Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres

Ancestors

Daughter of John Doyle Miller and Mary (Wilkinson) Miller

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Biography

First, I feel very uncomfortable writing anything about myself. However, in the interest of future generations who may want to know what their ancestor was like, I will tell a little.

The thing I love most, in this world, is my family. I grew up in a large, tight knit, extended family that knew how to laugh, love, and take care of one another. I spent my summers with my grandparents in St. Louis as I was growing up.

I love music - singing and piano, wet on wet oil painting, though I'm not very good at it, nature, quilt-top making, crafting, and cooking - but I hate washing the dishes and there is a pile waiting for me as I type, I must confess.

I am a romantic. When I love, it is with my whole heart and with reckless abandon, often to my own detriment. When my heart is broken, it is completely shattered. That has happened twice in my life. I have been married three times and two of those ended in divorce.

I have always wanted to be a mother and I am beyond blessed to have four natural children and two step-daughters, though I hate the word term "step". In my heart I have six children.

I lived in Germany for three years, from age 12-15, as an army brat. That was an amazing adventure! While living there I was able to visit Switzerland and Austria.

I enjoy swimming and bike riding...and that's pretty much it for sports that I enjoy.

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2016 and have a hard time doing much of anything now because of the pain and muscle fatigue so I have been doing a bit of writing the past couple of years.

I am a Christian. My faith is what gets me through each day.

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by Marian Anita Miller at registration.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and Ross Miller, her brother. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Miller and Mary Wilkinson, the parents of both Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and Ross Miller. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: brother, based on sharing 2816 cM across 52 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and Gerald Goodson, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Davidson and Brideget Gill, the great grandparents of Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and grandparents of Gerald Goodson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin once Removed, based on sharing 603 cM across 26 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and Amber Morris, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Wilkinson and Marian Sherman, the grandparents of Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and great grandparents of Amber Morris. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin once Removed, based on sharing 592 cM across 29 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and Connie Miller, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Evan Miller and Bessie Hutchinson, the great grandparents of Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and grandparents of Connie Miller. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin once Removed, based on sharing 295 cM across 16 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and James Wilkinson, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Wilkinson and Julia Smith, the great grandparents of Anita (Miller) Turner-Ayres and grandparents of James Wilkinson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin once Removed, based on sharing 450 cM across 21 segments.