Martin Miller - Sallie Ritchie Family
Martin Luther Miller was discharged from the American Revolution Service in the year of 1780. It is believed abt 1780, he married Sallie (Sarah?) Ann Ritchie, born abt 1752 to 1760 in NC. The names Sarah Ann and Sallie are both seen in genealogy circles. I have read that all early records, including marriage records were destroyed during the Civil War.
Children:
John Miller 1780 – 1873
George Miller 1785 - 1879 h/o Mary Anderson
Jane Miller Anderson 1791 – 1875 Born in Tennessee
Martin Miller 1794 – 1890 - Born in Claiborne, TN
November 24, 1797 Martin Miller was granted 224 acres by Warrant/Survey according to North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843.
See photo.
Sallie would die between the years of 1794 and 1798.
Martin would marry his 2nd wife Elizabeth February 5, 1798, in Wilkes County, NC. Elizabeth's sister Rhoda Giddens Anderson, was married to Andrew Anderson, brother to Thomas Anderson. Thomas's son Jesse would later marry Sallie's daughter Jane Miller.
According to Rhoda Anderson, Elizabeth's sister - it was shortly after this marriage that Elizabeth and Martin would leave North Carolina and move to Tennessee. Is it possible Martin already lived there and came back to North Carolina just long enough to marry? In 1801, after an absence of two or three years, they would return to NC to visit Elizabeth's family.
Source: Martin Miller War Pension letters. (Source of files,Robert Ellison)
At the time of Martin's 2nd marriage, his first 4 children would range in ages from 13 to 4 years.
Later, (1810s) all four children of Sallie Ritchie would move to Lawrence County, Indiana, along with members of the Anderson and Whitted families. (Two Anderson daughters were married to Whitted men, Jane Miller to Jesse Anderson (1809) and George Miller to Mary Anderson) Indiana was just opening up to settlement.
Jane Miller Anderson's father-in-law Thomas would sell property to Martin Miller, Jane's father. (Deed 1817 Book F, pages 15 & 19: $100 and $700.
Quote: "Martin and Sallie's 4 children moved to Indiana in the 1810's. They didn't move to Putnam County, Indiana until the 1820's. Jane Miller, who married Jesse Anderson, bought land from the government in 1825. That parcel is still a part of our farm. Jane, Jesse and two of her brothers (John and George) are buried here on our farm. Martin Luther Miller (jr) is buried about a mile from our house on land where he lived. "(Information provided by Lora Scott, 2009)
In the early years, the children of both Sallie and Elizabeth seem to have still had some contact, since we see some of them still moving from Tennessee to the Putnam County, Indiana area:
In 1830, Nancy Miller Owsley (Elizabeth Giddens line) and her husband Robert settled in Putnam County, IN where he was recorded in the 1830 census. Three children were born there in 1830, 1832 and 1834. By 1838, the family had moved to the Wisconsin Territory in what is now Iowa and by 1840 had moved to Morgan County, Missouri, where Robert and Nancy acquired land. (info from Chris at [email protected])
I believe these records of Nancy living in the Putnam area are what caused some earlier researchers to confuse her with one of Sallie Ritchie's four children.
In 1880, Alexander Miller, (Elizabeth Giddens line) would move to Franklin, Putnam County, Indiana. Alexander, a Civil War prisoner, would stay in Putnam, Indiana. His line in Putnam County ended with the passing of his grand-daughter in 2000.
However, by 1917, at a new grave monument dedication ceremony for Martin Luther Miller, Sallie Ritchie's children are mentioned, and it is stated that little/nothing is known of their "Indiana" cousins.
It would appear that over time, those in Tennessee and those in Indiana would lose track of one another:(
WHERE IS SALLIE BURIED? No one knows where Sallie is buried. I have heard both Wilkes, NC or that she died in what would have then been Claiborne County, TN. I am actually starting to lean towards Tennessee. I believe much of this area was considered North Carolina originally and then became Tennessee lands. As TN used to be North Carolina from Mississippi River all the way to the Ocean. This would explain the confusion.
Most census state her children were born in Tennessee as early as 1786. Her son Martin's grave stone states he was born in Claiborne County. All census data states Jane Miller Anderson was actually born in Tennessee also. I believe that Martin and Sallie's children were born on lands originally considered North Carolina and changed to the State of Tennessee in the year 1790.
Martin and his second wife were moved from Browning Cemetery in Union County by TVA. Many were left behind. Could Sallie have perhaps been one of these, I think it is a good possibility. Could Martin's first wife Sallie have been the first of the Millers to be buried in Browning Cemetery but left behind since no next of kin were known in the area?
Another possibility from a cousin:
Sarah is most likely buried where they lived in NC , Ive seen she died in Craven. Her children moved to Indiana most likely because their dad was moving there and they wanted to stay together.
