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Buried:
findagrave.com memorial # 148325587

AKA McClanahan Cemetery on findagrave.com

Edna married John Hansford Combs on 13 Oct 1886 in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, United States. John was born on 27 Apr 1861 in , Reynolds County, Missouri, United States; died on 11 Oct 1944 in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri, United States; was buried in Spring Valley Cemetery, Madison County, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1850 Census

Name: Geo H W Miller
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1850: Madison, Missouri, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Line Number: 17
Dwelling Number: 516
Family Number: 516
Household Members Age
Geo H W Miller 28
Louisa A Miller 17
Mary E Miller 0

1860 Census

Name: George W Miller
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Missouri
Home in 1860: Liberty, Iron, Missouri
Post Office: Polks Spring
Dwelling Number: 854
Family Number: 837
Real Estate Value: 800
Personal Estate Value: 200
Married Within Year: Yes
Household Members Age
George W Miller 39
Jane Miller 30
Mary Miller 10
John Miller 8
Edward Miller 6
Lafayette Miller 3

1870 Census

Name: Geo H W Miller
Age in 1870: 47
Birth Date: abt 1823
Birthplace: Missouri
Dwelling Number: 26
Home in 1870: Township 32 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ironton
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen Over 21: Yes
Personal Estate Value: 20
Real Estate Value: 500
Inferred Spouse:
May J Miller
Inferred Children:
May E Miller
Jno T Miller
Edwin Miller
J Lafyette Miller
Mary J Miller
Geo H Miller
Household Members Age
Geo H W Miller 47
May [Louisa]J Miller 38
May E Miller 18
Jno T Miller 16
Edwin Miller 12
J Lafyette Miller 9
Mary J Miller 3
Geo H Miller


1880 Census

Name: G. H. W. Miller [George W Miller]
Age: 59
Birth Date: Abt 1821
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1880: Liberty, Iron, Missouri, USA
Dwelling Number: 39
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: M. J. Miller
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Household Members Age Relationship
G. H. W. Miller 59 Self (Head)
M. J. Miller 47 Wife
L. J. Miller 22 Son
Edna E. Miller 12 Daughter
E. E. Miller 10 Daughter
C. B. Miller 8 Daughter
G. O. Miller 5 Son

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George married Mary Ann Watson on 05 May 1867 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, USA. Mary was born about Jul 1832 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States; died in , Iron County, Missouri, USA; was buried in , Iron County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth date computed from age of 38 listed in 1870 Census

tmcmul2003 on ancestry.com: Mary Jane Watson Crownover Miller: Several trees show Mary Ann Crownover as the daughter of James Crownover and Sarah "Sally" Jordan. However, the marriage license for Mary Crownover and George H W Miller specifically states Mrs. Mary Crownover meaning Crownover is her married name. Also, the death certificate for Edna Evelyn Miller Combs daughter of George and Mary shows her parents as George Miller and his wife's name is Mary Watson born in Arkansas. Clara Belle Huff nee Miller's Death Certificate lists her mother as Mary Ann Watson born in Arkansas.

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1820 Census: Place: Peterstown, Monroe, ;Virginia; Roll: M33_133; Page: 177; Image: 216.

1850 Census:

Name: John W Miller
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Birth Year: abt 1793
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Madison, Missouri, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Real Estate: 2000
Line Number: 8
Dwelling Number: 523
Family Number: 523
Household Members:
Name Age
John W Miller 57
John S W Miller 19
Wm B W Miller 13
Martha D Miller 11
James M Miller 9
Sophia E Miller 7
Julian A Miller 5
Hellen M Miller 3
Laura M Miller 1


1860 Census:

Name: John W Miller
Age: 67
Birth Year: abt 1793
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Middle Brook, Iron, Missouri
Post Office: Middle Brook
Dwelling Number: 849
Family Number: 832
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 5000
Personal Estate Value: 1055
Married Within Year: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John W Miller 67
Margaret Miller 44
William B Miller 22
James M Miller 19
Sophia E Miller 17
Julia A Miller 15
Helen M Miller 13
Laura Miller 11
Charles Miller 9
Philena Miller 7
Thomas B Miller 5
Melissa Miller 2
John McDade 16

