Abraham Jacob "Jake" Miller

1868 - 1940  (71 years)

• Name	Abraham Jacob "Jake" Miller  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Jake
  Birth	25 Apr 1868	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 1940	Newton County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	He was married first to Mittie STEVENSON, and had one son, Henry. (Dr.Arthur A. Miller, "Newton County Nuggest", (Nortex Press, 1986, p. 197). (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 6 Enumerated 12 and 13 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 70 Sheets 8A and 8B Stamped 125 136-136 Miller, Jake Head W M Apr 1868 32 M 7 Tx --- --- Farmer Miller, Florence Wf W M Ma 1873 27 M 7 3/3 Tx Ala Ala Miller, Lockie Dau W F Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Earnest Son W M Sept 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Cora Dau W F July 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx 1910 Census Texas, Sabine County, Pr 6 Enumerated 13 May 1910 SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 34A 246-246 Miller, Jacob Head M W 43 M2 18 Tx US Miss Farming Miller, Florence Wf F W 36 M1 18 6/6 Tx US US Miller, Ernest Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Cora Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Walter Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Ava Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Letha Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 6 Enumerated 16 and 17 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 16B 303-313 Miller, Abraham J Head M W 52 M Tx Tx Tx Farming Miller, Florence Wf F W 46 M Tx Tx Tx Miller, Walter H Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Miller, Letha Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I35648	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Rev. Robert Marcus Miller,   b. 15 Aug 1822, Georgia d. 26 Feb 1872, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Jordan,   b. 17 Jan 1831, Neshoba County, Mississippi d. 11 Mar 1907, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1861  [3]
  	Dr. Arthur Miller, in "Newton County Nuggets" states that Sarah and the Rev. Robert Marcus Miller added six more children to their already large families, the oldest George Washington was born in 1862 and the youngest, Levi, was born in 1872, six months after his father had passed away. This left Sarah Jane, widowed three times, with the responsibility for 19 children in total. Dr. Miller recalls that his grandfather, Robert Martin Miller (born to Rev. Miller and Averilla), recalled that life got pretty tough for the large family. One year there was a severe drought and all the crops were lost. The government shipped corn to all the afflicted communities, and it was distributed among the struggling families. That year they lived on corn pone (bread) and even made a coffee substiute, consisting of corn that had been ground, sieved, and where the shaff had been parched. This, and any wild game or hogs off range kept them from starving. Dr. Arthur A. Miller writes that before her death, Grandma Sarah had been making her home with her youngest child, Levi at Burkeville.
  Family ID	F12631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence E. Birdwell,   b. 24 Mar 1873, Texas d. 9 Nov 1920, Texas (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1893	Texas   [4]
  	Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggests: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986) notes that they "had two children, a son, Walter, and a daughter, Roxie. They lived in the Bronson area." Census records show they actually had six children.
  Children	1. Roxie Miller,   b. Dec 1893, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ernest Miller,   b. Sep 1896, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Cora Miller,   b. Jul 1898, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Walter Miller,   b. Abt 1900, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ava Miller,   b. Abt 1902, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Letha Miller,   b. Abt 1906, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1868 - Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Marriage - Abt 1893 - Texas Death - 20 Apr 1940 - Newton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S815] Pike, David Earl "Descendants of Cyrus Cogburn" Updated 24 Sept 2000 ; http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/i/k/David-E-Pike/index.html. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 6 Enumerated 12 and 13 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 70 Sheets 8A and 8B Stamped 125 136-136 (Reliability: 3). [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 126 (Reliability: 3). [S1592] Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggets: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986), p. 197 (Reliability: 3).