Milliman, J. H.

MILLIMAN, BURLEW, LEISURE

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 1/17/2013 at 09:27:17

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

MILLIMAN, J.H.—Grinnell Twp—pg 915. Deputy Sheriff, Grinnell. Was born in Tompkins county, New York, and was there educated and raised to manhood. He remained there following farming until the fall of 1865 [sic], when he removed to Ohio, resumed agricultural pursuits, and on the seventeenth of April, 1861, enlisted in company G, Twenty-fifth Ohio volunteers. Was promoted from private to orderly, then second and first lieutenants and finally to a captaincy, and was assigned to company K. Served until the fall of 1864 when he was honorably discharged; participated in the second battle of Bull Run, Cross Keys, Chancerlorsville, Gettysburg, Cedar Mountain and many others. After his discharge he returned to Ohio, and in December, 1864, came to Poweshiek county where he followed farming until the fall of 1873, and then came to this city. He was appointed Deputy Sheriff and is the present incumbent. Mr. Milliman has been twice married; first, in Tompkins county, New York, January 14, 1853, to Miss M.A. Burlew. They had one child by this union, Hiram W. His second marriage was in Grinnell, April 25, 1878, to Miss Mary S. Leisure.