Saturday, April 12, 2008

Back, back in time: Miller side genealogy

Clyde Clifton Miller, father of Brother and Cissie
May 30, 1894-Aug. 5-1938; buried at Woodland Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.


Clyde Clifton Miller's parents were
John Wesley Miller
June 8, 1868-Feb. 4, 1916; born in Yadkin County, N.C.; died of a stroke while working in the field; buried at Sandy Springs Baptist Church, Iredell County, N.C.
who on Oct. 9, 1890 married
Tennessee Isabel Gough
March 16, 1875-Aug. 14, 1957; born in Yadkin County, N.C.; buried at Sandy Springs Baptist Church, Iredell County, N.C.
Their children, in addition to Clyde, were Nevada (died at 9 of diphtheria), Viola (Ola), mother of Margaret Wallace; Thelma (1901-), mother of Virginia Holcomb Harris (see entry in this blog on Virginia and her family); William, Gough, Luther, Jenny, Harvey (Woodrow) and Johnnie (1916-; a girl born 3 months after John Wesley Miller's death; she married Leban Hauser).

Flat Rock Baptist Church near Hamptonville, in Yadkin County, N.C., has an old cemetery that has a mother lode of our ancestors. Took this photo during a family history visit to North Carolina in November 2011.

Flat Rock Baptist Church near Hamptonville in Yadkin County, N.C.

A plaque at the Flat Rock Baptist Church cemetery, the resting place of many ancestors.

John Wesley Miller's parents were
Gaither W. Miller
March 10, 1828-March 12, 1906; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
who on Sept. 26, 1855 OR Oct. 11, 1855 married
Mary Ann Haynes
Feb. 1, 1833-April 9, 1896; born in Surrey County, N.C.; buried at Flat Rock Baptist church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
Their children, in addition to John Wesley Miller, were Luther F. Miller (Sept. 10, 1856-April 8, 1926) and Mary Alice Miller (May 15, 1877-).

Gaither W. Miller's parents were
Frederick Miller
and
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Frederick Miller's parents were
Teter Miller
1773-; Scotch-Irish heritage; came to North Carolina from Maryland
and
?


Mary Ann Haynes Miller's parents were
John Haynes
Aug. 12, 1815-May 29, 1870; born in Surrey County, N.C., and died in Bean Shoals, N.C.; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
who on Sept. 23, 1835 married
Rebecca Shinn
1816-Nov. 25, 1862; born in Hudspeth, N.C.; died in Hamptonville, N.C; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
In addition to Mary Ann Haynes, their children were L.F. Haynes (Sept. 5, 1843-July 29, 1862) and S.A. Haynes (Nov. 20, 1857-Oct. 3, 1865).

John Haynes' parents were
?
and
?

Rebecca Shinn's parents were
Levi Shinn
1765-1830
who on Aug. 30, 1797 married
Hannah DeBord
1776-
In addition to Rebecca, their children were Elizabeth Betsy (1802-), Levi (1806-), Nancy (1808), James M. (1812) and Lear (1816).

Levi Shinn's parents were
Samuel Shinn II
1737-1779
and
Anna Branson


Samuel Shinn II's parents were
Samuel Shinn
Feb. 15, 1695-December 1761; born in Springfield, Burlington, N.J.; died in Coldwater, Cabarrus, N.C.
who on July 4, 1737 married
Provided Gaskill
1706-1739; born and died in Northampton, Burlington, N.J.
She may have been the second of three spouses of Samuel Shinn and the mother of only Samuel Jr.; the other two spouses were Sarah Schooley (1693-1733), who gave birth to Alice, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth, Mercy and Silas Shinn; and Abigail Urie (1719-1775), who gave birth to Leah, Isaac, Silas, Sarah, Rachel, Joseph, Benjamin and Hannah.

Samuel Shinn's parents were
Thomas Shinn
1666-Nov. 9, 1695; born in Freckenham, Suffolk, England; died in Springfield, Burlington, N.J.
who on March 6, 1693 married
Mary Stockton
1669-1726; born in Flushing, Queens, N.Y.; died in Springfield, Burlington, N.J.
She may have been Thomas Shinn's second spouse; the first was Sarah Shawthorne (1668-1687).

