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John married Sarah Patsy Daniel in 1743 in , Caroline County, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born in 1725 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Jul 1761 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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Family/Spouse: Judith Wood. Judith was born in 1795 in , , North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Feb 1836 in , Franklin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah married John Wert Miller about 1820 in , Madison County, Missouri, USA. John (son of John Wertmiller and Elizabeth Margaret Ziegler) was born about 1793 in Shenandoah Valley, , Virginia, USA; died on 29 Oct 1882 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, USA; was buried in On The Farm Where He Lived, Iron County, Missouri, USA. [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 Louisa Jane Hemby on 28 Dec 1848 in , Madison County, Missouri, USA. Louisa was born about 1830 in , , Missouri, USA; died about 1867 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, USA; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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Amey married Matthew McDade on 11 Jul 1841 in , Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. Matthew was born in 1810 in , , Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1883 in , , Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth married Washington N. Eaton on 11 May 1845 in , Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. Washington was born on 12 Dec 1825 in , Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Sep 1888 in Dalton, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1900 Census: Widow living in Castor Township, Stoddard County, Missouri

Eliza married Charles Cleveland on 26 Feb 1846 in , Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. Charles was born about 1822 in New York, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA; died on 30 Jun 1873 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Find A Grave Memorial# 47451800

Iron County Register, March 21, 1912

John J.W. Miller was born January 30, 1830. Departed this life March 8, 1912. Aged 82 years, 1 month and 8 days. His funeral was preached by Rev. Abernathy of Piedmont, at Liberty Church House, to many sorrowing relatives and sympathizing friends, after which his form was laid to rest in Liberty Cemetery, there to quietly sleep until the resurrection morn.

He was united in marriage to Rebecca R. Sutton in 1853. The fruits of this union were eleven children, four boys and seven girls; only six of them are living, the others lie with their mother preceding the father and husband to the Glory Land several years sooner, many of them having died in infancy. Those living are Ulissus, John S., Mrs. W.H. Hughes (Jannie), Mrs. J.W. Polk (Laura), Mrs. R. S. Huff (Paralee), Mrs. Joseph Selinger (Maggie). There are thirty-three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He professed religion a number of years ago, and although he never united with any church, he lived a faithful Christian up to the hour of his death, and bore his last sufferings with Christian fortitude. He suffered nine days with pneumonia and although he had the best medical aid that could be obtained and the most careful nursing by his children, all proved of no avail. During his illness he was visited by many of his friends and neighbors for miles around, who were ever ready to assist in any way thatwas needful, for which we will ever hold them in grateful remembrance.

Now, that we realize that he is gone, we feel assured that our loss is his eternal gain. He is free from the cares and troubles of this life. And sad as was the parting, we would not call him back, for as we know it is appointed unto man once to die, and we know not how soon we will all be called to join our father and loved ones in a far better land than this, where there will be no more sad partings and no farewell tears ever shed.

He was both father and mother to us, our mother having died when we were small, and no father ever filled that position better than he did. When I think that the dear hands that ministered to our childish wants are stilled, and the lips that always gave us such wise counsel in later years are now silent, I can hardly realize it, but we will humbly bow in submission to the will of Him who has bereft us. Our father has gone but he has left us a noble heritage, that of an untarnished name which is far betterthan all the wealth of this world, for as he often told us "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches." But his work is finished, life with its toil and labor has ended, and while his body is resting in the silent tomb his spirit has returned to God who gave it. And he is enjoying that perfect rest, which awaits all the real faithful. As I try to write I think of a verse of a hymn he loved so well.

We will sleep but not forever
In that lone sad silent grave
Praised be the Lord that liveth
Praised be he that gave
In that bright eternal city
Death can never, never come.
In His own good time he'll call us
From our rest to home, sweet home

J.W.H.

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Photo of tombstone in Miller album

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John married Rebecca Rachel Sutton on 20 Jan 1853 in , Madison County, Missouri, USA. Rebecca was born in 1834 in , Reynolds County, Missouri, United States; died on 11 Oct 1874 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Polk Cemetery, Iron County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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