Joe Milam1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 226, (1893 - 1976)
FatherJames William Milam4,5,6 (19 Nov 1847 - 24 Feb 1935)
MotherFannie L. Mitchell4,7,8 (14 Jul 1860 - 8 Aug 1942)

Key Events:

Birth: 22 Sep 1893, Sadlersville, Tennessee9,10,11,12
Marriage: 23 Sep 1928, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Virginia Tuck Cobb (24 Nov 1904 - 5 Apr 1986)13,14,15
Death: 23 May 197616,17,18
Burial: Grace Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee19
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

      Joe Milam was born on 22 Sep 1893 in Sadlersville, Tennessee.9,10,11,12
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents, James William Milam and Fannie L. Mitchell.5 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents.6
     Joe registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at Guthrie, Kentucky, reporting he was a self-employed farmer.1 He enlisted in the U.S. Army 27 May 1918, serving until 14 Dec 1918.20,21
     Joe married Virginia Tuck Cobb, daughter of Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr. and Mary Louisa Logan, on 23 Sep 1928 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.13,14,15
     Joe and Virginia appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 525 North Second, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, reporting that they rented for, $35 per month, space in the home of Roswell Parham, a livestock dealer, and his wife Emma. Neither family reported having a radio set.22
     Joe and Virginia appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, enumerated 15 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $3,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Joseph and James were listed as living with them.23
     He was an entomologist with the U. S. Government. In 1940 he reported having worked 44 hours the last week of March, and for 50 weeks the prior year, earning $2,500.22,23
     Joe died on 23 May 1976 at age 82.16,17,18 He was buried in Grace Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.19

Children:
     Children with Virginia Tuck Cobb:

  • Joseph Logan Milam4,23 (22 Feb 1931 - 4 Nov 1998)
  • Dr. James Robert Milam23,24 (17 Jun 1935 - 17 Feb 1986)

Citations

  1. [S4363] Joe Milam, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S55] Hardeman County Historical Commission, Hardeman County Historical Sketches, pg. 101, shows name as Joe Milam.
  3. [S4361] J. W. Milam household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Joe Milam.
  4. [S328] Mitchell, "Record of Mitchell Family", pg 10.
  5. [S4361] J. W. Milam household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  6. [S4359] William Milam household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  7. [S4361] J. W. Milam household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S4359] William Milam household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  9. [S4363] Joe Milam, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with year as 1893, town, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560948, Joe Milam, shows date with year, as 1893, and includes photo of military stone, showing same.
  11. [S4361] J. W. Milam household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, as 1893, age 6, and state.
  12. [S522] Ledley Logan Cobb, , shows year, as 1892.
  13. [S2983] "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Joe Milam and Virginia Tuck Cobb, citing FHL #321036 and pg 73, shows date and county.
  14. [S519] Joe Milan household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows he first married at age 35 and she at age 24.
  15. [S55] Hardeman County Historical Commission, Hardeman County Historical Sketches, pg. 101, shows married.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560948, Joe Milam, shows date, as 23rd, and includes photo of military stone, but last digit of day is obscured.
  17. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, as 25th.
  18. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Joe Milam, SSN 415601091, shows date, as 25th.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560948, Joe Milam, includes photo of military stone.
  20. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Joe Milam, SSN 415601091, shows dates and service.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560948, Joe Milam, includes photo of military stone with inscription U S Army World War I.
  22. [S519] Joe Milan household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  23. [S4362] Joe Milam household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  24. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for James Robert Milam, Soc. Sec. No. 414-54-8534.