Saturday, September 1, 2018

Here is the MILLER family starting with John Miller and his wife, Martha Clay Miller who arrived in the first wagon train with George F. Bollinger:


Descendants of John Miller
Generation 1
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1ST. JOHN MILLER was born in 1755 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died in 1819 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He married MARTHA CLAY, daughter of Edward Clay and Magadalene Trabue, in 1778. She was born on 02 Jan 1752 in North Carolina, USA. She died in 1817 in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.
JOHN MILLER and MARTHA CLAY had the following children:
2ND.      i. JOHN CLAY MILLER was born in 1779. He died on 04 Aug 1856 in Bollinger Co., Missouri, USA. He married ELIZABETH (Betsy) HENDRICKS. She was born in 1782 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA.
ii. JACOB MILLER was born in 1780  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. He died in 1833 Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, USA . Moved to Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO.
iii. ISAAC MILLER was born on 10 Dec 1781.
 Notes for ISAAC MILLER: Second wife was ELIZABETH HENDRICKS
iv. ABRAHAM MILLER was born between 1784-1788  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. He died between 1845-1846 in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, USA.  Was a deaf mute.  He never married. Had no children.
v. SUSANNAH MILLER was born in 1786  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. She died in 1810  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
 vi. CATHERINE MILLER was born in 1787  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. She died in 1876  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
 vii. HANNAH MILLER was born in 1788  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. She died in 1850  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.  She was a deaf-mute. Never married. Had no children.
viii. JOSEPH DANIEL MILLER was born on 05 Sep 1789  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. He died on 29 Nov 1847  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He was a deaf-mute.
                Notes for JOSEPH DANIEL MILLER MARRIED SALLIE MASTERS.
ix. NICHOLAS MILLER was born in 1792  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. He died in probably Illinois, USA.  Moved to Illinois early.
 x. HENRY MILLER was born in 1793  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Nov 1849 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married ELIZABETH COOPER in 1816. She was born in 1799 in Kentucky. She died on 25 Nov 1848 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 xi. DANIEL MILLER was born in 1802 in Missouri, USA. He died in 1860  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. Deaf-mute. No children.
                Notes for DANIEL MILLER married NANCY KILLOW
xii. SOPHIA MILLER was born in 1804  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. She died in 1880  Bollinger Co., Missouri, USA. Not married, No children.
 xiii. KATIE MILLER was born in 1805 in Missouri, USA.
                Notes for KATIE MILLER married JOSEPH ESTES
xiv. SUSIE MILLER was born in 1807 in Missouri, USA.

Generation 2
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2ND JOHN CLAY MILLER and ELIZABETH HENDRICKS had the following child:
                3RD”:  H. H. MILLER.  He married EMILY ANN ELTON WILSON.
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2ND . HENRY MILLER was born in 1793  Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Nov 1849 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married ELIZABETH COOPER in 1816. She was born in 1799 in Kentucky. She died on 25 Nov 1848 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 Notes for HENRY MILLER: record of Internment - Miller Cemetery, Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., MO
Henry Miller and Elizabeth Cooper had the following children:
3RD i. DANIEL C. MILLER was born in 1812  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He died  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He married MARY M. HUDSON.
3RD ii. JESSE A. MILLER was born on 04 Mar 1817 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He died on 22 Jul 1864 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married SARAH ( Sallie) J. MASTERS in 1838  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
3RD  iii. WILLIAM MILLER was born on 12 Jan 1819 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. He died on 19 Nov 1862 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married SARAH EAKER, daughter of CHRISTIAN EAKER and SUSANNAH SNIDER, on 11 Feb 1838 in Lorrance Twp, Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born on 12 Nov 1820. She died on 29 Mar 1906 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
3RD  iv. ANDREW (Andy) MILLER was born on 20 Dec 1825 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 14 Feb 1912 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He married 1)SOPHIA MILLER on 07 Apr 1846  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. and he married 2)SALLY HUDSON
                Notes for Andrew Miller: He was a preacher
3RD v. JOHN J. MILLER was born in 1826  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He died in 1882  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He married MARY J. LANPHER on 22 Sep 1851  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
3RD vi. MARY (Polly) MILLER was born on 26 Feb 1830 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. She died on 11 Mar 1922 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. She married HENRY LANPHER on 05 Jul 1849 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA and She married 2) John Waller. She had no children.  
3rd vii. ALLEN (Wash) WASHINGTON MILLER was born in 1832 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 21 Jun 1865 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He married CATHERINE (Kate)  CAUVEY on 21 Jun 1865 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA.
3rd viii. GEORGE H. MILLER was born on 15 Jan 1835 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 22 Mar 1920. He married SARAH (Sally) CAUVEY on 28 Dec 1856 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA.
3rd ix. HARRIET E. MILLER was born on 20 Sep 1837 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. She died on 23 Jul 1881  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. She married2) JESSE ROBERT TALLEY on 02 Nov 1869  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
 Notes for Harriet E. Miller: married 1)GEORGE LANPHER
3rd x. FRANCIS (France) MARION MILLER was born on 24 Dec 1839 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 25 Nov 1927  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He married SOFRONA A. EDINGER on 14 Jan 1868.

