Ellen (Miller) Cubbedge (1870 - 1931)

Born 20 May 1870 in Madison, Florida

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Died 15 Oct 1931 at age 61 in Brunswick, Georgia

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Note: Copy of a letter written by Charles Hunt, a grand nephew. Julia had a sister, Ellen Miller, born 20 May 1870, d. 15 Oct 1931. She was married to a Mr. Cubbedge. He proceeded her in death. No children. He is buried in Madison, Co., Fla. She is buried in the Hunt plot, Palmetto Cem. Brunswick, Ga. beside her sister, Julia and her husband, Isaac Hunt. Ellen's normal residence was in Greenville, Fla. She was born, prob, in Ousley station, Ga. (no longer a town, just a community called Ousley.) We do not know what happened to their parents, Henry Miller and Mary Martha Baker. Sometimes between 1870 and 1885, both girls were moved to Greenville, Fla and raised by an aunt and uncle, Henry and Ella Baker, kin of the mother. it is recorded that there were outbreaks of yellow fever during these years all over south Georgia. sometimes the sick were buried in mass graves due to so many being sick and dying about the same time. Small town mortuaries couldn't keep up with the bodies. We think this might have been the case and there were no records left. I was told Henry Miller was born in Ireland. probably came to America during the potato famine.. Mary Martha may have been born near Naylor, Ga. The men were in the sawyer business.

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I am writing this in the hopes that someone somewhere reads this and that they will have some information on my ancestor. If this "rings any kind of bell", would you please share any info you might have? On October 2, 1931, my great-grandmother, Julia Irene Miller Slaughter Hunt, died in Brunswick, Ga and was buried in the Hunt plot at Palmetto Cemetery in Brunswick. She was born to Henry Miller and Mary Martha Baker, January 9, 1866, in Naylor, Georgia.( or Ousley Station). We know she first married Jonathan Benjamin Slaughter (Birth- 22 Jun 1859 in Florida, USA) in Georgia or Florida. He was buried in Madison Co., Fla. She had 7 children with Mr. Slaughter. After his death, she was left to raise the children and was living in Madison Co., Fla. Family oral history states that Julia and her sister , Ellen, were raised by a family, Henry and Ella Baker, presumably related to their mother. Speculation is that the Millers died in the Yellow Fever outbreak of the time. So far, grave sites or knowledge has been found. Their mother was said to be Martha Baker, or Mary Martha Baker. Info from Janet Williams,daughter of James Corbett Slaughter, as follows: November 28, 1975, Daddy says that his sister, Laura, told him that after her divorce from her first husband, Wilson, that she ( Laura) lived with a family in Madison Co., Fla. This family told her (Laura)that Julia and Ellen Miller were reared by a family, Henry and Ella Baker. These girls were said to be children of Martha Baker Miller. (Sister of Henry Baker?) After Jonathan Slaughter died,in 1899, Madison County, Fla, Julia married Isaac Solomon Hunt, June 2,1900. They moved to Boston, Ga.,where Isaac operated a sawmill. They had twins, Bessie and Ethel, Albert, and twins, Mary Martha and Joseph Arthur. James Corbett Slaughter said that as a boy, he accompanied his parents, mother and stepfather( Isaac Hunt) to the wedding of Rosa Slaughter in Greenville, Fla. Uncle Moses Slaughter had previously proposed marriage to Julia Slaughter after Jonathan's death. It was the attitude of the family that she should marry him. She related to Isaac later that Moses came to ask , said he would like to marry her "to help raise these children". She said "I appreciate your concern about the children, but if and when I marry again, it will be to someone I love." In a letter written by Charles Hunt, a grand nephew: Julia had a sister, Ellen Miller, born 20 May 1870, d. 15 Oct 1931. She was married to a Mr. Cubbedge. He proceeded her in death. No children. He is buried in Madison, Co., Fla. She is buried in the Hunt plot, Palmetto Cem. Brunswick, Ga. beside her sister, Julia and her husband, Isaac Hunt. Ellen's normal residence was in Greenville, Fla. She was born, prob, in Ousley station, Ga. (no longer a town, just a community called Ousley.) We do not know what happened to their parents, Henry Miller and Mary Martha Baker. Sometimes between 1870 and 1885, both girls were moved to Greenville, Fla and raised by an aunt and uncle, Henry and Ella Baker. It is recorded that there were outbreaks of yellow fever during these years all over south Georgia.Sometimes the sick were buried in mass graves due to so many being sick and dying about the same time. Small town mortuaries couldn't keep up with the bodies. We think this might have been the case and there were no records left behind. I was told Henry Miller was born in Ireland. probably came to America during the potato famine. Mary Martha may have been born near Naylor, Ga. The men were in the sawyer business. I have found an Ellen Baker married to a Robert Arnold Cubbedge in the 1910 Madison Fla, census, no children. A servant, Sarah Stephens, was the only other person listed as living in the house. The time frame and locations all fit for this being "our" Ellen. When her big sister, Julia, died, she came to visit and died there 2 weeks later. She is buried beside Julia. It was said she died of a broken heart.It was recorded in the Brunswick News, Oct 20, 1931. "Grief Over Death of Sister Fatal To Mrs. Cubbedge". Her last name is spelled a variety of ways. Cubbage, Cubbege, Cubbedge. If anyone has any info on the Millers or the Bakers, or Cubbages, I'd love to compare notes. thanks!