Martin Luther Miller was discharged from the American Revolution Service in the year of 1780. It is believed abt 1780, he married Sallie (Sarah?) Ann Ritchie, born abt 1752 to 1760 in NC. The names Sarah Ann and Sallie are both seen in genealogy circles. I have read that all early records, including marriage records were destroyed during the Civil War.
Children:
John Miller 1780 – 1873
George Miller 1785 - 1879 h/o Mary Anderson
Jane Miller Anderson 1791 – 1875 Born in Tennessee
Martin Miller 1794 – 1890 - Born in Claiborne, TN
November 24, 1797 Martin Miller was granted 224 acres by Warrant/Survey according to North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843.
See photo.
Sallie would die between the years of 1794 and 1798.
Martin would marry his 2nd wife Elizabeth February 5, 1798, in Wilkes County, NC. Elizabeth's sister Rhoda Giddens Anderson, was married to Andrew Anderson, brother to Thomas Anderson. Thomas's son Jesse would later marry Sallie's daughter Jane Miller.
According to Rhoda Anderson, Elizabeth's sister - it was shortly after this marriage that Elizabeth and Martin would leave North Carolina and move to Tennessee. Is it possible Martin already lived there and came back to North Carolina just long enough to marry? In 1801, after an absence of two or three years, they would return to NC to visit Elizabeth's family.
Source: Martin Miller War Pension letters. (Source of files,Robert Ellison)
At the time of Martin's 2nd marriage, his first 4 children would range in ages from 13 to 4 years.
Later, (1810s) all four children of Sallie Ritchie would move to Lawrence County, Indiana, along with members of the Anderson and Whitted families. (Two Anderson daughters were married to Whitted men, Jane Miller to Jesse Anderson (1809) and George Miller to Mary Anderson) Indiana was just opening up to settlement.
Jane Miller Anderson's father-in-law Thomas would sell property to Martin Miller, Jane's father. (Deed 1817 Book F, pages 15 & 19: $100 and $700.
Quote: "Martin and Sallie's 4 children moved to Indiana in the 1810's. They didn't move to Putnam County, Indiana until the 1820's. Jane Miller, who married Jesse Anderson, bought land from the government in 1825. That parcel is still a part of our farm. Jane, Jesse and two of her brothers (John and George) are buried here on our farm. Martin Luther Miller (jr) is buried about a mile from our house on land where he lived. "(Information provided by Lora Scott, 2009)
In the early years, the children of both Sallie and Elizabeth seem to have still had some contact, since we see some of them still moving from Tennessee to the Putnam County, Indiana area:
In 1830, Nancy Miller Owsley (Elizabeth Giddens line) and her husband Robert settled in Putnam County, IN where he was recorded in the 1830 census. Three children were born there in 1830, 1832 and 1834. By 1838, the family had moved to the Wisconsin Territory in what is now Iowa and by 1840 had moved to Morgan County, Missouri, where Robert and Nancy acquired land. (info from Chris at [email protected])
I believe these records of Nancy living in the Putnam area are what caused some earlier researchers to confuse her with one of Sallie Ritchie's four children.
In 1880, Alexander Miller, (Elizabeth Giddens line) would move to Franklin, Putnam County, Indiana. Alexander, a Civil War prisoner, would stay in Putnam, Indiana. His line in Putnam County ended with the passing of his grand-daughter in 2000.
However, by 1917, at a new grave monument dedication ceremony for Martin Luther Miller, Sallie Ritchie's children are mentioned, and it is stated that little/nothing is known of their "Indiana" cousins.
It would appear that over time, those in Tennessee and those in Indiana would lose track of one another:(
WHERE IS SALLIE BURIED? No one knows where Sallie is buried. I have heard both Wilkes, NC or that she died in what would have then been Claiborne County, TN. I am actually starting to lean towards Tennessee. I believe much of this area was considered North Carolina originally and then became Tennessee lands. As TN used to be North Carolina from Mississippi River all the way to the Ocean. This would explain the confusion.
Most census state her children were born in Tennessee as early as 1786. Her son Martin's grave stone states he was born in Claiborne County. All census data states Jane Miller Anderson was actually born in Tennessee also. I believe that Martin and Sallie's children were born on lands originally considered North Carolina and changed to the State of Tennessee in the year 1790.
Martin and his second wife were moved from Browning Cemetery in Union County by TVA. Many were left behind. Could Sallie have perhaps been one of these, I think it is a good possibility. Could Martin's first wife Sallie have been the first of the Millers to be buried in Browning Cemetery but left behind since no next of kin were known in the area?
Another possibility from a cousin:
Sarah is most likely buried where they lived in NC , Ive seen she died in Craven. Her children moved to Indiana most likely because their dad was moving there and they wanted to stay together.
