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From: "Bill & Lynn Sewell" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Rev. John Miller--Fulton County, Ohio, Abt. 1840
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:11:08 -0500
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I do have a John Miller in my index who lived in Ashland Co. which at one
time was Wayne Co, OH who married Elizabeth Steele, They were Brethren. I
have that he came from German. Lynn HIlty Sewell
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From: "William Thomas" <>
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Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [BRE] Rev. John Miller--Fulton County, Ohio, Abt. 1840


> This is a real long shot, and not likely your person, but with a middle
> initial of "W", I offer this. There was a William Miller who was a son of
> Emanuel Miller of Holmes County, OH. Emanuel was born circa 1790, died in
> 1848 and was Amish. William was married to a Susannah Mast. Don't know
> anything more about William or his children. I do have Emanuel's
> ancestors.
> Emanuel had a brother that was an Amish Bishop, and he had a number of
> relatives that also were Amish bishops. So preaching was part of this
> family's tradition. There was a lot of strife and dissention in the Amish
> Church in the mid-1800's so they lost a lot of members to other German
> oriented denominations. So a family member becoming United Brethren would
> not be unusual. In fact historians note that a northwest Berks County
> Amish
> community from the mid 18th Century became extinct due to losses to the
> United Brethren.
>
> Bill Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On Behalf Of Ron Snowden
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:07 PM
> To:
> Subject: [BRE] Rev. John Miller--Fulton County, Ohio, Abt. 1840
>
> My wife's great grandfather was John W. Miller; born in Delta Twp.,
> Fulton County, Ohio in 1849.
>
> He married Sarah Jane Eversole in Delta, in 1867.
>
> We are unable to determine who his father was, primarily because of
> the burning of Ohio Vital Statistics prior to 1864. Reading the
> HIstory of Fulton County, we find several Miller families of
> interest; and find an entry " On October 27, 1881, occurred the death
> of Rev. John Miller, who was well known to the citizens of Wauseon
> and surrounding country, having been the founder of the United
> Brethren Church in that village and a prominent worker in the
> evangelistic field."
>
> I have suspected a tie to the UB Church, based on locale, ties to
> Pennsylvania, and other factors. It could be possible that this John
> Miller could be her ggg.
>
> Is anyone familiar with this fellow? Or, could someone point me to a
> source to learn more about him? Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Snowden
>
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