Amanda Cecilia (Miller) Mires (1886 - 1936)

Born 27 Jul 1886 in Chambers, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Raymond Mires — married 13 Jun 1906 in Jefferson County, Texas

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1936 at age 49 in China, Jefferson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Amanda was born in 1886. She was the daughter of James Miller and Davilla Sherman.

Raymond and Amanda were married in 1906 and their family can be found living in a home they were renting in Jefferson County, Texas at the time of the 1910 Census. Those in the household included Raymond Mires (30 yrs), Head of Household, occupation, Canal Rider for the Canal Company, Manda Mires (24 yrs), Hattie L Mires (3 yrs) and Velva Mires (9/12 yrs). Raymond and Amanda had been married 3 years and were the parents of 2 children, both living at the time of the Census.

Amanda Mires and Davilla Miller can be found living in the household of Amanda's daughter and her family in Jefferson County, Texas at the time of the 1930 Census. Those in the household included Emmett Cooley (25 yrs), Head of Household, occupation, Laborer in the Public Works industry, Hattie Cooley (22 yrs), Ray Cooley (5 yrs), Hattie's mother, Amanda Mires (43 yrs), occupation, Clerk in the Grocery Store, marital status - Divorced and Hattie's grandmother, "Devilla" Miller (71 yrs), marital status - widowed.

She passed away in 1936.

Sources

• 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census of Justice Precinct 1, Jefferson County, Texas, Dwelling #522, Family #504, Sheet 25-A, Lines 6-9 recorded 5/6/1910
• 1930 U.S. Federal Population Census of Precinct 5, Jefferson County, Texas, Dwelling #189, Family #206, Sheet 10-B, Lines 87-91 recorded 4/22/1930
• Collection Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, Document Number 5084A records the marriage of Raymond Mires and Amanda Miller on 6/13/1906 in Jefferson County, Texas
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187491302/amanda-cecelia-mires: accessed 04 January 2023), memorial page for Amanda Cecelia Miller Mires (27 Jul 1886–8 Jan 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187491302; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by McKenzie-Roberts (contributor 47905209).