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Miller Family History v7
By Ken Miller
April 12, 2012
This is the written history of the George Hymore Miller family, who had eight
children in southern Missouri from 1911 to 1930. The children included Lena
Mae Miller, Wilma Juanita Miller and Herbert Riley Miller.
George Hymore Miller was born Nov. 13, 1884 in Gatewood, MO, located in
Ripley County. He would later marry Sarah Jane Davis (more on her story later).
After their marriage, they had 8 children:
1 Monroe Thomas Miller 1909, who later married Florence May Hyde
2 Bynum Black Miller 1911, who married Nancy Mildred Hyde
3 Houston Woodrow (Pete) Miller 1913, who married Jewell Carmen Bartley
4 Bertha Artellia Miller 1917, whose second husband was Robert Carter
o First husband was “Uncle Check” – Chester Dixon
5 Sina Louella Miller 1920, who married into the Higgs family
6 Lena Mae Miller 1922, who married a local boy – Clarence Baker
7 Wilma Juanita Miller 1925, who married George Jackson
8 Herbert Riley Miller 1930, who married Marion Patricia Gage. They met
while working at Manufacturer’s Bank in St. Louis, MO.
George Hymore Miller died in 1948. His wife Sarah Jane Miller later remarried a
man with the last name of Powell. She died in May 1972 (estimated).

The Millers
Let’s examine the lineage of the Millers, and how they got to Missouri.
1810 Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Elizabeth Holmes is born. She will later marry James Miller, who was born 36
miles away. They will move to Illinois where they become farmers. Elizabeth’s
father is Bryant Holmes, born 1777 in Wayne, North Carolina. Her mother is
Mary “Polly” Wiley, born in Tennessee around 1780.
1811 Logan County, Kentucky
James Miller is born, the son of Absolem Miller (born 1775 Virginia) and Sarah
Jane Armstead (born 1790 Kentucky). He will later marry Elizabeth Holmes,
described just above.
1830 Gallatin County, IL - Marriage of James Miller and Elizabeth Holmes
Gallatin County IL is located in southeastern Illinois, about 18 miles east of
Harrisburg, where the family will settle. We don’t yet know when James and
Elizabeth moved from Kentucky to Illinois, but we do know they settled into
Gallatin County, which split into two counties in 1847. The new county was
called Saline County.
Gallatin County background
Salt production served as the state's first major industry in the early 19th
Century. Saltworks developed first by Native Americans and the French at the
Great Salt Spring on the south side of the Saline River about five miles
downstream from Equality. Beginning in 1803, salt works developed also at Half
Moon Lick southwest of Equality on the north side of the Saline River. Today Half
Moon Lick is on private land, but the Great Salt Springs are located on public
lands in the Shawnee National Forest about one mile west of the Saline River
bridge across Illinois Route 1 on Salt Well Road.
The County was organized in 1812, having been formed from Randolph County.
The County was named for Albert Gallatin, who was Secretary of the Treasury at
the time. At that time the bank at Shawneetown was the only bank in Illinois. It
was the one later associated with the John Marshall House which has been
rebuilt and serves as museum for the Gallatin County Historical Society. It's not
to be confused with the larger State Bank of Illinois building that is now a state
historic site about a block away in what's now Old Shawneetown.
1837 Gallatin County, IL – Birth of Charles David Miller
He is the son of James and Elizabeth.

1840 Gallatin County, IL - Census
The census shows that James and Elizabeth Miller are still in Gallatin County.
1847 Saline County formed
Saline County was formed from Gallatin County in 1847. It is named for the
Saline River and the springs from which salt was produced in the early history of
Gallatin County.
Saline County was nearly named "Moredock County", in honor of John
Moredock, "Indian slayer". Moredock was an early settler of Illinois who, as a
young boy, witnessed the massacre of his family, and spent much of the rest of
his life ambushing and murdering Native Americans. Although many early
settlers regarded this as wrongful, Moredock was never charged with any crimes.
The creation of Saline County was extremely controversial. Illinois originally had
a small number of very large counties. As settlement proceeded, new counties
were formed out of the original counties as a routine matter. Gallatin County was
an early county that was formed in 1812, and quickly split into around fifteen
counties, with Gallatin County remaining with what is now Saline County. This
persisted for several decades after the era of rapid formation of counties.
Old Shawneetown was the original county seat of Gallatin County. At that time
Old Shawneetown was the largest city and commercial center of Illinois. It was,
however, located on the eastern edge of the County. In 1826 the County seat
was moved to the new village of Equality, near the center of what was then
Gallatin County. Old Shawneetown opposed this move, and sought redress by
splitting off Saline County, with the aim of moving the County seat of what
remained back to Old Shawneetown. Thus the impetus for the formation of
Saline County came not from settlers at the fringe of the County, but from the
core of the original County.
Saline County was created by a voice vote in the General Assembly in 1847.
Completion of the formation of the County, however, involved three acts of the
General Assembly, four decisions of the Illinois Supreme Court and two
referendums. The controversy came to involve the leading attorneys of Illinois,
including Abraham Lincoln.
Today, Saline County is home to the smallest post office and the largest KFC in
the United States. There are three major towns in Saline County connected by
U.S. Route 45, and the now abandoned Cairo and Vincennes/Big Four/New York
Central Line, from north to south, Eldorado, Harrisburg, and Carrier Mills.
Stonefort is also located on the western edge of Saline County. We’ll see some
of our ancestors residing there.

1850 Stonefort, IL
James and Elizabeth are now listed in Stonefort, which is in the new county of
Saline. It’s not clear if they have actually moved, or if the place they lived just
got renamed when the county split three years earlier. Stonefort is 14 miles
southeast of Harrisburg.
1850 to 1854 Saline County, IL land grants
James Miller and three other Millers (Bryant, Stephen, and John) acquire land
grants for a total of 1,600 acres. Some of these grants were purchased from
soldiers who served in the War of 1812 – they had land coming to them for their
service, and many of them simply transferred the land immediately. Other land
could be purchased, and there may have been some homesteading options as
well. In any case, the Millers ended up with lots of farm land in Saline County.
Some of their land-owning neighbors were Charles Holmes and John Holmes,
possibly relatives of Elizabeth.
1855 Marion, IL – Marriage of Charles David Miller and Elizabeth Frye
Charles Miller and Elizabeth Frye get married. They must have gone to the big
city of Marion for the wedding, or maybe they just got their license there. Marion
is about 23 miles from Harrisburg.
There is some conflicting information on whether Elizabeth’s last name was “Fry”
or “Frye”, but most of the data seems to indicate it was “Frye”.
1856 Saline County, IL land grants
The Shanks family gets their first land grants, just a couple of parcels over from
the Millers. This is important because in 1882 the Miller and Shanks
grandchildren will wed, and shortly thereafter will head to Missouri.
1861 Saline County, IL – birth of James Monroe Miller
At the time of the Civil War, James Monroe Miller is born to Charles David Miller
and his wife Elizabeth. Note that Charles’ mother is Elizabeth, and his wife is
also named Elizabeth. Surprisingly, he did not give that name to any of his
daughters.
1882 Saline County IL – Marriage of James Monroe Miller and Samantha
Elizabeth Shanks
James and Samantha get married. Perhaps they are dreaming of a better life in
Missouri, or perhaps they hear about homesteading opportunities in southern
Missouri. Maybe there are lots of responsibilities to provide care for the family

