John Miller Jr (1752 - 1802)

Born 1752 in Berks Co., PA

Ancestors

Husband of Veronica (Yoder) Miller — married 19 May 1774 in Somerset Township, Somerset, Province of Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1802 at about age 50 in Somerset Co., PA

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Biography

Hannes, as he was called, was the first son and second child or eleven children born to John "Hannas" (also known as "Indian John") Miller, Sr. and Magdalena Lehman. His father had only been in America for about three years. At the time of the Indian troubles, he would have been only about three years old. After the French and Indian War, he and his two brothers, Peter and Jacob, helped to clear land for farming. He married Freny Yoder, the daughter of Christian G. Yoder and Barbara Y. Beiler, also of the Northkill community. John Miller, Jr. came to Somerset Co., about 1775 with his parents as a young married man. John and Freny had eleven children:

1774: Veronica C. Yoder married John Miller (1752-1802). They had the following children:

1. Daniel J (1778-1858)
2. David (1779-1840) m Elizabeth Troyer (1781-1840); 8 children
3. Joseph A (1780-1833) m Catharine Botafield (1780-1855) in 1798.
4. Catherine (1783-1842) m Benjamin Hochstetler (1782-1853); 7 children
5. Jacob (1784-1830) m Veronica May Troyer (1779-1854) in 1804; 9 children
6. John (1787-1867) m Anna Gnaegi (1787-1872) in 1808; 8 children
7. Elisabeth (1789-1841) m Moses P. Beachy (1790-1840); 12 children.
8. Isaac (1791-1871) m1 Mary Yoder (1791-1817), m2 Sarah Beachy (1792-1835), m3 Mary Mosser (1801-1889)
9. Emanuel (1793-1848) m Elizabeth Yoder (1793-1828); 3 children
10. Solomon (1795-1814)
11. Elias (1798-1799)

NOTE: The last two children died single. The children who raised families all married into families with Amish-Mennonite names, nine in all. Four married Yoders, three married Troyer's, one married a Hochstetler, two married Beachy's, and one married a Gnagey. Some of course, were second or even third marriages. It was unusual that all of them moved to Ohio and stayed with the Amish-Mennonite Church. Hannes Jr., and Freny had ninety-seven grandchildren who raised families. When John Miller Jr. died, his farm was sold to Abraham Miller, son of his brother Peter. There are no remaining stones marking the graves of Hannes, Jr., and wife Freny, but it is almost certain that they are buried there, according to family custom.^[1]

9154, John Miller, 9146, moved to Ohio, about 1815, and located in the southeast part of German Tp., Holmes Co., but later moved to Berlin Tp. His name is generally written John, but it really was Annas, the same name that appears in John 18:13.
Children: (A) Yost, 9155; (B) Daniel, 9156; (C) David, 9158; (D) Catherine, Feb. 14, 1783— Feb. 20, 1843, m. Benjamin Hochstetler, of fam. 1665; (E) Jacob, 9159; (F) John or Annas, Feb. 16. 1787— Feb. 16, 1867, m. Anna Gnaegi, of Gnagey Gen. Fams. 3-64; see fams. 6496, note, 4468, 4627; (G) Elizabeth, Mar. 16, 1789— deceased, m. Moses Beachy. the first Amish couple to marry in Holmes Co., Ohio, of Beachy Gen. Fams 69-191; (H) Isaac, 9160; (I) Emanuel, 9161; (J) Solomon, Nov. 10, 1795 — killed by a falling tree; (K) Elias, June 22, 1798 — d. rather young, unmarried. ^[2]The numbers refer to the numbering used in the book to identify each person.

Sources

1. ↑ "Anniversary History of the Family of John "Hannas" Miller, Sr. (ca. 1730-1798)" by J. Virgil Miller pgs 33-38
2. ↑ Page 955. Hostetler, Harvey, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the immigrant of 1736. (published ELGIN, ILL. Brethren Publishing House, 1912.) 1191 pages. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Q_RUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA955

• "Anniversary History of the Family of John "Hannas" Miller, Sr. (ca. 1730-1798)" by J. Virgil Miller pgs 33-38

• "Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies" by Hugh F. Gingerich and Rachel W. Kreider pgs 270-271

• "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRX-9ZM : Wed Oct 04 12:58:53 UTC 2023), Entry for John Miller, 1800.

• Mother's Find A Grave: Memorial #81832239

• Find A Grave: Memorial #82204653

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