Soldier Information
Name: John D Miller
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Place of Birth: Jefferson KY Year of Birth: 1847
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 4
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 26, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: I Regiment(s): 123rd Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: October 16, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
Notes:
The soldier was arrested in May 1865 and forwarded to Jeffersonville; however, no explanation was written in the CMSR, regarding the reason for the arrest.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: December 20, 1919
Cause of Death: Old Age
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: September 15, 1890
Application No.: 914539 Certificate No.: 1058317
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 14, 1920
Application No.: 1151098 Certificate No.: 887674
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Manan Mother Maiden Name: Phillips
Father First Name: Decato Father Last Name: Miller
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Mahale/Mahalia Maiden Name: Mason
Wife #2 First Name: Thomas Ann Maiden Name: Williams
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Children: P Miller 1879
Bessie Miller 1881
Frederick Miller 1882
Family Notes:
A newspaper clipping, reporting the death of Bessie Allen praised her for her work as a social worker and social activist in Louisville. She was reportedly the first appointed African American probation officer in the juvenile court in the city of Louisville. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MNJRYAQ-qB0PTBQ_UzLKEwFIQVdZwg-3/view?usp=sharing
John D. Miller married Mahalie/Mahalia Mason in October 1878 in Jefferson County, KY. She was the daughter of Hamilton and Emily Mason. She died in 1884 according to a burial card retrieved during the search which is cited in the soldier folder. John, next married Thomas Ann Williams in September 1888 in Jefferson County. John’s children were probably from his first marriage with Mahalie/Mahalia, according to their recorded birth years. The full given name of daughter, P, enumerated in the 1880 census was not retrieved during the search.
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Cooper
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Cooper
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Janitor
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: James J Porter Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:
In 1860 James J Porter was employed as a clerk in Jefferson County, KY, and held four enslaved individuals, one of whom was a twelve year old male (black) within the approximate age range as the soldier, John Miller. The other enslaved individuals included a thirty-six year old female (black), a nine year old female (mulatto), and a five year old male (black).
By the 1870 census enumeration for the enslaver, he was employed as a wholesale cotton merchant in Jefferson County, KY. His household included him, his presumed wife, three children, his probable mother, several other individuals and two Black domestic servants, Sarah and Henrietta Hundley.
Enslaver’s age was listed as twenty-three years in 1860, and likely did not hold enslaved individuals in 1850. He married Martha (Mattie) Carpenter on 16 March 1858 in Lousville, KY according to an abstracted record from the Kentucky, U.S. County Marriage database. According to a FindaGrave burial abstract for James Joseph Porter, the enslaver died on 14 March 1877 and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. This burial abstract is not supported by source citations, but provides clues for further research.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $800 1860 Personal Estate Value: $6,500
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1860 Number of Enslaved: 4
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $15,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $1,000
1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? No Compensation Received? No