Dear List Members:
Rebecca Firestone CARLE b. 04 January 1809 at Columbiana Co., OH [1] m. 08
March 1832 at Columbiana Co., OH by George Burns, Justice of the Peace, to
John MILLER of Stark Co., OH [2], the son of Peter and the late Rosanna
(Kemmerling/Kimmerling) MILLER. [3]
John and Rebecca (Carle) MILLER removed to Williams Co., OH by 1835 [4]. Nine
children were born (Columbiana and Williams Cos.) to John and Rebecca (Carle)
MILLER: Sabina (30 December 1832), William C. (10 November 1834), Richard (10
November 1834), Harriet (04 November 1838), Harmon (13 December 1840), Daniel
B. (17 June 1843), Lydia Ann (12 October 1845), John W. (15 September 1848),
and Ellen Rebecca (15 September 1850). [5]
John MILLER d. 07 September 1888 at Williams Co., OH [6]. Rebecca d. at the
home of her youngest dau. at Coon Rapids, Carroll Co., IA on 06 October 1892
[7]. John and Rebecca are buried Shiffler Cemetery, Jefferson Twp, Williams
Co., Ohio. Their tombstone, perhaps 10 feet tall, reads [8]:
"Weep not my friends and children dear,
We are not dead but sleeping here.
We belong to Jesus he alone,
Loved us best and took us home."
Sources:
[1] Obituary, The Bryan Democrat, Thursday, October 13, 1892.
[2] Marriage Certificate. Separately, reference LDS film: 0927766.
[3] Will and estate records of Peter MILLER, dec'd 11 June 1845 at Paris Twp.,
Stark Co., Ohio.
[4] Obituary, The Bryan Democrat, Thursday, September 13, 1888.
[5] Names from Will of John MILLER, Williams Co., OH, which also called out
the names of his grandchildren. Dates of birth from obituaries, family
tradition. Inquiries welcome for specifics.
[6] Obituary, The Bryan Democrat, Thursday, September 13, 1888.
[7] Obituary, The Bryan Democrat, Thursday, October 13, 1892.
[8] Family Records.