Could any one tell me what a Miller was? My ggrandfather is listed on the 1880 census as a Miller? nancy

Nancy, MILLER - "A person who converted materials into another form, e.g. Corn miller, cloth miller, saw miller." From http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html Bill Klauk also sent this to the list http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html Bobbie Jarvinen sent this in on Colonial Occupations: http://www.rootsweb.com/~billingh/occupation.shtml For more lists, Ask Jeeves about "Old Occupations" at http://www.ask.com Have a great day! Bill Benson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Tri-Counties] discription Could any one tell me what a Miller was? My ggrandfather is listed on the 1880 census as a Miller? nancy ==== PABRADFO Mailing List ==== Contact [email protected] to find out how to submit your historical and family materials to Tri-Counties site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm

Should be a person who owns/operates a mill...usually a miller of grain, I think. Doris....A Texan in Georgia..... Still shaking the family tree and dodging the nuts after 30+ years! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> Could any one tell me what a Miller was? My ggrandfather is listed on the 1880 census as a Miller? nancy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/2002