Catherine Stover (Bowman) Miller (1861 - 1935)

Born 10 Nov 1861 in Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Joseph Miller — married 9 Apr 1884 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

Died 19 Feb 1935 at age 73 in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Biography

Catherine was born in November 1861^[1] in Virginia, the youngest of twelve children and six daughters of Daniel Bowman and Sallie Miller. ^[2]

On 9 April 1884, when she was twenty-two, she married [[Miller-18547|Robert Miller]^[3]] at an unknown location. She had borne him seven children by 1900.

1900 census

Rob J Miller appears in the 1900 United States Federal Census as a 39-year-old farmer, living with his wife, Katie S., and their six children, two sons and four daughters, and a 24-year-old white female servant. Rob can read and write. He owns his farm, mortgage-free. He and his wife have had seven children, six of whom are living.

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1900 census for Robert Joseph Miller household

Name: Rob J Miller; Age: 38; Birth Date: Aug 1861; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1900: Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia; House Number: R1; Sheet Number: 29; Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 557; Family Number: 567; Race: White; Gender: Male; Head of House; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Katie S Miller Marriage Year: 1884; Years Married: 16; Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Occupation: Farmer; Months not employed: 0; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: No; Can Speak English: Yes; House Owned or Rented: O; Home Free or Mortgaged: F; Farm or House: F.

Household Members: Name Age

Rob J Miller 38

Katie S Miller 38

Irie B Miller 14

Dee Wit Miller 10

Claudie Miller 8

Wanie A Miller 6

Bery D Miller 3

Etta V Miller 10/12

Lynn V Wheelbarger 24^[4]

Citations

1. ↑ 1900 census
2. ↑ Dr. Emmert F. Bittinger, “The Jacob and Varena Bowman Family, Brethren Pioneers of Maryland and Virginia,” Mennonite Family History, Vol. XVI, No. 3 (July 1997); Vol. XVI, No. 4 (October 1997); and Vol. XVII, No. 1 (January 1998).
3. ↑ Dr. Emmert F. Bittinger, “The Jacob and Varena Bowman Family, Brethren Pioneers of Maryland and Virginia,” Mennonite Family History, Vol. XVI, No. 3 (July 1997); Vol. XVI, No. 4 (October 1997); and Vol. XVII, No. 1 (January 1998).
4. ↑ 1900 Census, Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia; Page 29;, Image 16 OF 28, Enumeration District 0056, Ancestry.com.. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn2992&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=robert%20joseph&gsfn_x=0&gsln=miller&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1860&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&mssng=catherine&_83004003-n_xcl=f&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=16&h=72334265&recoff=&ml_rpos=17. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7602/4117901_00340?pid=72334265&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn2992%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1900usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3Drobert%2520joseph%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dmiller%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1860%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26mssng%3Dcatherine%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D16%26h%3D72334265%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D17&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn2992&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 26 May 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• Betty (Davis) Hewett created Catherine (Bowman) Miller on 27 Dec 2013.

Sources

• Dr. Emmert F. Bittinger, “The Jacob and Varena Bowman Family, Brethren Pioneers of Maryland and Virginia,” Mennonite Family History, Vol. XVI, No. 3 (July 1997); Vol. XVI, No. 4 (October 1997); and Vol. XVII, No. 1 (January 1998)

• 1900 Census, Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia; Page 29;, Image 16 OF 28, Enumeration District 0056, Ancestry.com.. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn2992&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=robert%20joseph&gsfn_x=0&gsln=miller&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1860&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&mssng=catherine&_83004003-n_xcl=f&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&pcat=35&fh=16&h=72334265&recoff=&ml_rpos=17. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7602/4117901_00340?pid=72334265&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn2992%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1900usfedcen%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3Drobert%2520joseph%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dmiller%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1860%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26mssng%3Dcatherine%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D16%26h%3D72334265%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D17&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn2992&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 26 May 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.