Generation 3
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3rd  WILLIAM MILLER was born on 12 Jan 1819 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. He died on 19 Nov 1862 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married SARAH EAKER, daughter of CHRISTIAN EAKER AND SUSANNAH SNIDER, on 11 Feb 1838 in Lorrance Twp, Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born on 12 Nov 1820. She died on 29 Mar 1906 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 He was a farmer.
William Miller and Sarah Eaker had the following children:
4th  i. JAMES HENRY MILLER was born on 01 Nov 1841 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died on 12 Jan 1930 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He married (1) MATILDA (Tilda) CAUVEY on 22 Feb 1863. She was born on 25 May 1843  Cape Girardeau, Mo. She died on 04 Feb 1877  Cape Girardeau, Mo.
He married (2) MARADA ELIZABETH EDINGER, daughter of GEORGE H. EDINGER AND MATILDA MCCARTY, on 21 Apr 1878. She was born on 29 Oct 1853 in  Bollinger, Missouri, USA. She died on 23 Jan 1940 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Notes for James Henry Miller: He was a judge in the Cape Girardeau Court, possibly circuit court.
4th ii. JOHN WESLEY MILLER was born on 10 Jun 1844 Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, USA. He died on 27 Mar 1867. He was a teacher
4th iii MARY JANE MILLER was born on 09 Sep 1845 Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, USA. She died on 22 Jul 1911. She married ELI MILLER on 12 Apr 1863  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
4th iv. SARAH B. MILLER was born in 1848 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. She died in 1910 in Fredricktown, , Missouri, USA. She married CHARLES L. TALLEY on 20 Jul 1864  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
 Notes for Sarah B. Miller: could be Sarah E.
4th vii. WILLIAM JEFFERSON MILLER was born on 16 May 1850 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 10 Mar 1919 ,Missouri, USA. He married SARAH HUTCHINSON in 1878 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He was a doctor.
4th viii. VIRGINIA (Ginny / Jenny) CATHERINE MILLER was born on 20 Jul 1853 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. She died on 12 Dec 1938 in Marble hill, Bollinger, Missouri, USA. She married WILLIAM M. MORGAN on 02 Sep 1869 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA.
4th ix. GEORGE WASHINGTON MILLER was born on 22 Aug 1855 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 19 Feb 1947 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He married 1) EMMA I. SWAN on 08 Mar 1877  Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. He married 2) ANNIE SURREL.

4th x. EMILYN (Emma) MILLER was born on 16 May 1858 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. She married JAMES H. WOOD on 10 Feb 1876.
4th xi. URIEL M. MILLER was born on 26 Oct 1861 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He died on 08 Jul 1862 Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, USA.
4th xii. WESLEY MILLER was born in 1863 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA.
4th  xii. SUZANNE E. MILLER was born on @1857. She died on in infancy.
4th xiv. UNKNOWN MILLER.  Unknown died on in infancy.

