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Descendants of John Hughes Miller

Generation No. 2

2. DEBORIX² MILLER (JOHN HUGHES¹) (Source: Joseph Romeo.) was born 1830 in Delaware (Source: 1860 census.), and died Bet. 1900 - 1910 (Source: 1910 census.). He married SARAH ANN MILLER (Source: Birth record of son.) Bet. 1850 - 1855 (Source: Barbara Webster. Cites land document - see Charles Norwood notes.), daughter of JOSEPH MILLER and REBECCA SISCO. She was born 1830 in Delaware (Source: 1860 census.), and died Aft. 1910 (Source: 1910 census.).

Notes for DEBORIX MILLER:
1850 DE see father's listing.
1860 MI Wayne Canton (Plymouth) p26wr 28 Jun 1860 - all mulatto
Deverix Miller 30 farmer PE 425 bDE, Sarah 30 H keeper bDE, John 5 bDE, Marria 11/12 bMI, John Keys 14 bDE
Next door to Joseph and Catherine Perkins.
1870 MI Wayne Sumpter (Smithville) p25wr p43st 29 Jun 1870 - all white
Miller Deborix 39 farmer RE 1600 PE 450 bDE, Sarah A 39 keeping house bDE, John 14 at school bDE, Maria 11 at school bMI, Morris 8 at school bMI, Walter 2 bMI.
Next door to William Pickrems whose wife is Deborix's sister.
1880 MI Hillsdale Jefferson p21wr p167st 18 Jun 1880 - all "I" [Indian?]
Miller Debarix 49 farmer bDE pbDE, Sarah A wife 50 keeping house bDE pbDE, John H son 24 single bDE pbDE farm laborer, [rest bMI pbDE] Mariah A dau 20 single domestic servant, Morris son 18 single farm laborer, Charles W son 1x[?] farm laborer, Rebecca dau 9, Mary E dau 5
1900 MI Hillsdale Jefferson p1Awr p150st 1 Jun 1900 - Deborix and Sarah are Ind, Howard white
Miller Debra--[illeg] 69 mar 47y bSep 1830 bDE fbPA mbNJ [no occup] owns no mortgage, Sarah A wife [blot] mar 47y bApr 1830 bDE pbPA, Howard g-son 12 bDec 1889[87?] bMI fbDE mbMI
1910 - see widow with daughter Maria Miller Baker.

Notes for SARAH ANN MILLER:
1910 - see daughter Maria Miller Baker.

Children of DEBORIX MILLER and SARAH MILLER are:

JOHN H.³ MILLER (Source: 1860 census.), b. 1855, Delaware (Source: 1860 census.); m. ETTA BLACK (Source: Karen Olszeski.), 1882 (Source: Karen Olszeski.); b. ca. 1865, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.).

Notes for JOHN H. MILLER:
1860, 1870, and 1880 - see father's listings.
Though he is listed with his father in 1880, he may be the John in this listing:
1880 MI Wayne Huron p17wr p193st 10&11 Jun 1880 - all mulatto
Miller John 25 farm laborer bDE pbDE, Mary wife 23 keeping house bPA pbDE, Helen dau 3 bNJ fbDE mbPA, [continued on next page] Deborix son [index: step-son] 1 bMI fbDE mbPA
Further down on continuation page are John and Ruth Miller and family - son of Josiah?

Notes for ETTA BLACK:
1880 MI Hillsdale Jefferson p16wr 15 Jun 1880 - all white
Living with parents Marcus L and Eunice Black:
[Black] Etta A dau 15 bMI fbNY mbMI
Eunice is bOH, is of sufficient age to have born all of the children, but none of the children have mbOH.

