Ellen C. (Hoffman) Miller (1853 - 1892)

Born 12 Mar 1853 in Barbour County, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John G. Miller — married 27 Mar 1876 (to 3 May 1892) in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States

Died 3 May 1892 at age 39 in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Ellen was born Mar 12, 1853^[1] in Virginia,^[2] almost certainly in Barbour County. She was the second daughter and third child (out of ten) of Sanford Hoffman and Elizabeth Fry.

Ellen married John G. Miller on March 27, 1876 in Barbour County, West Virginia.^[3] Ellen and John had four children before her untimely death in 1892:^[4]

1. Angeline Miller (1880-1942)
2. Hazel B. Miller (1885-1969)
3. Dottie Miller (1888-1937)
4. Dayton G. Miller (1890-1938)

Ellen passed away on May 3, 1892^[1] almost certainly in Barbour County, Virginia. She is buried in Miller Cemetery located in Barbour County, West Virginia.^[1]

Research Notes

Sources missing:

• Primary birth record
• 1880 census
• Death Record - there is an unsourced statement on Ellen's Find a Grave page stating "Ellen was killed in a buggy accident caused from a bee sting. Several of her children were injured." As of this writing, no official death records or known obituaries have been found to support this statement.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32587767/ellen-c-miller: accessed 15 August 2022), memorial page for Ellen C. Hoffman Miller (12 Mar 1853–3 May 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32587767, citing Miller Cemetery, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by JdmillerAKSstonehunter (contributor 46481480).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41M-TT4 : 18 February 2021), Sandford Huffman, 1860.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT78-9HM : 11 February 2018), John G. Miller and Ellen C. Hoffman, 27 Mar 1876; citing Barbour, West Virginia, b 1 1/2 p 97, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,381.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CC-X38 : accessed 16 August 2022), John G Miller, Cove district, Barbour, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 4A, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,755.