Job Miller Sr
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1782 - , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Christening:
Death: 12 Jan 1865 - Hardinsburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Burial: in Miller-Hayes Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Miller
Mother: Priscilla Hayes
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Hayes
Marriage: 1807
Children:
1. Abigail Miller
2. Sarah Miller
3. Enoch H. Miller
4. Eliza Miller {FGID: 68245476}
5. Beulah Miller
2. Sarah C. Morrison
Marriage: 24 Dec 1829 - Hardinsburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Children:
1. John M. Miller
2. Job Miller Jr
3. Margaret P. Miller
4. Peter Miller
Notes
General:
Per 1850 US Census: 8/15/1850, Laurenceburg Township, Dearborn County, IndianaMarriage Notes (Sarah C. Morrison)
Job Miller is a 68 year old farmer, born in Pennsylvania. His real estate is valued at $60,000. His 61 year old wife is Sarah Miller, also born in Pennsylvania. Their children, all born in Indiana, are John M. Miller age 19, Job Miller age 17, Margaret Miller age 12, and Peter Miller age 8. John, Job and Margaret attended school within the year.
(On the same census page, Job's daughter Abigail McElfresh and family)
Per 1860 US Census: 6/27/1860, Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Job Miller is a 77 year old male, born in Pennsylvania, with real estate valued at $60,000, and personal estate valued at $300. Sarah C. Miller is 62, born in Pennsylvania. Margaret Miller is 22, born in Indiana.
Living with the family is Adam Franks, 35, a farmer born in Germany.
Also living with the family is Job's son's family: Job Miller is a 26 year old farmer, born in Indiana. as was his entire family. Rachel Miller is 25. Elizabeth Miller is 7 months old. Robt McBride is a 30 year old man who lives with the family.
Obituary of Job Miller, Sr., Death of a Pioneer of Dearborn County, Ind
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Death of a Pioneer of Dearborn County, Ind
Job Miller, Sr was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania December 24th AD 1782 and emigrated west with his father Thomas Miller Sr and his grandfather Joseph Hayes who had been a captain in the Revolutionary War. They settled at North Bend in the year 1791 where they remained until 1793. Capt. Hayes and Thomas Miller having taken a lease of Judge John Cleves Symmes for a tract of land at the Miami river, where they with several other families removed the same year. Here they erected some half dozen block houses in a square enclosing about two acres of ground. In this ground enclosed by the block houses were secured their horses, cattle, sheep and hogs by night from the frequent incursions of the Indians. This settlement they called a Station, its force consisting of the following persons, viz: Captain Hayes, Thomas Hayes, Benjamin Walker, William Gerard, and their families; of the single young men Joseph, John, Henry and Samuel Walker, Garret Van Ness, Isaac Polk, and J!
oseph Kitchell, are only recollected. Of the inmates of this Station there is but one left - Mrs Sarah Miller.
After the ratification of the Greenville Treaty near the first of May 1796, Capt Hayes and Thomas Miller and their families removed across the Miami river into what was afterwards Indiana Territory. Here they erected their first log cabins and witnessed the commencement of the public surveys by Israel Ludlow, Wm Ludlow and Benjamin Chambers. Joseph Hayes Jr and Thomas Miller Sr purchased section one, township five, range one west and section thirty-six, township six of range one west containing one thousand and twenty-three acres and thirty two hundredths of an acre April 1st 1801, being the first tract of land in Indiana purchased from the General Government.
Here on this tract of land, Thomas Miller Sr and Capt Joseph Hayes, after passing their four score years of usefulness, passed away in the full enjoyment of the Christian's hope.
Job Miller was married to Mrs Elizabeth Hayes in 1807 and commenced the business of life. This happy union continued near a quarter of a century being blessed with five children, four daughters and one son, all of whom held honorable stations in the community. During this period of his life he was most actively engaged in agricultural pursuits and of shipping his products to the New Orleans market and walking back over land through the Indian nations. He was married a second time to Mrs Sarah C Morrison, a lady of piety and domestic habits December 24th 1829. This union proved equally happy and continued to the close of life being blessed with three dutiful children, two sons and a daughter.
By his industry and frugality he amassed quite a fortune which he leaves to his wife and eight children. In his religious profession he was an exemplary and pious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was one of its trustees for over forty years, contributed liberally to the support of the gospel and all other useful objects. He was no sectarian in his views, but a liberal, warm-hearted Christian, giving the right hand of fellowship to all the servants of God.