elders. James and Elizabeth, who brought the family to Illinois, are now quite
elderly.
1883 Death of James and Elizabeth Miller
Both James and Elizabeth passed away early in 1883. In fact, they died on
consecutive days in early January – James on the 16 th , and Elizabeth the next
day. Perhaps there was some kind of plague or famine in Illinois that year, or
maybe it was the flooding listed in the next entry (although January seems too
early for flooding). James was 71 and Elizabeth was 72.
1883 and 1884 Ohio River Flooding
In 1883 and 1884, there were historic floods from the Ohio River. Based on web
research, these floods were reported as far inland as Harrisburg, IL, and Carrier
Mills, IL, very near where the Miller family was located. It is likely that one or
both of these floods resulted in the Millers and others looking for a better place to
live.
1884 (Approx) Relocation to Missouri – Oregon County
The Homestead Act granted 160 acres to each settler who improved the land for
five years, to citizens and non-citizens including squatters, for no more than
modest filing fees. If a six months residency was complied with, the settler then
had the option to buy the parcel at $1.25 per acre. The property could then be
sold or mortgaged and neighboring land acquired if expansion was desired.
James and Samantha Miller moved to Missouri in 1883 or 1884.
An additional research opportunity is to examine which Millers moved to
Missouri, who stayed behind, and what other Illinois families also showed up in
southern Missouri.
1884 Birth of George Hymore Miller
George Hymore Miller was born November 13, 1884 in Gatewood, MO. His
parents were James Monroe Miller and Samantha Elizabeth Shanks.
1896 Death of James Monroe Miller (George’s dad).
He died at Fort Riley in Kansas. We wonder if it was in some kind of military
conflict. He was about 35 years old.
1900 Census Cedar Bluff MO June 15
Grandparents Charles (March 1836) and Elizabeth Miller (Oct. 1835) are listed
with their daughter Sibyl, age 24. Charles is IL/KY/KY and Elizabeth is
TN/TN/AL (her story changes often!)

Daughter Martha Davis (Sept. 1864) is living with them, along with grandsons
Charlie J. (Aug 1883), George H (Nov. 1885), Davie D. (May 1887) James (Aug
1889), Mary (Jan 1888) and other grandsons Charles (March 1890) and Ira
Davis (Oct. 1891).
In an 2012 interview, daughter Lena said that “Aunt Clara was George’s sister as
well as “Etti”, who later married Robert Tanner”. Neither of them is listed here.
Other research shows that Clara Josephine (1882) was a sibling. She was 18 in
1900 and may have already married and living elsewhere. We also see Mary
Etta Miller (1888) in our other research…this was likely “Etti”.
1910 Census Cedar Bluff MO May 2
George 25, Sarah J. 22, and Thomas (assumed to be Monroe Thomas) are
listed.
George is listed as born MO/ father IL / mother IL
Sarah J is listed as IL/IL/IL
Interestingly, Sarah J. lists two children born, but only one living. In a 2012
interview, daughter Lena said that Sarah had three stillborn children, the last of
which was between her youngest children Wilma (1925) and Herbert (1930).
George and Sarah live right next to George’s grandparents – Charles and
Elizabeth Miller, both listed age 74 although we think Elizabeth is two years older
than Charles.
Charles is listed as born in IL with both his parents from Kentucky IL/KY/KY.
Elizabeth says born in TN but parents are only listed as “United States”.
Grandparents Charles and Elizabeth can read and write.
George is a farmer as is his grandfather next door.
George’s brother Charlie is listed a few pages over, now married to Addie.
Another brother James is living with Charlie, Addie, and their son Ulysses. Both
brothers are MO/IL/IL.
1912 Death Certificate – Elizabeth Miller
We’re not completely sure this is our Elizabeth, but it seems likely.
Husband Charles is not listed at all, although it does say Elizabeth was married.
Looks like it was filed by a neighbor or third party – Emma Clary. Elizabeth’s
father is listed as Jacob Frye (America) and mother is listed as Emily Walker
(TN).

1920 Census Cedar Bluff MO Jan 6 1920
George H age 35 and Sarah J 33 are listed. The original transcription said
Sarah F, but it also looks like it could be “J”. The children Monroe through Sina
are listed, so we have definitely the right family. This year, there was nothing
listed about number of children born/living, so we cannot clarify the info from
1910.
Everyone is listed as born in Missouri – even Sarah, who had reported that she
was born in Illinois ten years earlier. Both George and Sarah are now listed
MO/IL/IL. (This is consistent with our summary of the migrations of the Miller
and Davis families. They both came to Missouri in the 1880’s, so we think this is
the correct information - George and Sarah were both born in Missouri. But now,
we think Sarah’s father Thomas was born in Arkansas. He moved to Illinois
before moving to Missouri, and since Sarah’s story has changed before, we’re
okay with some conflicting information).
All except the youngest children are attending school and can read and write.
George and Sarah can both read and write as well.
At this time, George is listed as a merchant with a general retail business. (He is
also the state representative for Oregon County, or will be elected later in 1920.
More information is provided below).
Florence (age 8) and Nancy Hyde (age 6) are listed on the same page,
apparently only four farms away. They will go on to marry the two oldest Miller
siblings – Monroe and Bynum.
Other neighbors are Robinson, Rodman, Brewer, Gazaw, Reed, and the family
of Charlie Miller MO/IL/IL age 36. (Charlie is George’s brother).
Charlie’s family includes wife Addie, and children Dailey, Vida, James, and
Loretta. The McArthurs are next to them – we’ll see that name in a later
marriage. Charlie is a farmer.
The next census pages shows a James W Miller age 30 (MO/IL/IL) with wife
Nevada age 29. I think she might have been a McArthur…(James is another of
George’s brothers). James is a farmer. We now presumably find his mother
(and George’s mother) living with them under the name Samantha E Fisher.
She is 56 years old, widowed (at least twice now), and is still IL/IL/IL.
And on the very next page, we find Clarence Baker, who will later marry Lena
Mae (daughter of George H. Miller). His father was John and his mother was

Zettie. Siblings were Grace, Lloyd, and May. The Bakers were also farmers.
1920 – George serves as State Representative
George Hymore Miller was a state representative from Oregon County for three
different terms, and spent parts of those years in Jefferson City. Those terms
were 1920, 1922, and 1942. He was a Democrat. Daughter Lena indicated that
George ran in other years, but was defeated. That explains the 20 year gap
between his second term and his third term.
Note: Charles C. Jackson was the representative from 1924 to 1930, J.N. Florea
in 1932 and 1934, Ben S. Meeks in 1936, and Obie I. Ford in 1938 and 1940.
They were all Democrats. We’ll see if these names turn up elsewhere in our
research.
1923 Death Certificate – Charles Miller
Birthplace Saline County, IL DOB March 9, 1834 (other records say 1837)
Widower – died of flu and old age – age 86 (this would seem to indicate 1837)
Father James Miller (born TN)
Mother Elizabeth Holmes (born TN)
Buried Liberty Cemetery – Gatewood MO.
Davis Family
The Davis family – who also lived in Saline County, Illinois – apparently got to
Oregon County first, because Elijah Davis (Sarah Jane’s grandfather, our great
great grandfather) received a land grant in 1888, meaning that he arrived in 1883
or before. Because of this information, we think Sarah Jane Davis was born in
Missouri rather than Illinois, as some believed to be the case. Sarah had listed
both IL or MO at various times on census reports.
What makes the story really interesting is how the Davis family got to Illinois.
They were actually living in north Arkansas when Sarah Jane’s father Thomas
was born in 1854, and they remained in Arkansas during the Civil War. In 1860,
they lived in Jefferson, Arkansas, but they moved several times as a number of
battles were fought in that area. One historical source said, “The strategic
location of the county along the White River brought military occupation, and
Batesville and the floodplain became a bivouac for five campaigns during the
war, two by Union forces and three by Confederates “. They moved to
Batesville, Arkansas, where there were at least three battles and an occupation.
A source said, “When the Civil War began, Batesville was a prosperous
mercantile and cultural center for northeastern Arkansas, but when the war was
over, the town was destitute, and it took decades for recovery.”
The family relocated to Saline County in south central Illinois by 1867. We know

they were still there in 1871 when brother Elijah was born, and that they were in
Missouri for the 1880 census.

