Col. John Miller House #1 Col. John Miller House #2
By Rev. Merle C. Rummel
Miller
JOHN MILLER ("COL.") m. 1/1/1800 Nancy Capper
b. 4/15/1778 Washington Co. MD b. 6/10/1777 Ireland
d. 5/19/1866 Union Co. IN d. 9/5/1858 Union Co. IN
bur: Universalist Cemetery bur: Universalist Cemetery
m. Franklin Co. VA
orphaned, bound out to PA to Franklin Co. VA
1809 ‑Franklin Co. IN with Tobias Miller (?cousin)
War of 1812: title "Col.": Lt Col ‑16 Reg. Indiana Militia
1814 ‑grist mill on Pleasant Run (stones are sunk in creek bed - retrieval proved futile) ‑farm on Indian Creek, House existing, on Contraras Road
1847 ‑charter member of Universalist Church
Appendix I: Letters to Daughter Mary, wife of William Miller, So Bend 11/1839 letter: has brother Martin Miller (with son David) in PA
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M21 Martin (1802‑1866) m. 1823, Cassandra Yaeman Union Co. IN
M22 John (1805‑1899) m. 1829, Emily Yaeman Union Co. IN
M23 Thomas (1807‑1863) 1/m 1833, Sally Young Putnam Co IN
2/m 1843, Sarah Ronk MO
Elizabeth (1808‑1899) nm Union Co. IN
M166 Mary (1811‑1885) m. 1833, William Miller St Joseph Co. IN
M26 Benjamin (1815‑1875) m. Lorinda Burdsell Union Co. IN
M21
MARTIN MILLER m. 11/1/1823 Cassandra Yaeman
b. 7/29/1802 Franklin Co. VA b. 3/3/1805 Warren Co. OH
d. 12/1/1866 Union Co. IN d. 9/23/1862 Union Co. IN
bur: Crawford Cemetery bur: Crawford Cemetery
f. Col. John Miller f. Samuel Yaman
m. Nancy Capper m. Mary
died of Cancer \sis of Emily (B22)
m. Union Co. IN
lived Brick House at Indian Creek bridge, Contraras
Crawford Cemetery on property, given to Presbyterian Church
(must be William Crawford property ‑C3)
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Henry C (1827‑1899) m. c1855, Mary A
Charles (1830‑1902) m. c1856, Ann Curry Cincinnati, OH
Harvey (1832‑1913) 1/m 1857, Elizabeth Atkinson College Corner
2/m 1866, Mrs Sarah (Selby) Davis
Horace (1835‑ m. c1861, Barbara
George W (1837‑1920) m. c2866, H. Jane Union Co. IN
Martin (b/d 1840)
Samuel (1842‑1927) m. Mary Lemon Richmond, IN
M22
JOHN MILLER Jr m. 1/1/1829 Emily Yaemen
b. 9/14/1805 Franklin Co. VA b. 2/12/1812 Warren Co. OH
d. 8/13/1899 Oxford, OH d. 3/26/1853 Franklin Co. IN
bur: Universalist Cemetery, Union Co. bur: Universalist Cemetery
f. Col. John Miller f. Samuel Yaman
m. Nancy Capper m. Mary
1830 ‑Franklin Co. IN (just across line) \sis of Cassandra (B21)
1847 ‑charter member of Universalist Church
1864 ‑Oxford, OH; coal dealer
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Benjamin S. (1830‑1913) m. 1854, Mary Gray College Corner
Clark R (1832‑
Jane (1834‑1919) m. c1860, Franke Bourne Oxford, OH
Franklin (1837‑ m. c1856, Catherine Doty
Mary (1839‑1868) m. 1857, John Bake Contraras
John (1842‑1923) m. Lydia Anna Geer College Corner
Emily (1845‑1847)
Quincy (1848‑1850)
Albert (1852‑1853)
M23
THOMAS MILLER 1/m 10/3/1833 Susan Young
b. 3/9/1807 Franklin Co. VA
d. 1863 Ft Scott, KS
m. Putnam Co. IN
2/m 1843 Sarah Ronk (Sally)
f. Col. John Miller
m. Nancy Capper
m. Putnam Co. IN
1832 ‑Putnam Co. IN, Ramp Creek f. Jacob Ronk
below Fincastle m. Hannah
minister/Raccoon Creek Church/Ladoga Churches
Winger says: moved to Missouri about 1847
family letters show him still in Putnam Co. 1848.
injured/died ‑Civil War skirmish in KS
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Joseph (1834‑ m. Katrina
John (1834‑ m. Sarah Kits Joplin, MO
Lavina (1839‑ m. Matthew Tucker
Louis (11841‑ m. Nancy
Benjamin S (1842‑
William (1844‑ m. Anna Kits
Hannah (1845‑ m. John Lemon
Jacob (1847‑ m. Mahala Bays
M26
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MILLER m. Lorinda Birdsell
b. 8/10/1815 Franklin Co. IN b. 8/19/1819 Franklin Co. IN
d. 7/13/1875 Billingsville, IN d. 9/5/1887
bur: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, OH bur: Oxford Cemetery
f. Col. John Miller f. Herrick Birdsell
m. Nancy Capper m. Harriet Lyons
lived Union Co. IN, Union twp. Pleasant Run, west of Contraras
Universalist ‑ see Appendix I, letters
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Emelene (1841‑1919) nm
William H (1843‑ m. c1860, Martha White
Caleb (1845‑1932) m. 1868, Marietta Smith Billingsville, IN
Adeline (1847‑1919) M. Milton J. Moon Oxford, OH