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Roland Daniel MILLIGAN

Male 1913 - 12/27/2010


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  • Name Roland Daniel MILLIGAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Born 6 Feb 1913  Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12/27/2010  Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 9, 10] 
    Buried Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Person ID I36090730436  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 

    Father James Milford MILLIGAN,   b. 26 Aug 1886, Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1937, Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Ruby Alexandria STRONG,   b. 10 Oct 1889, Parke County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1970, Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1908  Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Family ID F2047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pauline Roselea BYRD,   b. 2 Aug 1914, Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1990, Waveland, Montgomery, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1935  Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Roland Dean MILLIGAN
     2. Alan D MILLIGAN
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F2046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Roland Milligan in 1974    		Roland Milligan in 1974
    92 nd Birthday    		92 nd Birthday
    92 nd Birthday    		92 nd Birthday
    Jackson Drais CSA Muster Cards and Records 15 of 21    		Jackson Drais CSA Muster Cards and Records 15 of 21
    Cementery-Arlington Cemetery, at Stanton, Iowa    		Cementery-Arlington Cemetery, at Stanton, Iowa
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    President Brigham Young    		President Brigham Young

  • Notes 
    • Slowing down not for Rol

      Barry Lewis
      Community Editor
      WAVELAND - At age 92, Roland Milligan has seen quite a bit in his lifetime, especially when it comes to the town of Waveland where he has spent all of his life.
      He has seen the town of Waveland come and go and says the town is now on a rebound and is thriving compared to what it was 10 years ago or so. Because of what he has seen, he will even get a chance to be featured on national television.
      Rol, as everyone in town refers to him, has been interviewed, along with several other townspeople, for a news piece which will appear on the ABC Nightly News Sunday July 3 at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
      All the notoriety doesnÂ’t seem to bother the retired saw worker.
      "I donÂ’t see what all the fuss is about," he said with a chuckle. "I really donÂ’t know why they picked me. I guess when you have been around as long as I have people think you have something important to say. I have lots to say, but IÂ’m not sure how important it is."
      ABC news sent a reporter and a film crew of five people to the town and all visited Milligan.
      While doing their piece on small towns, he was told that he was the oldest working person in three states.
      Milligan has had several professions in his life. He worked on a turkey farm. He and a brother owned the Allis-Chalmers business in Crawfordsville from 1942 until 1975. Then he began a saw shop in Waveland and has been there ever since. His grandson now runs the business with Roland looking over his shoulder.
      "I retired for all of two days," he said about his brief retirement after leaving Allis-Chalmers in 1975. "It was great while it lasted."
      He now helped out around the shop he used to own, but is now ran by his grandson, David.
      "I have been working with Stihl chain saws since the time they first came out," he said. "Stihl and I go back together since 1967 or 1968."
      As for the town, Milligan is content and always has been.
      "ItÂ’s just a nice little town to live in," he said. "It has about everything you need. Over the last five or 10 years the town has really gone through some changes. ItÂ’s really looking pretty good now, especially compared to what it was. Not everybody is happy with the changes, but overall I think people are feeling good about the changes."
      Milligan has raised his five children – sons, Dean, Allan and Alex, and daughters, Sally (Simpson) and Jill (Bowman) – in Waveland. He also has 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grand children and a great-great-grandchild.
      "Small towns arenÂ’t for everyone, but this is for me," Milligan said. "This town is full of great people and everyone is willing to help out. This is a great little town and I love it."
      Apparently, after talking with many of the townspeople, they all love Roland as well.

  • Sources 
    1. [S_638201524] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627), Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Greene, Parke, Indiana; Roll: T627_1084; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 61-6
      .
      residence date: 1 Apr 1940
      residence place: Greene, Parke, Indiana, United States
      residence date: 1935
      residence place: Rural, Montgomery, Indiana
      Name: Roland Daniel MILLIGAN
      birth date: 6 Feb 1913
      birth place: Montgomery County, Indiana

    2. [S_593536471] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Waveland, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: 620; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 17.0; FHL microfilm: 2340355.

    3. [S1357752074] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: T625_456; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 1064.

    4. [S_593521245] Montgomery County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records, 1882-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1357752089] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Newspaper: Daily Journal Franklin; Publication Date: 28 12 2010; Publication Place: Franklin, IN, USA.

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