In the 1870 census, there are two children with the surname McDaniel. It's not clear if they were James' stepchildren or some other relation. This may be important when tracking down information about his wife Tabitha Griffin, who may have been Tabitha Griffin McDaniel at the time of her married to James.
James Miller's death year and place is based on where he lived just one year before his death: Durant, Choctaw Nation, in what is now Mississippi. This is revealed in his Five Civilized Tribes application, a copy of which is attached to this profile. His deposition was dated 15 June 1900.
According to that same application:
His father's name was Jim Miller, 1/4 Choctaw.
His father died 23 years prior to the deposition, or in 1877.
His mother was Tabitha [Griffin] Miller.
He lived in Mississippi for 21 years, in Ellis County, Texas, for 6 years, and in Durant, Choctaw Nation (Mississippi) for 6 years by 1901.
His wife Matilda "Mattie" Martha Archer is misidentified as Melissa.
It says in the document that he submitted a copy of his marriage record to Mattie Archer Pippins, but a copy of that record is not attached to the application on file. See question on second page of deposition, the last two questions. Although his wife is referred to as Melissa Pippins in the deposition, she is called Mattie [Pippin] Miller is other case file notes.
By the time this application was rejected, James L. Miller was already deceased.
↑ Source: #S204 Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 9, DeSoto, Mississippi; Roll: M593_728; Page: 236A; Image: 385624; Family History Library Film: 552227 File @M2280@
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1850 United States Federal Census, James Miller, age 16, born in Suth Carolina, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: M432_380; Page: 70B; Image: 145. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
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Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. James L. Miller and Richard F. Miller. The National Archives at Ft Worth; Ft Worth, Texas, USA; Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; NAI Number: 251747; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Record Group Number: 75. Ancestry.com. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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“Durant, Choctaw Nation” refers to Durant County, Oklahoma named after the prominent Choctaw, Durant family. There is also a Durant, Mississippi located in Holmes County near the Big Black River named for this family As well, as this area (mostly Holmes and Attala counties) is where several prominent members of this family lived...