1870 Census:

Name: John W Miller
Age in 1870: 75
Birth Year: abt 1795
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 1
Home in 1870: Township 32 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ironton
Occupation: Farmer
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 1000
Real Estate Value: 5000
Inferred Children: Margt Miller
Julia A Miller
Laura Miller
Chas W Miller
Philena Miller
Thomas B Miller
Melissa Miller
Household Members:
Name Age
John W Miller 75
Margt Miller 52
Julia A Miller 25
Laura Miller 21
Chas W Miller 19
Philena Miller 17
Thomas B Miller 15
Melissa Miller 13

FAMILY OF JOHN W. MILLER

When John arrived in Madison County is uncertain. One story says the Miller boys came down the river by boat. Those boys were Jacob, George, and John and as they were born in Virginia a guess is they came down the Ohio River.

One of George's sons used the surname Wertmiller and one John's daughters also used Wertmiller when she married John’s grandson James L.George, born 8 April 1885/6 died 13 February 1984, said the Millers always claimed they came from Holland. Using theseclues, research indicates this family descended from Joris Wertmuller who came to this country in 1682 and settled in the Georgetown area of Pennsylvania. A George Wertmuller is mentioned as being injured during a storm at sea on the same boat that Joriscame on, but nothing else is known about George.

These Wertmullers were Swiss, but due to religious persecution migrated to Holland which was more tolerant of various religions.

The Wertmullers were Anabaptist. This information is from the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Another source of information may be the Mennonite Library and Archives of Eastern Pennsylvania at Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

Information shows Joris left sons, a brother, a sister, and a brother-in-law, Benedict Kunts in Amsterdam. The Wertmillers appear later in Virginia in the counties of Hampshire, Pendleton, Rockingham and Shenandoah. Some of these counties are now in West Virginia. The predominate names were:
John and George, with one Yorie or Yoris found there. The last record found there is in 1811 when a John Wertmuller and wife Margaret sold their land in
Pendleton County The 1810 Census shows this John was over 45 years old, indicating he was born in 1765 or earlier.

Probate records in Madison Comity on the estate of Isham Harrison shows the first wife of John W. Miller was Sarah Harrison, daughter of Isham and Amey Harrison. Sarah had preceded her father in death. The children of John and Sarah, all born in Madison County were: George H., born 1823/4, married Louisa J Hemby. Amey married Mathew McDade. Elizay married (1st) Charles Clevelon and (2nd) a Huffman. Elizabeth married Washington Eaton. In 1851, Washington was granted 160 acres on Marble Creek in Madison County for his service in Capt McNair's Company in the 3rd Regiment of the Missouri Volunteers. Sarah married a Jordan. John J., born 1830, married Rebecca Rachel Sutton. Nancy M. C., she is believed to have died very young. John W Miller married (second) Margaret Matthews, daughter of John and Mary Polly (Clay) Matthews. The minutes of the Board of Land Commissioners indicate John Matthews received permission to settle here in 1802 from the local Commandant, P. Deluziere. These minutes also say t

John Matthews served two terms, 1832 and 1834, in the Missouri Senate from District No. 2, which consisted of Madison, Wayne and Ripley Counties.

John Matthews (second wife) Mary Clay Matthews was the daughter of Jeremiah and Francie Johnston Clay. Jeremiah first appears in Missouri records in 1799.

The children of John W. Miller and second wife Margaret were: William B., born 1837, died 1864; Martha D., married Lewis Williams, lived in Tennessee and Florida where she died 12 March 1923; James Monroe, born 1841; Julia Ann, married William C. Thomas;Sophia E., married Samuel S. Andrews, Jr. They spent their lives in the Fredericktown area; Helen M., born 21 March 1848, died 7 March 1930, married James A. D. George; Laura E., born 1849, died March 1885 in Gibson County, Tennessee, married James W. Porter; Charles T., born 6 September 1850, died February 1914, married Minnie A. Decker; Margaret T., born 9 February 1853, died 31 October 1885, buried in Hays Cemetery at Brunot, Wayne County, Missouri, married George W. Smith; Thomas B., born 1855, never married; Malissa, born 1857, married Louis H. Johnson, they lived in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

I guess you could say, John W. Miller had a large family.

