Descendants of John Fredrick MILLER , Sr.

Notes

26. James Jackson MILLER

Louisiana State Death Index

James J Miller
Parish: Claiborne
Sex:
Race:
Age:
Death Date: 22 May 1931
Volume: 13
Certificate: 5848

Rebecca Frances MADDRY

"My name is Frankie after my dear old Grandmother" she wrote to relatives in North Carolina in 23 Sept 1909. "Father was in the war three years. He was a good faithful Baptist soldier to the last. He was loved and respected by everybody" JHF

112. Jonah Wesley MILLER

La. State Deaths 1900-1929 Death Indexes

Name: Jonah W. Miller
Age: 22 years
Death Date: 27 Jun 1917
Parish: Claiborne
Volume: 12
Certificate: 5854

28. George Fredrick MILLER

George Miller was a tall slender man of about six feet and three or four inches in height and his weight was around one hundred sixty pounds. He hair and eyes was a black as crow feathers, and his complexion fair if ever you could see his face, he always had his face covered with long real black whiskers, and honestly I believe that he was the slouchy man I have ever seen. He wore his hair anywhere from a close clip, to shoulder length, and I would say that he combed his hair once a week. He wore an old wide brim floppy black hat with the brim turned up in front, and brogan shoes at all times. His wife made his shirts out of ___ stripe material and the collar was open at the top hot or cold weather. He also wore suspenders with one hanging by his side and was never know to tie his shoe strings. In fact, he went so slouchy that his children never spoke of his other than as "Old Snagg." But smart, Old Snagg was as smart as a whip, believe me. I remember he once put one over on the sheriff of Homer, that was good. So, I will pass it on to you. It was
like this, Uncle George was a good hand at brandy making, and made it for all the neighbors who had fruit to make it with. He was taught this trade as a boy and liked the work. At this particular time, Claiborne Parish had voted the making of brandy in the Parish of Claiborne illegal and George at the time was living in Webster Parish but a friend of his living in Claiborne ask him if he would cook up his fruit for him which George did. Afterward, the Grand Jury met and someone turned in George for making brandy in Claiborne. The Sheriff issued a warrant for the arrest of the George Miller for illegally making brandy but George being in Webster at the time he had to wait until George came to Homer in the fall of the year to pay his taxes on his property to serve the warrant. When the time came to pay his yearly tax, George as expected drove into town dressed in his usual way and any one could recognized him all the way across town but, before going to the Court House to pay his taxes he stopped at the store of one of his old friends, Mr. King, to chat with him first and Mr. King ask him if he knew that the Sheriff had a warrant for him and George said why no, what is it for. Mr. King said "for making brandy in Claiborne Parish." George stood up looked around and said "why hell by dam wait a minute.' Out the back door he went and into a barber shop where he had a nice hair cut and a clean shave and back to the store where Mr. King fitted him out in a nice suit of clothes, a new hat, shoes, collar and tie. Now George said by dam watch me put it over on Old Kirk, speaking of Kirkpartrick the sheriff at the time. He then boldly walks into the Sheriff Office and said to Mr. Kirkpatrick, I want to pay George Miller's taxes for him. The Sheriff promptly waited on him and asking at the same time how George was being and when he had seen him, George said that he was being fine yesterday evening, took his tax record and strolled out. I will also add here that when he returned home that night, his wife, nor any of his children recognized him either. Uncle George was always busy at something or other. There was not a lazy bone in his body. He was forever tinkering with some kind of machinery. He owned a shingle mill, an axe handle making machine, a stave saw and a saw mill. I can't say that he was a big success at any of these things but he managed to raise a large family of boys and girls who are upstanding citizens of today.

His headstone says that he was born 24 August 1824, yet his daughter Clara Martin says that it is wrong. She states that her Daddy died when he was 56 years old and his birth date should be 24 August 1854.

