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Goodspeed’s History of Southeat Missouri Biographical Appendix, page 1205 c. 1888 John M. Miller was born near Osceola, AR, March 10, 1853. He is the son of John and Mary Ann Davids Miller, who were born in Missouri and died in Illinois and Missouri in 1859 and 1865 respectively. They were married in Dunklin County, MO, and moved to Arkansas, and from there to Illinois, near Cairo. The father was a farmer, and he and his wife were the parents of seven children. John M. is their fourth child, and the only one now living. After his parents’ death, he lived with an older brother until he married, when he began doing for himself. He owns 165 acres of well-improved and fertile land, and is one of the prominent farmers of the county. September 24, 1874, he married Nancy Castleberry, a daughter of Henry Hickerson, and the widow of Francis Castleberry. She was born in Pemiscot County, MO, and died in 1882, leaving four children, two now living: Martha J. and Minerva. The deceased are George A. and Sarah F. In 1883, Mr. Miller married Martha A. Matthews, daughter of Ansel Matthews. She was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee, July 2, 1866, and is the mother of two children: Nevada and Alonzo. Mr. Miller is a Mason, and he and his wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. NOTE: This site is a AHGP Project which is a volunteer genealogical organization dedicated to the free access of genealogical information. NOTE: If you run across a site thats charges a fee to view these pages, please let me know This is a free site. There is not a charge to view these pages. Return To -M- Biographies 
 
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