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| Birthdate from orignal Rev. Robert Miller Bible, as reported by Beverly Price Carter.112 The 1810 Abbeville Co. SC Census lists 2 Joseph Millers. The family listed on p. 36 is close: one male under 10 (Alexander 6), one male 10-16 (?), one male 26-45 (Joseph 35), three females under 10 (Anna Caroline 9, Margaret Reid 3 and Jane 2) and one female 26-45 (Margaret 28). According to Sharpe, p. 32, Joseph Miller and Margaret Reid moved early to Claiborne and Jefferson Co. Miss. My guess is that Joseph moved sometime between about 1818 and 1820. This is based partially on the statement in the Joseph A. Miller letter to Hugh R. Miller dated August 18 1830, " You mention the many pleasant romps we had when together. I can never forget the many pleasant hours we have spent in our inphancy." Since Hugh and Joseph were both born in 1812, and since 18-year olds would not normally remember much earlier than age five or so, 1817 to 1820 seems like a reasonable guess for when Joseph left Abbeville District. The 1818 letter indicates Joseph was still in Abbeville District at its date. The 1820 Dallas County Census indicates he was there, without family, in 1820. Felix Hughes to Ebenezer Miller, 17 May 1818:"Give my Compliments to Robert. He promised to write to me immediately on his arrival at your House. Please to present mine and my Wife's respects to your family, and also to Joseph's and John's families." This letter would indicate that Joseph and John Henry Miller were still in Abbeville District in 1818. The 1820 Dallas County Alabama Census lists a Joseph Miller without family (although it is possible that Joseph was sharing slaves with his brother John Henry Miller, who is also listed in the 1820 Dallas County Census with 10 slaves): Miller, Joseph 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Robert Miller to Ebenezer Miller, 8 Sep 1821: " I had a letter from Brother Joseph a short time back in which he informed me you would be at his house this fall and that you had some intention of coming out to some part of this western Country with your family to settle. It would afford me much satisfaction if you come on to Joseph's, that you would come on to this place and see us and perhaps you might get a place in these parts. It would afford me great satisfaction if we could all get settled near to eatch other, but my dear Brother, if we should never get to live near to eatch other now, even to see eatch other in this world, let us strive to meet in a better Country where we shall never part. I am going in my 62nd year and at the utmost strech cannot count on many more. I sincerely wish if you should come on to the Alabama this fall, you would come on this far as it would give me great satisfaction to see you once again. " This letter indicates that Joseph initially moved to the Dallas County Alabama area. Margaret Hughes to Ebenezer Miller, 13 Apr 1826:"I am at this time very sick indeed and has been for nearly a week, and all my family is very sick with colds or the Influansa. It is a general complaint in thisState and has taken off a great many people, but I have not lost any relations, that I know of lately, but I am afraid Brother Joseph will not stand it long, for he has been in bad health for nearly a year and I heard from him yesterday and he cannot turn in his bed and Margaret, his oldest daughter, is very sick indeed and two of the small Children also, but I did not understand which two it was. Sister Margaret was here with Brother Joseph in the later part February and was hardly able to sit up, but she is now in tolerable good health." Hugh Reid Will dated May 15, 1829 refers to Margaret, widow of Joseph Miller decd. Joseph A. Miller letter to Hugh Reid Miller dated August 18, 1830 :we all live at home with Mother except sister Margaret and Jane and Brother alexander sister Margaret lives about five miles from us she has one son sister Jane lives thirty five miles from us she has a son also Alexander lives five miles from us he is overeseeing for Dr. Grant ...we have met with the sad misfortune of loseing a kind and tender father but I hope he is injoying the swets of heven he was called away very unexpectely the estate has ben very much involved but I hop this crop will bring us prety well out of difficultys we still keep all the property together there is ten negroes and 265 acres of land and stock of horses cows etc." The statement in this letter provide some indication that Joseph died within a year or so of its date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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