[JMS] Quiz: When was James Millen Born and when did he pass away??

[Don Buska]

Hi Guys,

I received an email the other day from a gentleman who has a page on the 
QCWA website for James Millen.  His question was if I knew the exact 
dates of Millen's birth and death.  Well after some document searching 
I've come up short.  I know he died in 1987 as his QST Silent Key 
listing appears in the October 1987 issue.  As of yet I have not found 
anything else in QST, but perhaps I missed it.  If all James got was a 
simple Silent Keys listing that would have been a deep shame considering 
he personally had so much to do with the magazines publication in the 
1930's.

As for Millen's birth now I'm really stumped.  Yes I know our website 
has 1901 and we had the big 100th year operating celebration in 2001 to 
commemorate.  A few years back fellow JMS'er Bill Fizette provide the 
society with copies of many of the later 1940's and early 1950's yearly 
operating statements on the Millen company.  In these are Dun and 
Bradstreet reports on the company.  Great - some official documents!  
Well when I go through those they provided birth years of 1894 (not 
likely), 1904 or 1906.  I guess they aren't that official, hi.

Any further information from members would be appreciated.  If someone 
has an email address or phone number
for Merrill W. Bancroft please send it to me.  I know Merrill has a 
great deal of the Millen estate personal documents for James. 

A side note:  James did have a brother Robert Millen who was reported to 
be a surgeon in NYC (via Dun and Bradstreet Report).  In all my reading 
on James Millen I had never seen him reference a brother.  His mother 
did live at his QTH on Tarbox Lane though.  It would be very interesting 
to investigate if there was any family tree to follow via his brother 
Robert.  Internet searches on his brother have never produced any 
results for me.

So put on those JMS investigators hats and see what you can come up with.

73

Don N9OO