Son of David and Anna Reynolds Miller. Married 1859 to Nellie Brown, 1838-1863.

Nellie died in 1863, the same year Alex would be captured by the Yankees. Some time after 1880 he would move to Indiana. Alexander had Miller/Anderson kin there already, origins of most of them from Martin Luther and Sallie Ritchie. Alexander's Grandmother Elizabeth Giddens Miller had a sister Rhonda who married into the Anderson family.

He would marry Pollie Robinson (Nov. 11, 1884) in Indiana in 1886. Polly died in 1902. They would have a daughter together, Livy Magenta Miller Ashby.

It would appear Alex was a prisoner-of-war for most of the Civil War.

Civil War Timeline:

Confederate, TN - Pvt, Co. E., Reg E, Calvary

Muster Roll, September/October 1862 - Absent without Leave.

October 1861 -April 1862 - Present for Muster

Captured Knox County, TN Oct 28, 1863.

November 28, 1863 - Prisoner at McLean Barracks, OH.

Sent to Camp Chase December 22nd, 1863.

Received Fort Delaware March 17, 1864

Exchanged Feb 27, 1865

The attached letter from Alex to his mother Annie, written in 1905, has been handed down by the generations. It gives us a glimpse into Alex's love for his mother, his sense of humor, his Indiana farm, and family.

He would die in Putnam, Indiana. His daughter Levia and then her daughter would continue to live in the area, perhaps on the same farm, until Helen's death in 2000.

I believe his granddaughter Helen may have been the end of Alexander Miller's line. Helen Ashby never married nor had children according to my research so far.

A. L. Miller

Home in 1880: District 10, Union, Tennessee

Age: 37

Estimated birth year: abt 1843

Birthplace: Tennessee

Relation to Head of Household: Son

Father's Name: David

Mother's Name: Ana

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Occupation: Farm Labor

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age

David Miller 59

Ana Miller 57

A. L. Miller 37

Angelina Miller 34

George Miller 22

Sarah Miller 20

Daniel Miller 15

Matt Sheppard 27

Abbie Wallace 13

Willougby Shilby 23

1900 - Indiana, 2nd wife Polly:

Name: Polly J Miller

Home in 1900: Franklin, Putnam, Indiana

Age: 50

Birth Date: Jan 1850

Birthplace: Indiana

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relationship to Head of House: Wife

Father's Birthplace: Indiana

Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Mother: number of living children: 3

Mother: How many children: 5

Spouse's name: Alexander L

Marriage Year: 1886

Marital Status: Married

Years Married: 14

Residence : Roachdale Town, Putnam, Indiana

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Household Members: Name Age

Alexander L Miller 57

Polly J Miller 50

Lillie Miller 11

1910 - Indiana

Name: Alexander L Miller

Age in 1910: 67

Estimated birth year: abt 1843

Birthplace: Tennessee

Relation to Head of House: Head

Father's Birth Place: Tennessee

Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina

Home in 1910: Franklin, Putnam, Indiana

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Gender: Male

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Household Members: Name Age

Alexander L Miller 67

Livy M Miller 21 (Daughter, born about 1889 in Indiana)

In 1908, daughter Livy Magenta Miller Ashby would apply for DAR.