1930 Census Cedar Bluff MO April 5
George H 45 MO/IL/IL age at marriage 23 Farm manager.
Sarah J 42 IL/IL/IL (Sarah is back to what she reported in 1910). Age at marriage
19.
Binum B 18 Farmer, Huston W 16 Farmer, Bertha A 13, Sina L. 10, May L 8,
Waneda W 5,
Herbert R 3 months
Neighbors were Ingram, Hilliard, Reed, Huddleston, McDonald, Daily Miller (age
20 – Charlie’s son), and Tanner. Where are the Hyde sisters? Well, the Hyde
family is on the prior page, but the sisters are gone. Maybe they are already
married to the Miller boys…
Charlie (George’s brother) and family are listed on the next page. Wife Addie
and children Bailey, Loretta, George, Charlie Jr, and Anna.
Clarence Baker is still hanging around. Look who lives next to him…Monroe
Miller, wife Florence (Hyde) and daughter Evelyn.
Jul 30 1948 Death of George Hymore Miller
On this certificate, completed by Sarah, it lists his father as George Miller (we
actually think it was James Monroe Miller…more on that later) and his mother as
“? Shanks”.

Appendix
Oregon County
A county in the southern part of the State, bounded on the north by Shannon &
Carter, east by Carter and Ripley, south by the State of Arkansas, and west by
Howell County...
Settlement in what is now Oregon County was first made near the site of
Thomasville, and according to the best authenticated records, the first settler
was Thomas Hatcher, who located on the Eleven Points River and lived there for
three years, with his solitude disturbed only by the Indians and occasional white
hunter and travelers who followed the trail that passed westward toward the
Osage Country.
In 1819 a few families settled in the "Rich-woods," near the Eleven Points, in the
neighborhood of Hatcher's quiet home and later others from Kentucky and
Tennessee joined them. What few supplies were needed by the pioneers were
carried on backs of horses from Ste. Genevieve, about 175 miles distant...
The early settlers lived on very friendly terms with the Indians. There is no record
of any trouble with them. Oregon County was formed and its boundaries defined
by Legislative Act, approved February 25, 1845... The creative act named John
Buford and John Chilton, of Shannon County, and Hardy Keel, of Ripley County,
commissioners to select a permanent seat of justice, and also directed that the
county court by held at the house of John Thomas until the county seat be
permanently located. The site for county buildings was located near Eleven
Points River, where a town was laid out and called Thomasville. The Legislature
approved the selection December 28, 1846. In 1847 a small log building was
erected for court purposes, and the construction of a jail was commenced, which
was finished in the latter part of 1849... Thomasville remained the county seat of
justice.
A court house was built, which in the excitement of the Civil War, was burned,
with about half the other buildings of the town. During the Civil War the
sympathies of the majority of the residents of the county were with the
Confederacy. There was much bushwhacking, and for a time little law or order
was observed. A few years after the close of the War, a new court house and jail
were built and have ever since been in use... (--Encyclopedia of the State of
Missouri, Conrad, 1901, Vol. 5, pp. 22, 23.)
Note: According to the Office of Secretary of State, Oregon County was
organized February 14, 1845.

Thayer
A small city in Thayer Township, on the Frisco R. R., and on Highways 19 & 63.
Platted as Augusta. When the post office was established there was
considerable confusion about the name. Upon a petition of the majority of the
citizens of the town, the circuit court, on August 24, 1886 gave the name for
Nathaniel Thayer, of Boston, Mass., a very wealthy stockholder of the railroad
company. It is located at Sections 29, 30, 31, & 32, Township 22 N, Range 5 W,
on Highways 63, 19, W, & 142.
The State of Missouri Archives have some history from 1902, that says “Thayer –
railroad division, 400 railroad men live here; electric lights, telephone, city hall,
opera house; fruit shipping point. The newspaper was the Oregon County
Tribune.
Oregon Count 1902: Single peach orchard of 102,400 trees. Horticulture is the
chief pursuit. Peaches, grapes, and strawberries are leading exports and
acreages are increasing. Agriculture is second. There are 1,880 farms average
119.6 acres each. Oregon has the only active gold mine in the state. Population
in 1902: White: 13,899; “colored” 7. American born: 13,661. Half of the 2,723
homes in the county in 1902 were farm homes.
Oregon County
Organized from Ripley County, February 14, 1845, with a population of 750; and
named for Oregon Territory. The controversy between Britain and the U. S. over
the possession of this Territory, which gave rise to the slogan "Fifty Four Forty or
Fight," was a live issue at the time, finally settled in favor of the U. S. in 1846.
Oregon Territory was organized in 1848, and became a state in 1859. It was
named for the Oregon River, now Columbia. The name is of Indian origin, but its
precise meaning is uncertain. (--Place Names.)
Sign at the Alton courthouse in Oregon County reads as follows: Here in
the extreme southern Missouri Ozarks, Oregon County was organized in 1845,
and named for the Oregon territory of the Far West. One of 11 counties along
the Arkansas border, Oregon is in a region claimed by the Osage until 1808.
Charles Hatcher was the first settler, probably in 1809. Early pioneers were
largely from Ky., and Tenn., with a few from the East.
The first county seat, Thomasville, was laid out on Eleven Point River in 1845
on a site given by John and Matilda Thomas. in 1859, the county seat was
moved by law to a more central location and Alton, a new town, was founded. In
the Civil War, Union troops burned the courthouse there 1863. Through the war
the county, largely pro-Southern, suffered guerrilla raids and troop movement. A
post war outlaw band was routed by the county militia in 1868.

Thayer, the larges town in the county, was founded as railway division point,
1881, on the newly built St. Louis, Ft. Scott & Memphis (Frisco) R. R. Early
stations were Koshkonong, St. Elmo, and American.
Noted for its splendid scenery, Oregon is a lumbering and livestock farming
county. In an arc through the county runs lovely spring-fed Eleven Point River.
Hundreds of prehistoric Indian mounds were found along this river and its
tributaries.
In northeastern Oregon and in adjoining counties lies the historic Irish
Wilderness where in 1858, Father John Hogan founded a Catholic colony. By
1859, forty families, many of them Irish, settled the area. A colony chapel was
built southeast. of Wilderness village in Oregon County near the Ripley County
line. Civil War activities ended the colony venture, and the area is now part of
Clark National Forest, founded in 1930's.
Near Koshkonong is famed Grand Gulf, an extensive chasm made by a
collapsed cave. The county's large, beautiful springs, Blue, Boze, Turner, Falling,
Thomasson, and Greer, were all pioneer mill sites. At Greer, third largest spring
in the Ozarks, power was sent by cable to the mill on the hilltop from a turbine at
the spring in the valley. The second larges spring in the Ozarks, Mammoth, is
south of Thayer, in Arkansas.

