John Millikan
John Millikan, grocer, Washington, was born in this county, December 15, 1828. He is a son of Jesse and Lydia Millikan. His father is a native of North Carolina, and his mother of Virginia. They immigrated to Ohio in the year 1796, with a family of ten children.
John, the subject of our remarks, was married, in 1851, to Miss Ann F. Dawson, daughter of Abraham and Eva Dawson, of Virginia, who came to Ohio in 1831. They have a family of four children: Anna M., Jessie B., Lillie K., and Louis Frank, all living.
He is a member of Fayette Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M., and also of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F. In the latter lodge he has filled all the chairs, and served as junior warden in the former. He is also a member of Fayette Chapter No. 103, and of Ely Commandery No. 28. He filled the office of coroner from 1870 to 1872, and was elected sheriff of the county for four years, and a railroader two years, after which he entered into the grocery business, which he still follows. In 1849, he crossed the plains to California, where he spent two years in mining, which was very remunerative. He has been considerable of a wanderer, having been through nearly all the states in the Union, and some of the territories, before he was of age. His father was one of the first settlers of Fayette County, the first county surveyor, and the first postmaster, in the county; also, the first county clerk. He died in August, 1835. Our subject received his education in Fayette County, where his life has been spent, with the exception of the time he was traveling, and in California,
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County