Jacob MILLER-68 was born 22 Oct 1697 in Germany. He died 18 Dec 1777 in PA.
John Miller emigrated September 19, 1732 on the ship "Pink Johnson" to Pennsylvaina.
Jacob was a tanner and a farmer in Berks County Pa. His tannery continued in the family for 150 years.
They lived a few miles west of the town of Bernville. the family attended the Lutheran Church of
the Christ Little Tulpehocken near Bernville, Pa. many of the Millers are buried there.
There were six children not named in the will fo 1766. They may have died before the will was made.
Names of wives or grandchildren were not given.

Jacob married (1-MRIN:10) Catharine Charlotte-69 in Germany.
Catharine was born Oct 1699 in Germany.
She died 15 Apr 1777 in PA.

They had the following children:

John Jacob MILLER-70 was born 24 Sep 1728 in Germany.
John MILLER-71 was born 9 Nov 1733 in PA.
Mary Elizabeth Barbara MILLER-72 was born 9 Sep 1736 in PA.
Matthias MILLER-62 was born 1743 and died 1805.

Matthias MILLER-62 was born 1743 in PA. He died 1805 in VA and was buried in Radar Cemetery.
Matthias Miller was married four times, and had a total of 17 children.
Matthias was named by his father as executor of his will. He served in the Pennsylvania
Militia during the Revolutionary War as a private.
Circa 1794 he sold his farm in Pennsylvania and moved to Fort Run near Timberville, VA. where he bought
a farm from Anthony Rader. He was an active member of the Rader Lutheran Church.
Many of his seventeen children moved to Rockingham Co. VA before or soon after he did and began
to buy land in their name. Before his death Matthias owned over 1000 acres of land and some of his
children are buried in the old cemetery at Rader Church.

Matthias married (1-MRIN:9) Catherine AULENBACH-63 on 1777 in PA. Catherine died 1782 in PA.

They had the following children:

Sevilla MILLER-64 was born 1778 in PA.
Matthias MILLER Jr.-65.
Jacob MILLER-55 was born 1780 and died 1818.
Philip MILLER-66 was born 1781 in PA.
Christina MILLER-67.

Matthias also married (2-MRIN:29) Susanna Catherine MUELLER-138 about 1762 in PA.
Susanna was born 1740 in PA. She died 1777 in PA.

They had the following children:

Maria Barbara MILLER-141 was born 1763 in PA.
Maria Magadalena MILLER-142 was born 1764 in PA.
John(Johannes) MILLER-143 was born 1766 in PA.
Catherine Charlotte MILLER-144 was born 1771 in PA.
Maria Elizabeth MILLER-145 was born 1772 in PA.
Susanna Catherine MILLER-146 was born 1774 in PA.

Matthias also married (3-MRIN:30) Mary Elizabeth UNKNOWN-139 in PA. Mary died 1789. They had the following children:

Margaret MILLER-147 was born 1783.
George MILLER-148 was born 1784.
Conrad MILLER-149 was born 1789.

Matthias also married (4-MRIN:31) Anna Maria Moyers SCHAFFER-140. Anna was born 1753. She died 1815.
They had the following children:

Michael MILLER-150 was born 1790.

Michael Miller married twice. He married Elizabeth Trout, she was born 1793, the daughter of Michael Trout
and Elizabeth Bear. Elizabeth died in 1855. The then married a Mrs Teresa Brown, she died in 1878.
Michael and Elizabeth moved to Roanoake Va around 1814 and located in the area where the Vetrans
Facility now stands (1986). They were successful farmers and active Lutheran church leaders.
Miller Hall at Roanoake College was named in honor of Michael Miller who was active in the founding of the college.

Mary(Polly) MILLER-151 was born 1792.
Mary (Polly) Miller married George Trout. George was born in 1782 the son of Michael Trough and Elizabeth Baer.
George died in 1850. Mary and George were farming and were Lutheran church leaders. They resided
just east of Salem VA adjoining Michael Miller. Trout Hall at Roanoke College is names for this family.
Along with Michael Miller, Mary's brother, the Trouts were among the founders of the college.

Jacob MILLER-55 was born 1780 in Pennsylvania. He died 1818 in Timberville VA.
Jacob married (1-MRIN:8) Mary KIPPS-56 in Timberville VA. Mary was born in Timberville VA.
They had the following children:

John Jacob MILLER-42 was born 4 Oct 1804 and died 16 May 1879.
Catharina MILLER-57 was born in VA.
Sarah MILLER-58 was born 1808 in VA.
Michael M MILLER-60 was born 1814 in VA. He died 1902.
Maria (Polly) MILLER-59 was born 1810 in VA.
Matthias Jacob MILLER-61 was born 1817 in VA.

