Here is the will of John MILLER ...... CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE WILLS – VOL. 2 October 1850 - Sept. 1920 Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll No. 101 Carter Co. - County Clerk Wills Transcribed by Jerry Kinnear Stout Page 245-247 Feb. Term 1905 Will of John Miller I, John Miller of Carter County Tenn. Realizing the uncertainty of this life and while I am of sound mind and disposing memory do make publish and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, Hereby revoking and making void any and all other wills or Testaments by me at any time made. First. It is my will and request that my wife Sallie Miller be made an equal heir with my other five heirs of all my estate both personal and real to have equal and alike them. Secondly. I will and bequeath that my Executor hereinafter named sell any and all my personal property of every description that I may be possessed of as soon after my death as is practicable and on such terms as he may think best for all parties concerned. Thirdly. I will and request that my real estate lands &c of every description that I may die seized and possessed of shall be sold by my Executor after my death on such terms and will as he may think best for all concerned and make deeds for the same when paid for. Fourthly. I will and bequeath all my just debts first be paid out of the Estate arising from the sales of my personal property and from the sales of my real estate as set forth in 2nd and 3rd clauses of this Will, and that after paying all expenses of the business of my estate that the remainder of my estate of every description arising from sd sales of any kind, shall be equally divided between my five children or their heirs and my wife Sallie Miller making in all six heirs to share equally and alike of my estate. The six heirs are as follows to wit -- my wife Sallie Miller, my sons David T. Miller and Daniel K. Miller and my three daughters or their heirs, Sallie A. Fair, Elizabeth Jane Geisler or her heirs, and Catherine Britt. Fifthly. I will that all the personal effects my wife Sallie Miller of every kind had of her own and brought to my premises when we were married still remain hers and in her own control. To do as she wishes with and in her’s is [illegible] all the cattle on the place as I have no cattle of my own and my will and request is that she still own said cattle and their increase arriving by natural life and after my death. Sixthly and lastly. I nominate appoint John H. Persinger Executor of this my last Will and Testament and request him to act and if he should not, I request the court to appoint a good man. Signed and acknowledged in the presence of the subscribing witnesses on this the 2nd day of June 1898. John x Miller Attest His mark G. T. Williams Fay Price Will Pugh N. S. Williams ............. ________________________________ From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: TNCARTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 3:38:09 AM Subject: [TNCARTER] John and Rhoda [Kirby?] Miller of Carter County TN This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MilfordKirby Surnames: Miller, Kirby Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.carter/1209/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The family of John and Rhoda Miller appear in the 1860 and 1870 censuses for Carter County TN. Rhoda died between 1870 and 1880, and John is listed as widowed in the 1880 census for Carter County TN. In the 1900 census, John appears and has been remarried, since 1883, to spouse Sarah J., with no offspring of the second marriage. From the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses, John and Rhoda appear to have had at least six children born after 1849: David, Sarah, Elizabeth, Daniel, Mary and Evie. I am trying to determine whether this John and Rhoda of Carter County are the same John K. Miller and Rhoda Kirby who were married in Blount County, TN, on October 23, 1849, and who appear in the 1850 census for Pulaski County, Virginia. Rhoda Kirby of Blount County was a daughter of my 4th-great grandparents, James Kirby and Lydia Ayres Kirby, of Blount County, TN. I have a fair amount of information on the decendents of James and Lydia's son Richard, from whom I am descended, but almost no i! nformation on the descendants of Rhoda. I would appreciate any response from descendants or others with knowledge of John K. Miller and Rhoda Kirby Miller. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCARTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My 2nd great grandfather, Wright Moreland was Administrator of the will of Daniel Stout in Carter County, Tennessee in the early 1850's. I am trying to find a copy of the administration papers of the will as I think Wright Moreland's wife, Margaret, may be related to Daniel. When I visited the Carter Courthouse a few years ago, I found a large folder for Daniel's estate. Unfortunately, the folder was completely empty and I could no locate any contents. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to locate the contents of Daniel Stout's estate papers? Note: There were two Wright Morelands in Carter County at the time. My ancestor was Wright, the son of Charles Moreland and the other Wright was the son of William Moreland. Granville Stout, the son of Daniel, married my Wright Moreland's oldest daughter, Mary Adoline Moreland. My Wright Moreland and a group left Carter County about 1853 and moved West. Any help would be appreciated. Eldon J. Edgin 14908 Woodbriar Drive Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: (972) 991-4891 eedgin@sbcglobal.net or eldon@edgin.org