John Miller (1816 - 1873)

Born 18 Dec 1816 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 May 1873 at age 56 in Pulaski, Missouri, United States

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Biography

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Excerpt from Henry Miller Family and Descendants, Page 23-24

John Miller, born in Greenbrier county, then Virginia, moved with his parents when young to Ohio, where his marriage is recorded in Lawrence county in January of 1836.

John was a farmer, and worked for some years farming and also cutting wood for the iron furnaces in Lawrence county. In 1850 he owned land and was living in Decatur township. From here his son Isaac went to the Civil war. John sold this land and moved to Elizabeth township and worked for Etna furnace. He was here in 1866 when his youngest daughter was born.

By 1870 John had purchased a farm and was living in Washington township of Lawrence county. Around 1872 he sold this land to the Furnace company and moved with his family to Pulaski county, Missouri. Two sons didn't go.

In this new area he bought land and begun a timber job. Tragedy struck his family. Four members of his family died, and one daughter burned to death. John himself passed away in the Spring of 1873. The widow with some of the youngest members of the family moved back to Ohio.

John Miller was said to have been to soul of hospitality. Friend, neighbor, or stranger never got away from his home at mealtime, without sharing of the food, and if it was late was implored to spend the night.

The family Bible, used by John himself, has the enumeration of the birth and death dates of the children of this family. One page marked by a smear of blood is said to be that of John himself. In his last sickness he coughed up blood and once soiled the Book. This Bible is still in existence and in the home of a descendant. The writer of these lines, who is a great-grandson, has carefully examined this Bible more than once.

John Miller married Winifred Wray, the dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Neal) Wray. Winifred was a fist cousin to John Neal, who married her husband's oldest sister, Lucinda Miller.

Winifred came from a fairly well distinguished family. Her father was a school teacher and a land owner, six of her brothers were in the Civil war, three of her brothers were Methodist ministers, a county sheriff, a western pony express rider, county clerks, and a host of other able men descended from this family.

After John had died Winifred finished doing what she could to rear the rest of the children. She acted as a nurse and mid-wife. She died in the home of her son Isaac Newton, and is buried in Rehoboth cemetery among her sons and other neighbors and friends of her former years.

John and Winifred had a family of fifteen children, nine of whom married, and their families are mainly located in the states of Ohio and Missouri.

Facts

Names Listed:

• John Miller ^[1][2][3][4]
• John Medler ^[5]

Birth:

• 1816, Ohio ^[3]
• 18 Dec 1816 ^[1]
• 1817, Virginia ^[4]

Marriage:

• 12 Jan 1837, Lawrence, Ohio, Winifred Wray ^[1]
• Winifred Miller ^[4]
• Winna Miller ^[3]
• Winefred Medler ^[5]
• 12 Jan 1837, Lawrence, Ohio, Winefred Wray ^[2]

Occupation:

• Laborer ^[3]
• Farm Hand ^[5]
• Farmer ^[4]

Residence:

• Greenbrier, Virginia ^[1]
• 30 Oct 1850, Decatur, Lawrence, Ohio ^[3]
• 16 Jul 1860, PO Ironton, Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio ^[5]
• 09 Jun 1870, Washington, Lawrence, Ohio ^[4]
• 1872, Pulaski, Missouri ^[1]

Death:

• 06 May 1873 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Henry Miller Family and Descendants Chester I Miller, Henry Miller Family and Descendants [1], Chester I Miller, 4385 Roberts Mill Rd SW, London, OH 43140, June 25, 1980. Detail: Page 20-21
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ohio, County Marriages Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 [2]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses. Detail: Film Number: 000317716
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [3]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Detail: Year: 1850; Census Place: Decatur, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 327A; Image: 436
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [4]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Detail: Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M593_1231; Page: 582A; Family History Library Film: 552730
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [5]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Detail: Year: 1860; Census Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 254; Family History Library Film: 803997