John W. Miller was appointed justice of the Peace in Madison County by the Governor in August 1828 and is believed to have served in that capacity in Liberty Township until that area became Iron County in 1857. His farm was on Marble Creek in section 3, Township 32 North, Range 32 East. His house was on the west side of the road just north of the hill still known by many as Miller Hill on Highway E. Tradition says the polling place in Liberty Township in Iron County’s first election was one of John’s stables. John was elected County Judge in that election. He only served one term. John died 29 October 1882. He was believed to have been 89 years old. The newspaper said Judge Miller died of old age. John and his wife were buried on their farm.

Submitted by Paul Reeves
Historical Madison County 1818 – 1988
Library of Congress #88-80938


History of Iron County
History of Southeast Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888.
Iron County Formed.

The county of Iron was erected from portions of the counties of St. Francois, Madison, Washington, Dent, Reynolds and Wayne, by an act of the Legislature approved February 17, 1857 Maj. John Polk, representative of Madison County (but a resident of the proposed new county), Conrad C. Ziegler, of Ste. Genevieve, member of the State Senate, and James Lindsay, enrolling clerk of the Senate, were instrumental in securing the passage of the act Great difficulty was experienced in securing sufficient territory without reducing other counties below their constitutional limits, hence the peculiar shape of the county At a special election ordered to held on the first Monday in June, 1857, J. V. Logan, John W. Miller and Moses Edwards were chosen members of the county court; John F. T. Edwards, clerk of the courts, and John Cole, sheriff The county court held its first meeting in Arcadia, on August 4, 1857, when the county was divided into seven municipal townships, Dent, Kaolin, Iron, Pilot Knob, Arcadia, Libe

By the act forming the county the county was made liable for its proportionate part of stock subscribed to the Fredericktown & Pilot Knob Gravel Road Company, incorporated February 5, 1855, and accordingly, an order was made for the erection of a courthouse and the issuing of county bonds, bearing ten per cent of interest, for $10,000. In April the contract for the courthouse was awarded to George S. Evans and William F. Mitchell for the sum of $14,000, and John V. Logan was appointed to superintend the work The corner-stone for the new building was laid on the 4th of July, 1858, and in October, 1860, it was completed and occupied In April, 1866, $10,000 was appropriated for the erection of a jail, and the contract for the building awarded to Thompson & Flynn for $8,972.50 The total debt of the county now reached the sum of nearly $18,000, but from that time on it steadily reduced There is now no bonded debt, and during the year 1887, $4,958 was appropriated for the improvement of roads, in addition t

The circuit court for Iron County was organized on May 16, 1858, by Judge John H. Stone The members of the first grand jury were John F. Green, Elbridge Clayton, John Imboden, J. H. Russell, Joseph Sutton, George W. Young, James Sloan, John P. Hayden, Samuel Rice, William Boatwright, Michael Vineyard, Andrew Henson, Frank P. Smith, Joseph Beal An indictment was returned against Malinda and Washington Brannum for grand larceny The former was convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years The latter was acquitted In 1860 William H. Young was arrested for the murder of his father, whom he had stabbed in a fit of intoxication He obtained a change of venue to Reynolds County, and while out on bail was killed in a fight There have been several convictions of murder in the various degrees, but none have paid the death penalty in Iron County.

Official Directory. - The officers of Iron County have been as follows

Clerks of the County Court. - John F. R. Edwards, 1857-61; David Humphreys, 1861-65; Joseph Huff, 1865-70; Joseph T. Ake, 1870-78; G. B. Nall, 1878-86; W. A. Fletcher, 1886.

Clerk of the Circuit Court and Recorder. - Joseph Huff, 1872 (the present incumbent).