9.	ii.	MARIA A. MILLER, b. 1859, Michigan; d. Bet. 1920 - 1930, Michigan.
	iii.	MORRIS MILLER (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1862, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.); d. 13 May 1882, Jefferson, Hillsdale, Michigan (Source: Michigan Death Record.).
	iv.	OLIVER MILLER (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 30 Apr 1863, Michigan (Source: By deduction from death record.); d. 09 Mar 1868, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for OLIVER MILLER:
Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 20, 372 09 Mar 1868
Oliver Miller, Male - Single, 4y 10m 10d, Sumpter, Measels, MI, (blank)
Deberix & Sarah Miller of Sumpter
Recorded 25 May 1869 [JR]

10.	v.	CHARLES WALTER MILLER, b. 05 Apr 1867, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan; d. Aft. 1930.
	vi.	REBECCA MILLER (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1871, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.).
	vii.	MARY E. MILLER (Source: 1880 census.), b. Nov 1874, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); m. WILLIAM SMITH (Source: 1900 census.); b. Aug 1871, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).

Notes for WILLIAM SMITH:
1900 IL Cook Hyde Park (Chicago Ward 34 - 6541 S. State St) p1Awr p68st 1 Jun 1900 - all white
Smith William 28 mar 2y bAug 1871 bMI pbNY [occ illeg] rents house, Mary E wife 25 mar 2y bNov 1874 bMI pbPA, Miller Walter C bro-in-law 32 div bApr 1868 bMI pbPA [occ illeg]
In same building with brother Frank O Smith and wife Alice and family, with whom live parents Irving and Martha Smith, plus a couple of boarders.
May be the following:
1910 IL Cook Chicago Ward 28 (2553 Cortland St) p3Bwr 15&16 Apr 1910
Smith William 37 mar twice 5y this time bMI pbMI motorman on street RR rents house, Margaret wife 27 mar once 5y 1 child 1 living bNorway pbNorway immigrated in 1907, Elma dau 3 bIL fbMI mbNorway

3. MARTHA² MILLER (JOHN HUGHES¹) (Source: 1850 census.) was born 1832 in Delaware (Source: 1850 census. Age 59y 1m at death.), and died 01 Nov 1891 in Michigan (Source: Headstone.). She married JOHN NORWOOD (Source: From marriage record of daughter Lillie.). He was born 1831 in Delaware (Source: Headstone. Death at age 66.), and died 24 Dec 1897 in Michigan (Source: Headstone.).

More About MARTHA MILLER:
Burial: Martinsville Cemetery

Notes for JOHN NORWOOD:
May be a son of Eli Norwood Jr. and may be a nephew of John and Rebecca Norwood.

1860 PA Philadelphia Philadelphia Ward 2 p259wr p259st 2 Jul 1860 - all mulatto, all bPA except as noted
John Norwood 37[sic] clerk PE 200 bDE, Martha 28 bDE, John 6, Mary 3, Sarah 1, Eliza Carney 40 cook, John [Carney] 16
1870 NJ Camden Gloucester (City) p38wr 27 Jun 1870 - all Ind[ian]
John 35 steam engineer RE 600 bPA, Martha 30 keeping house bDE, John W 15 printer's appt'c bPA, Mary 13 bPA, Julia 11 bPA, Selestine 7 bPA, William 5 bNJ, Lillie 2 bNJ
1880 MI Wayne Van Buren p19wr 474st 10[16?] Jun 1880 - all mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE
John 49 farmer, Martha wife 47 keeping house, Julia dau 19, William son 14 works on farm, Lillie dau 12, Alfred son 10

Ages on John and Martha are most confusing. Assume Martha's age from 1850 with parents is the most believable - 17 b. around 1832. Assume marriage was in DE in 1854 or earlier.
Are Sarah and Julia the same daughter? Or is it Sarah b. 1869 and Julia b. 1871, with one of them omitted in the 1870 census and Sarah married by 1880?

Buried at Martinsville (Barbara Webster):
John Norwood d24 Dec1897 age 66 b24 Dec 1831.
Martha d1 Nov 1891 59y 1m

More About JOHN NORWOOD:
Burial: Martinsville Cemetery

Children of MARTHA MILLER and JOHN NORWOOD are:

11.	i.	JOHN W.³ NORWOOD, b. ca. 1856, Delaware; d. Aft. 1920.
12.	ii.	MARY ANN NORWOOD, b. 27 Nov 1856, Pennsylvania; d. 21 Jan 1933, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan.
	iii.	JULIA NORWOOD (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. 1859, Pennsylvania (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Aft. 1870.
	iv.	CELESTINE NORWOOD (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. 1863, Pennsylvania (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Aft. 1870.
13.	v.	WILLIAM NORWOOD, b. 1865, New Jersey; d. 1937.
14.	vi.	LILLIE NORWOOD, b. ca. 1868, New Jersey; d. 13 Sep 1939, Nankin, Wayne, Michigan.
	vii.	ALFRED NORWOOD (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1870, New Jersey (Source: 1880 census.); d. 1930 (Source: Cemetery record.).

