Barbara (Rife) Miller (abt. 1790 - abt. 1864)

Born about 1790 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Wife of Henry Miller — married about 1816 in Greenbrier, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1864 at about age 74 in Symmes Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

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Excerpt from Henry Miller Family and Descendants, Page 11-12

The second wife of Henry Miller also lived in Greenbrier county. She was married to him in 1816. She was the mother of four children, all girls. They were: Delilah, Rachel, Rhoda and Ellen. The last two named claim Ohio as their birthplace; while the evidence points to the Greenbrier area as the place where the first two were born.

The Rife family is of Germanic origin and can found found with various spellings. This family was early in the Greenbrier country. The name appears on the earliest tax records for the county. The exact line of descent from old Jacob, Sr., the pioneer, to Barbara Rife is not known, although it would seem to this writer to be that of a grandfather.

The first mention of her name is in March of 1813 when she was present where an agreement was entered into between Henry Miller and Henry Stuart. Evidently she lived neighbors to them and was convenient to witness the transaction. This was three years prior to the time of her marriage.

After her marriage the family continued for some years in the Muddy Creek mountain area. About 1827 the Miller family moved to Ohio. It seems that first they went to Lawrence county, (they had a daughter, Delphi or Delphena Nelson living there already), and then moved to Gallia county, and finally back to Symmes township in Lawrence.

In the 1860 census Barbara Rife Miller is found living with her daughter Delilah, who was married to Alexander McDaniel. The family in this census was living in Decatur township.

Since Barbara is not found in the 1870 census it is presumed that she was dead. The date of her death is not known. The place of her burial, which was beside her husband, is however, known. Two different people who knew of the location of the graves, took pains to see that it was identified, and presently a stone marker has been placed for descendants and interested persons to know where Barbara's remains are buried. This is in the Yates cemetery in Symmes township on Buffalo creek, or rather on a hill overlooking that creek.

Facts

Names Listed:

• Barbara Rife ^[1][2]
• Barbara Rife Miller ^[1]
• Barbara Miller ^[3][4]
• Barbary Miller ^[5]

Birth:

• 1790 ^[3][4]
• 1818, Ohio ^[5]

Marriage:

• 28 Mar 1816, Greenbrier, Virginia, Henry Miller by Rev Josiah Osborne^[2]
• 1816, Henry Miller, Greenbrier, Virginia ^[1]
• 1816, Henry Miller ^[4]
• Henry Miller ^[3]

Residence:

• Greenbrier, Virginia ^[1]
• Mar 1813, Greenbrier Virginia ^[1]
• 1827, Ohio ^[1]
• 06 Nov 1850, Symmes, Lawrence, Ohio ^[3]
• 1860, Decatur, Lawrence, Ohio ^[1]
• 01 Aug 1860, PO Campbell, Decatur, Lawrence, Ohio ^[5]

Death:

• 1864, Symmes, Lawrence, Ohio ^[1]

Burial:

• Yates cemetery, Symmes, Lawrence, Ohio ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Henry Miller Family and Descendants Chester I Miller, Henry Miller Family and Descendants [1], Chester I Miller, 4385 Roberts Mill Rd SW, London, OH 43140, June 25, 1980. Detail: Page 11, 12
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers. Detail: Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [2]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Book of Marriage Volume A, Rev Josiah Osborne
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [3]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Detail: Year: 1850; Census Place: Symmes, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 425A; Image: 632
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [4]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Detail: Source number: 8831.737; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [5]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Detail: Year: 1860; Census Place: Decatur, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 284; Family History Library Film: 803997