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| Was Sherriff of Pontotoc County See letter to CCt from E.M. Sharpe dated 14 Oct 1968 Robert A. P. Miller moved from Mississippi to Fort Valley GA in the years just before the Civil War. Robert A. P. Miller despite his 50-odd years enlisted in the Confederate Army for about a year. See Cal Wells records--has 8 children of RAP Miller and Caroline Patterson: Malachi, Mary (married Charles Thompson), Annie, Julia, Laura, William, Robert, Charles. 1850 Pontotoc Co. MS Census REEL NO: M432-388 PAGE NO: 96B REFERENCE: 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1850, ANDREW J. CLARK ASS'T MARSHAL LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB 33 580 580 MILLER ROBERT A P 40 M FARMER 3,200 SC 34 580 580 MILLER CAROLINE 30 F SC 35 580 580 MILLER JOHN 9 M AL 36 580 580 MILLER MARY 7 F MS 37 580 580 MILLER WILLIAM 1 M MS 38 580 580 MILLER JOHN * 73 M NONE SC 1860 Federal Population Census, Houston Co., GA, 9th District, p. 956 Robert A. Miller 50 Gin Agent 30,000 SC Caroline 40 John M. 20 Medical Student Mary H. 18 Ann E. 13 Wm. P 11 Julia E. 9 Laura D. 7 Robert A. Jr. 5 1870 Fed. Population Census, Sumter Co. GA, City of Americus, Roll 174, p. 319 (20 Jun 1870) Robert A. Miller 60 Agent, Patent medicine 200 SC Caroline 50 Keeper, House SC John M. 31 Clerk in dry goods store Alabama William P. 21 Hardware clerk Georgia Anne 20 At Home Mississippi Julia 19 _____ Miss. Laura 17 at school Ga. Robert A. 15 at school Ga. Charles H. 9 at school Ga. From Mary H. Miller letter to George Miller dated Sept. 11, 1861, from Fort Valley, Georgia: "Brother is S. Major of the 6th Geo. Regt. & father Wand-Master of the same Regt. They are at Yorktown, Va. We are at home now & I have taken charge of the farm. I go nearly over it every morning by 8 o'clock, Get up by day-light & have every thing attended to in regular farmer's style. Grand father says I will make a fine crop & you can not imagine how proud I am of it." According to the History of Company C, 6th Georgia Regiment, by Wendell Crooms, p. 10, Robert A. Miller was discharged on account of age and physical infirmities. See ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/houston/military/civilwar/rosters/coc6.txt: Miller, Robert A. P. -- Private - May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 13, 1861. Note: Fort Valley is in Peach County now. Company C was from Houston County, which is where Fort Valley was located in 1861. Americus is in Sumter County. | ||||||||||||||||||
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