Legacy
Milam died on May 8, 1949 from heart disease and is buried in the Chelsea Cemetery.
His daughter, Mildred Elizabeth Milam Viles was active in Cherokee community development, particularly in Cookson, Oklahoma. She maintained and expanded upon J. B. Milam's research library. Her son, J.B. Milam's grandson, Philip Hubbard Viles served as Chief Justice of the Cherokee Nation for two decades.
J. B. Milam's papers are archived at the McFarlin Library at the University of Tulsa. Many of his personal effects and items connected to his membership to the Freemasons and Shriners are in the collections of the Cherokee Heritage Center.
Principal Chief Ross Swimmer writes of Milam: "His story is in large part the internal history of the Cherokee Nation as it continued to function and grow despite the policy of the government in Washington. ... Milam's life is a touchstone for the history of Indian-White relations."
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