Husband Col. William Ludlum Miller 1 2
AKA: Col. William Ludlow Miller 3
Born: 1793 - New Jersey 4
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Died: 17 Nov 1867 3 5
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Marriage: Jan 1820 6
Wife Jane Torrence 4 6
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Died: 1862 5
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Father: Col. Joseph Torrence ( - ) 6 7
Mother: Mary Paull ( - ) 6 7
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1 M Noah Miller 3
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M George Torrence Miller 3 8
Born: 1825 - Fayette Co, PA 4
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Died: Aft 1889
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Spouse: Mary Jane Craig ( - ) 3 4
Marr: 1851 4
3 F Mary Paull Miller 3 9 10
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Died: Aft 1889
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Spouse: Dr. William Franciss Knox, M.D. (1831- ) 3 11 12
4 F Catherine "Kate" Miller 3 5
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Died: Bef 1889
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Spouse: Rev. John M. Hastings ( - ) 3 5
5 F Phebe Ann Miller 3 8
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Spouse: Daniel F. Cooper ( - ) 3 4
6 M Albert Gallatin Miller 1 2 13
Born: 1836 - Fayette Co, PA 14
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Spouse: Ann(e) Rebecca Chalfant (1833-1896) 13 15 16
Marr: 1874 13
General Notes: Husband - Col. William Ludlum Miller
He was born in New Jersey and moved in 1800 to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he was brought up as a carpenter and builder. There he married, and was largely interested in the iron business, having built the Breakneck Furnace near Connellsville. In 1837, having made an advantageous disposition of his interests, he removed to Port Perry, where he purchased an extensive tract of coal-land. Port Perry was laid out and plotted in 1793, by John Perry, its founder, from whom it derives its name, but on completion of Philadelphia pike the village was deserted. Col. Miller resurveyed it and laid it out anew in 1848. This was at one time the head of navigation, and an old Indian trail led to the mouth of Turtle creek, where stood a large storehouse. The patent to the colonel's purchase was taken out by John Frazier, who lived near, on the ground afterward Braddock's battle-ground, and was with the English in the fight. Washington stopped and rested with Frazier when on a secret mission to French creek. Col. Miller was one of the prominent men of the state, and in addition to his furnace near Connellsville had a lumber-mill, paper-mill and saw-mill, and found leisure to serve his constituency in the 1838 convention held to revise the state constitution, and was one of the youngest members of that body. [HAC 1889, 413]
Col. Miller was a man of great business enterprise. He built a dam about the year 1824, also a grist-mill, saw-mill, and a small establishment for carding and preparing wool for country looms. These were all burned down in the year 1836. Mr. Miller was also variously engaged in the iron business.
He was elected from Fayette County as one of the delegates to amend the Constitution in 1837-38. In connection with this, the story is told that he went to the negro voters and asked for their support, and stating that it would be the last time he would solicit their patronage; being elected, he favored the amendment that deprived them of a vote. This was vouched for by Enos Mitchel, who afterwards complained of the joke. [HFC 1882, 531]
He received his title of colonel from the fact that he organized a company of soldiers during the War of 1812.
He was the father of nine children; four were still living in 1889.