An interesting story from 1902
I don’t think the Davis or the Miller in the story below are related to us, but it is an
interesting story… (From the Oregon County Tribune Thayer Mo, Friday 29 Aug 1902)
First, Here is a bio on Charley Davis
Charles C. Davis, surveyor of Fulton County, and one of the enterprising agriculturists of Mammoth Spring
Township, was born in Webster County, Mo., January 22, 1854, receiving a very meager education in the common
schools. He followed the plow for his father until nineteen years of age, and was then united in marriage to Miss
Nancy C. Young, a native of Oregon County, Mo., August 11, 1872, the daughter of J. L. Young. Mrs. Davis died
April 17, 1885, and September 18 of the same year Mr. Davis married Martha, sister of his first wife. Her parents
were natives of St. Francois County, Mo., now of Oregon County, Mo., and Mr. Young served in the Confederate
army as [p.279] a private. By his first marriage Mr. Davis became the father of five children. three sons and two
daughters, and to his second union were born two children, both sons. Since his first marriage he has lived on his
present farm, one mile east of Mammoth Spring, where he has 900 acres of good land, with 130 under cultivation.
He followed farming and also dealt in stock until the railroad was built, after which for some years he was local
agent, locating settlers, etc. He has been a practical surveyor for some time, surveying for the county, and in
1888 was elected county surveyor for two years. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party, and his first
presidential vote was for S. J. Tilden in 1876. He is a member of the Masonie fraternity, Myatt Lodge No. 401, and
was Junior Warden one year.
Mr. Davis is pleasant and agreeable in his demeanor to all with whom he comes in contact, and is a man who
attracts the regard of all who approach him. He is universally respected by his fellow citizens. He is the son of
Eliphaz and Permealey Davis, and the grandson of Charles C. Davis, who was born in
Jackson County, Ill, in 1800, and died in Oregon County, Mo., in 1878. He was a soldier in the Black Hawk War,
was justice of the peace and also county judge for some years. He was of Welsh descent. Eliphaz Davis was born
in Randolph County, Ark., January 1, 1822, and was married in that county
to Miss Edwards, a native of Indiana. From there they moved to Webster County, Mo., and in 1858 to Oregon
County, where Mrs. Davis died in 1863. Mrs. Davis is still living there. He is a member of the Christian Church (as
was also his wife). and is a successful farmer.
Charley Davis Sr. Shot by Com Bostic Sunday
The people of this section were horrified Sun. evening by the news that Charles
C. Davis had been shot and instantly killed by C. F. Bostic. The shooting
occurred about 2:30 Sun. Afternoon in the Murphy Saloon at Spring City, where
Bostic works as a bartender.
The news was brought to this city by Lev Langley, an eye witness to the tragedy,
and he was soon followed by Bostic, who came up and surrendered to Constable
W. A. Miller. Since the killing, it has been rumored that there was some ill
feelings between the principals of the tragedy, but the few who knew of its
existence attached little importance to it and the deceased himself seems to
have not considered it serious. There are various wild stories in circulation
concerning the tragic event, but the facts as stated by eye witnesses seem to be
about as follows:
Charley Davis, who was a prominent farmer living near Mammoth Spring, was on
his way to the latter town, Sun., accompanied by J L Langley of this county. As
they approached the Murphy Saloon it was raining, and he suggested the Mr.
Langley wait for him there while he went on to town. Langley stopped at the
saloon and was joined by Charley Davis up on his return.
Soon after Davis entered he and C. F. Bostic stepped into a back room where

they were engaged in a conversation for a half hour. perhaps. Finally they were
seen to shake hands and they came out into the bar room laughing and talking.
Bostic then asked Davis and Langley to 'take something" with him. Langley
took a cigar and the others a toddy each.
They talked sociably a few minutes and Davis suggested that they take
something at his expense and then go. Langley protested that he did not care
for anything, but two toddies were ordered. While they were being made by
Bostic a remark or two passed between him and Davis that no one seems to
have heard.
Then Bostic cried; G-d d-m you, I thought that was settled." Davis was leaning
on the bar facing Bostic, with his hands before him. Langley was standing at his
left elbow. After his outburst Bostic stirred the drinks fiercely a few seconds,
then with lightning-like
movement caught a revolver from under the bar and fired three shots in quick
succession.
One of them struck Davis in the back of the right wrist, passed through and
pierced his clothing but did not enter his body. Another missed the victim and
imbedded itself in the saloon door. The other struck Davis squarely in the chest
just below the throat. The murdered man sank to the floor without a word, and
without a groan or struggle his spirit passed. The eye witnesses in the tragedy
were J L Langley, Wm Songers, Harry Murphy and Alf Oaks, the Negro assistant
about the saloon. Fred Murphy was there, but had gone outside just before the
shooting.
He did not hear the shots, but returned just after they were fired and seeing
Davis lying on the floor exclaimed, ”What! Is he Loaded?" Then looking up he
saw Bostic standing at the end of the bar with a smoking pistol in his hand.
"Yes," Bostic replied, "he's got his load! I put three holes through him!"
Langley quitted the place at once; with out touching the deceased he says and
came to Thayer.
A messenger was dispatched for Dr. Bush and no one was allowed to touch the
body until his arrival.
Quite a crowd gathered at the saloon in a few minutes. To them Bostic made the
statement that he fired in self defense. He alleged that Davis threatened his life
and was in the act of drawing his pistol and had it halfway out of his pocket when
he fired on him. He said that Davis drew a pistol on him once before and was
doing so again and he acted to save himself.
Upon the arrival of Dr. Bush and others the nature of the wounds were
examined, revealing the results given above.
Life had been extinct some time. The clothing of the dead man was searched
carefully. No pistol or other weapon was found in his pockets or about him. He
met death unexpectedly and apparently without thought of the danger that
menaced him.

Immediately upon receipt of the news at Thayer a messenger was dispatched to
Alton of the Sheriff, C . L. Davis, who is a nephew of the deceased. He came to
Thayer at once and took charge of the prisoner. Monday morning he took him to
Alton and place him in a cell at the county jail where he must await the decision
of jury upon his deed. The body of the murdered man was guarded at the
saloon until Monday morning when it was taken to the family home where his
grief stricken wife and children and many relatives and friends awaited it. At ?
O'clock Mon. afternoon the remains were laid to rest with Masonic honors, in the
presence of a crowd that assembled to do honor to the deceased.
Charley Davis had his fault; but who has not. There is no disposition on the part
of his friends of the Tribune to make him out a saint; but with the last work said in
his disparagement he remained a bighearted, generous man, enterprising,
unselfish citizen, a kind husband and father.
He was born in Webster County, this state, grew to manhood and spent his life in
the vicinity. He belonged to the large family of Davis's well known in this county
and every member of which is well respected. He became a citizen of Fulton
County, Ark. several years ago
and held the office of assessor and dept collector of that county. He was a
farmer of considerable means and a large stock buyer.
Charley Davis was a useful citizen. No neighbor ever went to him in distress and
was turned away empty. Hundreds will attest his kindness and liberality to the
needy of his community.
They will long remember with sorry his tragic and untimely death.

Ripley County, MO History
It was probably in 1819 that Wm. Little and Thos. Pulliam settled on La Fourche
de Main in what is now Ripley County, and Geo. Lee, Wm. Merrill, Joseph Hall,
Willis Dudley, Abner Ponder and a few others settled on Current River. The
county was organized January 5th 1833, and named in honor of Gen. Ripley.
The county suffered greatly during the Civil War, being occupied alternately by
both armies, besides being invaded by marauding parties and bushwhackers,
who murdered peaceful citizens and destroyed houses, fences and crops until
towards the close of the war scarcely a male citizen was permitted to remain at
home unmolested. Doniphan was first pillaged and burned, only 2 or 3 houses of
the entire town being saved. (--Gazetteer of Missouri, 1874, Campbell, p. 479.)
The first permanent settler was Lemuel Kittrell, who settled near Current River
about 1819. About that time a road or trail was marked out from Potosi to Little
Rock, and along this road the first settlements were made ... About the time
Kittrell settled in the county, William Little and Thomas Pulliam located on land
on one of the small tributaries of Current River and on Current River near where
is now Doniphan. George Lee, Joseph Hall, William Dudley, William Merrill,
Abner Ponder and a few others laid out farms ... Ripley County was organized by
legislative act of January 5, 1833, and named in honor of General Eleazar W.
Ripley. It was created out of a part of Wayne, and greatly decreased the size of
the "State of Wayne." By the act creating it, its boundaries were defined as
follows:
"Beginning in Cave Creek, where the southern boundary line of the State
crosses the same, in Range 5 east; thence with the State line to a point where
the same crosses the North Fork of White River, thence running a northwardly
direction on the dividing ridge between the head waters of Spring, Eleven Point
and Current Rivers and the waters of Osage and Gasconade Rivers to the
southwest corner of Washington County; thence east along the township line
between Townships 33 and 34 to the Madison County line, thence south with
said line to Black River, thence with said river along the middle of the main
channel thereof to a point due west of the Cedar Cabin, thence with the
southwest boundary of Wayne County to the beginning."
This vast tract embraced nearly one-fifth of the present State of Missouri. It was
gradually decreased by the organization of new counties, and March 10, 1859,
was reduced to its present limits by the formation of Carter County. The first
county seat was at Van Buren, the present seat of justice of Carter County. The
settlement in the section now comprising Ripley County was slow. As late as
1840 the population of the county, then ten times its present size, was only
2,856. Van Buren, the county seat, had but one store in 1857, and a log building

