John C MILLER Mary Ann MILLER Frances Allen MILLER Frances MILLER Jennie MILLER Mary Alice MILLER Josephine MILLER William Marvin MILLER Ellen MILLER Callie Donna MILLER Lucy MILLER Mary Minerva SCHNEIDER George H MILLER Malinda F MILLER Nancy Elizabeth MILLER Sarah MILLER Martha MILLER Nancy J NEAL Mini tree diagram
John William MILLER

John William MILLER6,5,8,9,1,3,4,7

Dec 18438 - after 19106

Life History

about 1839

Born in Mississippi.8

(less likely)

1843

Born in Mississippi.7

(less likely)

Dec 1843

Born in Mississippi.1,2,3,4

(most likely)

8th Jan 1865

Married Mary Minerva SCHNEIDER in Arkansas County, Arkansas.29,7

18th Dec 1866

Birth of daughter Frances MILLER in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.5,1,10,11

Apr 1867

Birth of daughter Jennie MILLER in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.12,5,1,13,14

Aug 1869

Birth of daughter Mary Alice MILLER in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,5,15

1872

Birth of daughter Josephine MILLER in Arkansas.16,17,5,18,10,13

17th Apr 1874

Birth of son William Marvin MILLER in Arkansas.19,20,21,22,5

12th Nov 1876

Birth of daughter Ellen MILLER in Arkansas.5,23

1880

Resident in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.5

23rd Aug 1880

Birth of daughter Callie Donna MILLER in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.24,25,26,27,3

Sep 1884

Birth of daughter Lucy MILLER in Arkansas.3,28

24th Sep 1895

Death of daughter Ellen MILLER.23

before 1900

Divorced from Mary Minerva SCHNEIDER in Arkansas County, Arkansas

after 1910

Died in Arkansas.6

Notes

  • 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 November, Prairie Township, page 30-31, Hse/Fam #15
    John Miller 45 M Carpenter b Prussia (b abt 1805)
    Nancy Miller 34 F b Alabama Cannot read or write
    -- page 31 --
    John W Miller 11 M b Mississippi

    1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 65, Hse #477, Fam #456
    John Miller 54 M Farmer $3200 Real Estate $1520 Personal born Prussia (Germany)
    Nancy Miller 45 F House Keeper  b Alabama
    John Wm (William) Miller 17 M Farm Laborer b Mississippi

    Note that John is 11 in 1850 (born about 1839), then in 1860 he has aged only 6 years to 17 (born about 1843).  The 1900 census reports his birth date as December 1844.  If this is correct, then the enumerator or his parents confusedly reported an actual 6-year old as an 11-year old 1850.  Hard to figure.  In 1880 he is 38, making birth about 1842.  The first age given in 1850 is way off compared to the others.

    1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 18, Hse/Fam #151
    Miller, John 26 M W Farmer $400 Real Estate $300 Personal  b Mississippi
    Miller, Mary 24 F W Keeping House born Louisiana Cannot read or write
    Miller, Carcy (Carson) 7 M W born Arkansas
    Miller Francis 4 F born Arkansas
    Miller, Jane (Jennie) 3 F W born Arkansas
    Miller, Mary A 9 months born Aug 1869 F W born Arkansas
    Dillard, Thomas 22 Laborer on Farm b Mississippi

    The Carcy here is Carson Wallace (Wallis), Mary's with from her first husband.  Note that Mary's birth place is reported as Louisiana.  This is a puzzle, since all other sources report her born in New York.  But this is obviously the same person, since her son Carcy (Carson) is reported here, consistent with the 1880 report.

    1880 Federal census, Arkansas County, Arkansas lists this family.  All the children of John W and Mary were born in Arkansas.

    1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 June, Prairie Township, page 21 (scan p15C), Hse #21, Fam #25
    John W Miller W M 38  Farmer  MS Prussia AL [b abt 1842]
    Mary Miller  W F 34  Wife  House Keeper NY VT Ireland
    Carson Wallace  W M 17 Step-Son  AR AL NY [b abt 1863]
    Fannie Miller  W F 15  Dau AR MS NY
    Jennie Miller  W F 13 Dau   AR  MS  NY
    Allie Miller  W F 11 Dau  AR MS NY
    Josephine Miller  W F Dau  9 AR MS NY
    Willie Miller  W M 7 Son  AR MS NY
    Ellen Miller  W F 5 Dau  AR MS NY

    The name Tannie is a mistranscription from the handwritten census information, for the correct name Fannie.  This is in line with many other typos in the LDS online version of the 1880 census.

    Likewise there is an error in the transcription of the child Josephine, which is clearly readable, though slightly faded.  The census transcription names this child Joesy [actual spelling].  It is interesting that they have substituted a nickname, when the actual entry is readable as Josephine.  These same errors occur in the Ancestry.com information, since they have taken the 1880 census transcription of the LDS library.

    The report of Carson Wallace as a stepson of John W Miller indicates that Mary Wallis Miller was previously married to someone named Wallace.  (This is probably only another spelling for Wallis.)  The Miller genealogy reports that John and Mary married in 1865, so Carson's birth in about 1863 would indicate that John was not his father.  John and Mary got married in the home of Mrs Sarah Wallis.  This, then, must be Mary's mother-in-law from her first marriage.  As of October 2008, I do not have further information about the Wallis/Wallace family.

    Two children, Lucy and Kelly (Callie), reported by Bertie L McSwain, were born after this census and first reported in 1900 with John.  Their mother is still living at this time, but not with her husband John.  Mary is living in her own house, alone, a few doors down.  Both are reported as widowed.  Callie is only 17 but already widowed, with a 2-year-old son.

    1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 19A, Hse #333, Fam #341
    Miller, John E (should be W) Head  W M Dec 1844 65 Widowed MS Germany AL Farmer Owns
    Miller, Lucy  Dau W F Sep 1884 15 Single AR MS NY
    Crabtree, Callie  Dau W F Nov 1882 17  Widow 1 child/1 living AR MS NY
    Crabtree, Elden  Son W M July 1897 2  Single AR AR AR

    1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 19B, Hse #338, Fam #346
    Miller, Mary E  Head W F Aug 1845 54 Widow NY VT Ireland

    The 1910 census records for John and Mary are very interesting.  J W Miller is listed as head of the household with his unmarried children, of whom Jennie is the oldest.  He is a widower.  However, his wife Mary is listed below, two houses away with their daughter Josephine Almond!  Mary is reported as Divorced.

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 May, North Prairie, District 12, page 8A, Hse #146
    Miller, J W Head M W  63 Widowed  MS Germ AL Farmer
    Seamans, Jinnie Daughter F W  40  borne 4 children, 3 living  AR MS AL
    Seamans, Lillie Granddaughter F W 20  AR AR AR Laborer, Home Farm
    Seamans, Ethel Granddaughter F W 16  AR AR AR Laborer, Home Farm
    Simmons, Arthur Grandson M W 13  AR TN AR Laborer, Home Farm (born abt 1997)

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 May, North Prairie, District 12, page 8A, Hse #144
    Almond, T W Head M W  42 Married 14 yrs AR MS AL Farmer
    Almond, Josephine Wife F W  37 Married 14 yrs borne 4 children, 4 living  AR MS AL
    Almond, Viola Daughter F W 13  AR AR AR Laborer, Home Farm
    Almond, Clara Viola Daughter F W 12  AR AR AR Laborer, Home Farm
    Almond, Edward Son M W 8 AR AR AR Laborer, Home Farm
    Almond, Felix Son M W 5 AR AR AR
    Miller, Marry  Mother-in-law F W  65 Divorced AL Unknown Unknown

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