Martin Miller - Sallie Ritchie Family
Martin Luther Miller was discharged from the American Revolution Service in the year of 1780. It is believed abt 1780, he married Sallie (Sarah?) Ann Ritchie, born abt 1752 to 1760 in NC. The names Sarah Ann and Sallie are both seen in genealogy circles. I have read that all early records, including marriage records were destroyed during the Civil War.
Children:
John Miller 1780 – 1873
George Miller 1785 - 1879 h/o Mary Anderson
Jane Miller Anderson 1791 – 1875 Born in Tennessee
Martin Miller 1794 – 1890 - Born in Claiborne, TN
November 24, 1797 Martin Miller was granted 224 acres by Warrant/Survey according to North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843.
See photo.
Sallie would die between the years of 1794 and 1798.
Martin would marry his 2nd wife Elizabeth February 5, 1798, in Wilkes County, NC. Elizabeth's sister Rhoda Giddens Anderson, was married to Andrew Anderson, brother to Thomas Anderson. Thomas's son Jesse would later marry Sallie's daughter Jane Miller.
According to Rhoda Anderson, Elizabeth's sister - it was shortly after this marriage that Elizabeth and Martin would leave North Carolina and move to Tennessee. Is it possible Martin already lived there and came back to North Carolina just long enough to marry? In 1801, after an absence of two or three years, they would return to NC to visit Elizabeth's family.
Source: Martin Miller War Pension letters. (Source of files,Robert Ellison)
At the time of Martin's 2nd marriage, his first 4 children would range in ages from 13 to 4 years.
Later, (1810s) all four children of Sallie Ritchie would move to Lawrence County, Indiana, along with members of the Anderson and Whitted families. (Two Anderson daughters were married to Whitted men, Jane Miller to Jesse Anderson (1809) and George Miller to Mary Anderson) Indiana was just opening up to settlement.
Jane Miller Anderson's father-in-law Thomas would sell property to Martin Miller, Jane's father. (Deed 1817 Book F, pages 15 & 19: $100 and $700.
Quote: "Martin and Sallie's 4 children moved to Indiana in the 1810's. They didn't move to Putnam County, Indiana until the 1820's. Jane Miller, who married Jesse Anderson, bought land from the government in 1825. That parcel is still a part of our farm. Jane, Jesse and two of her brothers (John and George) are buried here on our farm. Martin Luther Miller (jr) is buried about a mile from our house on land where he lived. "(Information provided by Lora Scott, 2009)
In the early years, the children of both Sallie and Elizabeth seem to have still had some contact, since we see some of them still moving from Tennessee to the Putnam County, Indiana area:
In 1830, Nancy Miller Owsley (Elizabeth Giddens line) and her husband Robert settled in Putnam County, IN where he was recorded in the 1830 census. Three children were born there in 1830, 1832 and 1834. By 1838, the family had moved to the Wisconsin Territory in what is now Iowa and by 1840 had moved to Morgan County, Missouri, where Robert and Nancy acquired land. (info from Chris at [email protected])
I believe these records of Nancy living in the Putnam area are what caused some earlier researchers to confuse her with one of Sallie Ritchie's four children.
In 1880, Alexander Miller, (Elizabeth Giddens line) would move to Franklin, Putnam County, Indiana. Alexander, a Civil War prisoner, would stay in Putnam, Indiana. His line in Putnam County ended with the passing of his grand-daughter in 2000.
However, by 1917, at a new grave monument dedication ceremony for Martin Luther Miller, Sallie Ritchie's children are mentioned, and it is stated that little/nothing is known of their "Indiana" cousins.
It would appear that over time, those in Tennessee and those in Indiana would lose track of one another:(
WHERE IS SALLIE BURIED? No one knows where Sallie is buried. I have heard both Wilkes, NC or that she died in what would have then been Claiborne County, TN. I am actually starting to lean towards Tennessee. I believe much of this area was considered North Carolina originally and then became Tennessee lands. As TN used to be North Carolina from Mississippi River all the way to the Ocean. This would explain the confusion.
Most census state her children were born in Tennessee as early as 1786. Her son Martin's grave stone states he was born in Claiborne County. All census data states Jane Miller Anderson was actually born in Tennessee also. I believe that Martin and Sallie's children were born on lands originally considered North Carolina and changed to the State of Tennessee in the year 1790.
Martin and his second wife were moved from Browning Cemetery in Union County by TVA. Many were left behind. Could Sallie have perhaps been one of these, I think it is a good possibility. Could Martin's first wife Sallie have been the first of the Millers to be buried in Browning Cemetery but left behind since no next of kin were known in the area?
Another possibility from a cousin:
Sarah is most likely buried where they lived in NC , Ive seen she died in Craven. Her children moved to Indiana most likely because their dad was moving there and they wanted to stay together.
