Family: Rev. Robert Marcus Miller / Sarah Jane Jordan (F12631)

• Father | Male Rev. Robert Marcus Miller

  
  

  Born	15 Aug 1822	Georgia
  Died	26 Feb 1872	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Buried		Tanner Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Married	Aft 1861  [1]
  Other Spouse	Averilla Elizabeth Hare | F12881
  Married	Abt 1845
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  Mother | Female Sarah Jane Jordan

  
  

  Born	17 Jan 1831	Neshoba County, Mississippi
  Died	11 Mar 1907	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Other Spouse	Robert L. Cousins | F11609
  Married	12 Nov 1848	Newton County, Texas
  Other Spouse	Thomas Claiborne Byerly | F12882
  Married	Abt 1859
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  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male George Washington Miller

  
  

  Born	14 Dec 1862	Newton County, Texas
  Died	29 Apr 1955	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Buried		Tanner Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Spouse	Rosalie "Rosa" Aquilla Gray | F12885
  Married	5 Jan 1882	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Henry Clay Miller

  
  

  Born	3 Oct 1864	Newton County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Richard Marcus Miller

  
  

  Born	22 Sep 1866	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Flora L. Woods | F12883
  Married	9 Oct 1884	Newton County, Texas

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Abraham Jacob "Jake" Miller

  
  

  Born	25 Apr 1868	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Died	20 Apr 1940	Newton County, Texas
  Buried
  Spouse	Florence E. Birdwell | F11135
  Married	Abt 1893	Texas

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Sarah Susan Miller

  
  

  Born	8 Jan 1870	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Leviah "Levi" Jefferson Miller

  
  

  Born	1 Jun 1872	Newton, Newton County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Dr. Arthur Miller, in "Newton County Nuggets" states that Sarah and the Rev. Robert Marcus Miller added six more children to their already large families, the oldest George Washington was born in 1862 and the youngest, Levi, was born in 1872, six months after his father had passed away. This left Sarah Jane, widowed three times, with the responsibility for 19 children in total. Dr. Miller recalls that his grandfather, Robert Martin Miller (born to Rev. Miller and Averilla), recalled that life got pretty tough for the large family. One year there was a severe drought and all the crops were lost. The government shipped corn to all the afflicted communities, and it was distributed among the struggling families. That year they lived on corn pone (bread) and even made a coffee substiute, consisting of corn that had been ground, sieved, and where the shaff had been parched. This, and any wild game or hogs off range kept them from starving. Dr. Arthur A. Miller writes that before her death, Grandma Sarah had been making her home with her youngest child, Levi at Burkeville.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 126 (Reliability: 3).