Do you know anything about a Jesse Reed and his wife Matilda Montgomery Reed? I don't know about him but she was buried in a cemetary in Shelby County and her children were raised in Shelbyville. Matilda was a sister to my great great grandmother, Martha Louisa Mointgomery Elder Bell. They were both born in North Carolina but had most recently lived in Rutherford County Tennessee. Just thought I would ask. Thank you, Beverly Chamberlain . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Trisler" <trisler@morningside.edu> To: <ILSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:47 AM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Miller Surname > My ggg grandfather was a Thomas Miller. He was born about 1824 in TN. He > married an Elizabeth Reed 9/10/1848 in Shelby county, IL. Elizabeth Reed > was b. about 1825 to Moses and Ruth(Fortner)Reed. They had children Annie, > Mary, Isabella, Catherine, Antonia, Martha, Thomas, and Elizabeth. I > believe they also had a son named Amos who died young. Isabella may have > died in her 20's without marrying. Antonia married a Lewellyn Helton in > Shelby county. Martha(my gg grandmother) married a Wesley Miller in April > 1880 in Shelby county. Thomas married an Elvira Parker in Shelby county. > Elizabeth married a Franklin Bentz in Shelby county. I know nothing about > Annie and Mary or Catharine. Antonia and Thomas stayed in Shelby county > and Martha and Elizabeth moved on to Decatur, IL(Macon county). Elizabeth > Reed Miller died sometime between 1870 and 1880 and Thomas Miller sometime > after 1880. > > I believe Wesley Miller's parents were an Andrew Miller and a Rosannah > Lee. They were married in February 1850 in Shelby county. Rosannah Lee was > b. about 1830 in TN and her parents were a Charles and Jane(Fleming) LEE. > I believe Rosannah died in 1878 in Christian county. I believe Wesley had > a least 1 sibling, her name being Mary. I am trying to figure out who > Thomas Miller's parents were and who Andrew Miller's parents were. There > was a family of Miller's( father John and son's Lowrey, Thomas, William, > John, Abraham and Jesse, I believe) who came to Shelby county from TN in > the 1820's and Thomas may be part of that family but I have no proof of > that. If anyone else is researching Miller's in Shelby, Macon, Christian, > and or Effingham county and could shed some light on my Miller's, the help > would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > Susan (Miller) Trisler > > > ==== ILSHELBY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Shelby Co IL ILGenWeb Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilshelb2/shelby.htm > > >