Margaret Miller moved to Tennessee in her early years and met Issac Allen. They married in about 1817. During the wagon train west to California, Isaac died of "plateau fever". Margaret married Elam Brown in July 1847. (See Bio on Elam Brown)
Margaret Boyd Miller married Isaac Allen in about 1817. He died in the Humboldt Sink, Nevada, while traveling to California in 1846. After researching California, Margaret married Elam Brown on July 1, 1847.
San Jose Daily Mercury (San Jose, California)
January 18, 1884 (Friday)
"Died at Eighty-Nine.
Martinez. January 17th. Mrs. Elam Brown [nee Margaret Boyd Miller] of Lafayette, one of the earliest and oldest residents of this county, her age being 89, died this morning."
Margaret Boyd Miller married Isaac Allen in about 1817. He died in the Humboldt Sink, Nevada, while traveling to California in 1846. After researching California, Margaret married Elam Brown on July 1, 1847.
San Jose Daily Mercury (San Jose, California)
January 18, 1884 (Friday)
"Died at Eighty-Nine.
Martinez. January 17th. Mrs. Elam Brown [nee Margaret Boyd Miller] of Lafayette, one of the earliest and oldest residents of this county, her age being 89, died this morning."
Margaret Miller moved to Tennessee in her early years and met Issac Allen. They married in about 1817. During the wagon train west to California, Isaac died of "plateau fever". Margaret married Elam Brown in July 1847. (See Bio on Elam Brown)
Margaret Boyd Miller married Isaac Allen in about 1817. He died in the Humboldt Sink, Nevada, while traveling to California in 1846. After researching California, Margaret married Elam Brown on July 1, 1847.
San Jose Daily Mercury (San Jose, California)
January 18, 1884 (Friday)
"Died at Eighty-Nine.
Martinez. January 17th. Mrs. Elam Brown [nee Margaret Boyd Miller] of Lafayette, one of the earliest and oldest residents of this county, her age being 89, died this morning."
Margaret Boyd Miller married Isaac Allen in about 1817. He died in the Humboldt Sink, Nevada, while traveling to California in 1846. After researching California, Margaret married Elam Brown on July 1, 1847.
San Jose Daily Mercury (San Jose, California)
January 18, 1884 (Friday)
"Died at Eighty-Nine.
Martinez. January 17th. Mrs. Elam Brown [nee Margaret Boyd Miller] of Lafayette, one of the earliest and oldest residents of this county, her age being 89, died this morning."
Inscription
Wife of Elam - 89 years 29 days
Gravesite Details
Joining hands: Link between a married couple. Clothing: Well to do family
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
