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[James Rea Milner is] the son of David M. (sic) and Mary A. (Chambers) Milner, and was born at Mount Pleasant, Jefferson , Ohio, Sep 4th, 1845. He attended the public schools of his native town until 1862, when he enlisted in company D, 98th Ohio regiment reserve until the war closed and was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky. He was with Sherman in his "Mar to the sea." After the war ceased he attended the law department of the Michigan University for two years, graduating in 1867. In Sep of that year he came to Springfield, and practiced his profession for some time, and in 1869 was deputy USA collector for Southwest Missouri. In 1870 he was elected upon the Republican ticket to the office of superintendent of public schools, which office he held for two years. Mr. Milner was president of the board of regents of the State normal school from 1870 until 1874, and was deputy USA attorney for some time of this part of Missouri. In 1880 he was elected from the second ward, to represent that ward in the city council. He has been engaged in the real estate business nearly ever since coming to the . He was married Jul 5, 1876, to Miss Hattie A. Cummings, who, at that time, was lady principal of Drury College. They were married at the bride's home at Oberlin, Ohio. He and his wife are members of the Calvary Presbyterian church, of which he is a deacon. Mr. Milner's father is still living at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. His mother died in 1873. They had six children, three boys and three girls, all living, of whom James R. is the youngest son. (History of Greene , Missouri, 1883)
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