This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1F93BACA505AB703DEEBAC3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------1F93BACA505AB703DEEBAC3C Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <3A8B0A29.E86F04F8@30below.com> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:43:53 -0500 From: Betty Tucker <dltucker@30below.com> X-Mozilla-Draft-Info: internal/draft; vcard=0; receipt=0; uuencode=0; html=0; linewidth=0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "MILLER-L@rootsweb.com" <MILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Jacob Miller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information was taken from: History of Crawford County Ohio 1881 A Reproduction By Unigraphic. Inc 1972 JACOB MILLER, retired farmer; P.O Poplar: Was born in Fairfield Co. Ohio, Oct 7, 1809, and is of German descent. His grandfather, Andrew Miller, possessed a large farm, and a fine mill property in Germany, which was destroyed by the army, during the war with France, and his two sons becoming subject to the "draft," although he had previously paid the sum necessary to clear them, he left eveything, and with his wife, two sons and a daughter, fled to America and settled a Hagerstown, Maryland. The family all died the same season, except Jacob, and he soon sfter came to Fairfield County, in this state, and taught school. He was there married to Barbara Burtner, who had come there from Pennsylvania, after reaching maturity. In March 1830, the family moved to Seneca County, where they lived until their death. Jacob, who is the subject of this shetch, was the eldest son, and his school life is embraced in two days' attendance. He commenced working out when quite yound, and himself earned the $100 with which his father entered 80 acres of land in Seneca County. He cleared this besides a great deal for others. He was married, onFeb. 25, 1831, to Phoebe Pennington, who was born in Virginia, and came to Seneca County in 1826. In Janjary, 1849, Mr. Miller moved to where he now lives, and where he and his sons have cleared some 200 acres of land. He has from time to time added to the original purchase, until he posessed mearly 1,000 acres; but a few years since, he transferred most of this to his children. His wife died April 9, 1875, having borne eight children, four of whom are living - Nancy, Lewis, George W. and Levi L. On march 2, 1876, he was united to Miss Nancy La Follet. She was born June 21, 1838, in Hampshire Co. Va. and came here in 1858. She has borne him two children, one of whom is living, named Howard J. Both he and wife are members of the United Brethren Church. He has always been a Democrat, and voted first for Andrew Jackson. --------------1F93BACA505AB703DEEBAC3C--