Generation 4
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4th  JAMES HENRY MILLER was born on 01 Nov 1841 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died on 12 Jan 1930 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He married (1) MARADA ELIZABETH EDINGER, daughter of George H. Edinger and Matilda McCarty, on 21 Apr 1878. She was born on 29 Oct 1853  Bollinger, Missouri, USA. She died on 23 Jan 1940 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married (2) MATILDA CAUVEY on 22 Feb 1863. She was born on 25 May 1843  Cape Girardeau, Mo. She died on 04 Feb 1877  Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 Notes for James Henry Miller: Marilyn Miller found notes on Google saying that James Henry was a judge in the Cape Girardeau Court, possibly circuit court.
Notes for Marada Elizabeth Edinger: From Millersville History
James Henry Miller and Matilda Cauvey had the following children:
5TH i. SARAH FRANCES MILLER was born on 07 Dec 1863 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. She died on 25 Aug 1865 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
5TH ii. MARY M. MILLER was born on 07 Aug 1865 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. She died in 1865 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
5TH iii. ELAM SYLVANUS MILLER was born on 02 Dec 1868 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He died on 04 Nov 1896 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He married (1) MARY MAGDALIN GIBBS on 02 Apr 1889.
5TH  iv. WILLIAM MILLER was born in 1869 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He died in Jun 1870 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
5TH v. TORRENCE V. MILLER was born on 13 Aug 1875 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He died on 11 Nov 1879 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
James Henry Miller and Marada Elizabeth Edinger had the following children:
5th i. TRENTIS VEROY MILLER was born on 17 Apr 1881 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died on 07 Nov 1922 in Sikeston, Mississippi, Mo (Poisoning). He married (1) LILLIAN SHANKS on 20 Jul 1902 in Sikeston, Mississippi, Mo.
He was an M.D.
5th  ii. WILLY CURTIS MILLER was born on 10 Feb 1883 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died in Apr 1938. He married (1) MARCIA TUCKER on 30 Jul 1902 in Millersville, Missouri USA and he married (2) MARIE RIEMAN on 24 Sep 1911. He owned a Tire and Auto Shop.
iii. JAMES EDGAR MILLER was born on 16 Aug 1884 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He married Ladyce Call on 04 Dec 1904 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA.
 Notes for James Edgar Miller:.  Married 2nd wife Myrtle Thompson 6 Dec 1928.
He worked in wholesale grocery.
5TH  iv. DR. GEORGE ARGUS MILLER was born on 05 Dec 1887 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died on 08 Oct 1983 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA. He married (1) BERNIECE LOIS JOHNSON, daughter of Joseph Hampton Johnson and Gertrude K. Kidney, on 30 Aug 1917 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, USA. She was born on 03 Feb 1897 in New Hampton, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. She died on 29 Jan 1975 in Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA
He was a dentist
5TH  v. TRUMAN BLAINE MILLER was born on 13 Oct 1892 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau , Missouri, USA. He died in Mar 1971 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He married (1) ALICE ESTES on 03 May 1914.