Sheriffs. - John Cole, 1857-62; W. N. Gregory, 1862-65; Morgan Mace, 1865-68; James Buford, 1868-72; D. F. Martin, 187276; James Buford, 1876-80; W. A. Fletcher, 1880-84; S. E. Buford, 1884-86; P. W. Whitworth, 1886.

Collectors. - Same as sheriffs to 1880. James Buford, 1880-82; W. A. Fletcher, 1882-86' S. E. Buford, 1886.

Treasurers. - A. C. Farnham, 1857-58; David Carson, 1858-62; Theodore P. Russell, 1862-63; Amos N. Hunt, 1863-64; H. P. Russell, 1864-70; James A. Greason, 1870-76; D. F. Martin, 1876-78; Isaac G. Whitworth, 1878-86; William H. Whitworth, 1886.

Assessors. - J. M. Powell, 1860-61; Charles H. Collins, 1861-64; Joseph Huff, 1864-65; Richard F. Trow, 1865-66; Warren E. Peck, 1866-68; R. F. Trow, 1868-70; Ira M. Raney, 1870-72; A. D. Williams, 1872-74; William E. Bell, 1874-82; S. E. Buford, 1882-84; John W. Harral, 1884-86; Samuel P. Reyburn, 1886.

Judges of the County Court. - John B. Logan, 1857-65; John W. Miller, 1857-58; Moses Edmonds, 1857-59; Samuel Tulloch, 1858-60; Philip Pipkin. 1859-60; William Suites, 1860-62; John W. Hancock, 1860-65; John P. Hayden, 1862-66; Franz Dinger, 1865-68; T. P. Russell, 1865-72; Joshua Mason, 1866-70; P. H. Jaquith, 1868-70; Franz Dinger, 1870-82; Nathan Johnson, 1870-74; Joseph L. Stephens, 1872-80; A. D. Williams, 1874-7; Leroy; Matkin, 1876-78; John Kemper, 1878-80; D. H. Palmer, 1880-86; J. G. Clarkson, 1880; A. W. Holloman, 1882; Robert J. Hill, 1886.

Representatives in the Legislature. - John Polk, 1858-60; Jeff C. Russell, 1860-62; David Carson, 1862-64; John V. Logan, 1864-66; P. H. Jaquith, 1866-68; C. R. Peck, 1870-72; Charles Van Roden, 1872-74; John F. T. Edwards, 1874-76; A. W. Holloman, 1876-78; John Berryman, 1878-82; Thomas Foley, 1882-86; W. T. Crocker, 1886.


Land Grant 7 Nov 1837

Name: John W Miller
Issue Date: 7 Nov 1837
Place: Iron, Missouri, USA
Land Office: Jackson
Meridian: 5th PM
Township: 32-N
Range: 4-E
Section: 3
Accession Number: MO3440__.164
Document Number: 4044


Accession: MO3690__.308
Patentee MILLER, JOHN W
Date: 1/3/1856
Doc # 17631
State: MO
Meridian 5th PM
ONE:
Twp-Rng: 032N - 005E
Aliquots: W½NE¼
Sec #: 19
County: Madison
TWO:
Twp-Rng: 032N - 005E
Aliquots: E½NW¼
Sec #: 20
County: Madison

Accession: MO3850__.478
Patentee MILLER, JOHN W
Date: 12/1/1858
Doc # 25358
State: MO
Meridian 5th PM
ONE:
Twp-Rng: 032N - 005E
Aliquots: N½SE¼
Sec #: 19
County: Madison
TWO:
Twp-Rng: 032N - 005E
Aliquots: SW¼SE¼
Sec #: 19
County: Madison


Accession:
Patentee MILLER, JOHN W
Date: 8/1/1860
Doc # 31275
State: MO
Meridian 5th PM
Twp-Rng: 032N - 005E
Aliquots: SE¼SW¼
Sec #: 17
County: Madison


