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Date Posted: 14:54:43 12/13/02 Fri
Author: Melvin Dean Miller
Subject: Re: William H. Miller Sr.
In reply to: Melvin Dean Miller 's message, "Re: William H. Miller Sr." on 18:20:30 08/12/02 Mon

>>>>>Searching for information on ggg-granddad William
>H.
>>>>>Miller, born in 1826 in Tennessee
>>>> and marriad
>>>>>Zena Jane? They moved to Williamson Co. Illinois
>and
>>>>>had two boys James & William H. Jr.. William Sr.
>>>died young, before 1857. William Jr. served in the
>>>Civil War and married Josephine Ann Thompson in 1872.
>>>In 1900 They moved to Stoddard Co. Missouri. If you
>>>would have any information on William Sr....Please
>>>help. Dean
>>---
>>I have a John Miller b. ?(but probably bef. 1793) in
>>TENNESEE, and his wife Catherine (?), with 4 sons:
>>William, Fritz, George, and David Henry Miller.
>>There's an off-chance this William is yours, though he
>>seems a few years too young; may be relation, however.
>>Have nothing on the 3 others and don't know birth
>>order, but David H. (my line) was born April 8, 1808
>>in Ohio, married Elizabeth Stephens (b. February 28,
>>1817) and had 9 children 1837-1859 (5 boys, 4 girls; I
>>have names and dates). This may be of interest to
>>you: Family story says David H. and family went to
>>Oregon Territory with a wagon train about 1844 that
>>(probably) started in Independence, MISSOURI. We've
>>found traces of them in the Willamette Valley, OT.
>>David's son John Miller, b. May 19, 1839 (1 of David's
>>9 and my 2nd great-grandfather) and wife Celila
>>Miller, b. December 5, 1843 (twin of Martha Miller who
>>married James Miller, another of David's boys; twins
>>not born of same Miller bloodline) also went to Oregon
>>Territory, but at a later date we are told, perhaps in
>>the 1860's. John had 9 children and named the oldest
>>son, b. February 15, 1865, William Henry Miller.
>>Co-incidence perhaps, but may be worth checking into
>>for you. If your family's like I've found mine to be,
>>often siblings use identical or similar given names
>>for their children, seemingly generation after
>>generation. Confused yet? Go West, young man, go
>>West. Maybe OT will lead you in the right direction.
>>Contact clj3@mindspring.com if any of this rings a
>>bell.
>>---
>Thank you for responding. I don't believe our lines
>are the same. William did have a brother (name John
>D.) and they were born about 1825 and were in the 1850
>census in williamson Co. Illinois. ....Dean

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