Notes: Miller Family History

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551	Johnstown, Cambria County, 1780-1941, "Settlements That Failed." p. 406. Received copy from Sandra Whitehouse Gartenslager, December 1997. "The Amish settlement near Johnstown existed in southern Cambria County and in northern Somerset County. When the Amish first settled in this area neither county had been established. It was yet part of Bedford County. Somerset County was formed in 1795 and Cambria County in 1804. The first Amishman to settle there was Christian "Schmidt" Miller who arrived in 1780 and purchased a tract of land from the Shawnee Indians. He lived about five miles south of the present city of Johnstown in what now is Conemaugh Township, Somerset County [near Maple Spring Church of the Brethren]. Not only was he the settlement's first resident, with time he would become its first minister and bishop. Following is a short sketch of his life: Christian (Schmitt) Miller was the pioneer minister and bishop of the Amish Church in the Johnstown district. Samuel Miller, the father of the subject of this sketch, with his wife and children came to America from Canton Berne, Switzerland, landing at Philadelphia, November 1, 1763. They settled in the district of Germantown, Pa. During the Revolutionary War the husband was seized from his services on a canal by a group of soldiers. Whether he took part in the Continental Army or was held as a prisoner by the British is not known. After the war he returned home only to find that his wife had died. The children were then placed in Amish homes. Christian was reared in the home of Hans Beiler, a pioneer bishop of Mifflin County. Beiler was a blacksmith, and Christian being industrious, became so proficient as a welder of iron that he won for himself the name "Schmitt Miller." Attaining the age of twenty-one, Christian started westward peddling notions. He crossed the Allegheny Mountains and reached Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, where he bought between four and five hundred acres of land. Here he married a young girl by the name of Berkley and erected a cabin in the forest for a home. Christian was the father of six sons and four daughters. The oldest son was born May 10, 1785. No records of his ordination to the ministry and bishopric are known, but the heritage that he left proves his faithfulness to the cause which he espoused. He died in 1845, and his remains are moldering in the dust of Somerset county on the farm on which he lived near Jerome, PA. (20).	MILLER, Christian "Schmidt" (I10042)
552	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	MILLER, Jonas E. (I190342)
553	Mary A. (Bontrager) Slabaugh, age 77 years, 2 months, and 19 days, died peacefully at 2:15 pm on Sunday, June 19, 2016 in her home, surrounded by her family, following a lingering illness. She was born March 31, 1939 in LaGrange County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Amos D and Ester (Eash) Bontrager. On November 10, 1960 she married Edward J. Slabaugh. She was a member of the New Order Amish Church in Hustonville, Ky. Mary is survived by her husband of 55 years, Edward Slabaugh and children, Mrs. Edna Slabaugh of Worthington, IN; Joseph and Eunice Slabaugh of Millersburg, OH; Ervin and Martha Slabaugh of Sugarcrek, OH; Sarah and Ben Swarey of McVeytown, PA; Esther and Steve Garber of Richmond, MO; Ida Mae and James Lehman of Stanford, Ky; Erna and Joel Yoder of Noxon, MT; Bertha and Mark Garber of Heron, MT; Stephen and Velma Slabaugh of Scottville, MI; David and Irene Slabaugh of Massillon, OH; Paul and Anna Mary Slabaugh of Hartville, OH; Timothy and Becki Slabaugh of Bethel, PA; Miriam and Robert Graber of Salem, IN; Wilma and Jonathan Hochstetler of Bloomfield, IN; 63 Grandchildren; 13 Great Grandchildren; 1 Brother, Ervin and Irene Bontrager; 3 Sisters, Katie and John Hochstetler; Ida and LeRoy Weaver; Fannie and Perry Lehman. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by a Son, Jerry Allen Slabaugh; 2 Grandchildren and 2 Brothers, Levi and Eli Bontrager. Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Aden Raber Residence located at 2240 Mt. Salem Road, Hustonville, Ky with Bishop Marcus Mast officiating. Place of Interment will be in the Hustonville Church Cemetery.	BONTRAGER, Mary A. (I66302)
554	Migrated to what would become Somerset Co., PA, where he married Veronica "Frany" Birkey. Sold his farm in Conemaugh Twp., Somerset Co., PA, to Joseph "Sep" Borntrager 28 Mar 1833, when he moved to Holmes Co., OH.	KEIM, George (I10339)
555	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Silas (I453476)
556	Note Left by B. J. Yoder Following is an exact copy of the note left by B. J. Yoder, the prominent and wealthy Amish farmer who recently committed suicide: Eli Miller please let my people have this farm again if they want it. I don't want to go to Ind. let that Ind. farm go. I can't make it the way I treated in church and acrivated in church from the Head quarters from this Brought me this far. I dont wish anybody adything bad. I believe I can leave this world and meet a better one under the circumstances. I have done all for best that I knowed how but made mistakes which I feel sorry for, I advise my folks and everybody to be honest if you dont you cant get in to heaven. I like to be buried in Holmes countyi. B. J. Yoder [The family Bible says he died Feb 1913.] He is buried behind Holmes Lumber.	YODER, Benjamin J. (I169311)