1880 4th Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana
Source: FHL Film 1254451 National Archives Film T9-0451 Page 301A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
George MILLER Self M M W 25 LA Occ: Farmer Fa: LA Mo: LA
Mary MILLER Wife F M W 19 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA
Bob FLAHERTY Other M W 22 MS Occ: Laborer Fa: GA Mo: AL
Dan HARPER Other M B 30 LA Occ: Laborer Fa: AR Mo: T

Mary Angeline CURRY

La. State Deaths 1900-1929 Death Indexes
Name: Mary Curry Miller
Age: 66 years
Death Date: 14 Oct 1927
Parish: Claiborne
Volume: 32
Certificate: 14449

119. Perry Milo MILLER

Name: Perry Milo Miller
Parish: E. Baton Rouge
Sex: M
Race: White or Mexican
Age: 62 Years
Death Date: 22 Jul 1948
Volume: 8
Certificate: 967

29. Rosa Catherine MILLER

1880 Census Place: 4th Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana
Source: FHL Film 1254451 National Archives Film T9-0451 Page 301B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Thomas MADDRY Self M M W 28 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: AL
Cathrine MADDRY Wife F M W 22 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: LA Mo: LA
Willie MADDRY Son M S W 3 LA Fa: GA Mo: LA
Andrew MADDRY Son M S W 6M LA Fa: GA Mo: L

La. State Deaths 1900-1929 Death Indexes
Name: Rosa Miller Maddry
Age: 62 years
Death Date: 22 Nov 1922
Parish: Webster
Volume: 28
Certificate: 12227

Thomas Alexander MADDRY

See Inquest Book, Page 31 #20

1880 Census Place: 4th Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana
Source: FHL Film 1254451 National Archives Film T9-0451 Page 301B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Thomas MADDRY Self M M W 28 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: AL
Cathrine MADDRY Wife F M W 22 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: LA Mo: LA
Willie MADDRY Son M S W 3 LA Fa: GA Mo: LA
Andrew MADDRY Son M S W 6M LA Fa: GA Mo: L

127. Frank MADDRY

FRANK MADDRY

SSN Residence: 71040 Homer, Claiborne, LA
Born 15 Jul 1885 Last Benefit:
Died Oct 1966 Issued: LA (Before 1951)

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1885 Death Date: Oct 1966 Social Security Number: 436-01-4574 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Louisiana Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 71040 Localities: Antioch, Claiborne, Louisiana Arizona, Claiborne, Louisiana Aycock, Claiborne, Louisiana Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana

Exer COLE

From The Guardian-Journal, Page 7, May 17, 1990

Mrs. Exer C. Maddry,98, were held May 11 at 2 p.m. at the Homer Rose-Neath Funderal Home Chapel with the Rev. Terrel Lowe officiating. Burial was held in Arlington Cemetery in Homer. Mrs. Maddry died May 9 at Homer Memorial Hospital following a brief illiness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Maddry, and one brother, Ed Cole Survivors include two daughters, Elsie Maddry of Homer and Mary M. Ellis of Blanchard; one sister, Belle Cole of Minden, three grandsons, Frank C. Elllis, Thomas R. (Buddy) Ellis and John Paul Ellis; six great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandaughter, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were John Ellis, Bobby Russell, Chad Ellis, Brad Ellis, Rodney White and Rock Tuggle. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Holly Springs Baptist Church.

Andrew Jackson BROUGHTON

From the Broughton Family Webpage; http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/7917/hjdecend.html

Andrew Jackson Broughton
Andrew Jackson Broughton was born in Louisiana on June 22, 1883. He would be married three times during his life and have children with two of his wives. The first bride was Eunice Burgess Higginbotham. A J and Eunice had a daughter whom they named named Celestia Lavelle Broughton. A J's second wife was Eva Lou Maddry whom he married on December 18, 1910 and with whom he would father three children:
Theron Carlton Broughton, born in February 1, 1912. Margie Lou Broughton, born in 1914, married Marion Posey Hoss. and Ozelle Broughton, born in 1917. Andrew Jackson married his third wife, Odie Lauderdale (born July 28, 1899 on Independence day (July 4th) 1942. Odie would pass away eleven years later on January 8, 1953. She's buried at Harmony Chapel Cemetery in Hico Louisiana. AJ died on November 12, 1963 and is buried at Harmony beside his third wife, Odie.

