Thought I would send this message again.......tried about a week ago, but guess I must have done something wrong, so here goes......... Joseph Charley Miller was born October 12, 1877, in Jackson, Miss., and came to Texas with his parents as a small boy. They settled at Detroit Tex., in Red River County. In 1907, Mr. Miller migrated to West Texas and lived at Snyder six years and Spur 10 years. First wife's name was we believe Malissie Brewer. The family was told Malissie died around 1903 and is buried in Paris, TX. The 1910 census was of no help, because there is wife listed, but is unreadable and my husband's grandmother said her mother was dead by then, and he hadn't remarried, at that time.They had a daughter Lena, b. 1901, TX. He was known as Jaycie or Charley. His second wife was Jeneva, called Jennie and she was from Paris, TX. We believe her maiden name was Blevins, and we know she had a daughter named Dolly who married a Perry. We have a copy of Abilene newspaper obituary which reads: <<Ex-Mayor of Jayton Dead--J.C. Miller succumbs to 12-weeks Illness--J.C.Miller, 59 year old former mayor Jayton, died here last night. He succumbed at 8:55 o'clock to a heart ailment for which the Kent county man had been receiving treatment at Hendrick Memorial hospital the past 13 weeks. Mr. Miller, a Mississippian who had lived in West Texas since 1907, operated a feed store and produce house at Jayton. His daughter, Mrs. W.Q. (Lena) Casey, of Abilene, has been a patient in the Snyder general hospital since June 8, recovering from a major operation. She was to be returned home today. Other survivors are his wife; a step-daughter, Mrs. W.G.Perry of Paris, TX; a brother Sam P. Miller of Jayton; two half-brothers, J.B. Miller of Wink, and B. M. Miller of Spur; his step-mother, Mrs. Austin Frasier of Spur, and two grandchildren. We believe that J.C.'s first wife Malissie could have been a Brewer because my husband has a small paper notebook with the dates of Sept. 11, 1900 through Sept. 12, 1901. There are various poems and notes that appear to be written by this J. C. Miller. In this book, he refers to his wife as Malisie and Malissie. There also seems to be a prose written by a W. H. (William Henry) Brewer at Pullman, Arkansas (Dealer in general merchandise). This Brewer addresses this prose to J.C. as his brother (could be bros.-in- law?) Because of this notebook, we believe he and Malissie lived in this area of AR or it could have been TX, depending on the state line disputes they had back then. There is also mentioned the name of Mother Groub........ On J.C. Miller's death certificate, which was never filed until we went to Abilene, TX and showed them our info---then they found some records and filed it, as we waited. Until last year, there was never a death certificate for him. From their records, it shows his father as P. Miller and Nannie Coppage.....MS. If anyone has any insight to any of these people.........would appreciate any and all leads. Thanks for your time...........Sincerely, Bev Casey - Tecumseh, OK