On 23 Apr. 1917 James E. Milroy bought land from Charles & FlorenceBristol for $1 and other considerations in the Village of Huntsvillewhich was part of Virginia Military Surveys #9903 & #9928. The propertybegan at the northeast corner of the Fulmer lot on Rude St. Adjoiningproperty owners were the I.C. & E. Traction Co., the Sandusky Div. of the C.C.C. & St. L. Rail Road Co. and Anna Coulter. Ref. (120:577.)On 14 Jan. 1922 James E. Milroy and his two sons, John W. & Lester D.,bought from Luella Z. & Charles E. Crim the following property in McArthur Twp., Virginia Military Survey #9904:€ 24.75 acres adjoining lands of Robert Edmonston & Peter Stamat € 1 acre adjoining lands of R. W. Smith.The price was $1 plus assumption of a $2,800 mortgage and taxes. Ref:(125:428.)On 24 Feb. 1893 James E. Milroy and his brother William bought from John& Sarah Workman for $2,546 the NE part of the SW€ of Virginia Military District #9905. Ref: (81:112-113.)When William died in 1914 he left land to his brother James and to James children John W., Lester D., and Mabel.Ref:(Logan Co., Ohio, Probate Papers, Case #3196, Box #M-36, Appearance Docket K:53.)James E. & Ella G. Milroy sold 50.92 acres of Virginia Military Survey#9905, former Workman property, to their son Lester D. Milroy on 1 Apr.1927. This deed between Lester and his parents also included 179.82 acresof Military Survey #9905. The price was $1.00 plus exchange of property. Ref:(Logan Co., Ohio, Deed Book, 134:29.)The exchange of property from Lester D. & Grace Milroy to James E. Milroy consisted of the following: € 24.75 acres and 1 acre in Virginia Military Survey #9904 € 52.68 acres in Virginia Military Survey #9905.Here again, the price was $1.00 plus exchange of property. The deed fromLester D. & Grace Milroy to James E. Milroy was also dated 1 Apr. 1927 Ref: (134:30.)A similar exchange of properties between James E. & Ella G. Milroy andtheir son John W. Milroy was executed on 1 Apr. 1927. For $1.00 plus exchange of property James & Ella sold the following: € 157.39 acres of Virginia Military Survey #9930 € 3.22 acres of Virginia Military Survey #9929€ 0.25 acre of Virginia Military Survey #9929 in name of R. Means. Ref:(134:27.)No record of what John W. Milroy exchanged to his parents has been found.James E. Milroy was one of the founders of the Huntsville State Bank andthe Huntsville Gas Co. He also served as Logan County Commissioner from 1903 to 1913.Ref:(Logan County, Ohio, 1982 (1983), 1:354-355; 'Bellefontaine Examiner,' 15 June 1935.)James E. Milroys will was filed 18 June 1935. John W. & Mabel Milroywere appointed executors. Jamesreal estate consisted of the following five tracts, all in Logan Co.:€ Tract #1: 26.00 acres, Virginia Military Survey #9904, McArthur Twp.€ Tract #2: 74.80 acres, Virginia Military Survey #9905, McArthur Twp.€ Tract #3A: 104.11 acres, Section 22, Twp. 5, Range 13, Monroe Twp.€ Tract #3B: 1.96 acres, Section 23, Twp. 5, Range 13, Monroe Twp.€ Tract #4: 104.94 acres, Section 22, Twp. 5, Range 13, Monroe Twp.€ Tract #5: 4.46 acres, Village of Huntsville, Virginia Military Surveys

1. 9903 & #9928.

The above land was divided among the three heirs as follows: € Lester D. Milroy: Tracts 1 & 2 € John W. Milroy: Tract 3 € Mabel Milroy: Tracts 4 & 5. Ref:(Logan Co., Ohio, Deed Book, 156:383-385, #73069.)The ultimate authority on the children of the Milroy line is Mrs. JoyceW. Hughes, 57 Vanbrugh Ave., Scarborough, Ont., Canada M1N 3TI.

1. ↑ John Roy. Milroy Database
   Recorded 18 Dec 2001.
2. ↑ Ann & Bill Barton. Bill Bartons Genealogy Web Pages. (Online <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/bart/> Ohio Milroy family)
   Recorded 27 Mar 2002.
3. ↑ Ann & Bill Barton. Bill Bartons Genealogy Web Pages. (Online <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/bart/> Ohio Milroy family)
   Recorded 27 Mar 2002.
4. ↑ Mrs. James A. Hughes. Joyce Hughes. (joycehughes@sympatico.ca)
   Recorded 14 Jun 2002.