Clara CARTER

Louisiana State Death Index

Clara C Maddry
Parish: Claiborne
Sex:
Race:
Age: 51 Years
Death Date: 10 Apr 1931
Volume: 10
Certificate: 4506

134. James Thomas MADDRY

JIM MADDRY

Residence: Louisiana
Born 10 Jan 1888 Last Benefit:
Died Jun 1963 Issued: LA (Before 1951)

Viola Irene DELOACH

VIOLA MADDRY

Residence: 71003 Athens, Claiborne, LA
Born 11 Oct 1893 Last Benefit:
Died Mar 1976 Issued: LA (1973)

Mrs. Viola Maddry , 82, died March 20, 1976 in Schumpert Medical Center in Shreveport. Funeral sevies were held at 2:30 p.m., March 22 in the First Baptist Church of Athens with the pastor, the Rev. J. David Smith, officiating. Burial was in the Salem Cemetery under the direction of Conger Funeral Home of Arcadia. Survivors include three sons, M. A. Maddry of New Orleans, P. A. Maddry of Roseberg, Ore. and Dr. E. L. Maddry of Dublin, GA; one daughter Mrs. Arthur Craighead of Brandon, Miss, five sisters, Estelle Deloach, Tracy Deloach, Mrs. Gladys Harrison, Mrs. Alma Hippler and Mrs. Mable Flory, all of Shreveport and T. A. Deloach of Waco, Tex' 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

31. Franklin MILLER

Louisiana Statewide Death Indices 1940-1944

Name: Frank Miller
Parish: Claiborne
Sex: M
Race: White or Mexican
Age: 78 Years
Death Date: 17 Nov 1940
Volume: 34
Certificate: 14865

Caroline MADDRY

Headstone: Asleep in Jesus Blessed sleep From which none ever wake to weep

135. Katie Elizabeth MILLER

Reported in the he Homer Guardian Journal June 22, 1972
Mrs. Hollenshead Dies Wednesday June 14; Rites Are Thursday Mrs. Katie Hollenshead, 88 died Wednesday morning, June 14. Funeral services were held Thursday June 15 from the Ruple Baptist Church with the Rev. Bernard Canterberry and the Rev. Major Lewis officiating. Burial followed in Lebanon cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Dallas Sanders of Alexandria, Mrs. Melba Skeen of Port La Vaca, Texas, and Mrs. Mildred Wagner of Homer; two sons of C.W. Hollenhead of Houston and T.F. Hollenshead of Shreveport; 14 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, four sisters: Mrs. Nobie Burnett and Mrs. Joe Avery both of Homer, Mrs. Maude Reagon of Minden and Mrs. Ruth Alexander of Kansas City.

Individual: Hollenshead, Katie
Issued in: Louisiana
Birth date: Feb 14, 1884
Death date: Jun 1972
Residence code: Louisiana
ZIP Code of last known residence: 71038
Location associated with this ZIP Code: Haynesville, Louisiana

From a letter written by Katie Miller to her daughter Dallas:
Well, have you been fishing yet? Roy, Ruth and I went the other evening and caught 40. Some was as long as your finger and some were small, but we couldn't eat them all for supper. Tell Frank, Jr. when the --?-- go to biting, let me know and I will come and go fishing with him and beat him catching fish. Well, Kate, you asked if I made my soap like that on the wrapper. I don't. I hunted the printed recipe but couldn't find it. Frank Maddry brought it home one day and mislaid it. I want you to try it some time and see what you think of it. We all like it fine. I will write it on the other side.