032N - 005E E½NW¼ 20 Madison
View Patent Image MO3850__.478 PatenteeMILLER, JOHN W 12/1/1858 25358 MO 5th PM 032N - 005E N½SE¼ 19 Madison
032N - 005E SW¼SE¼ 19 Madison
View Patent Image MO4090__.468 PatenteeMILLER, JOHN W 8/1/1860 31275 MO 5th PM 032N - 005E SE¼SW¼ 17 Madison

John married Sarah D. Harrison about 1820 in , Madison County, Missouri, USA. Sarah (daughter of Isham Harrison and Amy Gilliam) was born about 1800 in , , Virginia, USA; was buried about 1834 in On The Farm Where She Lived, Madison County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Last name as spelled in 1830 Census - Pendleton County, VA

John married Elizabeth Margaret Ziegler in 1764 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born on 22 Nov 1746 in , , Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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http://person.ancestry.com/tree/15638448/person/292761142/facts

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http://person.ancestry.com/tree/15638448/person/292760816/facts

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1830 Census:

Name
Isham Harrison

Home in 1830 St Michael Township, Madison County, Missouri
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1
Free White Persons - Under 20 1
Total Free White Persons 3
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 3

D.A.R. Ancestor #: A052167
HARRISON, ISHAM
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): LIEUTENANT
Birth: 1760 VIRGINIA
Death: 9-14-1835 MADISON CO MISSOURI
Pension Number: S*W10089
Service Source: S*W10089
Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT,CAPTS GILLIAM & MITCHELL
2) COL WILLIAM MOORE

From: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~harrisonrep/Harrison/d0026/g0000018.html#I1147
Isham Harrison (son of John Harrison and Sarah Daniel) apparently had the following residences: VA; Granville County, NC; Franklin County, IL; and Madison County, MO. His Revolutionary War Pension Papers state: "...he was born in the state of VA and raised in Granville County, NC." Isham and his family lived in Virginia until about 1796, when they moved to South Carolina. They lived in South Carolina until about 1814, when they moved to Southern Illinois.
Isham served as a lieutenant in NC militia during the Rev. In 1788 they moved to Spartanburg Co. SC, which he represented in the SC Senate, 1797-98, and the SC House, 1800-02. He was sheriff of Spartanburg, 1802-06, and a county judge. In 1810 he took hisslaves and moved to southern Illinois with his sons, Andrew and Lemuel, who settled on adjacent farms. The town of Christopher, Ill. was erected on the site. Isham was a member of the convention that adopted the state Constitution in 1818. When Illinois became a free state, he took his slaves and moved to Missouri about 1818 and died in 1835 at age 75.
Harriet Harrison Swain oral family history of her grandfather Isham: "He later was a representative from Franklin county to the constitutional convention and assisted in drafting the first constitution of the State of Illinois. It is a matter of pride to the family that though he was a slave holder, and came from a long line of men who knew no other life, he voted against slavery being legalized in the new state."

OVERVIEW: FRANKLIN COUNTY, TYRONE TOWNSHIP
1918 – Franklin County History Centennial Edition by H.M. AIKEN

Tyrone Township lies south of Goode and joins Perry County on the west.
The name Tyrone was selected as the name of the township when it was first organized. The name was taken from the name of an old steamboat that plied on the waters of the Mississippi River. Charles Tinsley was captain of this steamboat for many years and being an early settler and a man of influence, the name of the steamboat was voted as the name of the township.

John Kirkpatrick seems to have been the first settler in the township, settling on what is now the Reid farm on Little Muddy Creek, in 1818. Barzilla Silkwood and the Tinsleys came soon afterwards, so likewise did the Mulkeys.

Old Mulkeytown sprung into existence in the very early day; the trading point took its name from the Mulkey family. John Mulkey put up the first store in 1835. The Mulkeys have been very prominent in the the history of the county.

Judge Mulkey, who became very prominent as a jurist, sprang from this family of Mulkeys in the county.

The Mulkeys and John Kirkpatrick were related. They held religous meetings at the home of John Kirkpatrick soon after his coming to Franklin County in 1818.

