Yes Homer, the Irwin Miller family came over from another colony led by Charles Gunter to the Norris colony when they arrived. That keeps the interest up that the Norris's colony was largely from Barbour Co. -bob Homer JONES wrote: > The Eufaula Times and News, Jan 4, > 1900. > > Mr. Irwing L. Miller died in Eufaula Dec > 29th. He was born in Orangeburg Dist, > S.C. in 1818. He came to Ala in 1838 > and located about 20 miles from Eufaula > on Cowikee Creek. in 1845 he married > Sophia Furgurson, third dau of Gen > John Lingard Hunter, also a native of > S.C. After the war he emigrated with a > colony of southern families to Brazil, > South America, settling near Rio De > Janeiro. He returned to the U.S in > 1884 with his wife and little grand- > dau, Maude, a daughter of their second > son Hayne. His wife died in Eufaula in > 1890, and his oldest dau did in Brazil. > of the six children surviving, five are > living in Brazil. Mrs (Miss) Teresa > miller lives in Eufaula. > > Deo Vindice, > > Homer > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > Check the Macon County Ga. web site for their newspaper listings. There are many listings for Alabama citizens including those in Barbour Co.,