The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family

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Thomas Millslagle
b. circa 1842, d. before 1880
Last Edited=13 Jun 2004

Private, F Company 32nd Infantry Reg. IA
     Thomas Millslagle was born circa 1842 in Ohio.^1,2,3 He was the son of Samuel Milslagel and Julia Ackley.¹ Thomas, age 8, was enumerated in the household of his father and stepmother, Hannah, on the 1850 Federal Census in Pioneer Township, Cedar County, Iowa. He is not marked for attending school.⁴ Follow the link to see the census image. Thomas, age 18, was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1860 Federal Census in Lithopolis, Hardin County, Iowa. It appears that he may have attended school this year.⁵ Follow the link to see the census image. Thomas served in the military during the Civil War. He enlisted on 11 August 1862 as a private in F Company of the 32nd Infantry Reg IA. He was 22 years old. His brother, Robert, enlisted the same day. Thomas was promoted to a Full Wagoner on 1 November 1863. He mustered out at Clinton, Iowa on 24 August 1865.⁶
          Thomas married Eliza Baumgardner, daughter of J. Baumgardner and R. (?).¹ They had at least 4 children. The three boys grew to manhood but the girl died in infancy. The names of the known children are Thomas Wellington and Clyde Clinton.⁷ Eliza died in 1876, leaving Thomas a widower.⁷
          Thomas married Serena A. Stout, daughter of Franklin B. Stout and Julia Ann Ewin, in 1878. He was about 36 and she was about 31.¹ Thomas and Serena may have had numerous children but I only know the name of one child, Maude. Thomas died before 1880.⁸
          He is the 2nd great-grandson of Johann Andreas Mühlschlägel, original immigrant.

Children of Thomas Millslagle and Eliza Baumgardner:: Thomas Wellington Millslagle+   b. 1866, d. c 1897
Clyde Clinton Millslagle+   b. c 1868, d. c 1899
Samuel Adelbert Millslagle+   b. Mar 1874, d. 5 Jul 1950

Child of Thomas Millslagle and Serena A. Stout:: Maude Millslagle b. c 1879

[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 177.
[S129] S. Millslagle household, 1860 U.S. Census, Clay Township, Lithopolis post office, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, page 56, dwelling #405, family #387; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 323, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0008. Gives age as 18.
[S98] Samuel Millslagel household, 1850 U.S. Census, Pioneer Township, Cedar County, Iowa, population schedule, page 124[b] (86), dwelling #625, family #625; National Archives micropublication M432-182, viewed on Ancestry.com January 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0010. Gives age as 8.
[S98] 1850 U.S. Census, Pioneer Township, Cedar County, Iowa, population schedule, p. 124[b] (86), dwelling #625, family #625. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0010.
[S129] 1860 U.S. Census, Clay Township, Lithopolis post office, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, p. 56, dwelling #405, family #387. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0008.
[S799] Historical Data Systems, compiler, "Thomas Millslagle," Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers, online <http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3737.htm>, Ancestry.com, webmaster, viewed July 2000; citing Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion by English in 1910. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0037.
[S342] Samuel Adelbert Millslagle, Biography of Samuel Adelbert Millslagle 1874-1950. A copy is in the possession of Carol Lea Millslagle, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California, page 1. Hereinafter known as Dell's Diary.
[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, Earliest Settlers, page 177. Serena Millslagle is living in the house of her father. She is listed as a widow.