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'''General Jesse Miller''' (1803-1891) Copyright 2006, Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist, All Rights Reserved Jesse Miller was born 7 Jan 1803 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee to Simon Miller and Elizabeth Reade. He married between 1823 and 1825 to an unknown woman and had an unknown female child who was living with him in the 1840 census. He married Amanda Whitson 27 Sep 1836 in Whitsontown, Crawford County, Arkansas. She was born abt 1821 in Williamson County, Tennessee, the eldest daughter of Major William F Whitson Jr and Harriet Witherspoon. They had five children. At the time of his marriage, he was Sheriff of Crawford County. In 1838 Jesse Miller was the first Sheriff of Franklin County. His name in the [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/FranklinARK/CountyCourtIndex.htm First book of Franklin County Court Minutes] appears in his role as Sheriff until Jan 1839, when he was succeeded by. About 1842, he was the administrator of the Simon Miller estate in Franklin County, where he states that he is the "only heir as will appear from the will." He was also a member of the House of Representatives this year. In 1860 and 1870 he and his family are enumerated living in Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas. Amanda (Whitson) Miller died 1873 probably at Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas where they were enumerated in the 1870 census. In 1889 his biography appeared in the Goodspeed's History of Northwest Arkansas. Jesse Miller died 25 Oct 1891 probably at Maxey Township, Franklin County, Arkansas. He left a will in Franklin County dated 10 Jan 1890 giving everything to his daughter Annie (Miller) Wells. ==Sources== *[[1860Franklin-Arkansas-pg59#Family_397|1860 Census]]
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