Added May 2016: I have found an entry in the 1880 Census of a Henry Miller and his wife "Jeffie", maybe Ellie, Effie ? this info fits with the girls birth dates so I think this is them. Henry Baker in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Henry Baker Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Hamburg, Madison, Florida Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Jeffie Baker Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Henry Baker 30 Jeffie Baker 28 Julia Baker 15 Ellen Baker 9

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I am writing this in the hopes that someone somewhere reads this and that they will have some information on my ancestor. If this "rings any kind of bell", would you please share any info you might have?

On October 2, 1931, my great-grandmother, Julia Irene Miller Slaughter Hunt, died in Brunswick, Ga and was buried in the Hunt plot at Palmetto Cemetery in Brunswick. She was born to Henry Miller and Mary Martha Baker, January 9, 1866, in Naylor, Georgia.( or Ousley Station). We know she first married Jonathan Benjamin Slaughter (Birth- 22 Jun 1859 in Florida, USA) in Georgia or Florida. He was buried in Madison Co., Fla. She had 7 children with Mr. Slaughter. After his death, she was left to raise the children and was living in Madison Co., Fla.

Family oral history states that Julia and her sister, Ellen, were raised by a family, Henry and Ella Baker, presumably related to their mother. Speculation is that the Millers died in the Yellow Fever outbreak of the time. So far, grave sites or knowledge has been found. Their mother was said to be Martha Baker, or Mary Martha Baker.

Info from Janet Williams, daughter of James Corbett Slaughter, as follows:

November 28, 1975, Daddy says that his sister, Laura, told him that after her divorce from her first husband, Wilson, that she ( Laura) lived with a family in Madison Co., Fla. This family told her (Laura) that Julia and Ellen Miller were reared by a family, Henry and Ella Baker. These girls were said to be children of Martha Baker Miller. (Sister of Henry Baker?)

After Jonathan Slaughter died, in 1899, Madison County, Fla, Julia married Isaac Solomon Hunt, June 2,1900. They moved to Boston, Ga., where Isaac operated a sawmill. They had twins, Bessie and Ethel, Albert, and twins, Mary Martha and Joseph Arthur. James Corbett Slaughter said that as a boy, he accompanied his parents, mother and stepfather (Isaac Hunt) to the wedding of Rosa Slaughter in Greenville, Fla. Uncle Moses Slaughter had previously proposed marriage to Julia Slaughter after Jonathan's death. It was the attitude of the family that she should marry him. She related to Isaac later that Moses came to ask, said he would like to marry her "to help raise these children". She said "I appreciate your concern about the children, but if and when I marry again, it will be to someone I love."

In a letter written by Charles Hunt, a grand nephew:

Julia had a sister, Ellen Miller, born 20 May 1870, d. 15 Oct 1931. She was married to a Mr. Cubbedge. He proceeded her in death. No children. He is buried in Madison, Co., Fla. She is buried in the Hunt plot, Palmetto Cem. Brunswick, Ga. beside her sister, Julia and her husband, Isaac Hunt. Ellen's normal residence was in Greenville, Fla. She was born, prob, in Ousley station, Ga. (no longer a town, just a community called Ousley.) We do not know what happened to their parents, Henry Miller and Mary Martha Baker. Sometimes between 1870 and 1885, both girls were moved to Greenville, Fla and raised by an aunt and uncle, Henry and Ella Baker. It is recorded that there were outbreaks of yellow fever during these years all over south Georgia. Sometimes the sick were buried in mass graves due to so many being sick and dying about the same time. Small town mortuaries couldn't keep up with the bodies. We think this might have been the case and there were no records left behind. I was told Henry Miller was born in Ireland, probably came to America during the potato famine. Mary Martha may have been born near Naylor, Ga. The men were in the sawyer business.

I have found an Ellen Baker married to a Robert Arnold Cubbedge in the 1910 Madison Fla, census, no children. A servant, Sarah Stephens, was the only other person listed as living in the house. The time frame and locations all fit for this being "our" Ellen. When her big sister, Julia, died, she came to visit and died there 2 weeks later. She is buried beside Julia. It was said she died of a broken heart. It was recorded in the Brunswick News, Oct 20, 1931. "Grief Over Death of Sister Fatal To Mrs. Cubbedge". Her last name is spelled a variety of ways. Cubbage, Cubbege, Cubbedge.

If anyone has any info on the Millers or the Bakers, or Cubbages, I'd love to compare notes. thanks! Linda