The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family

Samuel Strain
b. circa 1817
Last Edited=6 Jul 2004

Samuel Strain was born circa 1817 in Pennsylvania.^1,2 Samuel married Elizabeth Milslagle, daughter of Jacob Milslagel.^1,3
Samuel, age 33, and Elizabeth, age 29, were enumerated on the 1850 Federal Census in Center, Fulton County, Illinois. Also enumerated in this household were John Rowley (Elizabeth's son, age 9) and Samuel Milslager (Elizabeth's brother, age 42). They live next door to another brother, Elias Millslagle. Elizabeth is illiterate.⁴ Samuel worked as a farmer. He does not appear to own his land.⁴ Follow the link to see the census image.

[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 182.
[S106] Samuel Strain household, 1850 U.S. Census, town of Center, Fulton County, Illinois, population schedule, page 311 (621), dwelling 123, family 129; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 107, viewed on Ancestry.com January 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0020. Gives age as 33 and born in Pennsylvania.
[S1168] Millslagle-Strain, State Wide Marriage Index (unknown date), unknown County, Indiana. Citings: Jordan Dood, Indiana Marriages to 1850. I wasn't able to find this couple in the index. PDN: Millslagle-IN-0011.
[S106] 1850 U.S. Census, town of Center, Fulton County, Illinois, population schedule, p. 311 (621), dwelling 123, family 129. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0020.