Searching for the name of the biological father of John C. Bull/Miracle. See details below: Please reply by e-mail to rmiracle@insightbb.com 1) - John C. MIRACLE was born with the name John C. BULL, in Harlan County, KY on 10 June, 1861. Later (between 1900/1910) he changed his surname (and that of his wife and children) from BULL to MIRACLE, and moved the family from the Brownies' Creek area of Bell County, Kentucky to the Wildie area of Rockcastle County, Kentucky; and from that time on the family was known only by their MIRACLE surname. Note: At about the same time his brother, William Bull, (or "Bill"as he was commonly known) also changed his surname, and that of his wife and children to Miracle). Family reports indicate that John C. had very harsh feelings for his father, who's name he would never mention. We do know that his mother was Fanny MIRACLE Bull (daughter of Andrew MIRACLE & Rhoda WILDER), that his bride was Mary Catherine MIRACLE, that the two witnesses to the mariage were named MIRACLE, and that the minister who performed the marriage ceremony was Silas MIRACLE. 2) - John C.'s death certificate lists his father as a Preston MIRACLE, but no record of a Preston MIRACLE of sufficient age to have fathered John C. has been identified. However, a Preston BULL was the husband of John C.'s mother Fanny MIRACLE prior to John C.'s birth, and is known to have fathered one son who died in infancy and three daughters each of whom John C. refered to as his sisters. He also refered to a brother Bill who had remained in Bell County, and who later Also changed his surname, and that of his family, from BULL to MIRACLE. 3) - John C. BULL's (later John C. MIRACLE) marriage bond was issued at Pineville, Kentucky, 27 Feb 1882, by M.F. North, the Clerk of Bell County, Kentucky; Irving Shackleford signed the bond as surety for $100.00. The place of the 28 Sept. 1882 marriage was listed as the home of Ruth MIRACLE (the mother of the bride, Mary Catherine MIRACLE), with John M. MIRACLE and William MIRACLE listed as witnesses. The marriage was performed by Silas MIRACLE, listed as M.G. (Minister of the Gosple).