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Fountain Hance Miller (1840 - 1909)

Fountain Hance "Fount" Miller
Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 69 in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sergeant Fountain Miller served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 25, 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 2nd Reg't Tennessee Infantry Co. F

Fountain Hance "Fount" Miller was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, a farmer who migrated from Tennessee to Texas and later Oklahoma, and the father of four children.

Fount was born on 13 January 1840[1] in Rutherford County, Tenn., the oldest of eight children born to Hardy H. Miller and his second wife, Sarah T. "Sallie" (Mayfield) Miller; he also had seven older half-siblings from Hardy's previous marriage. Fount was the great-grandson of Irish immigrant Isaac Miller, for whom the town of Millersburg was named. The 1850 census lists him as age 9 (more likely, he was 10).

1850: Rutherford County, Tennessee, Fosterville District[2]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Hardy Miller M 43 farmer Tennessee
Martha A Webb F 1 Tennessee
Sarah Miller F 31 Indiana
Fountain Miller M 9 Tennessee
Pinkney Miller M 8 Tennessee
Susan Miller F 6 Tennessee
Francis Miller F 4 Tennessee
Sarah Miller F 6 months Tennessee
William Miller M 17 none Tennessee
Isaac Miller M 14 Tennessee

Fount's father died when he was approximately 17. In the 1860 census, Fount is enumerated as a "laborer" on the family farm, with his mother as the sole head of household.

1860: Rutherford County, Tennessee, Fosterville District[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Sarah Miller F 38 farmer Indiana
F H Miller M 20 laborer Tennessee
P C Miller M 18 Tennessee
Susan Miller F 16 Tennessee
M F Miller F 14 Tennessee
Sarah Miller F 10 Tennessee
H H Miller M 8 Tennessee
Martha Miller F 6 Tennessee
Newton Miller M 3 Tennessee

When the Civil War broke out, Fount enlisted in the 2nd Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) regiment, Company F, taking part in several battles. He was captured by the Union army in July 1864 near Atlanta and spent almost a year in federal prison camps. He was released from Point Lookout, Md. prison camp in June 1865.[4]

On 5 December 1865 in Rutherford County, Fount married first Sarah Lee (Davis) Miller, daughter of Rutherford County farmer Abel Davis.[5] Sarah bore him two daughters:

  • Flora Anne Miller (1866-1948), married A.B. Barber
  • Sarah Lee (Sallie) Miller (1868-1958), did not marry

On 7 March 1866, Fountain purchased land in District 20 of Rutherford County from F.G. Miller.[6]

On 15 September 1869, Fount sold 31-1/2 acres on Long Creek to his sister-in-law Arabella Miller.[7] This land bordered land owned by his father-in-law Abel Davis.

On 5 May 1870, Fount and his brother-in-law Archibald B. "Baldy" Davis went together to buy a 19-acre property in District 14 from Minos L. Fletcher.[8] (On 16 April 1872, Fount sold his interest in that property to C.R. Davis for $300[9].)

Sarah died sometime in 1870, per her tombstone.[10][11] In the 1870 census, Fountain Miller is shown living with his brother-in-law Archibald "Baldy" Davis; Fount's two daughters appear in the family listing, but both are also enumerated elsewhere. Fount was eventually unable to care for the young daughters by himself, and they were taken in and raised by other families.

1870: Rutherford County, Tennessee, District 14[12]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Baldy Davis M 30 farmer Tennessee
Fountain Miller M 33 Tennessee
Flora Miller F 4 Tennessee
Sallie Miller F 3 Tennessee

Fount married second the widow Louisa S. Jones (Aug. 5, 1871, Rutherford County)[13], but this marriage ended in divorce, as Louisa claimed Fount had deserted her.

On 7 April 1873, Fount purchased 40-1/2 acres in District 20 from his brother, Pink Miller[14], and 40-1/2 more acres in the same district from J.A. Miller.[15]

On 9 April 1873, Fount purchased 68 acres from J.A. Miller.[16] On 25 November 1874, Fount put up those same 68 acres in a deed of trust to M.C. Jordan.[17]

On 26 September 1877, Fount sold 27 acres in District 20 of Rutherford County to Nathan Franklin for $295.[18]

For unknown reasons, Fount does not appear in the 1880 U.S. Census.

Fount married third (Oct. 31, 1883, Rutherford County) Harriet Lucretia "Hattie" (Gregory) Miller[19], the widow of his younger brother. Fount became a stepfather to Hattie's children, and he and Hattie would have two more daughters together:

  • Harriet Irene (Hattie) Miller (1885-1940), married 1) Fredrick Hampton Estes, married 2) James Bert (Jim) Marean
  • Lydia Agatha (Liddie) Miller (1887-1977), married Obert Owen Miller

"F.H. Miller" appears in District 20 of Rutherford County on an 1891 state census of male voters.[20]

About 1893 Fount, Hattie, and their children moved to Grayson County, Texas, near Whitesboro, where they resided in 1900.

