The Miller Families of Ray County, Missouri

FELIX G. MILLER.

Felix G. Miller was born November 10, 1822, in Ray county, Missouri. He is a son of Sebourn J. Miller, who was a Ray county pioneer, having immigrated to this county from Tennessee, in 1819. He was born near Nashville, Tennessee, in 1794, and died in Ray county in August, 1837. He was for many years a justice of the Ray county court, and held other offices of trust and profit, conferred by the suffrages of his fellow citizens. Our subject was reared on a farm. His education is limited to that of the common schools, but he is a man of strong common sense, good judgment, and general information. He has always been a farmer, and now owns about 700 acres of excellent land, all of which is well improved and in a high state of cultivation. During Mr. Miller's boyhood, Ray county was almost a wilderness, very sparsely settled, without mills, markets were distant, and the country in many places unreclaimed. He has lived, however, to acquire a competency, to see his county advance to a position scarcely second to any in the state, and himself to partake of the comforts and advantages of modern improvements. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, and also of the Masonic fraternity since the year 1849. He was married to Martha A. Woodward, of Ray county, but a native of Kentucky. Some years after the death of his first wife, April 30, 1850, he was again married to Sophronia Hill, of Ray county, who was born in Tennessee. They have three children: Ollie, wife of John C. Brown, of Richmond; Ava, wife of Peter Trimble, of Richmond, and Winfield, a merchant in Knoxville, Ray county.

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The subject of this article was born near Richmond, Ray county, Missouri, September 22, 1853. His father, Felix Miller, was also born in this county. The date of his birth was November 10, 1822. Our subject's grandfather, James Miller, a native of Virginia, came to Ray county, from Tennessee, at an early day. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. Winfield's mother, Sophronia, was born, June 10, 1824, in Tennessee. She came, with her father, to this county, at the age of fifteen years. Winfield Miller, after completing the course in the district school at Richmond, attended a private school, kept by Prof. S. J. HufFaker, for three years. In the fall of 1872 he entered Central College, at Fayette, Howard county, Missouri. He completed the course of study in that institution, and graduated with the degree of A. B. At the age of nineteen years, Mr. Miller engaged in mercantile business; first, for three years at Richmond, and then, in the spring of 1877, moved to Knoxville, where he has since resided, and conducted a general merchandise store, in company with Mr. Gant. Winfield Miller was married, January 5, 1875, to Miss Mary C. Stone, daughter of Doctor J. E. Stone. She was born in Knoxville, Ray county, Missouri, November 14, 1854. Her father was born in this county, in 1822; died November 29, 1857. Her mother, Mary A., was born in Virginia, January 17, 1822, and came to Ray county in 1845.

Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller: Felix E., born October 20, 1875, and William W., born September 11, 1880. In the fall of 1875, Mr. Miller was appointed deputy sheriff under J. C. Brown. He also served in the same capacity under Thomas McGinnis, until January, 1881. He discharged the duties of that office very efficiently, and to the entire satisfaction of the people. He has also held other offices of trust in his township. Although comparatively young, Mr. Miller is a practical business man, and has built up a substantial and flourishing trade at Knoxville. He is highly esteemed and very popular with all his large circle of friends.

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ROBERT G. MILLER.

Robert Glenn Miller was born in Campbell county, East Tennessee, August 17, 1810. He came to Ray county and settled in Polk township, in 1830, where he lived during about fifteen years, and then moved to Caldwell county, Missouri. During the time he lived in the latter county he was elected and served as sheriff three terms, and was also a member of the county court. He also held at different times, several township offices. December 18, 1879, he returned to Ray county and located at the town of Vibbard, and is now (April, 1881,) engaged in conducting a hotel at that place. Mr. Miller was married in East Tennessee, March 1, 1829, to Miss Rebecca Skidmore, a native of Campbell county, East Tennessee born July 2, 1811. The issue of this marriage was ten children. Their names with dates of birth, follow, viz.: David, born November 22, 1829; Catherine E., born September 19, 1832; Hannah, born November 27, 1834: James, born March 9, 1836; Allen L. D., born March 26, 1838; Isabella born February 14, 1840; Robert G., born April 4, 1842; Lydia J., born December 19, 1844; John T.,born March 19, 1847; Julia Ann, born April 10, 1849. Mrs. Miller died August 17th, 1851, and Mr. Miller married again May 9, 1852, to Eliza Ann Pollard, by Judge Hawkins Green. Six children were born of this union, viz.: David A., born April 3, 1853; Mary F., born September 20, 1>54; Maria J., born March 14, 1858; Ann E., born February 26, 1859; Rebecca A., born May 11, 1860; Clotilde, born June 22, 1862. Mrs. Eliza A. Miller died January 20, 1880. The following named children are also deceased: Catherine E., died January 17, 1835; David, died May 28, 1846; Allen L. D., died May 5, 1858; Mary F., July 6, 1877; John T., was killed November 30, 1864, at the battle of Franklin, Tennessee. He was a member of company C, 44th Missouri infantry, U. S. A. David A. has studied medicine, and intends soon going to a medical college. He was married May 18, 1881, to Miss Sallie Hill, by Elder C. S. Bolton. He is a young gentleman of great promise.

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W. A. MILLER.

William A. Miller was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, July 26, 1821, and remained there with his parents until he was sixteen years old, and then removed to Clay county, Missouri, and lived there until the spring of 1844, when he came to Ray county, and has lived here ever since, engaged in farming and stock-raising. He owns a fine farm of four hundred and fifty-one acres, of excellent tillable land, well improved and stocked with the best breeds of cattle, sheep and hogs. Mr. Miller pays careful attention to breeding and raising only the best kinds of live stock. He was married in Clay county, Missouri, January 4, 1814, to Miss Sallie McGee, by Rev. John Walker. She was born in Montgomery county, Kentucky, October 27, 1828. The issue of this marriage was ten children, all but three of whom are now living: Ann E., wife of Chas. Bates; Frederick D., Melvin M., Susan J., Ellen, Emma L., and Eugene. Mr.

Miller is a member of the Christian Church, of the Grange, and Masonic order. He is a leading stock-raiser and farmer, a good neighbor and a prominent and valuable citizen.

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Was born in Clay county, Missouri, January 19, 1843. His father removed the year alter the birth of Joseph, with his family to Camden, Ray county, Missouri. His father was a cooper, and from him our subject learned that trade. JosephlMiller worked at the cooper's trade until 1878, when he began coal mining. During the late civil war he was a soldier in the Union army. He was married, in 1876, to Miss Laura E. Armstrong, daughter of Mr. Wesley Armstrong, of Moniteau county, Missouri. They became the parents of five children, two boys and three girls. Only three are now living: Mary A., Edith A. and William H. Mr. Miller has a neat, comfortable home, in Camden, and is, at present (April, 1881), engaged as weigh-master of mine No. 5, owned by J. C. McGrew, of Lexington.

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