Frederick Henry "Fritz" Milhan was born November 7, 1916 in Monroe County, Michigan. He was the third child of Henry Daniel and Stella (Godfred) Milhan.

On January 15, 1937, he married Violet Helen Overski in Ohio. She died on November 9, 1967 in Monroe.

In Detroit on February 22, 1950, Frederick married Wilda Ellis.

On May 14, 2004, Frederick died in Dearborn Heights, Michigan at the age of 87. Wilda passed away on January 18, 1998 in Dearborn Heights. She was 70 years old at the time of her death.