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From: Donna <>
Subject: Re: Miller
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:41:39 -0700

Hi Shirley:

I am a direct descendant of David Miller (b.1797 d.21-Feb-1868 in
Juniata Co., PA.) and Mary Jane Reigle [aka Riegel, etc.] (b.ca.1799
d.26-Jan-1877 in Peru Mills, Lack Twp., Juniata Co., PA.). I have never
found where David and Mary Jane are buried and have had a hard time
following their children as I do not have a complete list of names.
They had a son, Peter Long Miller who was killed during the battle of
Spottsylvania. They also had a daughter Catherine who married a Joseph
Richardson [this is my direct line]. I was able to find a son, William
on the 1870 Census. He was b.ca.1837 and a farmer with $900 in Real
Estate and $340 in Personal Estate. He was married to an Ada K., also
b.ca.1837 and had a son, James b.ca.1869. Also living with them at that
time was William's mother, Mary (b.ca.1802) and an Isaac Miller
(b.ca.1854)[this may be a son or a nephew?????]. All were residing in
Lack Twp., Juniata Co. and received their mail at East Waterford.

In 1885, a James L. Miller [believe this is the one listed above?]
stated that he is 17 years of age and residing in McVeytown, PA. and
that he is the grandson of Mary [Jane Reigle] Miller and that she is
dead. He also stated that she was entitled to the Mother's Pension that
she received before her death for her son, Peter Long Miller's service
[and death] in the Civil War.

I have never been able to tie my Millers into the ones from
Millerstown. My Millers seem to have "come from" Franklin and maybe
even Snyder [then Union] Counties. I did have a hard time following
which David and Mary Miller my ancestors were as there was another
couple by the same names and just about the same ages residing in
Juniata Co. at the same time. The "other" David and Mary seemed to have
resided and owned property towards the easterly end of Juniata Co. while
mine were in the westerly townships. Any help would be ever so much
appreciated.

To make things even more "funny", I have a David R. Miller (b.1829, in
Silver Springs Twp., Cumberland Co., PA.) who married a Frances "Fanney"
Brownawell. This David's parents were to be Abraham and Elizabeth Shupe
Miller from Silver Spring Twp. and Dauphin Co., PA. respectively. I
also have several old photos of a few Millers who were from Duncannon
[at least that is where the photographer was from] and do not know who
they are. I presume they are related somehow to the Brownawells as that
is where the photos were found - in a Brownawell family album.

Hope to be hearing from you soon...... Donna Heller Zinn


Shirley Oxenrider wrote:
>
> I am a decendant of the Millers of Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Juniata Co.,
> and Millerstown Pa. Our line consisted of Miller/Rice to Miller/Baker
> to Miller/Rhine and to my parents Kenneth G. Miller and Althes Noland.
> Any info would be greatly appriciated.

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