Christian Miller Jr (1790 - 1872)

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Died 16 Sep 1872 at age 82 in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

C. Miller died on 16 September 1872 at age 82 years, 5 months, and 27 days, and he was buried at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.^[1]

"Christian and Martha (Strawn) Miller, both of whom were natives of Virginia and undoubtedly of German-English ancestry. By trade Christian Miller was a wagonmaker and he continued to work as such, although he bought a farm in Pleasant Township after coming to Fairfield County. He was a man of very practical ideas and a judicious father. He had six sons and he required them to work on the farm until they were eighteen years of age and then to learn a trade, leaving the choice to them, and thus each one was equipped in youth with the means of earning a livelihood outside of farming, which all, however, followed to some extent. Both Christian Miller and his wife died in Fairfield County, the latter passing away suddenly while on the way home from church. They had eight children, namely : Enos, who learned the wagon-making trade ; George, who became a saddler; Elisha, who learned the business of a tanner; Samuel, who became an expert blacksmith; Anna, who married Benjamin Macklin ; John Q ; Rebecca, who married Benjamin Rudesell ; and Lewis, who learned the tanning business."^[2]

1 January 1830 - Abraham Miller & wife Elizabeth, Jacob Miller & wife Mary, and Elizabeth Winter (all of Fairfield County, Ohio) sold interest in part of the southwest quarter of Section 10, Township 15, Range 18 (land owned by Elizabeth Miller, widow of Christian Miller, deceased) to Christian Miller.^[3] Christian had already purchased John Miller's share.

1 December 1833 - Abraham Miller & wife Elizabeth, Jacob Miller & wife Mary, Solomon Smith & wife Elizabeth sold interest in part of the southwest quarter of Section 10, Township 15, Range 18 to Christian Miller.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70875519/christian-miller
2. ↑ Charles C. Miller (editor), History of Fairfield County and Representative Citizens, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, pages 506.
3. ↑ Fairfield County, Ohio Wills, Volume S, page 56: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37L-QSC6-Q?i=31&cat=326292
4. ↑ Fairfield County, Ohio Deeds, Volume W, page 178: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4G-MWKB-H?i=650&cat=326292