Chester Millard was born in Cumberland County Pennsylvania, April 20, 1818. He first came west in the employ of S M Bowman, to attend the mill in Jordan township, known as the "Wilson mill." This was in May, 1838. In the fall he went to Milledgeville, and was employed in Knox's mill one year. He then returned to the Wilson mill for seven months, and in 1839 assumed the charge of teh Cantrell mill, at Sterling, where he remained until 1842. He then went to Pine Creek and worked in the Boardman mill until 1844. In 1847 he run Bryan's mill, where he continued until 1850, when he took charge of the Brothwell mill, in Clyde, which he managed until 1867. Since then he has conducted the Little Rock mill, owned by Joseph Milnes. Since the commencement of his apprenticeship, Mr. Millard has steadily followed milling- over forty years. He married Anna Milnes, December 25, 1853. One child was the fruit of the union. Sarah, now the wife of Thomas Beswick, whom she married December 27, 1875.
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