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Mrs. Milliken
was the daughter of Nicholas Cobb and Desire Rogers Cobb.
Both her father and her grandfather, Andrew Cobb, were
Revolutionary soldiers.
She was born May
8, 1803, in Limerick, Maine, and died in Fairbury, Nebraska,
December 16, 1880.
Mrs. Milliken
was sixth in line of descent from Elder Henry Cobb, who
arrived in New England in 1632. She was descended from four
Mayflower passengers: John Tilley and his wife, their
daughter Elizabeth, and John Howland.
Her
great-great-granddaughter, Marjorie Nuckolls Mooberry, is an
active member of Quivera Chapter.
The June 23,
1935, issue of the Lincoln State Journal carried a story
about Mrs. Milliken:
"With simple and
impressive services, a marker at the grave of Mrs. Emme Cobb
(Cram) Milliken was dedicated Wednesday afternoon by the
Quivera Chapter of the D.A.R."
The newspaper article continued to outline the program at the cemetery:
"Two selections by the Fairbury Municipal band; salute to the flag;
prayer by chapter chaplain Mrs. Winora Garnsey; music by Fairbury
Municipal band; greetings by chapter regent Mrs. Rosa Taylor; unveiling
of marker, Mrs. Pauline Cramb Nuckolls, great-granddaughter of Mrs.
Milliken; decorating of grave, Marjorie Leigh Nuckolls and Billy Cramb
Nuckolls, great-great-grandchildren of Mrs. Milliken; acknowledgment,
Miss Myra A. Cramb; biography, L.K. Cramb; eulogy and reminiscences, W.
F. Cramb; music by band; benediction, Rev. Harry F. Huntington; taps."
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Milliken Gravestone
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