where the court met. (--Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, 1901, Conard,
Vol. 5, p. 357.)
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Ripley County is one of the southern border counties lying between Butler
County on the east and Oregon County on the west. It is bordered on the north
by Carter County and on the south by the State of Arkansas...
Thus Ripley originally was the mother of Howell, Oregon, Carter and the West
half of Butler Counties, besides some other divisions farther north.
The General Assembly decreed that John Howard and John Greggs of Wayne
County, and Allen Duncan of Madison County be commissioners to select a seat
of justice and that the courts be held in the house of Isaac R. Kelly, until the
county court should fix a temporary seat of justice.
Van Buren (now the county seat of Carter Co.) was selected as the county seat.
It was named for General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839) of the War of
1812, who was conspicuous for gallantry in the defence of Fort Erie on August
15, 1814. General Ripley was a member of Congress from Louisiana. (--Place
Names.)
March 10, 1859, when Ripley County was reduced to its present size, Doniphan
was selected as the county seat. (--Encyclopedia of the History of Ripley County,
1901, Conard, Vol. 5, p. 357.

The First Settlers of Ripley County
Just prior to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 a French trapper, Francis ADOR,
was living with the Indians on Current River at the site of Doniphan. But how
long he stayed, and where he later went is a mystery. In an interview with
historian HUME in 1900, Lindzy DUDLEY reported that the first European
resident was a "Wees RILEY" who arrived in 1802 with a Delaware Indian wife
who soon died in childbirth. In 1804 in St. Genevieve, he married Hanner
WALKER of Vincennes, IN. They returned to Ripley County where he died in
1837. HUME's writings refer to RILEY as a Spaniard, probably because he
came west from Mine Le Motte, which was near Potosi and was Spanish territory
in the late 1700s.
Another early pioneer, and perhaps the first American, known to have settled in
the area was Isaac KELLEY who by 1808 had traversed Current River again and
again and found his chosen spot, later called KELLEY Plantation, seven miles
north of the present day Ripley/Carter County line where he established an

Indian trading post.
Earlier in 1803, William HIX settled on the southern border of Ripley County near
the Indian trading post of Buckskull, late the site of Currentview. HIX may have
been the first settler, but even more significant to local history, he established a
ferry service across Current River at Pitman, AR, thus demonstrating the
importance of the Natchitoches Trail. The new arrivals found much of the future
county covered with an open forest consisting mainly of red, white, and black
oak, with walnut, hickory and elm on the red limestone soils. In the northern and
northwestern parts of the county, short leaf yellow pine was dominant on the
drier and chertier areas of Clarksville silt loam. Red and white oak and walnut
were on the lower slopes. The southeast lowlands were swampy with cypress,
tupelo gum and other swamp species.
The Louisiana Purchase had made southeast Missouri part of America in 1803
and by 1812 Congress created the Territory of Missouri and what eventually
became Ripley County lay within New Madrid County. Three years later
Lawrence County was established, which included all of southern Missouri west
of the St. Francis River as well as a portion of northern Arkansas. The
configuration changed again in 1818 with the creation of Wayne County. This
massive county included one-fifth of the land lying within the Missouri Territory
and Greenville was the county seat.
The first permanent white settler in what was to be the Doniphan area may have
been young Lemuel KITTRELL (ca 1804-1865). His father Samuel had brought
the family from Kentucky to Cane Creek in present day Butler County in 1819.
Lemuel was spending time in Ripley County by the next year and homesteaded
a farm on a bluff overlooking Current River just south of Doniphan probably in
the early 1820s, given his age. He built a small grist and carding mill just below
his farm on the river.
Other families entered what is today's Ripley County before 1820. Micajah and
Sarah HARRIS moved west after the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes. The
HARRIS family, with five children including sons Washington (born 1813) and
Travis (born 1815), built a one-room log house along the Natchitoches Trail on a
bluff over-looking Harris Creek just south of Oxly by 1816 when Micajah was
listed as a Lawrence County Justice of the Peace. A relative, Essex HARRIS,
lived nearby. Loban ASHENBRINNER and "old man PITMAN" were living in the
county by 1810 according to Lindzy DUDLEY, and a Mr. CUNNINGHAM was
running the Buckskull trading post as early as 1804. Judge John POWERS was
born on Little Black in 1820 and on his death in 1889 The Prospect News called
him "the oldest native-born citizen of Ripley County."

In Jan 1819, explorer, geologist and ethnologist Henry Rowe SCHOOLCRAFT
passed through Ripley County on his way from Batesville, AR to Potosi, MO.
SCHOOLCRAFT, who was on the return leg of a round trip through the interior of
Missouri and Arkansas, crossed Current River on the HIX ferry. The explorer,
who would later lead the expedition that discovered the source of the Mississippi
River described the Current as "a noble stream... and affords in its whole length,
bodies of alluvial lands well worthy the attention of the planter and speculator."
Traveling up the Old Military Road, SCHOOLCRAFT spent the night of January
25 at the HARRIS cabin six miles northeast of HIX's ferry and found breakfast at
a cottage three miles further on the next morning. He was soon in the Little
Black River valley and observed, "the newness of the buildings, fences, and
clearings, indicate here, as at every other inhabited part of the road for the last
100 miles, a recent and augmenting population. This is chiefly composed of
emigrants from Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, Kentucky and Tennessee."
Pioneers, mostly of Scots-Irish descent, from those eastern states continued to
move west and what would be Ripley County soon found REDFORDS,
SANDLINS, VANDOVERS, CAPPSes, EPPSes and others moving in from Cane
Creek as KITTRELL had done earlier. The MERRELLS settled in what would
become the Pratt community in 1824. William LITTLE and Thomas PULLIAM
homesteaded on Fourche Creek, John Elijah DALTON was on the south fork of
Fourche in 1828 and Thomas PRICE could be found in the Mill Creek area.
Those holding Ripley County land patents prior to 1830 were Isaac KELLEY,
Thomas CHILTON, John William GEORGE, James SANDLIN, Philip
GARTMAN, and Samuel LEUSDELL.
Some of the early settlers were hunters and squatters who moved on, but the
ones local history recognized were usually subsistence farmers. Single family or
small extended family farmsteads were the unit of settlement. In their 1975
examination of the settlement pattern of the Little Black River watershed,
archeologists Dr. James E. and Cynthia PRICE wrote. "The farm usually
consisted of a log cabin, either single or double cribbed with fences and at least
one outbuilding. Horses, cattle, hogs, and chickens were kept. Corn, which was
the staple food, was grown in small family plots for family use and was
processed at home with a stump mortar and a pestle or small hand mill. There
was a heavy reliance on wild plant foods, particularly cane, acorns and grass to
supply food for the domestic animals."
Hunting provided a large portion of the meat used by early settlers. The bear
was most important for oil and meat and deer and bison were highly valued for

their hides as well as meat. Turkey and elk were hunted as well as beaver,
raccoon, rabbit, squirrel and opossum. Fish was also common fare as well as
wild honey and a wide variety of nuts and fruits.
The early farm was not an isolated, self-sufficient frontier entity. The pioneers,
situated
themselves along trade routes and major stream valleys and were part of a wider
social-political setting. Micajah HARRIS, for example was a road commissioner
and a Justice of the Peace for the Current River area. The family had a variety
of English and American ceramics, cast iron cooking vessels, clay pipes,
glassware and other manufactured items.

