William David Milner ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 2 July 1880, Brush Creek Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States. ⁶ 1880 US Census
Page 4C, District 136, Dwelling 59, Family 59, Roll 257
Brush Creek Township, Wayne County, Illinois
William D. Milner..Son..9..IL
(Living with parents.)

2. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, Orchard Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 107, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois
House rented
Married 7 years
Wm. D. Milner..Head..Feb 1871..19..IL..Farm Laborer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

3. 1910 US Census, 30 April 1910, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 114, Roll 322, 4th Ward
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
Cahokia Avenue; home rented
Married 18 years
William D. Milner..Head..39..IL..watchman, packing house
(Living with wife and 7 children.)

4. 1920 US Census, 15 January 1920, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 186, Family 382, Roll 405
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
1323 Gross Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
William Milner..Head..48..IL..Police Chief, Swift & Co.
(Living with wife, 6 children, 1 granddaughter.)

5. 1930 US Census, 14 April 1930, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1930 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 66, Dwelling 372, Family 389, Roll 557
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
1323 Gross Street; Home owned, $2000
William Milner..Head..59..IL..m22..chief of police, meat packing co.
(Living with wife, 3 children, and 2 grandchildren.)

6. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, November 1946. W. D. Milner Dies Here

William D. Milner, 75, of rural route 7, Mount Vernon, died at 12: 30 a.m. today in Christian Welfare hospital after a week's illness. Milner, born in Wayne County, Illinois, had lived in East Saint Louis 28 years until he moved to Mount Vernon a short time ago. He worked for Swift & Co. 28 years as a chief of police and retired nine years ago
.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Mattie B. Milner; five daughters, all of East Saint Louis, Mrs. Mamie Shepherd, Mrs. Marie Mathews, Mrs. Marguerite Green, Mrs. Mary Luksza and Mrs. Mildred Tate; five sons Joseph of O'Fallon; Robert, East Saint Louis; Harvey, Collinsville; Logan, Riverside, California; and Oliver, Glendale, California; three brothers, Halleck, John and Harvey; one sister, Mrs. Effie Eyers; 29 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.

Milner was a member of the Central Church of Christ of Mount Vernon and a student of Roscia-Cruscia. Funeral arrangements are in the classified section. Kassly has charge.

(Source: Unknown newspaper, Nov 1946)
---------------------------------------------------------

7. Obituary: East Saint Louis Daily Journal, 4 November 1946, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. MILNER, WILLIAM D.

Of Mt. Vernon, Ill., formerly of East Saint Louis, Ill., on Monday, Nov. 4, 1946; husband of Mattie B. Milner; father of Mrs. Mamie Shepherd, Mrs. Marie Mathews, Mrs. Marguerite Green, Mrs. Mary Luksza, Mrs. Mildred Tate, Joseph, Robert and Harry Logan and Oliver Milner; brother of Halleck, John and Harvey Milner and Mrs. Effie Ayers; 29 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; our dear father-in-law and uncle. Funeral from Kassly Funeral Home, Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. Interment Greenwood cemetery, Roscia Cruscia services. Remains may be viewed from Tuesday morning. Kassly service.

(Source: East Saint Louis Daily Journal, East Saint Louis, IL, 4 Nov 1946, page 2)
-----------------------------------------------------------

8. Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, After 4 November 1946, Wayne, Illinois, United States.

William married Martha Ellen Borland on 17 December 1892 in Wayne, Illinois, United States.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Martha Ellen Borland was born in October 1874 in Illinois, United States,^{2 4 5} died on 11 July 1939 in Cisne, Wayne, Illinois, United States and was buried after 11 July 1939 in Wayne, Illinois, United States ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, Orchard Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 107, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois
House rented
Married 7 years
Wm. D. Milner..Head..Feb 1871..19..IL..Farm Laborer
Martha E. Milner..Wife..Oct 1874..25..IL..5/4
Mamie M. Milner..Dau..Oct 1893..6..IL..At School
Joseph W. Milner..Son..Mar 1895..5..IL
John A. L. Milner..Son..Jan 1897..3..IL
Marie Milner..Dau..Oct 1899..8m..IL

2. 1910 US Census, 30 April 1910, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 114, Roll 322, 4th Ward
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
Cahokia Avenue; home rented
Married 18 years
William D. Milner..Head..39..IL..watchman, packing house
Martha E. Milner..Wife..36..IL..8/7
Mamie Milner..Dau..16..IL
Joseph W. Milner..Son..15..IL
John L. Milner..Son..13..IL
Sedia M. Milner..Dau..10..IL
Harry W. Milner..Son..7..IL
Robert H. Milner..Son..5..IL
Oliver H. Milner..Son..3..IL

3. 1920 US Census, 15 January 1920, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 186, Family 382, Roll 405
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
1323 Gross Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
William Milner..Head..48..IL..Police Chief, Swift & Co.
Martha Milner..Wife..45..IL
Harry W. Milner..Son..17..IL
Robert Milner..Son..15..IL
Oliver Milner..Son..12..IL
Marguerite Milner..Dau..9..IL
Mildred Milner..Dau..5..IL
Marie Tolar..Dau..20..IL
Maxine Tolar..Gdau..4m..IL

NOTE - The surname is sometimes incorrectly indexed as Mitner instead of Milner due to poor handwriting on the census form.

4. 1930 US Census, 14 April 1930, East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1930 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 66, Dwelling 372, Family 389, Roll 557
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
1323 Gross Street; Home owned, $2000
William Milner..Head..59..IL..m22..chief of police, meat packing co.
Martha Milner..Wife..55..IL..m18
Robert Milner..Son..25..IL..Stenographer
Mildred Milner..Dau..15..IL
Mary Milner..Dau..9..IL
Maxine Tolar..GDau..10..IL
William Tolar..GSon..8..IL

NOTE - Maxine and William Tolar were children of William and Martha's daughter, Marie, whose 2nd husband was Lloyd Roy Tolar whom she married about 1917. It is not known where the parents were at the time of the 1930 US Census enumeration.