The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family

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Frances Selena Millslagle
b. 23 March 1833, d. 1 March 1901
Last Edited=8 Feb 2004

     Frances Selena Millslagle was born on 23 March 1833 in Virginia.^1,2 She was the daughter of Samuel Millslagle and Joanna Glaize.³ She may have been enumerated on the 1840 census for Hampshire County, Virginia in the household of her father as a female aged five to ten years old.⁴ Follow the link to see the census image. Frances, age 17, was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1850 Federal Census in District #24, Hampshire County, Virginia. She does not attend school.⁵ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Frances married Abraham Creswell (Junior), son of Abraham Creswell (Senior) and Mary Chenoweth, circa 1851. He was 23 and she was 17.¹ Frances and Abraham had 7 children. These children are Evan P., John N., Mary L., Lilly G., Sarah F., Samuel E. and Blanche.¹
          Abraham, age 42, and Frances, age 37, were enumerated on the 1870 Federal Census for the Forks of Capon Post Office in Blooming Township, Hampshire County, West Virginia. Also enumerated in this household were several children: Evan (age 18), John (age 15), Mary (age 11), Lilly (age 9), Sarah (age 5), and Samuel (age 2). Frances' uncle, Elias Millslagle, lives with them. Three other people, Lydia Low, Catharine and Christian Stamp, were also enumerated in this household. I do not know what the relationships are between them..⁶ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Frances died on 1 March 1901.¹ She was 67 years old. She and Abraham were buried in Bethel Cemetery in Trone, Virginia.¹ She is the great-granddaughter of Johann Andreas Mühlschlägel, original immigrant.

Children of Frances Selena Millslagle and Abraham Creswell (Junior):: Evan P. Creswell   b. c 1852
John N. Creswell   b. c 1855
Mary L. Creswell   b. c 1859
Lilly G. Creswell   b. c 1861
Sarah F. Creswell   b. 1865
Samuel E. Creswell   b. c 1869
Blanche Creswell   b. 15 Feb 1872, d. 3 Jan 1953

[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 203.
[S110] Samuel Millslagle household, 1850 U.S. Census, District #24, Hampshire County, Virginia, population schedule, page 165b (330), dwelling #356, family #356; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 948, viewed on Ancestry.com (image 52 of 301) 2001. PDN: Millslagle-VA-0006. Gives age as 17 with a birthplace of Virginia..
[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, Earliest Settlers, page 192.
[S694] Samuel Milslagle, 1840 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia, page 42 (185), line #23; National Archives micropublication M704, roll 563, downloaded from Ancestry.com (images 87 and 88 of 124) January 16, 2003. PDN: Millslagle-VA-0027.
[S110] 1850 U.S. Census, District #24, Hampshire County, Virginia, population schedule, p. 165b (330), dwelling #356, family #356. PDN: Millslagle-VA-0006.
[S132] Abraham Creswell household, 1870 U.S. Census, Blooming Township, Forks of Capon Post Office, Hampshire County, West Virginia, population schedule, page 15 (459), dwelling #116, family #116; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 1687, viewed on Ancestry.com September 2001. PDN: Millslagle-WV-0001.