557	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	BYERS, John Jacob (I453487)
558	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	LOWRY, Seth Lemuel (I547218)
559	Ordained minister 13 Oct 1962.	MILLER, Daniel N. (I432197)
560	Ordained minister 16 May 1959 and bishop 13 Oct 1963.	SCHLABACH, Daniel E. (I381231)
561	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	YODER, Alvin A. Jr. (I121479)
562	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	MILLER, Levi A. (I228701)
563	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	MILLER, Abraham J. C. (I368270)
564	Ordained minister and bishop (by 1860). Moved from Somerset Co., PA, to Holmes Co., OH, then to Locke Twp., near Nappanee in 1849, then to Newton Co., Ind., in 1876. First bishop in the Jasper/Newton settlement. Augustus Walbus, who later changed his name to John Anderson, left Denmark to escape military conscription, and was a worker on the railroad who boarded at David Hochstetler's home. He later married David's daughter Lovina.	HOCHSTETLER, David H. (I82069)
565	Ordained minister in 1945 and bishop in 1947.	MILLER, Henry J. (I81622)
566	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	MILLER, Levi R. (I422454)
567	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	MILLER, Albert A. (I458728)
568	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Aaron E. (I45826)
569	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Laura Joyce (I495883)
570	Peter and Jannike fled on account of the church to Colchester, England, wh ere they7 renounced Popery and joined the Reformed church, and later remov ed to Amsterdam, Holland, and there joined the Mennonite church.	DE VOSS, Pieter (I7239)
571	PLAIN CITY -- Renita Faye (Miller) Gingerich, 50, of Plain City, Ohio, died in her home Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, after a battle with hyperthyroidism and cancer. She was born June 26, 1964 in Dover, Ohio, daughter of Noah J. and Edna C. (Miller) Miller of Baltic, Ohio. She was a faithful member of Bethesda Fellowship. She was strong in her faith and a loyal wife, mother and friend. Renita displayed the touch of God through her gift of growing and arranging flowers. Her dream of working with plants was realized through their family business at Yonie's Greenhaus. On March 21, 1992, she was married to Jonathan Gingerich. He survives, along with their three children, Jonita Nicole, 21, Jolynn Daniel, 20, and Micah Emerson, 17. Also surviving are her parents, Noah J. and Edna; sister, Anna Marie Miller; and brother, Josias (Sharon) Miller, and Lance, Jaden, and Kylie, all of Baltic, Ohio. She was preceded in death by three infant siblings, Delilah, Jeffrey and Jason. Calling hours will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, and from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Calling hours and funeral will be held at United Bethel Mennonite Church, 11342 Lafayette-Plain City Road, Plain City, OH 43064. Burial will follow at Bethesda Fellowship Cemetery. In charge of arrangements is FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 202 E. Main St. (State Route 161 W.), Plain City. Visit fergusonfuneralhomeinc.com to share a special memory. Published in The Madison Press on Jan. 10, 2015. --- Renita died from Hyperthyroidism and Cancer	MILLER, Renita Faye (I169879)
572	Probably came to America between 1710 and 1720.	DETWILER, Hans (I6144)
573	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	RABER, Robert J. (I657804)
574	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	RABER, RuthAnn J. (I305)
575	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	RABER, Allen N. (I490929)
576	So far as I am aware, the idea that Caspar Yoder was the father of Christen (?) ("YR") Yoder is speculative at best.	YODER, Caspar (I235419)
577	Stacey Lee died from a car accident the night before Thanksgiving	TROYER, Stacey Lee (I548374)
578	That Barbara S. Gerber, 1707-1782, is the wife of Christian Yoder, 1699-1775 (YR2), is somewhat speculative. I am unaware of solid evidence to support this.	Family F194
579	The family Bible has her birth year as 1893.	YODER, Emma B. (I206712)
580	The family Bible has his first name as Allen.	YODER, Alvin B. (I125397)
581	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Aden E. (I419487)
582	They were married in Amsterdam, emigrated to PA, and buried at Skippack.	VAN SINTERN, Isaac (I7235)
583	United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860	Source (S17)
584	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	MILLER, Verna J. (I190344)
585	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Mary Elizabeth (I547195)
586	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Orpha (I364452)
587	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Priscilla (I453477)
588	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	TROYER, Jesse (I453478)
589	Will, Bern Twp, Berks Co., PA names only the eldest son. Family may not be complete. He was probably a son of Magdalena Stutzman ("Maudlin Steudsman ") who warranted land in (now) Upper Bern Twp., Berks Co., PA, 2/19/1738.	STUTZMAN, Christian (I239)