Born 18 Feb. 1851 near Waterloo, Laurens County, SC, the ninth child of Albert and Margaret M. (Finley) Miller. Listed as an heir in the settlement of his father's estate in 1856. As a young man he moved to Fresno, California where on 23 Nov. 1889 he was licensed to preach by the Methodist Conference. He later transferred to the SC Conference and was received at Sumpter, SC on 10 Dec. 1893. He served the Parkville and Kinard Circuit. He was married to Emma Saphronia Whitlock (b.1857-d.1918). They were the parents of the following children: Eustace Percival, Lottie, David Norman, J.T., Malcolm Jones and Grace Miller. He died on 31 Oct 1930 in Greenwood, SC. He and his wife are buried in Magnolia Cemetery there. Jones was instrumental in collecting much family data which corroborates our Miller Family research. Some of his descendants live in the Greenville, SC area.
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Following is a tribute to the late Rev. Jones Traynham Miller from the Southern Christian Advocate:
"His wide circle of friends throughout both Conferences were shocked and saddened to
learn through the papers of Monday morning of the sudden death of Rev. J.T. Miller, a
superannuate of the Upper South Carolina Conference living at Verdery. He literally died
in harness. While preaching the sermon for Home Coming Day, Sunday afternoon, at
Tranquil church near Greenwood,the summons came and the voice of the prophet of God
was silenced by the hand of death. Brother Miller was in his eightieth year, and had held
the Superannuate relation for the past six years.
In Superannuation he was no less vitally interested in all pertaining to the progress of
the Kingdom of God than when in active service.
He was a man of sound judgment and able to express his opinions clearly and forcibly.
Only recently the Advocate carried an admirable article from him on the subject of
Pentecost. There was always saneness about his writing and the Advocate was glad to
receive and publish the communications he sent us all too infrequently. Always when a
really vital question was up he was ready to speak whether through the Advocate or
elsewhere, modestly yet forcibly."
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Following is a tribute to the late Rev. Jones Traynham Miller from the Southern Christian Advocate:
"His wide circle of friends throughout both Conferences were shocked and saddened to
learn through the papers of Monday morning of the sudden death of Rev. J.T. Miller, a
superannuate of the Upper South Carolina Conference living at Verdery. He literally died
in harness. While preaching the sermon for Home Coming Day, Sunday afternoon, at
Tranquil church near Greenwood,the summons came and the voice of the prophet of God
was silenced by the hand of death. Brother Miller was in his eightieth year, and had held
the Superannuate relation for the past six years.
In Superannuation he was no less vitally interested in all pertaining to the progress of
the Kingdom of God than when in active service.
He was a man of sound judgment and able to express his opinions clearly and forcibly.
Only recently the Advocate carried an admirable article from him on the subject of
Pentecost. There was always saneness about his writing and the Advocate was glad to
receive and publish the communications he sent us all too infrequently. Always when a
really vital question was up he was ready to speak whether through the Advocate or
elsewhere, modestly yet forcibly."
Born 18 Feb. 1851 near Waterloo, Laurens County, SC, the ninth child of Albert and Margaret M. (Finley) Miller. Listed as an heir in the settlement of his father's estate in 1856. As a young man he moved to Fresno, California where on 23 Nov. 1889 he was licensed to preach by the Methodist Conference. He later transferred to the SC Conference and was received at Sumpter, SC on 10 Dec. 1893. He served the Parkville and Kinard Circuit. He was married to Emma Saphronia Whitlock (b.1857-d.1918). They were the parents of the following children: Eustace Percival, Lottie, David Norman, J.T., Malcolm Jones and Grace Miller. He died on 31 Oct 1930 in Greenwood, SC. He and his wife are buried in Magnolia Cemetery there. Jones was instrumental in collecting much family data which corroborates our Miller Family research. Some of his descendants live in the Greenville, SC area.
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Following is a tribute to the late Rev. Jones Traynham Miller from the Southern Christian Advocate:
"His wide circle of friends throughout both Conferences were shocked and saddened to
learn through the papers of Monday morning of the sudden death of Rev. J.T. Miller, a
superannuate of the Upper South Carolina Conference living at Verdery. He literally died
in harness. While preaching the sermon for Home Coming Day, Sunday afternoon, at
Tranquil church near Greenwood,the summons came and the voice of the prophet of God
was silenced by the hand of death. Brother Miller was in his eightieth year, and had held
the Superannuate relation for the past six years.
In Superannuation he was no less vitally interested in all pertaining to the progress of
the Kingdom of God than when in active service.
He was a man of sound judgment and able to express his opinions clearly and forcibly.
Only recently the Advocate carried an admirable article from him on the subject of
Pentecost. There was always saneness about his writing and the Advocate was glad to
receive and publish the communications he sent us all too infrequently. Always when a
really vital question was up he was ready to speak whether through the Advocate or
elsewhere, modestly yet forcibly."
_____________________________________
Following is a tribute to the late Rev. Jones Traynham Miller from the Southern Christian Advocate:
"His wide circle of friends throughout both Conferences were shocked and saddened to
learn through the papers of Monday morning of the sudden death of Rev. J.T. Miller, a
superannuate of the Upper South Carolina Conference living at Verdery. He literally died
in harness. While preaching the sermon for Home Coming Day, Sunday afternoon, at
Tranquil church near Greenwood,the summons came and the voice of the prophet of God
was silenced by the hand of death. Brother Miller was in his eightieth year, and had held
the Superannuate relation for the past six years.
In Superannuation he was no less vitally interested in all pertaining to the progress of
the Kingdom of God than when in active service.
He was a man of sound judgment and able to express his opinions clearly and forcibly.
Only recently the Advocate carried an admirable article from him on the subject of
Pentecost. There was always saneness about his writing and the Advocate was glad to
receive and publish the communications he sent us all too infrequently. Always when a
really vital question was up he was ready to speak whether through the Advocate or
elsewhere, modestly yet forcibly."
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