Job Miller was one of nature's great men. His opportunities of getting an education were very limited but whatever they were, he used them to double purpose as he was a fair scholar. His brilliant imagination, accurate judgment, strong reasoning powers and sterling integrity placed him considerably above mediocrity. All these faculties he retained to the last.
Thus one of our number has passed away, who, with some of us have been eyewitnesses during this illustrious period. The cycles of seventy-four years from 1791 to 1865, the primitive forests with their majestic oak, poplar, walnut and elm, and other beautiful forest trees undisturbed by man has disappeared. The primitive animals - the elk, the deer, the bear, the wolf and panther. Of the smaller animals - the beaver, otter, gray fox, raccoon, wildcat and porcupine - have also passed away. Of the feathered tribe - the wild turkey, bald and gray eagle, owls and hawks, pheasants and quails. Aquatic fowls - wild goose, brant, swan, pelican and loon, and many tribes of wild ducks - they also have disappeared. These animals were more common than tame ones and were the common stock of the wild man - the Indians - who inhabited this country in its primitive days. These bold and daring pioneers received this beautiful country from the hands of the primitive and roaming tribes o!
f the Shawanee, Delaware and Kickapoo Indians, whose war whoops and war dances have passed away with the most of those who witnessed these hideous amusements and soon will be remembered as tradition from our fathers.
Then the improvement in navigation of the beautiful Ohio river, from the bark and other canoes, periogues and batteaus, which gave place to the keelboat and barges, these gave place to the majestic steamboat. Job Miller came home from New Orleans on the "Robert Fulton", one among the first steamboats that ran the western rivers. The primitive ferries of swimming the horse beside the canoe have given place to magnificent bridges and steam ferries. The U.S. mails from the post-boy and trumpets on horseback to stage coaches, canal packets and steamboats. Now the rail car drawn by the locomotive, whose shrill whistle startles the inhabitants by day and night as it darts through town and country. Then the majestic telegraph spans the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, and with the twinkling of an eye dispatches are transmitted from San Francisco to NewYork and every flash brings tidings from all parts of the country. All these and many more of the most valuable and wonderful improvements in the world has been produced during the life time of Job Miller.
Job Miller, Sr was a Jackson Democrat, but during the Kansas massacres and swindles he said democracy had got off its foundation and had left him. Since then he has acted with the Republicans and was a very decided Union man advocating Mr Lincoln's entire administration and took a lively interest in the prosecution of the war for the suppression of the rebellion.
He had been in rather feeble health for some time and during Thursday 12th inst. his countenance indicated an unusual degree of cheerfulness and after sitting up in his chair part of the afternoon, he retired early in the evening to his bed, the most of his family being at church in the vicinity. Between 7 and 8 o'clock he told his attendant that he wished to get up, he got out of bed, rose to his feet and said to his attendant "can you hold me", she replied that she could, he then sank down in her arms indicating no suffering, they helped him into bed, he stretched himself out, laid one arm across his breast, closed his eyes and gently passed away.
Thus on 12th of January AD 1865 terminated the eventful life of Job Miller, aged 82 years and 19 days. He leaves a widow, eight children, seventy grandchildren and twenty-seven great grandchildren. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends and among the congregation were to be seen several pioneers, to wit: Judge Isaac Dunn who was acquainted with the deceased 72 years; Baily Guard who was acquainted with the deceased 74 years; Thomas Miller, brother of the deceased; Joseph, Walter and Jacob Hayes; Thomas and Samuel Morrison; John Callahan; Omer Tousey; Doctor J H Brower; David Nevitt; Joseph Groff, and Peter Tebow. The funeral services were held in Bellevue Church, funeral discourse by Rev. G. W. Pye.
A Pioneer and Friend
Obituaries of Dearborn County, Indiana Index 1860-1879
Per Democratic Register Feb 3, 1865
Job Miller, Sr., died 1/12/1865.
From Findagrave.com
Birth: Dec. 25, 1782
Death: Jan. 12, 1865
aged 82 years & 18 ds
Family links:
Spouses:
Elizabeth Miller (1783 - 1828)*
Sarah C. Miller (1797 - 1877)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Miller-Hayes Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Michael Cummiskey, Record added: Jun 03, 2007, Find A Grave Memorial# 19694865
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Abstract 12/24/1829
Job Miller to Sarah Morrison
Per Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959
Name: Job Miller
Event Type:Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1829
Event Place: , Dearborn, Indiana
Registration Place: , Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Date:24 Dec 1829
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name:Sarah Morrison
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: James W Hunter
Page:397
GS Film number:000209855
Digital Folder Number:004476500
Image Number:00213
Number of Images:1