Person:John Milroy (82)

About Maj. John Milroy

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Milroy, John B. (1820-1896) — of Indiana. Born in Franklin Township, Washington County, Ind., January 8, 1820. Nephew of John Milroy; son of Samuel Milroy; brother of Henry Bruce Milroy. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1853, 1863-65; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1888; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1890. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., November 29, 1896. Burial location unknown.

From: HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS, BYJOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

MAJ. JOHN B. MILROY.

Maj. John B. Milroy was born in Washington county, Indiana, January 8, 1820. He was a son of Gen. Samuel Milroy. With his father he came to Carroll county in 1826. He was a farmer and lived on a farm two and one-half miles east of Delphi. He was married to Matilda Stansell, a daughter of Enoch Stansell, June 17, 1845, and to this union were born three children, one son and two daughters. His wife died about 1870.

Major Milroy represented this county in the Legislature in 1852, 1862 and 1864. He was county auditor, by appointment, to fill out the unexpired term of E. Hedge, who died in 1857. He was elected county treasurer in 1870, serving one term. In the War of 1861 he enlisted and was captain of Company A, from this county, of the Ninth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years and was promoted to major. He declined the position of lieutenant-colonel of the Seventy-second Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He died at his home in South Delphi, November 29, 1896.