Ripley County Formed
The state of Missouri entered the Union on August 10, 1821, but it was not until
January 5, 1833 that the General Assembly formed Ripley County out of a large
portion of Wayne County and established its seat at Van Buren. The county was
named after General Eleazar W. RIPLEY, a New Hampshire native and War of
1812 hero who had no known connection to Missouri. Its territory also
encompassed what would later become Oregon, Howell, Carter and Shannon
Counties. Thomas CHILTON represented Ripley County in the state legislature
the year after it was formed. Court was held in the home of Isaac KELLEY on
the west bank of Current River south of Big Spring until a courthouse was built in
Van Buren. This first county building was a
two-story log structure with two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. A
huge stone fireplace was built through the center of the building. The first
justices of the county court were Isaac E KELLEY, John W. GEORGE and Silas
M. LORIMONS. Andrew L. GEORGE was Circuit Court Clerk, Alfred WHEELER
was County Court Clerk and Zimri CARTER was the Sheriff. A post office was
opened in 1834 and Andrew GEORGE was postmaster.
The 1830s saw slowly increasing settlement along the eastern Ozark
escarpment. PATTERSONS, MURDOCKS, and KEELS, homesteaded in the
Fourche Creek area. Stephen and Elizabeth SMELSER were on Logan Creek by
1832. Andrew KELLEY opened a store on Mill Creek and established a post
office in 1837. Two mills were reported on Current River. The 1840 census
reported the large area still thinly populated with 2,856 souls. A few families
were fairly well off as 23 households reported a total of 218 slaves. Life,
however, wasn't easy for most. Flu, pneumonia, cholera and malaria were
present. In a July 16, 1844 letter to their daughter Sally's family, Douglas and
Elizabeth MERRILL wrote, "The winter sickness waved wonderfully last winter.
Swept off many persons."
Early roads: The Trail of Tears
The Natchitoches Trail continued to be central to the county's development and
place in
American history. An expedition to the Rocky Mountains commanded by Major
Stephen H. LONG crossed Current River at HIX's ferry in 1820. As early as
1827 it was being used as a post road with riders carrying the mail weekly from
Greenville to Batesville, AR and back. In the early 1830s the U. S. Army
widened and improved the Natchitoches and it soon became known as the old
Military Road. Ripley County's first tourists, Englishman George
FEATHERSTONHAUGH and son, and Germans Frederick GERSTAECKER and
Dr. George ENGELMANN, journeyed separately down the Old Military Road in
the 1830s and wrote extensively of their adventures. The HARRIS cabin near

Oxly was a rest stop and is mentioned in the journals of SCHOOLCRAFT,
LONG, and FEATHERSTONHAUGH. In the 1820s many families certainly
traveled that southwesterly route, following the direction of Stephen F. AUSTIN
of Potosi, MO, to Texas where they could get cheap land. In the 1830s
Missourians, including Ripley County men like the BURLISONS - James,
Joseph, and Preacher Jonathan - went down the Trail to fight for Texas
independence.
In 1835 a treaty between the U. S. Government and the Cherokee nation took
away the remainder of Cherokee land in the east and their forced migration to
Indian Territory began. Although the Old Military Road would have been the
most likely route for the Cherokees to travel from Cape Girardeau to Indian
Territory, later Oklahoma, it wasn't the most frequently used trail. The common
route was to the north from Cape Girardeau through Farmington, Caledonia,
Waynesville and Springfield, MO. Provisions were more readily available along
that more settled route.
One group of about 1200 Cherokee, the BENGE Party, did come down the Cape
Girardeau Road in the harsh winter of 1838-1839, passed through Wappapello
and forded the Current River above Pitman's Ferry at about where the state line
today crosses the river. According to Wash HARRISS' widow, they camped one
night in a field across from her cabin. This detachment was later reported
arriving in Batesville, AR making the Old Military Road part of the Trail of Tears.
Historian HUME aptly characterized the meaning of the Road when he
described it as "one of the oldest and most interesting roads in the Middle West,
because it is woven into the warp and woof of our pioneer life in such a way as to
make it inseparable from our national history."
There were other roads that also served as avenues for the pioneers. In 1820 a
road was started from Potosi to Little Rock, AR that at first passed by
KITTRELL's mill and crossed Current River below it. To the north it became
known as the Greenville Road and to the south as the Pochantas Road. Overall,
it was the St. Louis to Little Rock Road and was a Butterfield Stage route before
the Civil War. The Bellevue Road was an early route that came down from Van
Buren through the western portion of the county and ended at Pocahontas. It
paralleled what is now J highway south, then east to Briar, on to Mill Creek and
left the state at what would later be Burr.
The Founding of Doniphan
In the early 1840s Ripley County began to shrink with Shannon County being
established in 1841 and Oregon County (including what would be Howell County)
in 1845. Thus Ripley was reduced to the size of today's Ripley and Carter

counties. At the same time a settlement was growing up around KITTRELL's mill
and store that would move and become Doniphan. Archibald PONDER had a
store, saloon and distillery near KITTRELL'S home as early as 1842 and Oeise
(Wes) RILEY, son of the first pioneer, had a mill in the area. George LEE (1780-
1853), who had arrived from Virginia in the l830s, owned 40 acres west of
present day Grand Street and south of Brooks Street, and built a cabin on what
is now Washington Street. In 1844 Miles DISMANG settled south of
Hurricane Creek and set up a tannery. Millwright John CHENOWITH was living
by Bay Mill Eddy on Current River. John WOODS settled on Logan Creek and
John F. MARTIN built a tavern/inn on the Natchitoches Trail near present day
Oxly that also became the Martinsburg post office in 1842.
Ever since Ripley Co had been in existence many settlers living south of Van
Buren had argued for moving the county seat in their direction. After the county
was divided, their voices were heard in the legislature and John F. MARTIN and
Martin SANDLIN were named to a committee to locate a site for a “seat of
justice.”
On October 7, 1847 a crowd gathered at the home of George LEE and as
historian HUME later reported, “proceeded to wrangle about what the place
should be called and where it should be.” Some wanted it where Fairdealing
now stands; others preferred a place that was later Joe DALTON’s place near
Ponder. A third group, led by Aden LOWE, favored LEE’s farm as the site. The
national road from St. Louis to Little Rock passed by this farm which included
several springs. There was also argument over the name. Leesburg,
Ponderville, Dudleyville and others were suggested but agreement could not be
reached, Hume reported. The three commissioners, adjourned into three
different camps and met again on October 17th. More people had joined
LOWE’s group and LEE, who had acquired additional land, offered to donate 32
acres for a town site. The argument over the location of the new town had been
resolved.
Agreement on the name soon followed. Col. Alexander Doniphan had recently
completed his epic march into Mexico, which had resulted in victories at the
batt1es of Brazito and Sacramento and the capture of Chihuahua. Doniphan and
his lst Missouri Volunteers had returned in triumph to St. Louis only four months
earlier. With Doniphan's exploits still echoing throughout the nation, and the war
not yet over, naming the town after Missouri's latest hero was a natural decision.
The next day LEE's orchard, which adjoined the old Cherokee campground, was
selected as the center of town and the place for the courthouse. The laying out
of the town was later described to HUME by Lindzy DUDLEY in these words.. ''I

