The oldest son of Ebenezer and Margery (Reid) Miller, Andrew Miller moved to Pontotoc County shortly afterChickasaw lands in north Mississippi were opened to settlement in late 1835. He was elected as a trustee for the building of a Presbyterian Church in Pontotoc in June 1838.106 He and his wife Sarah had only one child, John H. Miller. By the date of the 1850 Census, Andrew Miller's slave and real property holdings were valued at $20,000, making him one of the wealthiest men in the county. His wife Sarah Hamilton Miller died in April 1852.
In addition to his land holdings in Pontotoc County, Andrew Miller had a plantation in Tunica County and by 1860 he had established residence there and was not listed in the Pontotoc County census of that year. He was elected the delegate from Tunica County to the Secession Convention in 1861 and signed the Ordinance of Secession with his brother, Hugh R. Miller. Andrew also apparently was visiting his brother, Hugh, at the time of the first Battle of Manassas, and was present on the battlefield during the battle. Andrew died at his Tunica County plantation in 1864, and was buried in Pontotoc Cemetery with his wife.60 |