Miller, Beulah A

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; StreetAddress: North Commercial St; Age: 14; Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 9; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0065; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
• Residence: 1905, Trinidad, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1910, Trinidad Ward 3, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1922, Trinidad, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1924, Trinidad, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

Beulah married Ginn, Walter V on 22 Apr 1925 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA. Walter was born about 1893 in Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beulah married Hammer, Ned on 5 Apr 1909 in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA. Ned was born on 6 Apr 1887 in Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hammer, Benjamin W

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, Ashland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1892, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; Miller, B.A., potter, res Colorado ave cor San Pedro
• Residence: 1900, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; StreetAddress: North Commercial St; Age: 52; Occupation: Salesman 2nd Hand; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0065; HomeOwnership: R; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 28; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

Notes:

Per notes of Leo Cox, Great Uncle "Ben" Miller settled in Colorado and lived in Trinidad for some time. He and wife had one or more children. One daughter,
Della Butler is married and lived in KS.

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LIfe sketch of "Bowredden Amzi Miller" from familysearch.org - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7SC-LCM

Bowredden Amzi Miller had red hair, blue eyes, a light complexion and stood about 5' 6" tall when he joined the Union Army on January 2nd, 1864 to serve in the Civil War at the rank of Private. He was mustered in to the Illinois 28th Infantry Battalion, Company D, on 15 February 1864 in Natchez, Mississippi. He claimed on this date to be 22 years of age (which would make his birth year approximately 1842). Not long after enlisting, in May 1864, the entire company was given furlough, and his sister Polly remembered that Bowredden came back to visit the family in Illinois. The entire company reported back to Camp Butler Illinois on May 29th, and returned to Natchez Mississippi on the 8th of July.

Bowredden's company reconnoitered to Homachita River, Mississippi in October 1864 under the command of Colonel Osborn, Second United States Colored Cavalry. The Unit then spent much of the final months of the war stationed in and around Louisiana, with several treacherous travels by ship, before participating in the fourteen day siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama.

When his company was mustered out in Texas in July 1865, Bowredden re-enlisted for 3 years as a Private in Battery "M", 1st United States Artillery. Though he was returned to the original company in September, the War Department intervened and reassigned him to Battery "M" at Brownsville, Texas, on December 1, 1865.

On December 28th, Battery "M" embarked on the Steamer "Tampico" for New York City, arriving on January 15th, 1866. Bowredden's company was stationed at Fort Hamilton, New York when he deserted from service on May 21st, 1866.

Sometime after this, Bowredden lived with a woman named "Sarah" in Missouri. After the couple separated, Sarah apparently removed to the neighborhood of Schuyler County, Illinois, where Bowredden's mother lived. This person called herself "Sarah Miller," and asserted that she was Bowredden's wife, before moving on again after a couple of years. Bowredden later admitted to his mother that he had lived with Sarah for a time, but claimed he had not married her. It is not known if Sarah claimed any children from this relationship.

When he married Pashie (Patience) Rieger (Klopfer) on the 4th of July 1873 in Sullivan County, Missouri, Bowredden stated that he had never been married before. The marriage license also reported a fictitious name: Benjamin A. Primrose.

Pashie apparently learned of the correct surname by 1880, because when she and son (James) Patrick were enumerated without Bowredden on the 1880 census as boarders in small town in Vernon County, Missouri not far east of Fort Scott, Kansas, she gave the surname Miller.

Pashie and Bowredden's children Patrick and Ollie were born in Missouri. Beulah was born in Arkansas, and many years later red-haired George August was born in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado. The 1900 census reports that Pashie had given birth to 7 children, but only 4 were then living. Ten years later, 8 childbirths were reported, but with only 4 living children, so apparently the 8th child also died young.

Bowredden visited his sister Polly in southeast Iowa for four days sometime around 1896, and probably also visited his mother in Illinois at the same time, but did not bring Pashie or any of their children with him. Pashie and Polly maintained a written correspondence from time to time.

While living in Trinidad, Colorado, Bowredden was publicly known as "Benjamin A. Miller," with that name appearing in city directories and on the 1900 census. Bowredden passed away on the 27th of May, 1901, and was buried in Trinidad. Pashie requested benefits on account of Bowredden's service in the Civil War. A headstone was placed, but the initial request for widow's benefits was denied due to Bowredden's post-war desertion.

Benefits were apparently authorized at some point, however, because at her death, Pashie had been receiving a monthly widow's allowance.


Buried:
Masonic Cemetary

Bowradden married Clifford, Pashie Reiger on 4 Jul 1872 in Sullivan, Missouri, USA. Pashie was born in 1857 in Iowa; died in 1925; was buried in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Colorado, USA; RelationToHead: Widow
• Residence: 1900, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; StreetAddress: North Commercial St; Age: 43; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0065; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 7; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 4; YearsMarried: 28; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
• Residence: 1902, Trinidad, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1905, Trinidad, Colorado, USA; Occupation: Re
• Residence: 1910, Trinidad Ward 4, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; Age: 53; MaritalStatus: Widowed; RelationToHead: Head
• Residence: 1920, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA; StreetAddress: N Comai Cial; Age: 62; Occupation: None; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 139; HomeOwnership: Rent; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Widowed
• Residence: 1922, Trinidad, Colorado, USA
• Residence: 1924, Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Masonic Cemetary

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, Ashland, Schuyler, Illinois
• Residence: 3 Jul 1855, Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1860, Ripley, Brown, Illinois, USA; Residence Post Office: Ripley

Notes:

Potterymaker.

On 24 Oct 1854, Amzi Miller purchased the south east quarter of the north west quarter of section 30 in township 3 N, range 1 east of the 4th meridian, which is in Astoria Township, Fulton County, 40 acres at $0.75/acre, for $30.00.