driv the pegs at the corners of the lots and streets and Ade LOWE hope the
surveyor and Mart SANDLIN hilt the pegs while l driv them.'' Local legend has it
that before the work began a barrel of whiskey was rolled out in celebration. A
tap was driven in the bottom of the barrel and tin cups were hung around the top.
When the founding fathers finished their work they discovered the town had
been located 60 feet over an adjoining property line and some of the streets
intersected at odd angles. There is still evidence of this in the town today.
A wooden courthouse was soon erected in LEE's apple orchard (the site of
today's courthouse) and the county government was moved from Van Buren,
making Doniphan the new county seat, effective 1847. A post office was
installed in the building with Anson DEARMON becoming the first postmaster on
January 19, 1848. The settlement around KITTRELL’s mill, including PONDER’s
store, moved to the new town and a Methodist Church was founded. A small
frame church building was raised about two blocks north of the Courthouse at
the corner of Spring and Lafayette Streets. Lemuel KITTRELL was the main
sponsor of the church. In 1849 the Cane Creek Association of Baptists, led by
Elder Timothy REEVES, put up a log church on the Greenville Road near a
spring just east of the present Doniphan High School athletic field. Prior to that
time circuit-riding preachers conducted church services sporadically, usually
outdoors.
See The Burning of Doniphan
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Saline County Marriages - Miller
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A 1/0138
COLBERT, E C MILLER, ELIZABETH SALINE 03/12/1853
1/ 82
CRAGG, GEORGE W MILLER, ELIZABETH JANE SALINE 02/10/1859
A/ 69
CURTNER, JOHN MILLER, APSIL SALINE 11/18/1860
A/ 105
DAWSON, G G MILLER, CARRIE SALINE 01/07/1891
F/ 413
DAWSON, G G MILLER, CARRIE SALINE 02/07/1891 A
1/0189
DILLINGHAM, ALFRED MILLER, M R M SALINE 08/30/1854
1/ 11
DOOD, (NOT GIVEN) MILLER, (NOT GIVEN) SALINE 06/16/1849
1/ 22
DUNN, JAMES MILLER, JANE MRS (ALSO AT D 301) SALINE
04/03/1879 A 1/ 15
CHASE, WILLIAM MILLER, NANCY A SALINE 11/05/1868
A/ 281
FIELDING, THOMAS B MILLER, ASHEL A SALINE 11/27/1870
C/ 44
FLETCHER, JAMES W TANNER, RACHAEL MILLER SALINE 04/18/1881
A 1/0045
FRY, JOHN P W MILLER, CATHARINE SALINE 07/06/1854
1/ 112
GALLEHER, SIGEL MILLER, CORDELIA SALINE 07/29/1900
B/ 88
GARRISON, THOMAS W MILLER, SARAH J SALINE 07/08/1858
A/ 55
GARRISON, WILLIAM J MILLER, SARAH E SALINE 10/21/1872
C/ 141
GIBBONS, WILLIAM H MILLER, LILLIE SALINE 09/11/1899
B/ 46
GIBBONS, WILLIAM H MILLER, LILLIE SALINE 09/14/1899
H/ 569
GOLLIER, SIGEL MILLER, CORDELIA SALINE 07/29/1900
I/ 83
HALE, JAMES MILLER, MARY SALINE 01/07/1856
A/ 7
HALL, THEODORE (BK H PG 221) MILLER, WILLIE ANN SALINE
03/28/1895 A 1/ 270
HARRIS, FRANK (BK F PG 320) MILLER, CATHARINE SALINE
01/30/1890 A 1/ 173
HARRIS, JASPER MILLER, MARTHA (BK F PG 9) SALINE 01/12/1887
A 1/ 117
HARRIS, PERRY (BK A-1 PG 139) MILLER, VINA/VIENNA SALINE
05/20/1888 F/ 129
HARRIS, TIMOTHY MILLER, JENETTA PERRY SALINE

06/25/1893 A 1/0233
HARRIS, TIMOTHY MILLER, JENNETA SPEARS MRS SALINE
06/25/1893 H/ 46
HARRIS, WILLIS W MILLER, SUSAN C SALINE 04/25/1880
A 1/0032
HARRIS, WILLIS W MILLER, HARRIET E SALINE 09/09/1869
A/ 311
HUTCHISON, JOHN MILLER, MARY BENNETT SALINE
10/08/1891 A 1/0200
HUTCHISON, JOHN MILLER, MARY MRS SALINE 10/08/1891
F/ 476
JONES, CHARLES W MILLER, HANNAH M SALINE
08/29/1886 E/ 464
JONES, J E (BK F PG 422) MILLER, CARRIE SALINE 03/06/1891
A 1/ 190
JORDAN, JOSEPH (BK F PG 149) MILLER, MARY ALICE SALINE
07/14/1888 A 1/ 142
KIRKLIN, N/M C (BK B PG 92) MILLER, LOUETTA MRS SALINE
09/27/1900 I/ 97
LOGAN, JOHN (BK A-1 PG 153) MILLER, CYNTHIA SALINE
01/09/1889 F/ 209
SELKIRK, ALEXANDER A WEBBER, LAURA A MILLER SALINE
09/13/1881 A 1/0049
SIMS, JOHN W MILLER, NANCY A SALINE 02/12/1885
E/ 350
SMITH, BENJAMIN S MILLER, MATTIE (BK D PG 71) SALINE
11/26/1899 B/ 60
STEWART, JESSE J MILLER, JANE SALINE 10/14/1877
D/ 196
SUTTON, JOHN W MILLER, MAHALA SALINE
11/24/1870 C/ 44
TANNER, JAMES MILLER, SARAH SALINE 12/07/1854
1/ 119
THOMPSON, GEORGE W MILLER, HARRIET E (BK E PG 322) SALINE
09/11/1884 A 1/ 87
THOMPSON, RICHARD MILLER, MARY ANN SALINE
02/27/1851 1/ 57
WEBB, WILLIAM P MILLER, RACHEL C SALINE
07/23/1868 A/ 274
WEBBER, ARCH MILLER, JENNIE SALINE
03/27/1899 E/ 508
WEBBER, ARCH (BK E PG 508) MILLER, JENNIE SALINE
03/27/1899 B/ 56
WHITE, FREDRIC L MILLER, TALITHA MRS SALINE
12/17/1857 A/ 46
WILKINS, JAMES L MILLER, MARTHA J SALINE
02/19/1884 E/ 289
WINN, CHARLES H MILLER, NORA ANN (BK H PG 272) SALINE
12/11/1895 A 1/ 284
WRISTON, JAMES G MILLER, MARTHA D MRS SALINE
01/03/1871 C/ 53
Grooms:
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Gallatin County, Illinois Marriages

