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Notes for Robert Marcus "Mark" Miller, Reverand
Source #1
1850 Newton County Texas Census; Household # 151-151
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnewton/census/1850/nwt50_17.htm#151-151
(lists Marcus, Elizabeth and son James Cason)
151-151
MILLER,(Robert) Marcus 27 m Decatur Co. GA Farmer $300
(b) 15 Aug 1822
(d) 16 Feb 1872
(m) 30 Sep 1845 GA
(2/m)
Sarah Jane JORDAN COUSINS
(Arvilla) Elizabeth (HARE) 20 f GA
(b)
(d) 22 Oct 1860
(f) Thomas C. HARE
(m)
(m) 30 Sep 1845 GA
James Cason 1 m GA
(b) 12 Jan 1848
(d) 8 Jan 1890
1860 Newton County Texas Census; Household # 301-301
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Miller Marcus 37 M Farmer Georgia
Averilla 31 F Georgia
James C. 11 M Georgia
Mary J. 9 F Texas
Stephen M 7 M Texas
Robert M 3 M Texas
Joseph A 2 M Texas
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Source #2
Information on Marcus Miller and his ancestory was obtained form L. C. Platt's Miller Gedcom.
Source #3
Information on Robert Marcus Miller and his wives and their children obtained and updated from email correspondance information obtained from Yolanda Miller dated 9/26/98.
Source #4
From the book, NEWTON COUNTY NUGGETS, published by the Newton County Historical Commission, is related the following information on the Miller Family written by Dr. Arthur A. Miller:
"The Millers came by this name because they were millers of grain. They originated in England and were brought to Georgia by James Oglethorpe; who founded a settlement there for people fleeing from debtors prison in England....
In the 1820, 1830, and 1840 census taken in Georgia, there were Millers living in every county. The land in the southwestern section of Georgia was Creek Indian country and this is where Early County was founded in 1818. In 1823 a section of Early County became Decatur County, and Baker County was established in 1825. These counties became the foundation for Calhoun, Miller, and Mitchell Counties in the years 1854, 1856 and 1857.
Rev. Robert Marcus, a Baptist Preacher, his wife, Averilla Elizabeth Hare and their son James Cason, settled in the Spears Chapel settlement, five miles east of Burkeville. They had six children before Averilla died. Four Hare families, originally from South Carolina, also came to Texas. Thomas Cason Hare and his wife Lucretia were probably the parents of Averilla Elizabeth Hare Miller. They are all buried at the Tanner Cemetery about a mile east of Burkeville.....
A neighbor of the Robert Marcus family was Robert Cousins, born in Virginia. Robert Cousins was married to Sarah Jane Jorden, born in Alabama; they had six children before Robert died.
Another member of the community was Tom Byerly, he had lost his wife Matilda, so Tom and Sarah Jane Jorden Cousins got married. Tom and Sarah had one son, Caleb, before the death of Tom.
Sarah Jane Jorden Cousins Byerly then married Rev. Robert Marcus Miller, they proceeded to add six more children to their already large family. Their oldest, George Washington Miller was born in 1862; their youngest son, Levi was born in 1872, six months after Robert Marcus passed away.
This left Sarah Jane with the responsibility of nineteen children.
Grandmother Sarah's youngest daughter died at the age of seven. Sarah's second oldes child, a daughter, Eppse Cousins, married Robert Marcus's oldest son, Jim, in 1868--Marcus performed the ceremony. Sarah's oldest daughter, Lizzi, married Jim Phelps.
Caroline Cousin married Riley Phelps; Bill and Clark Cousin and Clay Byerly, married Frances, Reena, and Rosie Woods. John Cousin married Melissa Testin--who stayed in Newton County and lives in the Blue Hills.
The last five children of Robert Marcus Miller started marrying in 1875.
Mary Jane Miller married John W. Kerr; Steve Miller married Martha Kerr in 1877; Beth Elizabeth Miller married David Kerr in 1876. Beth married Jim Barnett after the death of David, and they moved to
the Livingston area and are buried there. Robert Miller married Rebecca Stevenson in 1878, and Joe Miller married Vicie Newberry in 1877.
The Kerrs are buried at Spears Charpel and Richard Miller is buried at the Woods Cemetery.
Clark and Bill Cousin are buried at the Little Flock Cemetery in Sabine County. Grandma Sarah is buried near by, she had been making her home with Levi at Burkeville. Levi's youngest daughter Levee was grandma's favorite; she inherited grandma's trunk, her parasol, and her featherbed---which she still uses today.
Jake married Mittie Stevenson and they had a son, Henry. Jake then married Florence Birdwell, they had two children, a son, Walter, and a daughter, Roxie. They lived in the Bronson area. Walter went on to the El Paso area, where he lived for many years.
The Millers were said to be good law abiding folks, and were glad to help anyone in need. They were mostly farmers, they built roads, served the community, and attended Primitive Baptist Churches."
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Miller family tradition: We came from England with James Oglethorpe.
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