John James Miller (1849 - 1923)

Born 26 Aug 1849 in Washington, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Watson (Taylor) Miller — married 11 Jun 1879 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States

Died 22 Jun 1923 at age 73 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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John Miller has German Roots.

Biography

John was a son of Benjamin Franklin Miller and Sarah E. N. Browning. John attended the University of Virginia. He married Susan Watson Taylor on 11 June 1879 in Louisa County, Virginia.^[1] He married Evelyn May Tyler in 1900. He had a total of eight known children. John died in 1923.^[2] He was a Virginia State Senator from 1920 until his death in 1923.

Obituary

Evening Star

23 June 1923; page 7

STATE SENATOR DIES AT GARFIELD HOSPITAL

John J. Miller of Rappahannock County, Va., Had Long Been Ill, Had Reached Age of 73.

John J. Miller, state senator from Rappahannock county, Va., and well known in the Piedmont section of the Old Dominion, died yesterday afternoon at Garfield Hospital after a long illness. He had been treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, before being brought to this city several weeks ago. The funeral will be held at the family home, in Greenmount, Rappahannock county, Sunday.

Senator Miller was a member of a prominent Virginia family. He was born, reared and spent all of his life in Rappahannock county and was seventy-three years old. He was a merchant, operating a large general store, and had other large farm and other interest in that section. He had been president of the county board of supervisors for many years and for several terms was a member of the state legislature. He was a vestryman of the Episcopal Church of his community.

He is survived by his second wife, who was Miss Evelyn Tyler, a sister of former Gov. J. Hoge Tyler of Virginia. Seven children survive, among them being Maj. Benjamin Franklin Miller, a West Point graduate, and Mr. Henry Taylor Miller of Washington. Senator Miller had many friends in this city.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BX-NQT : 5 December 2014), Jno. J. Miller and Susan W. Taylor, 11 Jun 1879; citing Louisa, Virginia, reference Im 326 p 214 ln 26; FHL microfilm 2,048,460.
2. ↑ "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7YN-8FN : 3 December 2014), John J. Miller, 1923.
3. ↑ Evening Star, Washington, D. C.; 23 June 1923, page 7. Repository: The Fenwick Library of George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

• Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch Virginia Marriage, Jno J. Miller and Susan W. Taylor, 11 Jun 1879; citing Louisa Co., Virginia, reference pg 19 ln 28; FHL microfilm 32,217.
• 1850 United States Federal Census, Household of Benjamin F. Miller, enumerated 11 October 1850, Rappahannock County, Virginia; Series M432, Roll 972, page 123B. Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives and Records Administration
• 1860 United States Federal Census, Household of Benj F. Miller, enumerated 24 July 1860, Rappahannock County - Post Office: Washington; Series M653, Roll 1374, sheet 85 (205). Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1880 United States Federal Census. Household of Benjamin F. Miller, enumerated 23 June 1880. Rappahannock County, Virginia - Hampton. Series T9, Roll 1386, ED 129, page 39 (314). Washington, D. C., National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1900 United States Census. Household of John J. Miller, enumerated 15 June 1900. Rappahannock County, Virginia - Hampton. Washington, D. C. National Archives and Records Administration.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL6-PLQ), John J Miller Sr., Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 12B, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1643; FHL microfilm 1,375,656.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJX-JQR), John J Miller, Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; citing ED 75, sheet 6A, line 11, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1907; FHL microfilm 1,821,907.
• House History a History of the Virginia House of Delegates.
• Family Search tree
• Price, Norma Adams. From Meetinghouse to Statehouse 1683-1783 with Descendants of George Gray Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly by Mary Stanley Field Liddell. Wallingford, PA: Historic Delaware County Inc., 1976. Page II 88-89-90.

Acknowledgments

• Miller-21884 was started by Jennifer Fahrney on 28 July 2014.
• Miller-41280 was created by Audrey McGlynn