The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family

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Cordon Findley Milslagle
b. circa 1866, d. 2 January 1922
Last Edited=7 Jul 2004

     Cordon Findley Milslagle was born circa 1866.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of Jacob Milslagle and Jane Edmiston.¹ Cordon, age 4, was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1870 Federal Census for the St. David Post Office in Buckheart Township, Fulton County, Illinois.⁵ Follow the link to see the census image. Cordon, age 14, was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1880 Federal Census in Oakland, Schuyler County, Illinois. He does not attend school and he is unable to read or write.⁶ Cordon worked as a day laborer. Follow the link to see the census image.
          Cordon married Angeline Vanorder, daughter of Horace Vanorder and Sarah Begntol, on 10 August 1888 in Schuyler County, Illinois. He was about 22 and she was about 19.^7,8 Cordon and Angeline had eight children. Only six of these children were living at the time of the 1910 census. These children are Nathaniel, Harry, Chester, John, Hester and Lillie May.
          Cordon, age 44, and Angeline, age 40, were enumerated on the 1910 Federal Census in Buena Vista, Schuyler County, Illinois. Also enumerated in this household were their children: Chester, age 16, Hester, age 14, Lillie May, age 12, and Johnnie, age 5. They own their house. Cordon is not able to read or write.⁹ Cordon worked as a coal miner.⁹ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Cordon, age 55, was enumerated on the 1920 Federal Census at 336 Midroth Street in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He is a boarder in the house of Henry and Mary Sutter. His name is given as Cord. He is a widower.¹⁰ Cordon worked as a laborer on a steam railway.¹⁰ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Cordon died on 2 January 1922 in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois.^11,12 He was about 56 years old. He and Angeline were buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois.⁷
          He is the 2nd great-grandson of Johann Andreas Mühlschlägel, original immigrant.

Children of Cordon Findley Milslagle and Angeline Vanorder:: Nathaniel Millslagle   b. c 1890
Harry Milslagle   b. c 1892
Chester Millslagle   b. c 1895
Hester Milslagle   b. c 1896
Lillie May Milslagle   b. c 1898
John Millslagle   b. 3 Jan 1904, d. Sep 1972

[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 185, citing the 1870 census.
[S225] Henry R. Sutter household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria City (ward 8, precinct 6), Peoria County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #129, sheet 5B, dwelling #99, family #103; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 398, viewed on Ancestry.com March 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0027. Gives age as 55.
[S485] Jacob Millslagle household, 1870 U.S. Census, Buckhart Township (St. David Post Office), Fulton County, Illinois, population schedule, page 22, dwelling #178, family #171; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 222, viewed on Ancestry.com, image 22 of 40. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0040. Gives age of 4 (born in 1866).
[S454] Jacob Millslagel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Oakland, Schuyler County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 271, sheet 23 of 27 (438c), dwelling #208, family #210; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 0250, viewed on Ancestry.com 26 October 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0011. Gives age of 14 (born 1866).
[S485] 1870 U.S. Census, Buckhart Township (St. David Post Office), Fulton County, Illinois, population schedule, p. 22, dwelling #178, family #171. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0040.
[S454] 1880 U.S. Census, Oakland, Schuyler County, Illinois, ED 271, sheet 23 of 27 (438c), dwelling #208, family #210. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0011.
[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, Earliest Settlers, page 186.
[S75] Vanorder - Millslage, State Wide Marriage Index (10 Sep 1888), Schuyler County, Illinois. Available online at <<http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/archives/marriage>>. Volume C, page 190, Lic. # 9256. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0108.
[S1110] Cordon F. Millslagle household, 1910 U.S. Census, Buena Vista Twonship, Schuyler County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 190, sheet 7A (59), dwelling #152, family #152; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 327, viewed on Ancestry.com 18 June 2004, image 13 of 18. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0094.
[S225] 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria City (ward 8, precinct 6), Peoria County, Illinois, ED #129, sheet 5B, dwelling #99, family #103. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0027.
[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, Earliest Settlers, page 186. Gives death before 1943.
[S374] Cordon Findely Milslagle, Death Index (6 Jan 1922), Department of Health, McDonough County, Illinois. Available online at <http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com> on 19 June 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IL-0049. Certificate #550010.