John was the firstborn child of, Jacob Warren Miller and Isabella Almorine Dicken. He was born exactly ten months after his parents wed. They named their son after their fathers: John R. Dicken and Clinton William Miller.
On 28 April 1897, John married a woman named Etta Haney from Cannon, Grayson, Texas. Their marriage was short-lived. On the 1900 census, John was once again single and living with his parents and siblings in Cannon.[1]
On the 1910 census, John is married to Bloomer Dunn, and the census taker made a note that this was John's second marriage, and Bloomer's first. A Miller family photo that was taken in the late 1890s shows John standing behind a woman who might have been Etta. On the right, is John's parents, Jacob and Bell. The photograph can be found in the images section.
John married Bloomer Victory Dunn on, 8 September 1901, in, Grayson County, Texas, USA.[2]
John passed away on, 17 January 1915, from tuberculosis. He was buried at Cannon Cemetery (Cannon, Grayson County, Texas).
His father (Jacob), daughter (Maudie), and wife (Bloomer) are now buried beside him. His mother (Isabella "Bell" is buried behind him), as well as his sister (Ester).
↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-NQSB : 10 March 2021), J.C. Miller and Etta Haney, 28 Apr 1897; citing Grayson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,290,417.
↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX92-NNG : 22 December 2016), J C Miller and B B Dunn, 08 Sep 1901; citing Grayson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,290,418.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC8-8TD : 7 September 2017), John C Miller in entry for J W Miller, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 612C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0410; FHL microfilm 1,254,410.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GX-3F8 : accessed 30 May 2019), John C Miller in household of Jacob W Miller, Justice Precinct 3 (south part), Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 11B, family 191, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,640.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M293-5GK : accessed 30 May 2019), John C Miller, Justice Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 2A, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1557; FHL microfilm 1,375,570.
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7DD-ZQK : 13 March 2018), John Miller in entry for Richard Eugene Starr, 25 Dec 1942; citing certificate number 56591, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,187.
Miller, John Clinton. Obituary, "The Whitewright Sun." Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas. January 1915.
Cannon Cemetery. Cannon, Grayson County, Texas, USA. Miller, John C.
Miller, J. C. Grayson County, Texas Marriage Index. September 1901.
1880 United States Census, data base with images, Ancestry.com (2010) (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Dec 2018), J. W. Miller; Isabella A. Miller; John C. Miller; James W. Miller; Jacob A. Miller. Neathery and Shelly, Clinton, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Family History Film: 1254410; Page: 611B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 0429.
Hill, Donna. Cannon Cemetery Inscriptions. Historical Reflection Publishing. Tom Bean, Texas: Page 25.
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