THOMAS MILHOUS

WILLIAM MILHOUS
WILLIAM MILHOUS JR.
JOSHUA MILHOUS
FRANKLIN MILHOUS
HANNA MILHOUS
(NIXON)
RICHARD
M. NIXON
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DINAH m. p MARY m. C SARAHm.
STEPHEN ^ DAVID \ MORDECAI
COMPTON WHITSON [f SPRAY
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HENRY MILHOUS m.
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Journol Hcrolcl staff t
By Martha Edmistow
Journol Hrolil SfoH Writer
U'AYNLSVILLE A iwisiiiifi
irail that loci r e s e a r i.- li e r s
iliroiigh musty Quaker records
a n d eventually to unmarked
graves neai here has revealed a
lamily link between a Warren
rniiniy clan and Richardk^M.
NiNon.
The clan is the Miihous fani-
ilv. The key which unlockedthe
genealogical door was confirma
tion That the remains of Heniw
M 11 h 0 n s. a distant cousin of
President Richard Nilhtnis
Nixon, lie in an unmarked grave
at the Caesars Creek Friends
hnrial ground, eight miles east
of here.
Confirmation of the presiden
tial connection was made over
the weekend by two men; a
vnung resident of Warren
roiimy and the country's load
ing Nixon genealogist.
And it came as a "complete
.-uvprise" hut a "welcome dis-
cnveVy and addition" to thege-
iienlogist-
HERE'S HOWit happened.
Some weeks ago, Richard
Workman, director of the newly
formed Warren County park dis
trict, found in the archives the
name Henry Miihous as the
Quaker who helped establish the
Caesars Creek Friends Meeting
in 1805.
Delving further into the re-
cord.s, Workman turned up in
formation ';hr.i Henry had been
buried in the cemetej-y adjacent
to the meeting house on May 22,
1821, at age 85.
In the quiet Quaker grave-
vard. Workman could find no
lettered marker for Henry Mii
hous, only for some of his des
cendants, also Nixon cousins.
But the plot contains a num
ber of graves marked with un
lettered iimestone slabs an
earlv Quaker custom. Burial re-
cwds prove to Workman that
one of those graves contains the
remains of HeniT Miihous.
WORKMAN'S NEXT task; Es
tablish Henry's fore-bears.
The person who could do that,
he discovered, was at Washing
ton and Jefferson University in
V.'ashinglon, Pa.
Dr. Raymond Martin Bell,
who has published the authorita
tive "A n c e s 1 r y of Presideni
Richard Miihous Nixon" a n d
i.s constantly revising it, found
the answer.
Although the Warren County
connegtion was "all newto me,"
he found in his voluniinous files
that President '^^ixoh's .great-
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1/ tlie quiet. Q^a'^r gvavo-
fj, Workman ;C0Uld
t/recl marker for Henry Mii-
,s oiilv for some of his des-
u^ ' if workman: could Ia'
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^"y Mii Of { WORKMAN'S NEXT B*: bs.
on marker^ i f tablish Henry's foi'e-^eYS- .,.
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WORKMAN'S NEXT laslr. Es^ ;;
tablish Henry's fore-beavs. ., -
The person who could do thai,
he discovered, was atWasbSn,g-
ton and Jefferson University m
V.'Eishington, Pa- " ' .:;
Dv Ray 0ndMartin Bell,
who lias published the auihonta-
. live ."Anc.estr.y.ofPresidem
Kichard Mllhous, Nixon ap^
is constantly revising it, found
the answer. '
AUhoUgh.the: warren County
onnecUon was "all new, tome,
^ t'.....^ i. iiic vnlnmiilOUS tilCS
jwly connecUon was "all Wnm/'
dis- ,lie found In his voluminous files
slhe that. President,'Nixon s gieat-
li the (Continued on Page Hi>
Henry
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1 : WiJ/be spafed ^S'^etery Lly oonr
pi j, As a history.Jover Uf i /r '
5^ Jias seen the itiewr?hr
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on his own tinjp t Tt''' ^<^rking/lsh tlie
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1come aJong wav mo." " If
concern." "^u"onmen-|f
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document history L!? S''' I
toward that end. ^^rts |
cause"^'"^odabJe he- I
wany Who went S
President Nixon Zn I
Vpai-ft . 0 called nri/ on M
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WAYNESVILLE, OHIO 4506'8
513/897-4826
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his friend
must have j
view mirror h ^ ^"darearli
lights die head- 1
back of himp- ^ookjif
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counties w/jj Clinton '
'Ancestry," nf^ u? ^be Nixon
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Milhous' unknown grove only
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Vol. 4 No. 10
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by Mary Bellmao
liisloiy has been made near
iliis cominuniiy with the dis
covery that President Richard
Milhous Nixon has km folks
buried at the Caesar's Creek
priends Cemetery.
