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Nancy Jane <I>Austin</I> Miller

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Nancy Jane Austin Miller

Birth
Macon County, Illinois, USA
Death
31 May 1901 (aged 50–51)
Burial
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7984203, Longitude: -89.0188075
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Nancy was the second wife of Abraham Christopher Miller, married Jan 30, 1873. They had 10 known children; Eva Adaline Miller, Hattie Augusta Miller, Eleanor Isabelle Miller, Mary Josephine Miller, Lucy Cornell Miller, Nancy Etta Miller, Alice Ophelia Miller, Robert Christopher Miller, Lillian May Miller, and an unnamed boy who died on the same day as his birth.

Mrs. A. C. Miller died Friday afternoon at her home Six miles southwest of Decatur after an illness of six months, aged 52 years. Mrs. Miller was the daughter of William A. Austin and was born within a mile and a half of her late home. In 1871 she was married to A. C. Miller, who survives her together with six daughters, and one son and one step-son. Mrs. Miller joined the Christian church in 1872 but at the time of her death she was a member of the Salem Baptist church. The funeral was held from Salem church Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Lily officiated, and the interment was at Salem cemetery. The pallbearers were James Paramenter, B. W. Rowe, H. J. Edwards, James Johnson, F. M. Browning and W. H. Price.
Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), Tuesday, June 4, 1901, pg 8
Nancy was the second wife of Abraham Christopher Miller, married Jan 30, 1873. They had 10 known children; Eva Adaline Miller, Hattie Augusta Miller, Eleanor Isabelle Miller, Mary Josephine Miller, Lucy Cornell Miller, Nancy Etta Miller, Alice Ophelia Miller, Robert Christopher Miller, Lillian May Miller, and an unnamed boy who died on the same day as his birth.

Mrs. A. C. Miller died Friday afternoon at her home Six miles southwest of Decatur after an illness of six months, aged 52 years. Mrs. Miller was the daughter of William A. Austin and was born within a mile and a half of her late home. In 1871 she was married to A. C. Miller, who survives her together with six daughters, and one son and one step-son. Mrs. Miller joined the Christian church in 1872 but at the time of her death she was a member of the Salem Baptist church. The funeral was held from Salem church Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Lily officiated, and the interment was at Salem cemetery. The pallbearers were James Paramenter, B. W. Rowe, H. J. Edwards, James Johnson, F. M. Browning and W. H. Price.
Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), Tuesday, June 4, 1901, pg 8

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Nancy
Miller
1850-1901

Gravesite Details

Family records indicate her date of birth as April 22, 1849, but gravestone has birth as 1850.



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  • Maintained by: Joy
  • Originally Created by: ofr
  • Added: Jun 24, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38710464/nancy_jane-miller: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy Jane Austin Miller (1850–31 May 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38710464, citing Salem Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Joy (contributor 46772364).