{"id":1701,"date":"2009-02-03T00:22:09","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T07:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2012-06-21T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T13:31:59","slug":"thomas-miller-and-maritta-dillon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/1701\/thomas-miller-and-maritta-dillon\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Miller and Maritta Dillon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Miller was born abt. 1822 in MS. In the 1880 census he gives his father as born in TN and his mother as born in MS. He married Maritty (Maritta) DILLON, also born abt. 1822 in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas and Maritty had the following children:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samantha b. 1842 MS<\/li>\n<li>Merril N. b. 1844 MS<\/li>\n<li>Sarena (Serena) &#8220;Rene&#8221; A. b. 1846 MS married John William Edward MYLES<\/li>\n<li>William N. b. 1848 MS<\/li>\n<li>Eliza E. b. 1850 MS <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 1850 Pike County MS census has a 4 year old Sarena MILLER in the household of Thomas MILLER born in Mississippi. They are living near a James T. DILLON who is of age to be a brother to Maritty DILLON. I would imagine that the Simon MILLER living beside Thomas is a brother.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1850 PIKE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI CENSUS pg. 21a<br \/>\n27 266 267 Dillon James T. 32 M Farmer 200 Mississippi<br \/>\n28 266 267 Dillon Elizabeth 21 F Mississippi<br \/>\n29 266 267 Dillon Sandy G. 7\/12 M Mississippi<br \/>\n30 266 267 Erwin Alexeander 21 M Farmhand Mississippi<br \/>\n31 267 268 Miller Simon 27 M Farmer 325 Mississippi<br \/>\n31 267 268 Miller Simon 27 M Farmer 325 Mississippi<br \/>\n32 267 268 Miller Sarena T. 19 F Mississippi<br \/>\n33 267 268 Miller Emeline M. 2 F Mississippi<br \/>\n34 267 268 Miller Honcil L. 1 M Mississippi<br \/>\n35 268 269 Miller Thomas 28 M Farmer 600 Mississippi<br \/>\n36 268 269 Miller Maritty 28 F Mississippi<br \/>\n37 268 269 Miller Samantha 8 F Mississippi<br \/>\n38 268 269 Miller Merril N. 6 M Mississippi<br \/>\n39 268 269 Miller Sarena 4 F Mississippi<br \/>\n40 268 269 Miller William N. 2 M Mississippi<br \/>\n41 268 269 Miller Eliza E. 4\/12 F Mississippi<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Richard DILLON b. 7 Oct. 1745 in Ireland or Norfolk VA (d. Pike Co. MS) and Annys MORRIS (b. 1762 in Bertie Co. NC) were the parents of Joanna DILLON b. 1778 in Bertie Co. NC, Nancy Ann, Lawrence, Clarkson, Willis, Mary, Theophilous and Clara. Joanna DILLON connects up with the family as will be shown in a moment.<\/p>\n<p>As to Mary and Lawrence, siblings of Joanna, Belvin J. Creel is shown as querying Washington Parish Rootsweb about a Moses MILLER b. abt. 1790 who was the second husband of Mary DILLON (Salathiel MORRIS the first husband) b. abt. 1792; and Dicey MILLER who was the second wife of Lawrence DILLON (b. 1783 in Bertie Co. NC), he marrying first Martha JACKSON. As stated above, they were descendants of of Richard and Annys DILLON. Richard (1745-1833) was a Revolutionary War Soldier who settled in the southern section of present-day Walthall County, MS, his family spilling over into Washington Parish. Another son, Clarkson DILLON, married a Sarah GILL. (Should be noted here that Thomas and Maritty DILLON MILLER&#8217;s granddaughter, Lucy MYLES, married James Leon HENNESY, whose grandfather, Isaac HENNESY, was married to a Judith Ann GILL.)