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James D Miller (abt. 1834 - abt. 1877)

James D Miller
Born about in South Carolina, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died about at about age 43 in Mississippi, USAmap
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Biography

James D. Miller.

Born

1834 South Carolina, USA. [1][2]


Marriage

Child: Thomas Miller.
Child: Austin Miller.
Child: @I3818@.
Child: Benjamin Franklin Miller.
Child: William Miller.
Child: Josiah Miller.
Child: Elijah Miller.
Child: James D. Miller.
Child: Robert Miller.
Child: John Landon Miller.
Marriage 1828


1/4 Choctaw Indian, according to deposition from son. See Research Notes below.


1850 United States Federal Census [3]

Name: James Miller
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 229
Household Members: Name Age
Henderson Miller 42
Mary Miller 37
William Miller 20
Israel Miller 18
James Miller 16
John Miller 14
Austin Miller 11
Josiah Miller 9
Thomas Miller 7
Franklin Miller 4
Robert Miller 2


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.


1870 United States Federal Census [4]

Name: James L Miller
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1870
Event Place: De Soto, Clarke, Mississippi, United States
Event Place (Original): Township 3 Range 9, De Soto, Mississippi, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Birthplace: Mississippi
Page Number: 24
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J D Miller M 36 South Carolina
Tabitha Miller F 35 Alabama
James L Miller M 4 Mississippi
M J McDaniel F 11 Mississippi
Mary A McDaniel F 8 Mississippi


Research Notes

Mississippi Choctaw Indians Claim [5]

Name: Richard F Miller
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Father Name: James L Miller
Mother Name: Mattie Miller
Census Card Number: 227
Tribe: Mississippi Choctaw
Enrollment Category: Rejected


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.

Sources

  1. Source: #S514 Year: 1850; Census Place: , Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: M432_380; Page: 70B; Image: . Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Pontotoc, Mississippi File @M3365@
  2. 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@
  3. 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.
  4. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF34-DF6 : 13 June 2019), Mary A McDaniel in entry for J D Miller, 1870.
  5. 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...
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