JOHN K. McMILLAN was born December 10, 1852, in Fallowfield township, Washington Co., Penn., a son of Robert McMillan, a native of this county, whose father was a farmer by occupation. Robert was married to Elizabeth Bennett, and nine children were born to them, of whom the following is a brief record: Leander is deceased; Harvey lives in Pittsburgh; Mary is the wife of Jacob Gibson, of Fallowfield township; Amanda is the deceased wife of Smith Carson, who also lives in Fallowfield; Anna Louisa died in infancy; Cynthia, Robert Jr., and Jennie H. reside at home; John K. is the subject of this memoir. The mother died in 1867. John K. McMillan was reared on his father's farm, and received his elementary education in the common schools of his native township, which was supplemented with a course at the Southwestern State Normal School, California, Penn., and at Dugg's Business College, Pittsburgh, class of 1877-78. he then came to Washington, and for a time carried on an insurance business. In 1881 he purchased first the half and later the entire interest in his present drug store in the borough. Mr. McMillan is a registered pharmacist (1887), and his store is equipped with everything essential to a first-class prescription establishment and general drug business. In 1879 our subject was united in marriage with Miss Kate E. Jones, daughter of William McK. Jones, a farmer of the county, of Somerset township, now of Monongahela City. Three children have blessed this union, viz.: Bessie Ula, Ariel Vivene and John Adrian, all at home. The family are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. McMillan is a member of the F. & A. M.; in politics he is a Democrat.

Text taken from page 788 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed May 1997 by Karen Souhrada of Pittsford, NY as part of the Beers Project. Published May 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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