<\/p>\n<p>Judith GILL and Isaac HENNESY&#8217;s son, James HENNESY, married Nancy Caroline WELCH and they had James Leon who, as mentioned, married Lucy MYLES, whose mother was Serena MILLER. Nancy Caroline WELCH&#8217;s brother, James Pearson WELCH married Cynthia ALFORD. Cynthia ALFORD was daughter of Warren Jackson ALFORD and Celia Ann LEWIS. Her father&#8217;s parents were Edwin ALFORD b. 22 Nov. 1792 NC, and Martha &#8220;Patsie&#8221; Jane SMITH b. 25 March 1802 SC. She is shown in the 1850 Pike Co MS census on page 21b living next to a 60 year old Thompson MILLER from GA in household 274. I&#8217;m wondering if this might be a relation to Rene MILLER. (Rene MILLER is in household 268 on page 21 A.)<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.rootsweb.com\/~cenfiles\/ms\/pike\/1850\/pg0012a.txt<\/p>\n<p>pg. 21b 40 274 275 Miller Thompson 60 M Farmer Georgia<br \/>\n41 274 275 Miller Clary 45 F Farmhand S. Carolina<br \/>\n42 274 275 Miller Raiford 17 M Mississippi X<\/p>\n<p>Martha Jane SMITH&#8217;s parents were Jeremiah SMITH b. 1773 SC and the Joanna DILLON above mentioned, daughter of Richard DILLON and Annys MORRIS. (Walter Edwin Tynes is given as saying Martha Smith&#8217;s mother was a &#8220;Holly&#8221;. The Joanna Dillon information comes from Luke Ward Conerly and E. Russ Williams, Source Records from Pike County, Mississippi, 1798-1910, via Colleen Pasquale. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The 1840 Washington Parish LA census shows a Thomas MILLER.<\/p>\n<p>1840 Washington Parish LA census:<br \/>\nThomas Miller<br \/>\n2 free white males under 5<br \/>\n2 free white males 20-30<br \/>\n1 free white male 60-70<br \/>\n1 free white female under 5<br \/>\n1 free white female 15-20<br \/>\n1 free white female 20-30<br \/>\n7 slaves<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>1870 LOUISIANA WASHINGTON PARISH<br \/>\npg.222<br \/>\n14\/14 MILLER Thomas 46 farmer RE $400 personal $500 b. MS<br \/>\nNancy 35 b. MS<br \/>\nLisa 20<br \/>\nClarissa 17<br \/>\nWellis 16<br \/>\nNeeley or Wesley? 13<br \/>\nSabor or Labor 7 male<br \/>\nBethany 10<br \/>\nMarietta 3 or 2<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>    It would appear as though Maritty has died by now and Thomas remarried to a Nancy. Lisa, age 20 would be the Eliza in the 1850 census.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n1880 Washington Parish Wards 1 and 2<br \/>\npg. 159<br \/>\n158\/158 BROWN Frances M. and family<br \/>\n159\/159 MAGEE Richard and Matilda<br \/>\n160160 BACKHAM David and Marty and family<br \/>\n161\/161 BURKHALTER Amy and family<br \/>\n162\/162 STRINGFIELD William and Lavina and family<br \/>\nLEWIS, Tabitha<br \/>\n163\/163 STRINGFIELD David and family<br \/>\n164\/164 MILES William E. 37 school teacher b. LA parents b. LA<br \/>\nSerena 33 b.LA parents b. MS<br \/>\nNancy L. 12 b. LA<br \/>\nIsaac T. 11 works on farm<br \/>\nLucy V. 9<br \/>\nSamantha R. 8<br \/>\nMargaret M. 5<br \/>\nGeorge W. 3<br \/>\nLyly L. 5\/12<br \/>\n<em>NOTE: Serena is a daughter of Thomas MILLER.<\/em><br \/>\npg. 159 B<br \/>\n165\/165<br \/>\nMILLER William R. 27 farmer can&#8217;t read or right, b. MS parents b. MS<br \/>\nSarah R. 26 can&#8217;t read or write b. LA parents b. MS<br \/>\nSelena 8 b. LA<br \/>\nNancy 6<br \/>\nTeresa 3<br \/>\nTener born Sept. stepdaughter<br \/>\n<em>Note: William R. is Sarena MILLER MYLES&#8217; brother.