MILLER, ABRAHAM THOMAS, KAZAR (MRS) GALLATIN 02/14/1883
00D/0081
MILLER, ALLEN SPARKS, POLLY GALLATIN 12/02/1813
00A/0005 ISGS ART
MILLER, ANDREW J POPHAM, ELIZA ANN GALLATIN 07/14/1872
00B/0457
MILLER, ANDREW/ADAM J COATS, MARY E GALLATIN 04/27/1874
00C/0006
MILLER, BONAPART THORNTON, MILDRED GALLATIN 08/23/1866 A/
504
MILLER, CHARLES LEVELL, EMMA GALLATIN 06/10/1886
00D/0396
MILLER, DAVID GAYLORD, BELINDA GALLATIN 07/24/1830
001/0008
MILLER, DENTON LANCASTER, ELIZA J MRS GALLATIN 01/03/1878
00C/0328
MILLER, DENTON BREETON, SARAH (MRS) GALLATIN 04/12/1889
00E/0154
MILLER, DENTON JOURDON, MARY A GALLATIN 05/24/1872
00B/0441
MILLER, ELIJAH HILL, SARAH JANE GALLATIN 08/06/1846
002/0014
MILLER, ELLISON HUGGINS, ELIZABETH A GALLATIN 08/12/1877
00C/0225
MILLER, HARRY F JOINER, PINOLA GALLATIN 12/01/1905
00F/0348
MILLER, HENRY AYLIFF, CHARLOTTE GALLATIN 01/19/1826 /
ISGS ART
MILLER, HENRY CARLETON, ANNELIZA GALLATIN 03/04/1852
002/0140
MILLER, HERMAN B MCGUIN, ROSY GALLATIN 12/23/1880
00C/0476
MILLER, ISAAC EPLEY, ELISA GALLATIN 05/16/1841
001/0184
MILLER, ISAAC N ESMON, MARGARET GALLATIN 12/08/1867
00B/0030
MILLER, JACOB BOLDEN, SARAH E GALLATIN 02/16/1875
00C/0064
MILLER, JACOB LAW, ELIZABETH GALLATIN 06/15/1878
00C/0285
MILLER, JACOB E RAY, EFFIE GALLATIN 05/15/1896
00F/0404
MILLER, JAMES AUSTIN, NANCY GALLATIN 06/07/1830
001/0008
MILLER, JAMES HOLMES, ELIZABETH GALLATIN 03/11/1830
001/0002
MILLER, JAMES WILSON, LYDIA GALLATIN 04/13/1826 /
ISGS ART
MILLER, JAMES W ENDICOTT, SARAH JANE GALLATIN 08/09/1881
00C/0518
MILLER, JOHN THOMPSON, ELIZA JANE GALLATIN 08/08/1847
002/0037
MILLER, JOHN HUDSON, ELIZA GALLATIN 04/11/1833
001/0043
MILLER, JOHN SNIDER, ALICE GALLATIN 05/11/1883
00D/0099
MILLER, JOHN BIRD, ANNE GALLATIN 05/24/1892

00E/0543
MILLER, JOHN M YOUNG, MARGARET E GALLATIN 05/28/1865
A/ 399
MILLER, JOSEPH G CLUCK, MARY E MRS GALLATIN 12/27/1876
00C/0180
MILLER, JOSEPH G HEDGER, LUCINDA GALLATIN 01/22/1890
00E/0264
MILLER, LEON RAY, MOLLIE GALLATIN 09/04/1886
00D/0422
MILLER, NATHANIEL SHERWOOD, SARAH L GALLATIN 03/17/1859
A/ 7
MILLER, OLIVER V V ROBERTS, MARY ANN GALLATIN 08/08/1874
00C/0019
MILLER, ROBERT KINSALL, JULIA E GALLATIN 06/28/1857
002/0277
MILLER, RUFUS SELLERS, ELIZA GALLATIN 08/17/1843
001/0236
MILLER, SAMUEL HENTON, JANNIE GALLATIN 09/24/1891
00E/0458
MILLER, SPENCER MAYFIELD, IDA GALLATIN 12/19/1888
00E/0108
MILLER, STEPHEN HUTSON, SARAH GALLATIN 09/13/1838
001/0131
MILLER, THOMAS NICHWANGER, REBECA GALLATIN 10/03/1827
/ ISGS ART
MILLER, THOMAS R (COLORED) GIVENS, EASTER J (COLORED) GALLATIN 05/17/1884
00D/0201
MILLER, UNKNOWN THACKER, LOUISA J GALLATIN 08/09/1882
00D/0013
MILLER, WALTER C ABRAHAM, LIZZIE GALLATIN 09/09/1897
00F/0537
MILLER, WILLIAM MCGEHEE, EMILY GALLATIN 08/24/1862
A/ 206
MILLER, WILLIAM WHEELER, BETSEY GALLATIN 08/03/1813 /
ISGS ART
MILLER, WILLIAM A SEELEY, HARRIET (MRS) GALLATIN 06/04/1879
00C/0357
Brides:
MAYFIELD, LOGAN MILER, KATY GALLATIN 11/13/1892
00E/0600
FARRIS, WILLIAM MILLER, ALICE GALLATIN 12/02/1875
00C/0120
WILLIS, WILLIAM MILLER, ANN GALLATIN 01/22/1857
002/0261
MURRY, RICHARD MILLER, BETSY GALLATIN 09/09/1827/
KNIGHT, THOMAS MILLER, DORA GALLATIN 10/18/1894
00F/0227
SKINNER, WESLEY MILLER, ELIZABETH GALLATIN 05/14/1849
002/0067
HALL, ANDY MILLER, ELIZABETH GALLATIN 05/02/1874
00C/0007
GRAHAM, WILLIAM T MILLER, ELLA GALLATIN 10/01/1890
00E/0339
MITCHELL, WILLIAM D MILLER, ELLEN M GALLATIN 11/27/1894
00F/0238

GREER, AGUILLAR MILLER, EMMA GALLATIN 12/05/1880
00C/0469
DOHERTY, SHERMAN MILLER, ETTIE GALLATIN 11/26/1893
00F/0118
DELLAMORE, JAMES MILLER, HANNAH GALLATIN 03/18/1843
001/0225
GRACE, SANDERS MILLER, JANE GALLATIN 12/16/1829/
HOLMES, JACOB MILLER, JANE GALLATIN 11/10/1832
001/0036
BOWERS, JOHN MILLER, JULIA A MRS GALLATIN 07/28/1864
A/ 339
HENRY, ROBERT MILLER, KATIE GALLATIN 10/21/1891
00E/0472
GILLILAND, THOMAS H MILLER, LIZZIE GALLATIN 07/26/1877
00C/0222
GRAHAM, ODEN MILLER, LIZZIE GALLATIN 12/25/1887
00D/0566
YOUNG, TAB B MILLER, LOTTIE GALLATIN 12/08/1886
00D/0455
MURPHY, OCEYOLEY MILLER, LOUISA GALLATIN 08/08/1861
A/ 152
DILLION, NATHAN MILLER, MALINDA GALLATIN 12/25/1838
001/0134
HANKS, ALLEN MILLER, MARGARET M GALLATIN 12/09/1877
00C/0248
EDWARDS, ANDREW MILLER, MARGARET S GALLATIN 10/31/1895
00F/0339
JOHNSON, GEORGE W MILLER, MARTHA GALLATIN 01/19/1869
00B/0126
MATHERLY, JAMES W MILLER, MARY GALLATIN 01/23/1891
00E/0386
TIEDAMAN, JULIAS MILLER, MARY ANN GALLATIN 12/03/1843
001/0254
WALKER, WILLIS A MILLER, MARY B GALLATIN 09/15/1879
00C/0379
PARKS, WILLIAM J MILLER, MARY E GALLATIN 08/08/1886
00D/0412
HEDGER, WADE MILLER, MATTIE GALLATIN 01/22/1890
00E/0263
CHILDRES, ALEXANDER MILLER, NANCY GALLATIN 07/24/1876
00C/0153
WOMACK, ISAM D MILLER, REBECCA A GALLATIN 04/07/1875
00C/0072
HANING, MARTIN (SEE HANINGAN) MILLER, SALLY GALLATIN 10/10/1823 /
HANINGAN, MARTIN (SEE HANING) MILLER, SALLY GALLATIN 10/10/1823 /
DODD, WILLIAM MILLER, SARAH GALLATIN 09/26/1847
002/0041
GRIFFITH, ALMOND S MILLER, SARAH E GALLATIN 11/03/1888
00E/0097
MCDANIEL, CORNELIUS MILLER, SUSAN I GALLATIN 01/26/1872
00B/0417
GRABLE, WILLIAM G MILLER, WILLA J GALLATIN 04/13/1847
002/0030
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