Generation 5
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4th WILLY CURTIS MILLER (James Henry4, William3, Henry2, John1) was born on 10 Feb 1883 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died in Apr 1938. He married (1) MARIE RIEMAN on 24 Sep 1911. He married (2) MARCIA TUCKER on 30 Jul 1902 in Millersville,,Missouri USA. He married (3) MARCIA TUCKER on 14 Feb 1905 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA.
 Notes for Willy Curtis Miller: married Marcia Tucker 14 Feb 1905.Married 2nd wife Marie Rieman 24 Sep 1911.
Willy Curtis Miller and Marcia Tucker had the following children:
6th i. LENA SHANE6 MILLER.
6th  ii. DENNIS MILLER.
6th iii. MILBURN MILLER.
5th  GEORGE ARGUS MILLER was born on 05 Dec 1887 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died on 08 Oct 1983 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA. He married (1) BERNEICE LOIS JOHNSON, daughter of Joseph Hampton Johnson and Gertrude K. Kidney, on 30 Aug 1917 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, USA. She was born on 03 Feb 1897 in New Hampton, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. She died on 29 Jan 1975 in Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA.
 Notes for George Argus Miller: Dentist
George Argus Miller and Berniece Lois Johnson had the following children:
6th i Found a card among Things Marda Miller had of Berniece Johnson Miller.  What appears to be a birth announcement.  It is a small folded card and envelope with pink edges.  Written in pencil is "Helen Marie Miller, Arrived on June Twenty-fifth, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Miller."  It's in Berniece's handwriting. possibly 1918
6th ii. MARDA MARILYN MILLER was born on 22 Jul 1919 in New Hampton, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. She died on 22 Mar 1996 in Stanford Hospital, Stanford,, California, United States. 11.
6th iii. JAMES HAMPTON MILLER was born on 17 Apr 1921 in New Hampton, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. He died on 23 Feb 2010 in Smithville, Platte County, Missouri USA. He married Helen Lorine Norris, daughter of Leroy Albert Norris and Cliva Cornelia Black, on 27 Oct 1945 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA. She was born on 23 Aug 1924 in Gilman City, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. She died on 12 Nov 2009 in Smithville, Platte County, Missouri USA.
5th . TRUMAN BLAINE5 was born on 13 Oct 1892 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau C, Missouri, USA. He died in Mar 1971 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri USA. He married (1) ALICE ESTES on 03 May 1914. 
Truman Blaine Miller and Alice Estes had the following children:
6th  i. daughter still living.
6th  ii. KELLY MILLER.
6th   iii. WINFRED MILLER.

Generation 6
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6th MARDA MARILYN MILLER never married and had no children.

6th JAMES HAMPTON MILLER was born on 17 Apr 1921 in New Hampton, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. He died on 23 Feb 2010 in Smithville, Platte County, Missouri USA. He married Helen Lorine Norris, daughter of Leroy Albert Norris and Cliva Cornelia Black, on 27 Oct 1945 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA. She was born on 23 Aug 1924 in Gilman City, Harrison Co., Missouri, USA. She died on 12 Nov 2009 in Smithville, Platte County, Missouri USA. Notes for Helen Lorine Norris: Lorine was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in Bethany Missouri.


They had 3 daughters, all still living.

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Before the 1799-1800 Bollinger Wagon Train

Before I get the actual families on the wagon train that brought the original families across the Mississippi at St. Genevieve I wanted to write just a bit about two important men who set up the wagon trains and the trip.

The first was Louis Lorimier (1748-1812).  Born in the Etienne parish of Montreal, Quebec in Canada Lorimier is recognized as the first European settler of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  More specifically he was responsible for the founding of both Cape Girardeau County and Bollinger County. 

Cape Girardeau county was first settled by French Canadian and Shawnee who came with Lorimier from Pickawillany in the Ohio area.  Lorimier's wife, Charlotte Bougainville was half French and half Shawnee. It is thought that Charlotte was the daughter of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a participant in the French and Indian Wars.

During that time in Ohio, Lorimier had supported the British leading Shawnee and Delaware Iandian raids against the colonists. When George Rogers Clark retaliated, trying to exterminate the Indians, Lorimier escaped  and soon moved to the area west of the Mississippi then under control of the Spanish Crown.

The settlement of Girardeau, named for Jean-Baptiste de Girardot, who established a trading post in the area in 1733.  The "Cape: in the name was a rock promontory overlooking the Mississippi. Spanish control of the area dates from 1793 when Spain acquired the Louisiana Territory. Lorimier was given the right to establish a trading post, giving him trading privileges and a large tract of  land .  He was made commandant of the district and prospered in his tradings and land sales. 
Lorimier's involvement with the incoming wagon train began while he was representing the Spanish.   Upon meeting George Frederick Bollinger, he and Lorimer struck up a friendship.  The North Carolian was a peaceful, intelligent and religious man .Lorimier found him to be the perfect man to lead  more settlers into the area.  He offered Bollinger an offer of land concessions to the new settlers and a large tract of land to Bollinger himself if he would persuade other colonists from North Carolina to settle in the Cape Girardeau area.  The Spanish rules were that settlers could locate on as much as 800 arpens of land (640 acres) upon the paynment of 41 dollars, about five cents an arpen (the cost to have the land surveyed).  Improvements on the tracts were required and the settlers would need to become permanent residents.  Spain required that only Catholics settle that area, Lorimier was willing work around that regulation with those on the wagon train. Bollinger signed a document stating that he and all the families he had brought were Catholic and that seemed to suffice.  