Katie Miller Hollenshead’s Recipe for Soap

Build your fire first. 1 and 1/2 gallons of water in pot. Put 3 cans lye in. When it dissolves put in 15 lbs grease, skins, crackling or any kind of grease. Just as soon as the lye eats the grease, take all of the fire away from the fat and add 2 tablespoons full of borax and stir until it kinder (sic) thickens or you get tired. Sometimes I stir a good while and sometimes I don't owning to the time I have. You can omit the borax if you haven't got it but it makes it better. I think you will like it and you can keep it for years and it won't leak or smell. Well, I will have to quit. come when you can . I am still looking for you. Love to you all. Your, Mother

Thomas Franklin HOLLENSHEAD

Miss Kate and Mr. Frank ran a successful farm. He was a good business man and they were hard working and frugal. They bought the land surrounding their original homestead expanding their holdings. They had many firsts for the parish- first to have electricity and running water, first car, first player piano. Their first house was an unpainted clapboard house that had a long front porch. At the end of the porch, was an arbor with wisteria growing on it. On the farm, there lived five or six families who worked on the farm for them and sharecropped . Miss Kate and Mr. Frank managed the farm but never worked in the fields. Kate kept six or seven dairy cows that she milked twice a day and sold the cream. Early she separated the cream by hand, but later when they got electricity, she had an electric cream separator. Twice a week, a man would come and pick up the cream. The milk, or ‘blue john’ they would keep cool, by lowering it into the well so that there would be cool milk to drink at night. There were two wells and before electricity, they would haul water in buckets. One bucket was left on the front porch with a dipper that everyone would drink from.
They were the first in the community to have electricity and running water in the house and barn. Mr. Frank installed a 32 volt generator that ran electricity into the house and ran the pump at the spring. When Clyde was 13 or 14, he was in charge of keeping the generator running. It had six large batteries and a gasoline powered engine. The automobile came to Claiborne in the form of three cars. Mr. Frank got one, one went to the Doctor and the other to the Lawyer. There weren’t any roads, so he wasn’t able to drive much, and he didn’t drive the children to school in Ruple. The children walked together. They would cut through the woods to the Shaw’s house and pick up their children and then on to Uncle Charlie’s to get his. And last, to Uncle Marvin’s . Dallas used to walk Clyde to school when he was little and she would carry. Dallas’ friends, the older girls, would shower him with attention and say how cute he was. Besides cows, they kept chickens, goats, pigs, horses, and mules. Once a year they would butcher pigs. After killing and skinning, the pigs would be cut into parts and put to cure in large boxes of salt. After several days, the meat would be hung in the smoke house over a slow fire built of hardwood. The fire would be kept burning for two to three weeks. The meat would be shared among the families living on the farm. Each year, the family would cut sugar cane and make sorghum syrup. The cane was transported from the field in wagons. The cane was cut and peeled and boiled down to make syrup. About a hundred gallons of syrup was made a year and shared among the families. Miss Kate and Mr. Frank ground their own corn meal. In exchange for use of the land, the farmers would pay Mr. Frank in corn. The corn was taken to a grist mill. The man who owned the mill also owned the cotton gin, and off season he ran the mill. The meal was shared among the families. Mr. Frank and Miss Kate ran a small store that sold flour, sugar, snuff and later gasoline. They didn’t have loaf bread. Kate made biscuits and all their sandwiches were on biscuits. There was an orchard off behind the pond that had peaches and apples. They grew cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, beans, and squash in the garden. There were walnut and pecan trees. The ice man would come once a week. Each week the families would get together to a make ice cream.

Well Known Ruple Citizen Died Monday

Funeral services for Thomas Frank Hollenshead, 76, who died at his home Monday June 13 of a heart attack were held from the Ruple church Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock with Rev. Byrd officiating. Interment was in the Lebanon cemetery under the direction of the Norton Funeral Home of Homer. Mr. Hollenshead had been in poor health for some time, but His death came as a shock to friends and relatives in the community. He was well known in the parish and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Survivors include his widow, three daughters, Mrs. C.R. Sanders, Boyce, La; Mrs. V.G. Skeen of Refugio, Texas; two sons, T.F. Hollenshead of Shreveport and C.W. Hollenshead, also Shreveport and a host of other relatives.

