Fisher Family Genealogy

MILLION, Stephen Douglas

Male 1857 - 1938  (81 years)


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  • Name MILLION, Stephen Douglas  [1, 2
    • Stephen Douglas Million, long-time resident of Bremerton, died yesterday at his home, 1207 Eighth St. He was 81 years old, having been born in Illinois on March 2, 1857. He married Mary Amelia Fisher in Burlingame, KS January 28, 1882. They had children: Bertha, Rollin, Mabel and Elmer. The family moved from Burlingame to Nash, OK in 1893 about the time of the 1893 Oklahoma Land Run, and moved again to Pond Creek, OK in 1899. Stephen became a lawyer sometime between 1885 when he is listed as a farmer in the 1885 Kansas state census and 1900 when he was elected county attorney for Grant Co., OK. In 1904, he went into the telephone business in Pond Creek as owner and majority stockholder of the New Era Telephone Company providing telephone service to the area. In the fall of 1911, he moved to Bremerton, Washington, with his second wife Maud West whom he married in September 26, 1908. He reside in Bremerton until his death October 24, 1938. He was cremated and his ashes returned to Pond Creek where he is interred in Pond Creek Cemetery.
    Birth 2 Mar 1857  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Stephen Douglas Million... (was) born in Illinois on March 2, 1857."
    CENSUS 28 Jul 1870  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1870 US Census: Burlingame Township, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 21
    1870 US Census: Burlingame Township, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 21
    CENSUS 1 Mar 1875  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Occupation: farmer
    1875 Kansas State Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 40
    1875 Kansas State Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 40
    CENSUS Jun 1880  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • Living as boarder with family of Lewis and Clarissa (Fisher) Roberts
      Two years later marries Clarissa's cousin Mary Amelia Fisher
      Occupation: farmer
    • Per farm supplemental, Stephen Douglas Million farming 40 acres, 26 tilled and 14 permanent pasture/orchard. Owned 2 cows and 2 horses. Value of the farm $300, value of livestock $200.
    1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, Farm Supplemental, p 12D
    1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, Farm Supplemental, p 12D
    1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 14B
    1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 14B
    CENSUS 1885  Dragoon Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Stephen's name incorrectly listed as D. C. Million
      Occupation: farmer
      Moved to Kansas from Iowa
      Stephen's widowed mother Harriet and brothers George and Marshall living with Stephen and Mary Million's family
    1885 Kansas State Census: Dragoon Township, Osage Co., KS
    1885 Kansas State Census: Dragoon Township, Osage Co., KS
    CENSUS 8 Jun 1900  Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Address: B Street
      Occupation: lawyer
      Can read and write
      Owns home free of mortgage
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 65, Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK, sht 8B
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 65, Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK, sht 8B
    Death 24 Oct 1938  Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • "Stephen Douglas Million, long-time resident of Bremerton, died yesterday at his home, 1207 Eighth St. He was 81 years old..."
    Obituary: Stephen Douglas Million 1938
    Obituary: Stephen Douglas Million 1938
    Obituary: S. D. Million 1938
    Obituary: S. D. Million 1938
    Burial Pond Creek Cemetery, Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • "Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Lewis funeral chapel at 7 p. m. Rev. Charles Baker will officiate, and cremation will take place at Forest Lawn crematory."
    • Stephen Million's Pond Creek Herald obituary states: "Services were held Wednesday in Bremerton, Washington, and he was laid to rest in the Bremerton cemetery." This is I believe false. Can find no burial for a Million in any Bremerton or Kitsap Co., WA cemetery. There is a headstone for Stephen Douglas Million in the Pond Creek Cemetery suggesting his cremated remains where transported and interred in Pond Creek.
    Headstone: Stephen Douglas Million
    Headstone: Stephen Douglas Million
    Person ID I1840  Main
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2023 

    Father MILLION, John,   b. 29 Feb 1812, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1876, Osage City, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother WILDER, Harriet Phoebe,   b. 11 Dec 1823, Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1897, Blackwell, Kay Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 2 May 1839  Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 FISHER Mary Amelia,   b. 26 Feb 1852, Westmoreland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1907, Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1882  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    • "Her maiden name was Mary Amelia Fisher. She was married to S. D. Million January 28, 1882, at Burlingame, Kansas. She leaves a husband and four children, her mother, two sister and one brother."
    Marriage License: Stephen D. Million and Mary A. Fisher 1882.png
    Marriage License: Stephen D. Million and Mary A. Fisher 1882.png
    Children 
     1. MILLION, Bertha E.,   b. 25 Mar 1883, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1982 (Age 98 years)  [Birth]
     2. MILLION, Rollin Roy,   b. 6 Feb 1885, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1969, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
     3. MILLION, Mabel Harriet,   b. 17 Oct 1887, Beaver Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1974 (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
     4. MILLION, Elmer Joseph,   b. 11 Jul 1890, Gate, Beaver Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1955, Clinton, Custer Co.,OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 WEST, Maud 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1908  Edmond, Oklahoma Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    • "Mrs. West was visiting her uncle, W. P. Smith, at Edmond last week and while she was there Mr. Million joined her and they were marled at Mr. Smith's home at 2:30 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, Rev. R. L. Grant, pastor of the Methodist church at Edmond."
    Marriage record: Stephen D Million and Maud West 1908
    Marriage record: Stephen D Million and Maud West 1908
    Marriage Million-West 1908
    Marriage Million-West 1908
    Family ID F589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Mar 1857 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 28 Jul 1870 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1 Mar 1875 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - Jun 1880 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jan 1882 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1885 - Dragoon Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 8 Jun 1900 - Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Oct 1938 - Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pond Creek Cemetery, Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S673] News articles: Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA), 25 Oct 1938, p 3 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S674] News articles: Pond Creek Herald, Pond Creek OK , (Pond Creek Herald, Pond Creek OK ), 27 Oct 1938, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S130] 1870 US Census, Kansas , (Ancestry,com), 28 Jul 1870, Burlingame Township, p 21 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S133] 1875 Kansas State Census, (Ancestry.com), 1 Mar 1875, Burlingame Township, p 40 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S129] 1880 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry,com), Jun 1880, Burlingame Township, p 14B (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S129] 1880 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry,com), Jun 1880, Burlingame Township, Farm Supplemental, p 12 D (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S165] 1885 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1885, p 5-7 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S671] 1900 US Census, Oklahoma , (Ancestry.com), 8 Jun 1900, E. D. No 65, sht 8B (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S670] Kansas Marriage Records, 1811-1911, (Ancestry.com), 28 Jan 1882 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S668] News articles: Grant County News, Pond Creek OK, (Grant County News, Pond Creek OK), 5 Sep 1907, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S675] Oklahoma Marriage Records, 1890-1995, (Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 1908, p 220 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S669] News articles: Grant County Vidette, Pond Creek OK , (Grant County Vidette, Pond Creek OK ), 1 Oct 1908, p 7 (Reliability: 2).