George Frederick Bollinger (1770-1842) was born in North Carolina of Swiss parentage. In 1797 he and a neighbor, John Mussgenug, also called "Moose", made their way on horseback to the small Spanish outpost of Cape Girardeau on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Upper Louisiana Territory.

Bollinger met Louis Lorimier, commandant of the Spanish post at Cape Girardeau, who promised him concessions of land if he would bring more settlers to the area.  Bollinger returned to North Carolina and in 1798 married Elizabeth Hunsucker. In 1799 he bought back a wagon train of twenty colonists and their families. All were of German or Swiss parentage and members of the German Reformed Church. 

Soon after their settlement Lorimier ordered the settlers to form a company of militia and they were organized under the command of George Frederick Bollinger who was made a major.  Bollinger built a log mill on the Big Whitewater River which was later replaced by a stone grain mill in what was then Bollingerville, at what is now Burfordville. Bollinger also built a fortress nearby to provide protection from Indian raids for his family and neighbors.  Other settlers were brought in subsequent wagon trains including Reverend Samuel Weiberg of the German Reformed Church in 1805. 

In October of 1812 the Territory of Missouri was organized.  The First Council included George Frederick Bollinger and Stephen Byrd.  The First Territorial Assembly met in October of 1812. 
In 1819 when Madison County was organized a new town was laid out by Saline Creed and named Fredericktown in honor of then Colonel George Frederick Bollinger.

Colonel Bollinger was made a member of the first Territorial Assembly and a member of the State Senate for several terms.  In 1828 he was president pro tem of the Senate and in 1836 was a presidential elector.  He died in 1842, seven years before Bollinger County was organized.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Welcome to the Southeast Missouri Original Families Blog.  This blog is dedicated to my ancestors who were among the first pioneers to cross the Mississippi and settle in what is now Southeast Missouri.  Lead by Colonel George Frederick Bollinger several families traveled by wagon train from Lincoln County, North Carolina to the area. 

According to the History of Southeast Missouri and Millersville and the Miller Family  by Helen Miller Penzel Ritgerod and Henry A. Ritgerod (1939) "The company crossed the Mississippi at Ste. Genevieve on the first of January, 1800, and proceeded to the Whitewater along which stream they made their settlements.  In this colony were Mathias Bollinger, William Bollinger, Henry Bollinger, and Phillip Bollinger, Peter and Conrad Statler, Joseph Neyswanger, Peter and George Grount, John and Isaac Miller, Frederick Limbaugh, Leonard Walker and Frederick Slinkard. "

Only the men were listed, but they traveled in families.  I will be posting information on the descendents of the families.  Because of privacy issues, I will NOT be listing living persons unless I have their personal permission (on a signed form) to do so.

I hope that the information I have will be of help to others interested in tracing their family tree. I have been working on my line since 1965 when I was in college. I enjoy it as a hobby, but I am not a professional genealogist.  Whenever possible I will try to note my sources for the information.

As I was born a MILLER I will begin with the descendants of John Miller and Martha Clay Miller.  They had twelve children and many of their children had large families, so the MILLER blog will be a long one. 

In order to list all these people I will do the following:

Each person will be listed as being in their generation:  For example:

1st John Miller and 1st Martha Clay Miller

When listing children of a family, the children will be listed by a generation note and their birth order.
For example:

1st John Miller and 1st Martha Clay Miller had the following children: 

            2nd i. JOHN CLAY MILLER was born in 1779. 
2nd ii. JACOB MILLER was born in 1780 
2nd iii. ISAAC MILLER was born on 10 Dec 1781.
etc.