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Subject: Re: 1850 - Putnam Co., IN - MILLERs
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:26:10 EDT

This morning
Dixie Laire wrote:

> My apologies to Miller researchers
> as I just have a terrible time deciphering
> handwriting....I hated to have so many "can't read"s
> listed!  I was gathering info for myself, and
> thought I would share this with the list.
< Dixie A. Laire

I appreciate having people share lists. In this case, I think I can help
with the list presented, combining 2 entries into 1 family.

> Miller, Hiram pg 503
>  County : Putnam Location : Greencastle
> Hiram age 37  b. TN  merchant
> *************

and

>  ****************
> Miller, Phebe J. pg 504
>  County : Putnam Location : Greencastle
> Phebe  age 27  b. KY
> George Miller  age 12 b. IN
> John  age 5  b. IN
> Lawrence  age 1  b. IN
> living w/ Townsend family
> **************

Hiram Miller is the last entry on page 503. He is the head of the family at
the top of page 504--Phebe, Hiram's wife, and George, John, and Lawrence,
their sons. Not listed, of course, were their children who had died in
infancy or early childhood. In 1851 they had another son, Hiram Preston
Miller. I am not aware of any evidence that they ever lived with a Townsend
family.

Hiram was the gg grandfather of my husband, Robert Vestal Seeds. In letters
he was addressed as "Colonel." We have tried to discover what he was a
colonel of. Any suggestions or sources for investigation would be
appreciated.

John Robert Miller, the second son listed, was my husband's g grandfather.
He was a soldier in the Civil War, became a lawyer, and was mayor of
Greencastle from 1880-1884 and again in 1910-1914.

I hope this information is useful to Miller researchers.

We are researching the following Putnam and Lawrence County families:
MILLER, VESTAL, EAST, BRINTON, AUSPAUGH, MATKIN/MATKINS, JONES (Phebe Jane
Jones, Hiram Miller's first wife).

Harice Seeds

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