Thomas Shinn's parents were
John Shinn
1632-1712
and
Jane Garwood
1636-1717; born in Sohan, Suffolk, England; died in Burlington, N.J.



John Shinn's parents were
Clement Shinn or Sheene
Nov. 24, 1593-1640; born in Freckenham, Suffolk, England; died in Cambridge, England
and
Sarah Grace Sohan

Clement Shinn or Sheene's parents were
John Sheene
1567-1633
and
Anne Che
1570-1617


John Sheene's parents were
Francis Sheene
1525-1600; born in Freckenham, Suffolk, England; died in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
and
?


Jane Garwood's parents were
Edmund Garwood
1610-1665

and
Jane Alden
1610-1678



Mary Stockton's parents were
Richard Stockton
1650-1709; born on River Tees on Durham-Yorkshire border, England; came to Flushing, Queens, New York City in March 1692 escaping Stuart persecution of the Dissenters

and
Abigail Bloomfield
1650-



Anna Branson's parents were
John Day Branson
and
Isabella

Hannah DeBord Shinn's parents were
James DeBord
1755-1829
and
Mary Nancy Joplin
1758 or 1788-

That's as far back as we can get in John Wesley Miller's lineage. Now back to the lineage of Tennessee Isabel Gough Miller, his wife:

Tennessee Isabel Gough Miller's parents were
William Sanford Gough
Dec. 20 or 30, 1850-Feb. 12, 1939; born in Surry County, N.C.; died in Hamptonville, N.C.; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
and
Sarah Anne Fleming
Sept. 13 or 18, 1852-Jan. 9, 1898; born in Yadkin County, N.C.; died in Hamptonville, N.C; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.; first of two wives

William Sanford Gough's parents were
John E. Gough
Oct. 11, 1822-Oct. 3 or 13, 1918; born in Surrey County, N.C.; buried at Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Iredell County, N.C.
and
Sarah Laura Mackie
June 5, 1823-Dec. 25, 1886; born and died in North Carolina; buried at Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Iredell County, N.C.

John E. Gough's parents were
Thomas Gough
Feb. 14, 1790-
and
Rachell Williams
Sept. 16, 1795-1879; Thomas Gough was her first husband; she later married a Russell; buried at Russell-Williams Cemetery, Yadkin County, N.C.

Sarah Mackie Gough's parents were
William Mackie
and
Elizabeth Davis

Sarah Anne Fleming Gough's parents were
David Jefferson Fleming
Sept. 27, 1802-April 9, 1878, born in Surrey or Iredell County, N.C.; died in Yadkin County, N.C.; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
and
Eliza Stevenson Nicholson
July 30 or Sept. 30, 1814-July 15, 1883; buried at Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamptonville, Yadkin County, N.C.
Sarah Fleming Gough had a brother, Samuel Franklin Fleming (1835-1923) who was much-wounded in the Civil War; their other siblings were Mary Melissa, John Calvin, Elizabeth Theresa, Katharine Rebecca, Martha Matilda, Nancy Eliza, James Dalton, David Torance, Hannah Lavina and Margaret Commiler.

David J. Fleming's parents were
David or Samuel Fleming
and
Mary Wilson
1787-1870; born in Ireland.


Eliza Stevenson Nicholson Fleming's parents were
John Stockton Nicholson II
1787-1860; buried at Welch-Nicholson Cemetery, Eagle Mills, Iredell County, N.C.
and
Mary Fultz
1788-1870; buried at Welch-Nicholson Cemetery, Eagle Mills, Iredell County, N.C.

John Nicholson Jr.'s parents were
John Stockton Nicholson
1857-1838; born in Princeton, N.J.; buried at Muddy Creek Friends Cemetery; Kernersville, Forsyth County, N.C.
and
Katherine Bunting Stevenson
1766-1843; second of two wives; born in New Jersey; buried at Muddy Creek Friends Cemetery, Kernersville, Forsyth County, N.C.

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