<\/em><br \/>\n166\/166 SLOCUM Handy (b) 21 laboring on farm b. LA parents b. LA<br \/>\nSarah 17 b. LA parents b. LA<br \/>\n167\/167 MILLER Simon A. 20 farmer b. MS parents b. MS<br \/>\nRebecca A. 21 b. MS father b. MS and mother b. LA<br \/>\n168\/168 DAWSON (b) Samuel and Violet and family<br \/>\n169\/169 MILLER Zeptha Y. 23 farmer b. MS parents b. MS can&#8217;t read or write<br \/>\nClarkey R. wife 23 b. LA parents b. LA can&#8217;t read or write<br \/>\nAbner F. 3 b. LA<br \/>\nClara M. 1 b. LA<br \/>\n170\/170 MILLER Hugh L. 26 farmer b. MS parents b. MS<br \/>\nMaranda Y. 29 b. LA father b. GA mother b. LA<br \/>\nEugens H. 7 b. LA<br \/>\nMolly or Mally F. 5<br \/>\nAlice E. 3<br \/>\nCallee E. 9\/14 Sept.<br \/>\nBULLOCK Lumeta or Lumenta 63 mother-in-law b. LA father b. SC mother b. GA<br \/>\n171\/171 SLOCUM Green D. and Ellen and family<br \/>\npg. 160<br \/>\n181\/181 MILLER Wesley W. 22 farmer b. MS parents b. MS<br \/>\nCyntha AP 28<br \/>\nWilles C. 2<br \/>\nErtha D. b. Dec<br \/>\npg. 170<br \/>\n183\/183 HARVEY Cinton<br \/>\n184\/184 KEMP Isaac and Samantha and family<br \/>\nBICKHAM William<br \/>\n185\/185 OGDON? Calvin H. and Sarena and family<br \/>\nMILLER Sarah mulatto or white 10 servant b. LA parents b. LA<br \/>\npg. 164B<br \/>\n261\/261 BICKHAM Alexander 69 b. LA parents b. GA and SC., and Rebecca<br \/>\nKENADY Hard 15 grandson works on farm b. LA father b. LA mother b.KY<br \/>\nThomas E. 10 grandson works on farm<br \/>\nMILLER Eliza 25 servant b. MS parents b. MS<br \/>\npg. 165<br \/>\n263\/263 BRUMFIELD John W. and Samantha<br \/>\n264\/264 BACKHAM Ab&#8230;? and Harriet and family<br \/>\n265\/265 MILLER Thomas 60 farmer can&#8217;t read or write and neither can children but wife can b. MS father b. TN mother b. MS<br \/>\nNancy 45 b. MS parents b. SC<br \/>\nMartha 19 b. MS<br \/>\nSayborn 17 works on farm<br \/>\nMarion? 13 works on farm<br \/>\nELizabeth 11<br \/>\nMargaret 18<br \/>\nAngeline 9<br \/>\nRarford 8<br \/>\nEli 8<br \/>\nJames 5<br \/>\nFlora G. 2<br \/>\npg. 166<br \/>\n294\/294 ALFORD Seaborn and Laura<br \/>\n295\/295 MILLER Fleet M. 63 farmer b. MS father b. TN mother b. MS<br \/>\nElizabeth 62 b. MS parents b. LA<br \/>\nSmiley 34<br \/>\n296\/296 BANKSTON Simpson and Catherine and family<br \/>\npg. 166\/166<br \/>\n305\/305 MILLER Ranford L. 46 b. MS father b. TN mother b. MS and Angeline b. MS parents b. SC and family<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Miller was born abt. 1822 in MS. In the 1880 census he gives his father as born in TN and his mother as born in MS. He married Maritty (Maritta) DILLON, also born abt. 1822 in Mississippi. Thomas and Maritty had the following children: Samantha b. 1842 MS Merril N. b. 1844 MS Sarena [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[193,1376,1241,1372,1374,559,571,1242,1373,1371,1375],"class_list":["post-1701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hennesy-line","category-hennesy-line-photos","tag-dillon","tag-eliza-e-miller","tag-john-william-edward-myles","tag-maritty-dillon","tag-merril-n-miller","tag-miller","tag-myles","tag-rene-miller","tag-samantha-miller","tag-thomas-miller","tag-william-n-miller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}