H. Mroinas Sweet, Jr., Re
source Planner, Environmenta!
Resources Branch, Corp of En
gineers Louisville, Kentucky, told
Dennis Dalion, local iiistoiical
writer, and Richard Workman,
Park Board Administrator, in
December 1971 that a relative
of the President was supposedly
buried in Caesar's Creek Friends
Marcii o, 1i
Meeting Cemetery. He did not
know the name of the relative
at that time. The family are
cousins of Richard Nixon. Hen
ry Millhouse Sr. and his wife
Rebecca had six children. Mary,
.born May 2, 1763 married Davidi
Whilson in Union County,
South Carolina in 1800. Rebecca
Millliouse was born November 8,
1767 and mairied Amos Comp-
ton in 1793, Sarah, born March
25, 1770 married Mordecai
Spray in 1793. Ann was born
January 24, 1772 and married
Amos Hawkins in 1796. Robert
married Sarah Compionin 1791.
Dinah Millhouse married Step
hen Compion in 1796. Robert
Millhouse Jr.,Hemy Millhouse's
grandson, was married mCae
sar's Creek Meeting House to
Dinaii Pumas, daughter of Ro
bert and Hannah Furrias of War
ren County. The Millhouses also
married into the Mendenhall,
Scott, Owen, and Homer famil
ies. A number of the Millhouses
were members of the Miami
Monthly Meeting of Friends at
Waynesville.
There were several people in
volved in putting all this inloi-
maiion logedier. Mrs, Marilia
Continued on Page 2
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Caesar's Creek Friends Meeting House and Cemetery on New Bellmtu'
Gazette Names j^rinLts
luSvtPaclivities
ytaietiltittwy xx*eNirv ww
et o /MM9'azolOM?roud to wel
I
by fVlary Bellfiian
'Che newly named
Sqiiuie Rcsiiniiimi aac
Shop" opened foi bus
Febiuary I4th. New
Don and Maiy Franc
would lik-c to lake ihi
tuniiy to welcome pati
-and present to their nt
lishment. They are ca
family^style dining am
the younger set.
The Scott family
.known in the area. S
native of South. Lcbam
wife is the former Mar
en made near
with the dis-
ident Richard
!ias Icin folks
!aesar's Creek
iveet, Jr., Re-
Envuonmenial
Corp of En-
Kcniucky, told
oca) historical
ard Workman,
ninistrator, in
thai a relative
yas supposedly
[-Creek Friends
Meeting Cemetery. He did not
know the name of the relative
at that time. The family are
cousins of Richard Nixon. Hen
ry Millhouse Sr. and his wife
Rebecca had six children. Mary,
born May 2, 1763 married David!
Whitson in Union County,
South Carolina in 1800. Rebecca
Millhouse was born November 8,
1767 and married Amos Comp-
ton In 1793, Sarah, born March
25, 1770 married Mordecai
Spray in 1793. Ann was born
January 24, 1772 and married
Amos Hawkins in 1796. Robert
married Sarah Compton in 1791.
ajixoaJ F/f^iiy
Dinah Millhouse married Stei>
hen Compton in 1796. Robert
Millhouse Jr., Henry Millhouse's
grandson, was married in Cae
sar's Creek Meeting House to
Dinah Furnas, daughter of Ro
bert and Hannah Furnas of War
ren County. The Millhouses also
married into the Mendeniiall.
Scott, Owen, and Homer famil
ies. A number of the Millhouses
were members of the Miami
Monthly Meeting of Frietids at
Waynesville.
There were several people in
volved in putting all this infoi
mation together. Mrs. Martha
Continued on Page 2
STTop ^!^3bVisino on
Fcl^i^J^ t4itP New owners
Don^and Mary Francos Scott
would like to lake this oppoo
1unity to welcome patrons jrasi
and present to ihini new cslab-
Itshmeni- 1 hey aic catering to
;Hui also lo
Icn ! 2 years old.
Lynn wlu) is li'e
suck In the manage
band David is ->ee
doing tils pai t-
Tlie Sculls' all
you the cuslomei
I'el! W.iyncsviile s
to suppoii a g(
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Mary Beflman Editor
Phillip Morgan Advertising Manager
VIckl Hilton Asst. Advertising Manager
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Takeover Bid
The Chandler Heritage
The Longer The Thread
ARTIST OF THE MONTH: MR. HOMER RAMBY
4th STREET WAYNESVILLE, OHIO PH. 897-4826
iMiAUii raiiiiiy t icc
C'otiliruied from Paec I
lidinislon of ilio Dayioii Journal
llei aid's "Aclioii Line" staff
played a vek)l|iniportafU part.
