In a message dated 1/13/2007 3:31:37 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, lively100@sbcglobal.net writes: Boyd D Miller 10 un 1800 Greenbrier, Va died 31 Jan 1863 Miller Co buried Sprg Garden Cem Jacob J Miller 12 feb 1802 Monroe, Va died 4 Jun 1871 Lane, Oregon buried Jct City, Lane Oregon This is interesting that Jacob J. Miller went to Lane Co. Oregon. My Anna (Miller) Maupin (sister of William, and daughter of Boyd Miller, Sr.) and husband, Thomas L. Maupin went on the Oregon Trail with many of their kids (my records show that she had 16 children, raised 12).. and families. Anna and Thomas(and a kid or two) stayed only a year, as they didn't like it there.. The others stayed... so the family became very divided in proximity of each other.. So here I see that her nephew Jacob went too. As I understand it, Anna and Thomas came back by way of boat.. There are several theories what happened to Thomas, but he died the day or so when he got back. One story says that he was defending his daughter from an "adventuresome" man who found the daughter delightful.. They got into a fight and he was killed. I am not sure anyone knows the true story. However I did find his estate settlement in the Gasconade Co. records. I also found Anna's obit. in a Gasconade Co. newspaper microfilm at the State Historical Society several years ago. I found a second one in the newspaper of the succeeding week of her death. She was praised as being a wonderful woman.. What a legacy! My grandfather Stites would have been a little boy when she died. So I've learned something new.. that a kinsman, a MILLER went on the OREGON TRAIL too.. Cheers, Ellie

It could be that they went with the Bilyeu family when they went to oregon Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: <EllieSS@aol.com> To: <momiller@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [MOMILLER] Pinckney Miller - obituary > > In a message dated 1/13/2007 3:31:37 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, > lively100@sbcglobal.net writes: > > Boyd D Miller 10 un 1800 Greenbrier, Va died 31 Jan 1863 Miller Co buried > Sprg Garden Cem > > Jacob J Miller 12 feb 1802 Monroe, Va died 4 Jun 1871 > Lane, Oregon buried Jct City, Lane Oregon > > > > This is interesting that Jacob J. Miller went to Lane Co. Oregon. My > Anna > (Miller) Maupin (sister of William, and daughter of Boyd Miller, Sr.) and > husband, Thomas L. Maupin went on the Oregon Trail with many of their kids > (my > records show that she had 16 children, raised 12).. and families. Anna > and > Thomas(and a kid or two) stayed only a year, as they didn't like it > there.. The > others stayed... so the family became very divided in proximity of each > other.. So here I see that her nephew Jacob went too. > > As I understand it, Anna and Thomas came back by way of boat.. There are > several theories what happened to Thomas, but he died the day or so when > he got > back. One story says that he was defending his daughter from an > "adventuresome" man who found the daughter delightful.. They got into a > fight and he was > killed. I am not sure anyone knows the true story. However I did find > his > estate settlement in the Gasconade Co. records. > > I also found Anna's obit. in a Gasconade Co. newspaper microfilm at the > State Historical Society several years ago. I found a second one in the > newspaper > of the succeeding week of her death. She was praised as being a > wonderful > woman.. What a legacy! My grandfather Stites would have been a little > boy > when she died. > > So I've learned something new.. that a kinsman, a MILLER went on the > OREGON > TRAIL too.. > > Cheers, > Ellie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOMILLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.10/624 - Release Date: 1/12/2007 > 2:04 PM >