Notes for ALFRED NORWOOD:
1880 - see father's listing.
1900 MI Wayne Nankin (Eloise) p[illeg - index says 10B] 2&3 June 1900
Among the employees:
Norwood Al [relationship blank] 28 b1 Jul 1871 bNJ pbPA foreman
1910 - see brother-in-law Benjamin Simons's listing.
1920 not found.
1930 - see brother-in-law Benjamin Simons's listing.

4. MARY A.² MILLER (JOHN HUGHES¹) (Source: Joseph Romeo.) was born 1836 in Delaware (Source: 1850 census. Death record implies July 1836 for birth.), and died 24 Oct 1885 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan (Source: From Joseph Romeo citing death certificate.). She married WILLIAM PICKEREM (Source: Joseph Romeo.) 1853 in Delaware (Source: Silas Farmer, Sumpter History, (1890).), son of ISAAC PICKRAM and MARY SISCO. He was born 1830 in Delaware (Maryland?) (Source: Sumpter history book has 1835.), and died Unknown.

Notes for MARY A. MILLER:
Wayne Co death records Bk. 7, p. 116 - 3423 FHC microfilm 1377694
24 Oct 1885
Mary Pickerem, fem, white, married, 49y 3m, Ypsilanti, Hip Disease, DE, None
John F. Miller of MI and Ann Miller of MI
Recorded 9 Jun 1886 [JR]
Note: place of death, Ypsilanti, is in Washtenaw Co., not Wayne Co. [DWF

Notes for WILLIAM PICKEREM:
From Dick Klopshinske, quoting book by Jeanne Hartwick "Sumpter Township 1840-1910" which quotes from 'History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan' Vol II, by Silas Farmer 1890.
"WILLIAM PICKEREM was born in Delaware, in 1835 [sic], came to Michigan in 1857, and has liven in Sumpter since 1863. He married Mary A. Miller, of Delaware, in 1853. They have had 11 children, only four of whom are living, Mary, John, Albert and Frank. His family are members of the Wesleyan Church. His wife died Oct 24, 1885. His farm consists of 40 acres"

Wayne Co. Probate record packet #21547, dated 1895, has index cards for each of the following:
Pickrem, William, estate of, d. 17 Nov 1895, Sumpter, Wayne [Co.], Michigan, no will, $1000.00 [no explanation]
Pickrem, May, wife, Sumpter
Pickrem, Albert, son, Sumpter
Pickrem, Frank, son, Sumpter
Pickrem, Fred, son, Monroe, Michigan
Pickrem, John H. [Hughes?], son, administrator, Sumpter
Pickrem, Mary Ann, married name: Kittridge, Grand Rapids, Michigan [married a relative of Grandpa John Hughes Miller's second wife?]

1860 MI Wayne Van Buren (Belleville) p36wr 12 Jun 1860
William Pickron 30 M M farmer PE 200 b. DE, [no race indication for rest of family] Mary 34 F b. DE, Alfred 5 M b. DE, Mary Ann 3 F b. DE, Isaac 2 M b. DE, Elizabeth F b. MI.
1870 MI Wayne Sumpter p25wr 436 stamped 29 June 1870
Pickrems William 39 M W farmer RE 800 PE 400 b. DE, Mary 33 F W keeping house b. DE, Anna [is same as Mary Ann?] 13 F W at school b. DE, John 9 M W at school b. MI.
What happened to Isaac and Elizabeth from 1860? Alfred had died in 1868. Oscar and Orin were both born and died between 1860 and 1870.
Next door to Deborix and Sarah A. Miller. Wife Mary is sister of Deborix. Charles and Margaret (another sister of Deborix) Norwood and Albert (brother of Deborix) and Mary Miller (sister of Deborix's wife) couple of pages away.
1880 MI Wayne Sumpter p11wr 443 stamped 7-8 June 1880
Pickrem William M M 50 farmer b. DE p.b. DE, Mary wife M F 43 keeping house b. DE p.b. DE, Albert son M M 8 at school b. MI p.b. DE, Frank son M M 4 b. MI p.b. DE.
Note age conflict with the quote above (b. 1835 v. b. 1830).

