In a message dated 10/20/2003 9:13:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:[OHHURON-L] Cemetery Lookup > Date:10/20/2003 9:13:38 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Could some check and see if there is a cemetery listing for Joseph H. Post > and wife Minnie. I am mainly intrested in Minnie who I believe is the > daughter > of Peter O. Miller of New Haven. Thanks in advance Russ Miller Russ, In our Huron County, Ohio publications, I found references to both your POST and MILLER families. I focused mainly on your MILLER family since you said you were particularly interested in Minnie MILLER. Baughman, in his History of Huron County, Ohio, 1909, states that the parents of Minnie E. MILLER were Robert and Elizabeth MILLER (not Peter O. MILLER). See below. Here are the references: 1. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartland Ridge Cemetery, Hartland Township. Page 187: Row 4-- north of main gate and drive Joseph H. POST 1859-1948. Minnie E. POST 1868-1944. 2. Marriages of Huron County, Ohio, by Scheuer Publications, 1815-1900 Joseph H. POST m. Minnie E. MILLER 24 Dec 1885. 3. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman. 1909. Vol. 2, pages 369-370. In a biographical sketch of Joseph H. POST, the following is mentioned: a. Joseph was born 18 Jan 1859 in Hartland Township. b. In 1909, he was the owner of a farm of 83 acres in New London Township. c. He was widely known for the thoroughbred Delaine merino sheep which he raised. d. He married Miss Minnie E. MILLER, native of Hartland Township. e. Minnie was born 1 Nov 1868. the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth MILLER, residents of Hartland township. 4. Back to Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartland Ridge Cemetery, Hartland Township. Page 182. Row 2--- south of main gate and drive. 10. Robert C. MILLER 1824-1895 (GAR) Elizabeth C. DeLAP, his wife, 1836-1907 Edward R., 1864-1914 Jennie E. 1857-1936 5. Back to Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Robert MILLER m. Elizabeth DeLAP 24 Dec 1858, Book 1, Page 183. 6. 1870 Federal Census Index, Huron County, Ohio The following MILLERs are found on Census page 323 for Hartland Township. Read name, age and place of birth: Robert, 44, England Elizabeth, 32, OH Eliza, 13, OH John, 8, OH Sarah B., 7, OH Robert, 6, OH Minnie, 1, OH 7. Birth Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio Minnie MILLER b. 12/01/1868. Vol. 1, Page 10. 8. Military History of Huron County, Ohio (Civil War). Hartland Township. Page 8. The following information is found in a biographical sketch on Robert C. MILLER: a. He belonged to the Ohio National Guards from 1862. b. He volunteered May 2, 1864 at Hartland, and on May 15th he was mustered into Company B, 166th Ohio National Guards. He mustered out Sept. 8, 1864. c. Robert was the son of Edward and Alice (Chambers) MILLER. d. He was born in England and was 40 years old at his enlistment. e. Robert was twice married: His first wife was Elizabeth Anice, who died, leaving him with one daughter, Jennie M. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Ira and Lydia A. (Bush) DeLAP. Robert married Elizabeth in 1859 in Huron County, Ohio. Elizabeth DeLAP was born in Huron County. f. The children of Robert and Elizabeth (DeLAP) MILLER were: John, Robert E., Belle, Minnie, and Carrie. Belle is now the wife of William Ellis. g. Robert C. MILLER is a blacksmith on Hartland Ridge, with Post Office Address at Clarksfield, Huron County. Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected])