Individual Details

Jacob Miller managed several farms, a grist mill, a saw mill and a flour mill. He lived in Sharpsburg, MD. He invented the seamless grain sack and the three-ply carpet.

Jacob Miller served as a county commissioner and as a state legislator for one term. He favored the South during the Civil War. He and members of his family were arrested during the Civil War and held in prison for three weeks at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

Williams, on page 661, listed 6 children of Jacob Miller and Catharine Rench; none are children listed by the Newcomers. I have relied on the Newcomers' list.

Birth	31 Dec 1782	Waynesboro, Franklin, PA
Marriage	11 Oct 1811	Catharine Rench
Death	6 Dec 1875
Burial		Mountain View Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington, MD

Spouse	Catharine Rench (1791 - 1840)
Child	Elizabeth Miller (1812 - 1892)
Child	Daniel R. Miller (1814 - 1834)
Child	Alfred Miller (1817 - 1841)
Child	Morgan Miller (1819 - 1886)
Child	Andrew Rench Miller (1822 - 1901)
Child	Thomas Jefferson Miller (1824 - 1892)
Child	Ann Mary Miller (1827 - 1906)
Child	Francis Marion Miller (1829 - 1930)
Child	Catharine Amelia Miller (1832 - 1911)
Child	Samuel Henry MILLER (1835 - 1906)

Spouse

Elizabeth Mumma (1782 - 1858)

Father	John Miller Senior (1749 - 1821)
Mother	Catherine Price (1752 - 1826)
Sibling	Daniel MILLER (1778 - 1862)
Sibling	John Miller Junior (1779 - )
Sibling	David Miller (1780 - )
Sibling	Abraham Miller (1781 - )
Sibling	Samuel Miller (1783 - )
Sibling	Mary Miller (1781 - 1848)
Sibling	Elizabeth Miller (1785 - )
Sibling	Susan Miller ( - )
Sibling	Peter Miller Junior ( - 1856)