As a result of the meetings, a church was organized in about 1823, which became known as the “Christian Church”, being the first organized in the state of Illinois. For nearly a century the Mulkeys and Kirkpatricks have been identified with this old church. From this church’s influence more than eleven Christian Churches have been organized.

Later the Harrisons, Bayless, Prices, Plumlees, Rogers, Means, Davis, Swishers, Greenwoods, Arteberrys, Dees, Tefferkellers, McClellands, Snyders, Capelands, Reids, Keonigs, Hills, Browns, Faggs, Eubanks, Ethertons, Moyers, and Cook families came into the township and Tyrone township began to develop rapidly.

What is known now as the I. C. R. R. was built through the county in 1879-80. Isham Harrison had part of his farm laid outinto town lots, soon new Mulkeytown became a thriving village. Mulkeytown has not been a mushroom town, but has had a steady growth, the citizenship of the staid old town has been of a high character, standing for good schools and good moral citizenship. The people of the vicinity of Mulkeytown have ever been characterized as church-going people.

In the eastern part of Tyrone and in Browning Township, settles a family of people destine to play an important part in the history of the county. This was the Harrison family. They seem to have been related to the Virginia stock of Harrisons , and of close kin to William Henry Harrison of “Tippecanoe fame” who became president.

The founder of the Harrison Clan in this county was Isham Harrison who, coming into the county about 1814, settled southeast of what is now the city of Christopher. Isham Harrison was shutup in the Fort Jordan during the indian trouble of 1812. He, like John Browning, selected a site on the west of Big Muddy for his place of settlement.

Along with him two grown sons came and settled near by. When Illinois almost reached statehood and Franklin County had been organized, Harrison was sent to Kaskaskia, then the capitol, to help frame the first Constitution of Illinois.

The greatest question in the convention was the slavery question. Harrison, though a slave owner, stood against a slavery clause in our constitution. On Aug. 26, the convention had finished its work. The Constitution of Illinois was never ratified by the people.

Lemuel Harrison, a son of Isham Harrison, was the first surveyor and county commissioner of the county. He surveyed out the first town on Frankfort Hill. His two sons, Isham and Christopher, were the founders of the two largest towns in Tyrone-Christopher and Mulkeytown.

Christopher Harrison, a son of Lemuel R. Harrison, was one of the 49 dying of cholera and was buried at Independence, Mo. His cousin was with him and went on to California, but returned in a short time and married the widow of his cousin.

Christopher Harrison owned land where the city of Christopher is now located. His two sons, F.O. and Sydney, had the town named Christopher in honor of their father.

The town did not grow fast at first. Bolliver Farris put up the first store then later sold to Walker Bros., who continued the store. Then came Horace Shepherd, who became a partner of Farris. Mr. Shepherd was an original boomer of Christopher has been with the city during all its growth, he having died a short time ago.

In the early days of Christopher the postmaster would carry the mail to the train and most of the citizens of the town would accompany him to see the “cars come in.” Many jokes were made on Christopher in those early days but ere long the staid old town took on a new life. Coal was located and mines developed. An energetic bunch of real estate men began to push Christopher and soon it was a fast growing town.

The building of the C. B. & Q. Railroad and the great coal development has transformed the little village of Christopher into one of the best cities in the county. Christopher has four large coal mines lying near, with an output that is enormous. The population of Christopher is about 8,000.

Tyrone has the following schools: Robtown, Cane Creek, Blue Grass, Long Beach, Mulkeytown, Arkansas, Christopher, North City, Valier.The churches of the town ship are: Baptist – Christopher and Valier; Methodist – Greenwood, Valier and Christopher; Christian-Mulkeytown and Christopher; Catholic – Christpher; Free Baptist -Christopher. Politically, Tyrone is Democratic but often times Republicans carry the township. The present supervisor is Joe Bacon.

The town of Valier on the C.B.& Q. R.R. is a lively place. There are two large mines near and indications point to it as a very important city of the country.

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Isham married Amy Gilliam on 20 Jun 1783 in , Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Amy was born in 1764 in , Granville County, North Carolina, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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