The Family of Emerson McMillin

Emerson McMillin surrounded himself with the most important and influential people of
his time including several presidents.
His family and extended family were also
interesting and prominent in their own right. Emerson McMillin worked hard to build a
comfortable life-style for his family and was very generous in donations, often
anonymously, to many charities and foundations. In this article, I have included family
members as well as others who passed through his life and that of his family. While
some are not directly related to him, they need to be recognized and acknowledged. He is
not listed in American history books today but his work, life, and family should to be
known and remembered. Emerson McMillin died at his home, “Darlington,” Mahwah,
New Jersey, May 31, 1922. He is buried in the McMillin Catacomb #6 in Woodlawn
Cemetery, lot #11341, Plot: Park View, Section 137, New York City, New York. In
religion, he was a Congregationalist for his whole life. *(Elaine Winkler)
First Marriage
Keziah Electa Slack
When the Civil War broke out, Emerson McMillin was only 17 but, being very muscular
for his age, said he was 18 and joined the 18th Ohio Infantry. His wish was to serve his
country fighting for the Union Army.
After being mustered out of the 18th Ohio
Infantry, he reenlisted in the 2nd West Virginia Calvary serving in the Kanawha County,
West Virginia, area. This is where he met and married his first wife, Keziah Electa
Slack, on October 18, 1864. She was the daughter of William Hiram Slack, son of James
Slack and Keziah Newhouse, and Mary Jane Woodward, daughter of Andrew
Woodward. Emerson and Electa’s only child, a daughter named Mary, was born on
December 28, 1864. Keziah Electa Slack married second William A. Wilson, May 28,
1877, in Kanawha County, West Virginia. They had one son, Rex Wilson.
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