Sarah J. (Cunningham) Miller (abt. 1831 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1831 in Harrison, Charles County, Virginia, USA

Wife of John Quinn Jr. — married 22 May 1850 in Washington County, Ohio, USA

Died after 1880 after about age 49 in Fairfield, Washington County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Sarah J. Cunningham was born circa 1831-1832 in Harrison, Charles County, Virginia, to Joseph Cunningham and Jane Malone.^[1]

She married (1) to John Quinn, Jr. on 22 May 1850 in Washington County, Ohio.^[2] She married (2) to Jonathan Cale Miller on 23 May 1867 in Washington County, Ohio.^[3]

Sarah died after 1880 in Fairfield, Washington County, Ohio.^[4]

Research Notes

1850 Wesley, Washington County, Ohio Census; Roll: 738; Page: 410a.
John Quin, age 25 (born circa 1825), male, married, farmer, born Ohio.
Sarah Quin, age 19 (born circa 1831), female, married, born Virginia.

1860 Fairfield Township, Wesley, Washington County, Ohio Census; Roll: M653_1048; Page: 127; Family History Library Film: 805048, Wesley Post Office.
Joseph Cunningham, age 65 (born circa 1795), male, farmer, real estate $400, personal estate $160, born virginia, cannot read or write.
Jane Cunningham, age 65 (born circa 1795), female, born Virginia, cannot read or write.
Robert Cunningham, age 20 (born circa 1840), male, farmer, born Virginia, cannot read or write.
Sarah Quinn, age 30 (born circa 1830), female, born Virginia, cannot read or write.
Elizabeth J Quinn, age 7 (born circa 1853), female, born Ohio, attended school, disabled.

1870 Fairfield, Washington County, Ohio Census; Roll: M593_1278; Page: 112A, Bartlett Post Office.
Jonathan Miller, age 56 (born circa 1814), male, white, Jour Carpenter, real estate $125, personal estate $730, born Pennsylvania.
Sarah Miller, age 38 (born circa 1832), female, white, keeping house, born Virginia.
Elizabeth Quinn, age 17 (born circa 1853), female, white, helps mother, born Ohio.
Robert Cunningham, age 30 (born circa 1840), male, white, farm laborer, born Virginia.

1880 Fairfield, Washington County, Ohio Census; Roll: 1075; Page: 98B; Enumeration District: 222.
Jonathan Miller, age 67 (born circa 1813), Head, male, white, married, farmer, born New York, father born New Jersey, mother born West Virginia.
Sarah Miller, age 50 (born circa 1830), Wife, female, white, married, keeping house, born Virginia, parents born Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (West Virginia): With Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Their Ancestors, and with Interesting Reminiscences of Revolutionary and Indian Times (https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Ritchie_County/n2EtAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0: Wheeling News Litho Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1911), Page 286. Google Books. Joseph was a nephew of Thomas Cunningham, being the son of his brother, Benjamin. He married Miss Jane Malone, sister of John and James Malone, and was the father of Mrs. Tabitha (Israel) Davidson, of Spruce creek; Benjamin, of Missouri; Findlay, of Ohio; Mrs. Sarah Quinn, and Mrs. Elizabeth Quinn, both of Iowa; Mrs. Priscilla Kenney, of Missouri, who later became Mrs. John Miller, of Ohio; Mrs. Amanda _____, of Missouri; and Robert, of Ohio.
2. ↑ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 (Various Ohio County Courthouses), Ancestry.com, Sarah Cunningham to John Quinn, married 22 May 1850, Washington County, Ohio, USA. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/903826587:61378.
3. ↑ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 (Various Ohio County Courthouses), Ancestry.com, FHL Film No. 941959. Sarah Quinn married Jonathan Miller on 23 May 1867 in Washington County, Ohio, USA. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2207389:61378.
4. ↑ 1880 USA Federal Census (Washington, D.C., USA;, National Archives), Ancestry.com, 1880 Fairfield, Washington County, Ohio Census; Roll: 1075; Page: 98B; Enumeration District: 222. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26907573:6742.