John Jacob MILLER-42 was born 4 Oct 1804 in VA. He died 16 May 1879 in Brooklyn Iowa and was buried
in IOOF Cemetery, Brooklyn IA.
John married (1-MRIN:7) Rebecca SWERNS-43 on 1826 in Timberville VA. Rebecca was born 1804 in VA. She died 1874 in VA.
They had the following children:

Jacob MILLER-32 was born 1826.
Michael H MILLER-44 was born 21 Jan 1828 in Timberville VA.
Isaac MILLER-45 was born 1831 in Timberville VA.
Death: Isaac died young and is buried in Timberville VA.
Sarah MILLER-46 was born 1830 in Timberville VA. She married William Brown in Delaware Co. Indiana and was there at the time of her fathers death in 1879.
Absalom MILLER-47 was born 30 Jan 1833 in Timberville VA. He died in Brooklyn Iowa.
John M MILLER-48 was born 6 May 1834 in Timberville VA.
Mary MILLER-49 was born 1835 in Timberville VA.
Samuel MILLER-50 was born 1836 in Timberville VA.
Elizabeth MILLER-51 was born 1838 in Timberville VA.
Benjamin MILLER-52 was born 1843 in Timberville VA.
George MILLER-53 was born 1844 in Timberville VA.
Death: George died at a young age
Thompson MILLER-54 was born 1846 in Timberville VA. He died in Brooklyn IA.

Jacob MILLER-32 was born 1826 in VA.

Jacob married (1-MRIN:6) Catherine RIFE-33 on 1847 in Timberville, Rockingham Co. V. Catherine was born 1820 in VA.
She died 1880 in Brooklyn Iowa.
They had the following children:

Wesley /Rife MILLER-34 was born 1840.
Joseph /Rife MILLER-35 was born 1842.
Sarah /Rife MILLER-36 was born 1845.
John J MILLER-22 was born 10 Oct 1848 and died 15 Sep 1931.
Samuel MILLER-37.
Mary Elizabeth MILLER-38.
Virginia Frances (Jenny) MILLER-39.
William MILLER-40.
Gilly Ann MILLER-41.

John J MILLER-22 was born 10 Oct 1848 in Rockingham Co, VA. He died 15 Sep 1931 in Waterford CA.
John married (1-MRIN:5) Viola Nancy SMITH-23, daughter of James Fargus SMITH-220 and Mary
Catherine EVANS-221 (MRIN:37) on 28 Jan 1877 in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co. Io. Viola was born 11 Dec
1858 in Pine Station, Clinton Co. PA. She died May 1954 in Waterford CA.

They had the following children:

Jacob William MILLER-24 was born 4 Nov 1877 in Brooklyn IA. He died 19 Sep 1902.
Isaac MILLER-25 was born 23 Feb 1878 in Brooklyn IA. He died 5 Sep 1882 in Brooklyn IA.
Anna Elizabeth MILLER-26 was born 8 Jan 1879 in Brooklyn IA. She died 8 Aug 1906 in Murry NE.
Casper Moses MILLER-27 was born 15 Sep 1881 in Elmwood NE. He died 5 Jul 1964.
George Laffayette MILLER-28 was born Jan 1883 in Elmwood NE. He died 31 Mar 1975.
Etta Isabelle MILLER-11 was born 15 Jul 1886 and died 1 Aug 1975.
Jesse Lee MILLER-29 was born 4 Mar 1891 in Elmwood NE. He died 30 Jun 1945.
Mary Catherine MILLER-30 was born 28 Nov 1893 in Alvo NE. She died Nov 1992 in Modesto CA.
John Ervin MILLER-31 was born 21 Dec 1895 in Alvo NE. He died 16 Mar 1966 in CA.
Etta Isabelle MILLER-11 was born 15 Jul 1886 in Elmwood Nebraska. She died 1 Aug 1975 in
Louisville Ne. and was buried in Ashland Cemetery.
Etta married (1-MRIN:4) William Alexander JONES-10, son of Fielding JONES-73 and Mary Ellen
SWEETMAN-74 (MRIN:11) on 1907 in Elmwood Nebraska. William was born 8 Jan 1883 in Maine Station IA.
He died 30 Mar 1952 in Ashland NE.
At some point after 1900 Fielding and Mary Ellen separated, she went to Alvo or Elmwood Nebraska
with son William and lived near or with two of her daughters. Fielding is listed on the 1900
census in the household of his son Thomas Sweetman Jones. Death records for Fielding who died
in 1902 state that he was a widower.

William and Etta had the following children:

Because of name collectors, and others who must glean information from others hard work and research and not do the work themselves, I have removed the names of the children of William and Etta Jones. Some of them are still living and do not appreciate their names being posted on the net.