Michael Milliken
Honor Code SignatorySigned 11 Jul 2020 | 30,759 contributions | 320 thank-yous | 1,019 connections
Signed 11 Jul 2020 | 30,759 contributions | 320 thank-yous | 1,019 connections
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Michael A. Milliken
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of Luther Milliken
and [private mother (1920s - unknown)]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2020
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Biography
I was born at the Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital, delivered by Dr Robert Christman MD. Attended Penbrook Elementary School K-12, then Central Dauphin East Junior High School 7-9, then elected to major in Graphic Arts at the Dauphin County Technical School graduating in 1975. We were the first class to graduate with three years at the "new" school.
In 1977 I served on the first Commonwealth Court jury trial that lasted nearly 4 months. I learned to play pinochle while the jury was sent to the jury room during lengthy attorney sidebars with the judge. It was complicated.
In 1978 I moved out on my own to a small apartment at 2513-A Green Street in Harrisburg PA. About 1982 I moved to a larger apartment at 2340 N 3rd Street in Harrisburg. By 1983 I bought my 1st house at 4715 Hillside Rd, Lower Paxton Township PA. On May 10, 1991 we moved to 6478 Heatherfield Way, Paxtonia PA.
At an early age, I found an interest in genealogy which developed into an obsession. I spent many years speaking with near & distant relatives, spending lunch hours at the PA State Library & PA State Archives. Visited Historical Societies, cemeteries, funeral homes, anywhere I could expand my knowledge of even my most distant relatives.
At age 13, I began working at Harrisburg Awards in Penbrook PA, then continued to Giant Foods through High School. In my senior year I was given a co-op printing job with Bernardi Brothers in Swatara Township PA. After graduation I began work at ITT Terryphone on East Park Drive as a pressman.
In 1980 I began my career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Labor & Industry Printing Department. After 7 years I was at the top of my pay scale and personal computers were becoming vogue, so I took some courses at the Harrisburg Area Community College and landed a job as a COBOL programmer at Labor & Industry. After several years programming, I converted to a more specialized Database Administrator capacity.
About the year 2000, I took a promotion to a higher level Database Administrator position with the Pennsylvania State Police where I worked for about 2 years. Then finished out my Commonwealth career as a Database Administrator for the PA Department of State, from which I retired in 2014.
I'm an avid contributor to FindaGrave, for both relatives and non-relatives. I'm struggling to keep up with changes in technology and organizing the information I've collected over many years of research.
In the interim, I've been able to raise two successful contributors to society, and now two promising grandchildren to carry the torch.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Michael Milliken at registration.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Michael Milliken: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup R-BY16031, FTDNA kit #H1537
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100.00%
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Michael Milliken:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #H1537
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~1.56%
Connie (McCarty) Louden
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23andMe
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