Dennis Daltori and Richard
Workman copied Milihouse line
age from "Henshaw's Quaker
Encyclopedia" at Wilmington
College. They had extra copies
made at the Mary L.Cook Public
Library at Waynesville. Mrs. Re-
gina Wolfa, assistant Librarian
made the copies and ihrougli
acute observation noticed Mill-
house's name. Later witliout tell
ing anyone, she dug out library
books and worked until 10:00
P.M. two hours past library clos
ing to copy all materials. All
research with the exception of
that done at Wilniingion College
and information provided by
Dr. Raymond Martin Bell, Nixon
genealogist, was done at the
Mary L. Cook Library which
has an excellent historical re
ference library.
Dr. Willis Hall the college
librarian at Wilmington College
was very cooperative when con
tacted and confirmed that the
records were stored in the college
vault and could be seen anytime.
Dalton consulted with Mrs.
Kenneth Houj^i of Waynesville
concerning Nixonx in the Har
Ian family. Mrs. Hough, a retired
high school teacher and Waynes
vilic historian and descendant ol
Friends who settled near Way
nesville in 1799, gave Dalton a
list of -Nlxons who iiad married
Harlans and other pertient genea
logical data.
Dalton and. Workman discov
ered the Henry Milihouse family
history in "Beer's 1882 Clinton
Couiity History". A week ago
Dalton 'wrote Gwen King, Dir
ector of Correspondence for Mrs.
Richard Nixon since he had had
previous correspondence with
her, sending along the Milihouse
data. She replied this week and
said his letter had been forward
ed to tile proper gcnological
channels. A lot of hard work
nad persistence has fmally paid
off witii the discovery.
Another discovery was made
,by Regina Wolfe at the library.
Tlie records of the war between
the stales show that George Nix
on III of Clinton County, enlist
ed with Company B, 73rd Ohio
Voluntary Infantry Regiment.
He is buried at Gettysburg, one
of the last to die in that terrible
and decisive battle. His son Sam-
CoiUinucd from Page
devoling his time to tiie rr
rant business.
Tlie restaurant is open 7
till 9 P.M. weekly and fru
A.M. till 8 P.M. on Sunday,
are closed on Monday but '
near future could possib
open seven days a week,
are equipped to haiidie 100
at a party in the main (
room and approximately 3i
pie in the Lantern Room,
are twelve people employ
the .restaurant.
Welcome Don and Mary
in your iiew business vent
downtown Waynesville.
HARVEYSBURG
By Marjean Price
Ph, 897-617Z
Several ladies ot Jonaii
Church met at Camp Kirk
for a luncheon and retreat
Lodge Tuesday. Rev, Can
the Granville office wr
speaker. The meeting was
sored by the ladies of the C
Baptist Association.
The joint cominuniiy
Day of Prayer was rrbservi
day afternoon at the Sprii
Friends Church.
A Grand Inspection o
len Chapter 224 OES wi
Thursday niglit at the
house with approximaiel
in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles I
Chip atid Holly spent Sun
the home of her brotht
family Mr. and Mrs. Mik
south of Delaware.
The regular Board mee
the United Methodist (
will be held Thursday
March 9th, at the cluirch.
Mr. luid Mrs. Willard
of Xenia were Sunday afti
visitors at the Clint Tayio!
Debbie Gibson spent
day night with her sisii
family Mr. and Mrs. Don
ley and Ricky of near W
4th STREET WAYNESVILLE, OHIO PH. 897-4826
Especially For The Man Who Wears Cowboy Boots
All lEE
Winter Western Coats I Hats
and ottier winter clothing
Dalton wrote owen King, uii-
ecior of Correspondence lor Mrs.
Richard Nixon since he had liad
previous correspondence with
her, sending along the Millhouse
data. She replied this week and
said his letter had been forward
ed to the proper genological
channels. A lot of hard work
nad persistence has fmally paid
off with the discovery.
Another discovery was made
by Regina Wolfe at the library.
The records of the war between
the states show that George Nix-
Ion 111 of Clinton County, enlist
ed with Company B, 73id Ohic
Voiunlary Infantry Regiment.
He is buried at Gettysburg, one
of the last to die in that terrible
mid decisive battle. His son Sam
uel Brady Nixon, married Sallj
Ann Wadswortli, a descendan
ol the first American Commaii
do, General "Mad Anthony'
Wayne. Their son Francis An
thony Nixon is Riciiard's lather
Waynesviile was named tor Gen
! eiai "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Tin
village iJiis year is celebrating it'
I 75th birthday.
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