Elizabeth (Cotton) Miller (abt. 1785 - bef. 1860)

Born about 1785 in Pennsylvania, USA

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Died before 1860 before about age 75 in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth (Cotton) Miller was born around 1785 and was living in the dwelling next to the dwelling occupied by her son, Harmon Miller, on English Hill in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana, according to the 1850 census.^[1] The Ruth Miller Davis papers state that John Miller and his wife "came from Pennsylvania and were called 'Pennsylvania Dutch'".^[2] John Miller, asked his son, Harmon, in his Last Will and Testament "to support and maintain my wife during the remainder of her life; all of which intend hereby to make a charge on the fifty acres of land herein bequeathed to him."^[3][4] The aforementioned will also mentions Elizabeth's son, Henry Hooten, who she had by a previous husband. Elizabeth (Cotton) Miller does not appear in the 1860 census and is presumed to have died sometime between 1850 and 1860.^[5]

Research Notes

• The Ruth Miller Davis papers are the only source for Elizabeth's last name at birth. Was it really Cotton?
• Are there other children of Elizabeth that are full siblings of Henry Hooten?
• Did Elizabeth survive beyond 1860? If so, is there a census record or other record to prove it?

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census. Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
2. ↑ Terry Family Ancestor website by Elroy Christenson, accessed via the archived version on archive.org, July 3, 2020.
3. ↑ Last Will and Testament of John Miller (WikiTree free-space page with transcription)
4. ↑ Last Will and Testament of John Miller. Franklin County Probate Court, Franklin County, Indiana. Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, a database hosted by Ancestry.com. Accessed June 24, 2020.
5. ↑ 1860 US Federal Census. Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.