Hollenshead, Thomas F

Age: 47 Year: 1920 Census ;Birthplace:Georgia Roll: T625_609 ; Race: White Page: 8A; State: Louisiana ED: 88; County: Claiborne Image: 658 ; Township: Police Jury Ward 3

136. Nobie MILLER

NOBIE TINSLEY

Residence: 48161 Monroe, Monroe, MI
Born 4 Jul 1914 Last Benefit:
Died 8 Jul 1999 Issued: AL (Before 1951)

137. Maude MILLER

Individual: Reagan, Maud
Issued in: Louisiana
Birth date: Apr 7, 1888
Death date: Aug 1978
Residence code: Louisiana
ZIP Code of last known residence: 71024
Location associated with this ZIP Code: Dubberly, Louisiana

138. Thomas Hugh MILLER

Obiturary: Thomas Miller

Homer, LA Aug 21 (Special) Funeral services for Thomas Miller who died to day of a heart ailment in Minden hospital will be held at 3 pm Tuesday in the Bethlehem church, with the Rev. C.D. Wood of Haynesville officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Besides his widow, Mr. Miller is survived by a daughter, Ura T. Miller; a stepson, Garland Simmons; his father, Frank Miller of Harris; a brother Roy Miller of Harris; Five sisters, Mrs. T.F. Hollingshead and Mrs. A. B. Tinsley of Ruple, Mr.s Lee Aleander and Mrs. Maude Ragan of Harris, and Mrs. Ike Hargrove of utopia, Texas and two grandchildren.

139. Roy MILLER

Obit:
Roy Miller, 73, Dies February 17, Rites Held Today
Roy Miller 73, a retired farmer of Route 3, Haynesville, died February 17 at his home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, February 19 from the Bethlehem Methodist Church with the Rev. Major Lewis of Sarepta, officiating. Interment was in the Bethlehem cemetery, with First National Funeral Home of Homer in charge. Miller was born near Homer, the son of the late Frank Miller and the late Carrie Maddry Miller. Suvivors include five sisters, Mrs. T.F. Hollenshead, of Haynesville; Mrs. J.E. Burnett of Homer, Mrs. J.A. Reagan of Dubberly, Mrs. J.D. Avery of Minden, and Mrs. Ruth Alexander of Minden and several nieces and nephews.

140. Ruth MILLER

Individual: Alexander, Ruth
Issued in: Louisiana
Birth date: Jun 12, 1900
Death date: Jan 1985
Residence code: Louisiana
ZIP Code of last known residence: 71055
Location associated with this ZIP Code: Minden, Louisiana

141. Carrie Bell MILLER

CARRIE AVERY

Residence: 71040 Homer, Claiborne, LA; Born 20 Nov 1894 Last Benefit : Died Dec 1979 Issued: LA (1965)

36. Columbus Washington MILLER

2 i. Columbus Washington Miller.
ii. Mary C. Miller was born in OCT 1850 in LA. Age 9 in 1860 census. There is also a record of Mary C. Miller marriage to Geo. Gruner, Claiborne rec., dated 11-22-1869.
iii. Thomas F. Miller was born in 1852. Age 8 in 1860 census.
iv. Charles R. Miller was born in JUN 1854 in LA. Age 6, 1860 census. This family appears in the 1900 census. He died in 1908. He was buried in Sexton-Miller cemetery
v. William F. Miller was born about 1856. Age 4, 1860 census. He was also known as Bill.
vi. John Francis Miller was born in 1860. Age 19 in 1880 census.
vii. George Miller was born about 1862. Age 18 in 1880 census.
viii. Margritt Miller was born about 1866. Age 14 in 1880 census. She was also known as Margrate. Margrate was the way the census taker listed her.
ix. James Miller was born about 1868. Age 12 in 1880 census.
x. Roser Miller was born about 1870. Age 10 in 1880 census.

