Editing Millington, Illinois (section)

== History ==
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In the fall of 1834 the nucleus of the village was begun when George Markley and Samuel Jackson staked out the first claim and built a log cabin on the river bank near the house where Sam Adams now lives(408 Church St.). They claimed some 600 acres on both sides of the river and the next spring the dam to furnish waterpower for a sawmill which was also begun in 1835. The mill was located on the south side of the river.

Samuel Jackson came from Pennsylvania. A loyal Democrat, he supported the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson with such vigor that he wore the nickname of “General” for the rest of his life. He was a member of the County Commissioners Court of Kendall County when the new court buildings were built. He married Eunice Tubbs.
                 	  
The Millington Newark Cemetery is located on Church Street on the southern edge of the village, on top of the hill overlooking the village center. It is populated with over 3,000 graves, including a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] veteran buried on the north side.

Samuel's brother, Jesse Jackson, came from Pennsylvania for a visit and was so pleased with the location that he bought out Markley's interest and moved his family here in 1836.  His was the first frame house in Millington. That year the sawmill was completed and put into operation.