Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties") Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905. p. 802. WILLIAM H. MILLIORN has been a citizen of Crook county for a long time and is numbered with the progressive and leading men of this part of Oregon today. He was born in Monroe county, Tennessee, on June 20, 1835. John Milliorn, his father, was a native of Virginia and moved to Tennessee when a young man. He crossed the plains with ox teams in very early day to Lane county, Oregon, taking a donation claim where he remained until his death. He became a wealthy and very prominent citizen in this state. He descended from Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors and married Mary W. Lee, a cousin of Robert E. Lee, who was born in Virginia and crossed the plains with her husband. She came from a very prominent and well known family. Our subject was a boy when he accompanied his parents across the plains, yet he drove five yoke of cattle and became very expert, in this business. Leaving the states when he was young and coming to a pioneer country where no schools existed he had a very poor chance of gaining an education but made the best of what he had. In 1855 he went to the Rogue river country and participated in the Rogue River War,. being under General Wool. After that the family were in Lane county for a number of years and in 1880, came east of the Cascades. He located his present place very soon, which is known as Crook postoffice. Here he has remained for nearly twenty-five years, engaged in the dual occupation, of farming and stock raising. Owing to the skill he has displayed and the industry, he has made a splendid success and is one of the well to do men of the country. In 1859 Mr. Milliorn married Sarah J. Lemley, who was born near Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 16, 1844, the daughter of P. G. and Nancy (Fletcher) Lemley, natives of Arkansas. In 1853, Mr. Lemley brought his family across the plains with ox teams to Lane county and there he became a very prominent man and for years was clerk and judge of Lane county. Mrs. Milliorn was reared and educated in Lane county and came to Crook county with her husband. For nineteen years past, she has been postmistress at Crook and is a very efficient and popular incumbent. To Mr. and Mrs. Milliorn the following named children have been born, Thomas H., Mrs. Maude Logan, Mrs. Lucy Long, P. G., George D., John, and Mrs. Jennie E. Mulholland. Mr. Milliorn has the distinction of being one of the earliest settlers in this portion of the county, and for years he labored here when neighbors were scattering and few and in the good work of opening up the country, he has done a commendable part. The adversity and hardship incident to pioneer life have been experienced by him in no small degree and he is rightly classed as one of the builders of the country. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.