Researching Smith Miller
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 53584 people with the Miller surname? In that year Miller was ranked number 50 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Smith means "blacksmith" and is of English origin.
Records of Smith Miller on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Smith Miller and the Miller Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 69714 people with the Miller surname in the UK? Miller is now ranked number 54 for popularity in the UK. |
Miller Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 1288216 people with the Miller surname in the USA? Miller is ranked number 6 for popularity in the USA. |
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Smith Miller
Smith Miller (May 30, 1804 – March 21, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Miller moved to Gibson County, Indiana, with his parents who settled in Patoka in 1813. He received a limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and in 1846, and in the Indiana State Senate from 1841 to 1844 and from 1847 1850. He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1850.
Miller was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857).After his congressional service, he resumed agricultural pursuits, and served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860.
He died near Patoka, Indiana, March 21, 1872, and was interred in Robb Cemetery.
Source: Smith Miller, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Miller
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