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Marriage Certificate Text:
BE IT REMEMBERED that on the fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundered and forty three Amzy Miller and Maria Moses of the County of Summit were legally joined in marriage by competent authority, in conformity, to the provisions of the statues of the State of Ohio, in such cases made an provided: and a certificate of marriage, signed by M. S. Wilcox, Som of the Gospel who colemnized the same has filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of common pleas, for said County of Summit this eighteenth day of August Anno domini one thousand eight hundred and forty.
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Research by Liz Osborn:
"At the beginning of the Summit County Marriage Records book are several hand-written pages, where the County Clerk or his deputy took down the evidence given by the clergymen stating their legal standing to perform marriages in the State of Ohio."

On page 15, item # 2, is recorded the following:

Rev'd Marshall Wilcox
May 17, 1843
Marshall Wilcox produced for Record in this office a Licence under seal from the Court of Common Pleas in Medina County authorizing him to solemnize marriages in the State of Ohio as a regular ordained minister of the gospel of the denomination called "Disciples" dated February 9, 1843.
Attest N. B. Stone Dep. Clerk

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Background informatoin regarding the "Disciples"

History of the Disciples in Illinois, on pages 206 and 207, in section headed Fulton County states the following:

Ipava.

Organized 1842, by William Howard; present membership, 225; value of property, including parsonage, $10,000; Bible-school began 1858; present enrollment, 136.

As early as 1840 there was quite an emigration from Ohio and Kentucky into the southern part of Fulton County. Most of these were members or friends of the church of Christ. Prominent among them was Wm. P. Howard, then a young man. At first meetings were held from house to house. A schoolhouse of round logs, chinked and daubed with mud and straw, clapboard roof, with puncheon seats and floor, was built. In this meetings were held and the congregation formed. This was four and one-half miles southeast of the site of Ipava. This house was soon too small to accommodate the worshipers, hence a church house was built. It was 30 x 40 feet, with eight feet to the ceiling logs and poles, and roof of lap shingles, riven and shaved. The siding and all finishings were of walnut. This came to be known as the Howard Church. To this congregation Mr. Howard ministered for sixteen years without financial remuneration, supporting his family by his farm labor.

All the conditions were primitive. The women then did all the spinning and knitting, sewing and weaving--all this in addition to other household cares. In this community. when they would attend the business meeting of the church on Saturday afternoons, they would take their knitting along with them and knit going to and coming from the church. Those living within a radius of two miles of the meetinghouse generally walked. These women would travel barefoot, carrying their shoes and stockings. When near the church they would put on these articles of dress. The time and the circumstances required economy. Those who rode went horseback, or in the big farm-wagons. Sometimes they were drawn by oxen. "Old Sam" and "Brin" were useful in those days. The seat-board was an oak plank, cushioned with a sheepskin. Everybody went to church, including the babies.

In addition to Mr. Howard, Hughey Stoops and J. W. Hopkins were two ministers of this community who went, at their own charges, preaching the Word--all self-sacrificing and faithful servants of God and men. After Mr. Howard's removal to Texas, in 1857, Wm. Grissom served the congregation, as did also Wm. Lorance.

By 1867 the building was dilapidated and the congregation disbanded. Part of the members went to Summum and part to the Washington Schoolhouse, where Dr. J. H. Breeden had built up a congregation. In 1869 they purchased the old M. E. chapel in Ipava and repaired it. Thereafter this town was the place of meeting. In addition to Dr. Breeden, P. D. Vermilion, M. T. Cooper and L. M. Robinson served the church. This chapel was not well located; so it was sold and in 1895 a modern structure erected.
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Research Note:

Some sources show name as "Amzi". Cleveland, OH given as birthplace by Zina Cox on Death Record of Isaac Miller.
Amsey may have had son named Benjamin also.

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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IL COUNTY: Schuyler DIVISION: ASHLAND TOWNSHIP 3N1W REEL NO: M432_128 PAGE NO: 337A
REFERENCE: ENUMERATED BY L. LUSK THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1850
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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE
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5 26 27 MILLER AMZI 27 M FARMER OHIO
6 26 27 MILLER MARIA 27 F OHIO
7 26 27 MILLER BOWRADIN 5 M OHIO
8 26 27 MILLER ISAAC 3 M IA
9 26 27 MILLER ROSILLA 1/12 F ILL
10 26 27 MOSES SAMUEL 18 M LABORER OHIO
REMARKS: multi surname household

Amzi married Moses, Maria Elvira on 4 Jul 1843 in Summit, Ohio, USA. Maria (daughter of Stoffer, (Unknown)) was born on 3 Oct 1821 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; died on 8 Nov 1909 in Illinois, United States of America; was buried in Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 4 Jul 1843, Summit County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1850, Ashland, Schuyler, Illinois
• Residence: 1870, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; Residence Post Office: Birmingham
• Residence: 1880, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
• Residence: 1900, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

Notes:

Samuel Moses, 18 years old in 1850, possibly a brother or son, was living with the Miller family in Schuyler Co., IL for the 1850 census.
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Death certificate of daughter Lenora Ellen (Miller) Bowman states Maria's maiden name to be "Stoffer" - information given by Mrs. Mary Bristol. Cleveland, OH given as birthplace by Zina Cox on death record of Isaac Miller.[lgreen.ged]


Buried:
Round Prairie Cemetary

Other Events:

• Residence: Chemung, New York

Notes:

CAUTION: George and Denmark are found together with Amzey in the 1850 census. It is ASSUMED that they are siblings.

Buried:
France Cemetary

Isaac married (Miller), Polly about 1820. Polly died before 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
husband listed as widowed in 1850 mortality schedule

Notes:

Married:
based on children's birth years