Jacob L. Miller

Jacob L. Miller

Male 1822 - 1910  (87 years)

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  • Name Jacob L. Miller 
    Born 4 Apr 1822  Somerset County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Apr 1910  Harrison, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920: "Jacob Miller, age 87 b. Abt. 1823, d. 2 Apr 1910 Harrison, Clay County."
    Notes 
    • U.S. Census Sugar Ridge (South Portion), Clay County, IN 1900: "J.L. Miller, age 79 b. Aug 1820 Ohio, father b. Pennsylvania mother b. Virginia, can read/write, not employed, m. Abt. 1896 wife Lucinda Miller, age 70 b. Mar 1830 Indiana, parents b. Kentucky [sic], five children one living, can read/write, not employed."

    • Ancestry.com:

      "Jacob Miller, Clay County Indiana

      Jacob Miller born, April 4, 1822 was seven years of age when his parents moved from Somerset county to Ohio where he was reared and educated, and for a while worked as a shoemaker. He married Margaret Vanhorn of Jefferson County, Ohio on February 3, 1948. He moved to Clay county, Indiana in 1850. There he bought land for two and one-half dollars an acre, in section 4, Harrison township. His first steps were to clear space in order to make room for the humble log cabin in which all of his children were born, and in which the family lived for a number of years. Over the years Jacob cleared the land which was heavily timbered and kept making improvements on his land. After many years of laboring with a courage and never failing-energy that helped him cope with the difficulties that arose. By dint of preservation he placed the entire tract under cultivation, set out fruit trees, and erected a substantial set of frame buildings, rendering his estate one of the best estates in the neighborhood as regards its improvements and equipment. In the sunset years of his long and useful life, he lived retired from active care on the home farm that he hewed from the wilderness, having long since given to his son its entire management.

      His wife Margaret, the daughter of John and Mary (Rose) Vanhorn, natives of of Pennsylvania, and of German ancestry, died Feburary 1, 1904, leaving four children, Julia Ann (wife of Abraham Snellenberger), Leah Elizabeth (wife of George Roush), Pearson Frances Gardner, and Ellen (wife of Lewis Storm)."

    Person ID I42445  Complete
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2013 

    Family 1 Margaret Vanhorn,   b. 27 Jun 1825, Jefferson County, Ohio, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1904, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1848  Ohio, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Miller,   b. 2 Feb 1850,   d. 3 Sep 1851  (Age 1 years)
     2. Mary Jane Miller,   b. 28 Dec 1851,   d. 26 Mar 1866  (Age 14 years)
     3. Julia Ann Miller,   b. 26 Jun 1853
     4. Leah Elizabeth Miller,   b. 21 Dec 1856, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1938  (Age 81 years)
     5. Pearson Francis Gardner Miller,   b. 2 Feb 1859, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1929  (Age 70 years)
     6. Rosene Ellen Miller,   b. 28 Jun 1861, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F18044420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucinda J. Deal,   b. Mar 1830, Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Apr 1895  Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriages, 1800-1941: "Lucinda Long, age 64 b. Abt. 1831 father Andrew mother Mary Barnett, & Jacob L. Miller, m. Apr 1895 Clay County by William Miner."
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F18044417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Apr 1822 - Somerset County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1848 - Ohio, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Apr 1895 - Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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