FRANCIS A. MILLNER

FRANCIS A. MILLNER, merchant and Postmaster of Elliott, is the son of James, a pioneer of 1849, and Bertha (Prendergast) Millner; the father a native of England, and his mother of Newfoundland. They had a family of seven children, all of whom are in California; J. F., who resides in Mono County, is in the mercantile business, and George is engaged in mining at West Point. The subject of this sketch is a native of Prince Edward’s Island. When he was three years of age he was taken to South America, where he remained four months, thence to the Cape Hope, where they stayed six months, thence to New Zealand. He stayed there ten years, then came to California. He was employed as a clerk in a mercantile establishment in San Francisco from boyhood until he went into business for himself in Elliott, where he owns the store and two acres of land. He handles a large stock of goods and does an extensive business. Being an upright business man, he is likeed by all. He is one of the most prosperous and energetic merchants in San Joaquin County. His aged mother makes her home with him.

Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.

An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County, California, Pages 382-383. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.

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