Michael Miller (1799 - 1880)

Born 9 Mar 1799 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda Ellen (Ball) Miller — married 30 Apr 1828 in Perry County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1880 at age 81 in New Bethel, Breckinridge, Kentucky

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Biography

Michael's parents, Christopher Christian Christley Miller and Sarah Jane Short were Kentucky pioneers who sold their properties in Virginia and made their way to Kentucky, with Michael and his older siblings. Michael's father doesn't appear on the Breckinridge, Kentucky tax lists until 1801, the year that the town of Hardinsburg, Kentucky, was incorporated. ^[1]

Michael was born in the year 1799, in Virginia.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Michael first married Nancy Clark, a daughter of Thomas Martin Clark (1761-1811) and Mildred ‘Millie’ Moorman (1765-1827). She was born in Campbell County, Virginia, in 1804. Her parents moved the family to Breckinridge County in the summer of 1809.

Michael and Nancy had two children during their short marriage, as Nancy passed away soon after giving birth to her second child:

1. Calvin Miller (1824-1880) He married America Hendrick.
2. Ann Elizabeth Miller (1826-1912). She married Andrew Roland De Jarnette.

Two years later, Michael married Matilda Ellen Ball. ^[5] They married on April 30, 1828, in Perry County, Indiana, while still living in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Matilda was a daughter of John Ball Jr. and Alice "Alcy" Withers.

During the time of the 1950 Census, Michael (age 51) and Matilda (age 39) had the following children living with them:

1. Mary Ellen Miller Hendrick, b. (1829-1867) She married Luther Calvin Hendrick. ^[6] (Not living with her parents as she is already married to Luther).
2. Luther Miller (1830-1854)
3. Jane America (age 17) b. 1833, Kentucky, married a Lyons.
4. Alfred Miller (age 16) b. 1834, Kentucky. He married Cornelia Lewis Stith on 18 Jun 1861.
5. Caroline (age 14) b. 1836, Kentucky.

Michael Miller died on October 20, 1880, having lived a long life of 81 years, living in Breckinridge County. He was buried in the Bethel Cemetery in Bewleyville, Kentucky.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Some Families of Revolutionary War Patriots from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Kentucky by Willa Mac Duncan Coulter; pub. 1993 by Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 21202; Chapter 2 Christopher Miller and Sarah Jane Short; pp. 52. (accessed 31 Dec 2021)
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Michael Miller; "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65B-9YC : 20 December 2020), Michael Miller, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (accessed 31 Dec 2021)
3. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census for Michael Miller; "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBV-K1F : 18 February 2021), Michael Miller, 1860. (accessed 31 Dec 2021)
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census for Michael Miller; "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7L-LQM : 29 May 2021), Michael Miller, 1870. (accessed 31 Dec 2021)
5. ↑ Marriage Record to Matilda E. Ball; Ancestry .com; Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. (accessed 1 Jan 2022) Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ Mary Ellen Miller Hendrick in 1850 Census; "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Y-JLV : 20 December 2020), Mary E Hendrick in household of Luther Hendrick, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (accessed 1 Jan 2022)
7. ↑ Find-a-Grave Memorial for Michael Miller; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7544551/michael-miller : accessed 01 January 2022), memorial page for Michael Miller (9 Mar 1799–20 Oct 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7544551, citing Bethel Cemetery, Bewleyville, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Sarah English (contributor 46580029) . (accessed 1 Jan 2022)