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Samuel Miller (1790 - 1858)

Samuel Miller
Born in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married 1819 in St. Louis, Missourimap
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Died at about age 68 in Missourimap
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Biography

Samuel was born about 1790. He passed away in 1858.

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  • Samuel and Mary (Hatton) Miller, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of South Carolina. The father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and at its close was mustered out at the little French village of St. Louis, where he met and married

Miss Mary Hatton in 1819. He was a farmer, and continued that occupation until his death, in1858. His widow joined the “silent majority” in 1877, at the age of eighty-seven years. Both were members of the Methodist Church. The paternal grandparents [p.368] were John and Katherine (Bellue) Miller, and the maternal were Thomas and Joannah Hatton, who were the grandparents of Frank Hatton, postmaster-general.


Samuel Miller Birth: 1790 Millersburg Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Death: 1 Oct 1858 (aged 67–68) Callaway County, Missouri, USA Burial: Millers Creek Cemetery, Millersburg, Callaway County, Missouri, USA Memorial #: 44274036


Bio: Pioneer Families of Missouri -Samuel Miller was a carpenter by trade. He settled in St. Louis Co. in 1817, where he married POLLY A. HATTON. In 1819 he settled in Callaway Co., and built the jail at Elizabeth in 1821.

His children were William P. , James E. ., Albert H., Wesley G., Benjamin M. (a physician), John O., Elizabeth A., Angeline, Cordelia, Catharine and Frances. Wesley G. Miller is a distinguished Methodist minister, and Professor of Theology in Central College at Fayette, MO. Samuel Miller died in 1858, and his remains were taken up in 1875 and reinterred in the cemetery at Miller's church. They were found to be in a perfectly sound state when the grave was opened. Mrs. Miller is still living, in her 88th year. She resides with her youngest son, John O. on the old homestead, and takes great pleasure in recounting the perils and adventures of pioneer life in MO. She was the first member of the Methodist church in Callaway co., and the first class of that denomination was organized in her little cabin, 16 x 18 feet in size, in 1819. Preaching was held there regularly for 30 years, and her house was often filled night and day, with people who had come to head the gospel preached. They frequently came as far as twenty and thirty miles, and she would borrow beds from her neighbors for them to sleep upon. The men would bring their guns and dogs with them. The guns were stacked in one corner of the house, while the dogs remained outside and fought. On one occasion, the dogs treed a catamount during services, which were immediately closet so that all could go and witness the fight. The first election in Callaway Co., was held under a large oak tree near Mrs. Miller's house, and she had to cook dinner for the "big men", as she called them, while the rest sat around trees and ate gingerbread that they had brought with them.

Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Debbie Turley Schmidt for the above information. Inscription: AGED 69 YEARS SERVED IN THE WAR OF 1812 Family Members Spouse Mary Ann Hatton Miller 1786-1877 Children Angeline Miller Pulliam 1821-1884 Wesley Green Miller 1831-1895 Benjamin M. Miller 1833-1901 Kenneth D. Collett 1904-1983 Created by: Sue and Doug (47003831) Added: 13 Nov 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44274036/samuel-miller/photo Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2018), memorial page for Samuel Miller (1790–1 Oct 1858), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44274036, citing Millers Creek Cemetery, Millersburg, Callaway County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Sue and Doug (contributor 47003831) .





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