Martin Luther Miller was discharged from the American Revolution Service in the year of 1780. It is believed abt 1780, he married Sallie (Sarah?) Ann Ritchie, born abt 1752 to 1760 in NC. The names Sarah Ann and Sallie are both seen in genealogy circles. I have read that all early records, including marriage records were destroyed during the Civil War.
Children:
John Miller 1780 – 1873
George Miller 1785 - 1879 h/o Mary Anderson
Jane Miller Anderson 1791 – 1875 Born in Tennessee
Martin Miller 1794 – 1890 - Born in Claiborne, TN
November 24, 1797 Martin Miller was granted 224 acres by Warrant/Survey according to North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843.
See photo.
Sallie would die between the years of 1794 and 1798.
Martin would marry his 2nd wife Elizabeth February 5, 1798, in Wilkes County, NC. Elizabeth's sister Rhoda Giddens Anderson, was married to Andrew Anderson, brother to Thomas Anderson. Thomas's son Jesse would later marry Sallie's daughter Jane Miller.
According to Rhoda Anderson, Elizabeth's sister - it was shortly after this marriage that Elizabeth and Martin would leave North Carolina and move to Tennessee. Is it possible Martin already lived there and came back to North Carolina just long enough to marry? In 1801, after an absence of two or three years, they would return to NC to visit Elizabeth's family.
Source: Martin Miller War Pension letters. (Source of files,Robert Ellison)
At the time of Martin's 2nd marriage, his first 4 children would range in ages from 13 to 4 years.
Later, (1810s) all four children of Sallie Ritchie would move to Lawrence County, Indiana, along with members of the Anderson and Whitted families. (Two Anderson daughters were married to Whitted men, Jane Miller to Jesse Anderson (1809) and George Miller to Mary Anderson) Indiana was just opening up to settlement.
Jane Miller Anderson's father-in-law Thomas would sell property to Martin Miller, Jane's father. (Deed 1817 Book F, pages 15 & 19: $100 and $700.
Quote: "Martin and Sallie's 4 children moved to Indiana in the 1810's. They didn't move to Putnam County, Indiana until the 1820's. Jane Miller, who married Jesse Anderson, bought land from the government in 1825. That parcel is still a part of our farm. Jane, Jesse and two of her brothers (John and George) are buried here on our farm. Martin Luther Miller (jr) is buried about a mile from our house on land where he lived. "(Information provided by Lora Scott, 2009)
In the early years, the children of both Sallie and Elizabeth seem to have still had some contact, since we see some of them still moving from Tennessee to the Putnam County, Indiana area:
In 1830, Nancy Miller Owsley (Elizabeth Giddens line) and her husband Robert settled in Putnam County, IN where he was recorded in the 1830 census. Three children were born there in 1830, 1832 and 1834. By 1838, the family had moved to the Wisconsin Territory in what is now Iowa and by 1840 had moved to Morgan County, Missouri, where Robert and Nancy acquired land. (info from Chris at [email protected])
I believe these records of Nancy living in the Putnam area are what caused some earlier researchers to confuse her with one of Sallie Ritchie's four children.
In 1880, Alexander Miller, (Elizabeth Giddens line) would move to Franklin, Putnam County, Indiana. Alexander, a Civil War prisoner, would stay in Putnam, Indiana. His line in Putnam County ended with the passing of his grand-daughter in 2000.
However, by 1917, at a new grave monument dedication ceremony for Martin Luther Miller, Sallie Ritchie's children are mentioned, and it is stated that little/nothing is known of their "Indiana" cousins.
It would appear that over time, those in Tennessee and those in Indiana would lose track of one another:(
WHERE IS SALLIE BURIED? No one knows where Sallie is buried. I have heard both Wilkes, NC or that she died in what would have then been Claiborne County, TN. I am actually starting to lean towards Tennessee. I believe much of this area was considered North Carolina originally and then became Tennessee lands. As TN used to be North Carolina from Mississippi River all the way to the Ocean. This would explain the confusion.
Most census state her children were born in Tennessee as early as 1786. Her son Martin's grave stone states he was born in Claiborne County. All census data states Jane Miller Anderson was actually born in Tennessee also. I believe that Martin and Sallie's children were born on lands originally considered North Carolina and changed to the State of Tennessee in the year 1790.
Martin and his second wife were moved from Browning Cemetery in Union County by TVA. Many were left behind. Could Sallie have perhaps been one of these, I think it is a good possibility. Could Martin's first wife Sallie have been the first of the Millers to be buried in Browning Cemetery but left behind since no next of kin were known in the area?
Another possibility from a cousin:
Sarah is most likely buried where they lived in NC , Ive seen she died in Craven. Her children moved to Indiana most likely because their dad was moving there and they wanted to stay together.
