John A. Millrons

Funeral services were held last Tuesday afternoon for John Allison Millrons of north east Blair, who passed away last Saturday at his home from cancer of the stomach.

The deceased was born at Jackson, Ohio, in 1859 and was married to Jane Claar in 1884.

They came to Nebraska that same year settled near Petersburg. In 1895 they settled in this county where they have since resided, Mr. Millrons having been a farmer for many years.

There remains to mourn him, his wife and three children, Claar Millrons, Mrs. Norris Ward and Mrs. Mitchell Rodel.

Rev. Johnson of Fremont officiated at the services.

Besides the immediate family, Mrs. Millron’s two brothers, J. J. Claar and Orland Claar of Petersburg, Nebr. were present at the funeral.

#2 Tribune 21 May 1925

Weimerville Citizen Is Buried Monday

John Allison Millrons died from cancer of the stomach and liver at his home in Weimerville east of Blair on Saturday, the funeral being held from the home on Monday afternoon and interment being made in the Blair cemetery. Mr. Millrons was born in Jackson county, Ohio, October 8, 1859, and on February 29, 1884, he was married to Jane Claar of Jackson, Ohio, starting the following day for Petersburg, Neb., with an ox team, where they settled on a homestead. They later moved to Blair, where the family has since resided. Besides the widow there are left to mourn his death two daughters and one son, all living in this community: Mrs. Mitchell Rodell, Mrs. Norris Ward and Claar Millrons. There are also two brothers, Frances and George, who reside in Ohio. Mr. Millrons was a quiet, unassuming citizen, a loyal husband and father, and leaves a host of friends to regret his end.

#3 Pilot 20 May 1925

John Allison Millrons passed away last Saturday afternoon at about 5:15 from a cancer of the stomach, from which he suffered greatly for several weeks prior to his death. The funeral services was held at the house in Weimerville at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Johnson, of Fremont officiating in place of Rev. L. H. Camp, who was out of the city. Deceased was born at Jackson, Ohio, Oct. 8th, 1859, so was nearing his 67th birthday. He was married to Miss Jane Claar Feb. 29th, 1884, at Jackson and they came direct to Nebraska, settling on a farm near Petersburg, Neb. They came to this county in 1895 and this has been their home ever since. He is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. Norris Wad, Mrs. Mitchell Rodell and Claar Milrons.

Note: Note: The Lincoln Highway started at the bridge and went west down what is known today as Jackson street, passing by the area of east Blair known as “Weimerville”, past the city cemetery and turned south at today's 10th Street.-- While the original Lincoln Highway passed through Omaha and Elkhorn to Fremont Nebraska, after the construction of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge at Blair in 1929, it was re-routed to U.S. 30 through Blair.

Even before the auto bridge spanning the Missouri was built, this route connected Missouri Valley, Iowa to Blair via an unreliable ferry crossing over the river. This route was called the “B-Line” — short for Blair Line. Even in the 1940’s, this US 30 was called the Lincoln Highway.—Blair History internet source.

~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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