Sarah Jane Jordan

1831 - 1907  (76 years)

• Name	Sarah Jane Jordan  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	17 Jan 1831	Neshoba County, Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Mar 1907	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	Barbara Yancey Dore shows her as a daughter of Henry JORDAN and Mary Ann ROBERTS. Her gravestone is inscribed Sarah J. Miller Born Jan 17, 1831 Died Mar 11 1907 Aged 76 Years 1 Mo 24 Days. In "Glimpes of Newton County History" it was written that Sarah had been married twice before when she married as his second wife, Robert Marcus, who was a Baptist minister. Robert also farmed near Burkeville. "Seven children, six step-children and a husband who had to be away on weekends gave Sarah Miller plenty to do. She was a hardy pioneer woman who lived to be in her seventies." (Research): She had also been married to Tom Byerly, and had one child by him, Claborn "Clay' Harrison Byerly.
  Person ID	I37825	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Robert L. Cousins,   b. 18 Apr 1812, Virginia d. 23 Nov 1858, Newton County, Texas (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1848	Newton County, Texas   [5]
  	Source: County Court Records FHL Microfilm #1005596
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cousins,   b. 12 Oct 1849, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. 22 Dec 1932, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 83 years)   2. Mariah Eppes "Epsie" Cousins,   b. 17 Apr 1851, Newton County, Texas d. 24 May 1916, Newton County, Texas (Age 65 years)   3. Jane Caroline Cousins,   b. 6 Sep 1852, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. 6 Jun 1923, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 70 years)   4. William Daniel Cousins,   b. 16 Nov 1853, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. 12 Sep 1927, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 73 years)   5. James Clark Cousins,   b. 11 May 1855, Texas d. 19 Jan 1941, Texas (Age 85 years)   6. John Robert Cousins,   b. 10 Jan 1856, Newton County, Texas d. 3 May 1925, Newton County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F11609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Claiborne Byerly,   b. Abt 1803, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1859  [1]
  Children	1. Claiborne "C B" "Clay" Byley,   b. 16 Feb 1861, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. 30 Oct 1940, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F12882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 3	Rev. Robert Marcus Miller,   b. 15 Aug 1822, Georgia d. 26 Feb 1872, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1861  [4]
  	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.
  Children	1. George Washington Miller,   b. 14 Dec 1862, Newton County, Texas d. 29 Apr 1955, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas (Age 92 years)   2. Henry Clay Miller,   b. 3 Oct 1864, Newton County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Richard Marcus Miller,   b. 22 Sep 1866, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abraham Jacob "Jake" Miller,   b. 25 Apr 1868, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. 20 Apr 1940, Newton County, Texas (Age 71 years)   5. Sarah Susan Miller,   b. 8 Jan 1870, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Leviah "Levi" Jefferson Miller,   b. 1 Jun 1872, Newton, Newton County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 12 Nov 1848 - Newton County, Texas Death - 11 Mar 1907 - San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County Enumerated 26 Oct 1850 87-87 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 11306792 (Reliability: 3). [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 126 (Reliability: 3). [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online].