Malissa Ann SEXTON

Joe Sexton gave her name as Malissa Ann though census records list her as Ann. Her head stone says Anna A.

George GRUNER

1880 Census Place: 4th Ward, Webster, Louisiana
Source: FHL Film 1254473 National Archives Film T9-0473 Page 225B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
George GRUNER Self M M W 40 OH Occ: Farmer Fa: WURT Mo: WURT
Mary C. GRUNER Wife F M W 29 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: LA Mo: LA
Rosie E. GRUNER Dau F S W 10 LA Occ: At School Fa: OH Mo: LA
John GRUNER Son M S W 9 LA Fa: OH Mo: LA
Lela GRUNER Dau F S W 8 LA Fa: OH Mo: LA
Fanny GRUNER Dau F S W 4 LA Fa: OH Mo: LA
William GRUNER Son M S W 11M LA Fa: OH Mo: LA

39. Charles R. MILLER

1880 Census Place: 4th Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana Source:FHL Film 1254451 Nat'l Archives Film T9-0451; 303B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Charles MILLER Self M M W 25 LA Occ: Farmer Fa: LA Mo: LA
Susan MILLER Wife F M W 24 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: AL Mo: KY
Winie MILLER Dau F S W 1 LA Fa: LA

Susan SEXTON

Louisiana Statewide Death Indices 1945-1949

Name: Susan C Miller
Parish: Webster
Sex: F
Race: White or Mexican
Age: 91 Years
Death Date: 26 Dec 1946
Volume: 14
Certificate: 835

40. William F. MILLER

Mt PARAN Cemetery: Located in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Directions from La. 531 and US 79 in Minden La., go North on US 79 2.0 miles, turn right on La. 518 go 6.3 miles, turn Left on Fincher Rd., Go 3.1 miles, turn left on Harris Rd., go 2/10 miles, Turn right on dirt Rd., go Straight ahead 2/10 mile will dead end at cemetery. Inventoried by Mike, Janel & Michelle O'Rourke 5 June 2001.

46. Fredrick GAMBLE

1880 4th Ward, Webster, Louisiana
Source: FHL Film 1254473 National Archives Film T9-0473 Page 226C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Frederic GAMBLE Self M M W 29 LA Occ: Works On Farm Fa: AR Mo: LA
Mary V. GAMBLE Wife F M W 21 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA
Marg M. GAMBLE Dau F S W 2 LA Fa: LA Mo: LA
Vida Viola GAMBLE Dau F S W 8M LA Fa: LA Mo: LA
Robert WOODS Other M S B 11 LA Occ: Laborer Farmer Fa: LA Mo: LA

172. Ira Franklin GAMBLE

The Shreveport Times 23 Sept. 2002
Webster Parish

Gamble, Ira F., 95, of Minden died Saturday; services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rose-Neath Funeral Home chapel, Minden; burial in Gilgal Cemetery.

Minden Press Herald Monday, September 23, 2002
Ira Gamble
Funeral services for Mr. Ira F. Gamble, 95, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden with the Rev. Richard May officiating. Burial will follow at Gilgal Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. today, Sept. 23, at the funeral home. Mr. Gamble, a native of Webster Parish and a resident of Minden, passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, in Arcadia. He was a carpenter and a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Mae Gamble. He is survived by his daughter, Vergie May Teschendorf of Taft, Texas; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Loyce Gamble of Minden; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be George Gamble III, Ben Gamble, Clay Gamble, Kelly Gamble, Joe Gamble, and A.K. "Sonny" Tuggle.

48. Margaret GAMBLE

The Gilgal Cemetery is located on Highway 80 east of Minden