From "Indexed Lists of Landowners from 1876" of the Downriver Genealogical Society, 1980, William Pickrem's farm of 40 acres was on the east side of Martinsville Road, near the intersection of Clay Road. The location is slightly less than a mile south of the Martinsville town center.

From Barbara Webster, marriage certificate with second wife:
William Pickrem Age 60 Sumpter MI. Born Delaware farmer father Isaac Pickrem mother Mary Francisco marriage two April 6, 1895 Detroit J P M. E. Shindel witness Geo D. Adams and Chas Scheln And for her Mary Anderson Age 41 Detroit Mi born Canada father last name Nicholson mother unknown marriage two

Children of MARY MILLER and WILLIAM PICKEREM are:

ALFRED³ PICKEREM (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 21 Jul 1854, Delaware (Source: By deduction from death record.); d. 05 Sep 1868, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for ALFRED PICKEREM:
Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 20, 371 05 Sep 1868
Alfred Pickrim, Male - Single, 14y 1m 15d, Sumpter, Disenterry, DE, Farmer
William & Mary Pickrim of Sumpter
Recorded 25 May 1869 [JR]

15.	ii.	MARY ANN PICKEREM, b. 1856, Delaware; d. Unknown.
	iii.	ISAAC PICKEREM (Source: 1860 census.), b. 1858, Michigan (Source: 1860 census.); d. Bef. 1870 (Source: 1870 census.).
	iv.	ELIZABETH PICKEREM (Source: 1860 census.), b. 1860, Michigan (Source: 1860 census.); d. Bef. 1870 (Source: 1870 census.).
16.	v.	JOHN H. PICKEREM, b. 1861, Michigan; d. Aft. 1930.
	vi.	OSCAR PICKEREM (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 01 Aug 1865, Michigan (Source: By deduction from death record.); d. 25 Aug 1868, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for OSCAR PICKEREM:
Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 20, 370 25 Aug 1868
Osco(?) Pickrim, Male - Single, 3y 25d, Sumpter, Disenterry, MI, (blank)
William & Mary Pickrim of Sumpter
Recorded 25 May 1869
[missing in GENDIS] [JR]

vii.

ORIN PICKEREM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. 22 Jul 1867, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.); d. 24 Aug 1868, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for ORIN PICKEREM:
Wayne Co. birth records v. 1 from Joseph Romeo:
48 - 697 - July 22, 1867 - Orin(?) Pekrems NJ [mulatto?] - Male - Sumpter
William Pickrems - Mary A Pickrems - Sumpter - DE-DE - Farmer
Recorded 21 May 1868

Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 20, 369 24 Aug 1868
Aris(?) Pickrim, Male - Single, 1y 1m 3d, Sumpter, Disenterry, MI, (blank)
William & Mary Pickrim of Sumpter
Recorded 25 May 1869
[listed in GENDIS as Avis Pickrim] [JR]

17.	viii.		ALBERT PICKEREM, b. 10 Jan 1872, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan; d. Unknown.
	ix.		FRANK PICKEREM (Source: Silas Farmer, Sumpter History, (1890).), b. 11 Jan 1876, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.); d. Unknown.

Notes for FRANK PICKEREM:
Wayne Co birth record Bk. 7, Page 295, no entry number 11 Jan 1876
Frank Pickrem, W[hite] - M[ale], Sumpter
William Pickrem - Mary of Sumpter - " - Delaware - " [respectively], Farmer
Recorded (blank) [JR]

Maiden name of wife O;connor. First married Milne. one son by first marriage, George b 10 May 1907 in Canada Wentworth Salt Flat near Hamilton. Mother Mary Maud b 17 jUL 1882 wOODSTOCK oXFORD cANADA.

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