1900: Grayson County, Texas, Justice Precinct 6[21]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Fount H Miller M White 60 Married Head Farmer Tennessee
Hattie Miller F White 48 Married Wife Tennessee
Mary H Miller F White 27 Single Daughter Tennessee
Hardy Miller M White 25 Single Son farm laborer Tennessee
Hattie Miller F White 15 Single Daughter at school Tennessee
Liddie Miller F White 13 Single Daughter at school Tennessee

In about 1908 Fount and Hattie moved to Hugo, Oklahoma (Choctaw County), where Fount passed away on 6 October 1909.[1] His exact burial place is unknown. Hattie applied for and received a Confederate pension from the state of Oklahoma, which supported her until she died in 1938.[22]

Notes

It seems likely that Fountain was named by his mother after Fountain S. Mayfield and Hance W. Mayfield, prominent farmers of Rutherford County in the 1830s. In 1850, Sarah Mayfield Miller's and Hance W. Mayfield's families lived close together in Rutherford County. However, the exact relationship between Fount's mother and these two Mayfield farmers is unknown.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Millers of Millersburg and Their Descendants, John Bailey Nicklin, 1923; p. 5-7. Google Books
  2. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (MCD1-26M : 9 Mar 2024), Entry for Hardy Miller and Martha A Webb, 1850.
  3. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (M8YQ-3Q5 : 4 Oct 2023), entry for Sarah Miller and F H Miller, 1860.
  4. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, database with images, Fold3.com $ (Fountain H. Miller : accessed 6 Feb 2024); citing NARA publication M268, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  5. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (QKH3-WZ8T : 20 Oct 2023), Entry for Fountain H Miller and Sarah L Davis, 5 Dec 1865.
  6. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds, 1804-1964, images, FamilySearch (image 283 of 501 : accessed 9 Mar 2024; citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deeds > Vol. 14, p. 208; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8308750.
  7. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds, 1804-1964, images, (image 555 of 617 : accessed 28 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 16, p. 518; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8142648.
  8. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds, 1804-1964, images, (image 156 of 650 : accessed 26 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 17, pp. 302-03; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332431.
  9. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds, 1804-1964, images, (image 526 of 650 : accessed 26 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 18, p. 397; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332431.
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Memorial ID 166250769 : accessed March 26, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Lee Davis Miller (1847–1870), citing Miller Cemetery, Christiana, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by B Wiseman (contributor 47546329).
  11. ↑ Daniel, Susan G. Cemeteries and Graveyards of Rutherford County, Tennessee. Rutherford County Historical Society, 2005; page 217 (PDF : accessed 11 July 2023).
  12. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (MD89-MVC : 6 Feb 2024), entry for Baldy Davis and Fountain Miller, 1870.
  13. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (QKHS-DTWW : 20 Oct 2023), Entry for F H Miller and Lou Jones, 5 Aug 1871.
  14. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds 1804-1964, images, FamilySearch (image 96 of 656 : accessed 26 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 19, pp. 178-179; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332432.
  15. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds 1804-1964, images, FamilySearch (image 94 of 656 : accessed 26 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 19, pp. 175-176; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332432.
  16. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds, 1804-1964, images, FamilySearch (image 95 of 656 : accessed 25 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 19, pp. 176-77; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332432.
  17. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Trust Deeds, 1797-1963, images, (image 136 of 643 : accessed 25 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Trust Deed Books > Vol. C, pp. 271-73; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332400.
  18. ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee Deeds, 1804-1964, images, (image 10 of 650 : accessed 24 Mar 2024); citing Tennessee > Rutherford > Deed Books > Vol. 23, pp. 9-10; Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 8332434.
  19. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (QKHS-66DT : 20 Oct 2023), Entry for F H Miller and H L Miller, 29 Oct 1883.
  20. ↑ Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, database with images, Ancestry.com $ (F.H. Miller : accessed 6 Feb 2024); citing Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville.
  21. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (M3GX-MDZ : 6 Feb 2024), Entry for Fount H Miller and Hattie Miller, 1900.
  22. ↑ Confederate pension application of Harriett L. Miller, a1144, Record Group 5, Oklahoma. Commissioner of Confederate Pensions, Oklahoma State Archives, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City, OK (Digital Prairie : accessed 6 Feb 2024).




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The circumstances of Fount's death, the exact date of his death, and his burial place are all mysteries. The best guess is that he died in Hugo, Oklahoma on 6 Oct 1909, as the pension application says; but in a different place in the same pension file, the date 4 Oct 1910 is given. Fount's wife Hattie, his daughter Hattie MAREAN and several other close relatives are buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hugo; but there is not a marker for Fount (I've looked). For a Confederate veteran, it does not seem as though there was much fanfare over his death.
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