General Notes

Custom Field:<_FA#> Records and statements from other family members state he was born in Ireland.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
Custom Field:<_FA#> Middle name might be McCay or McBridge.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
Custom Field:<_FA#> 6 Jul 18701870 U.S. Census records: farmer; had 150 in Real Estate & 300  Personal Estate.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
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COOSA CO., ALABAMA 1850 CENSUS: HATCHETT CREEK DISTRICT
70. Miller           John M.C.          43  SC  farmer       300
Martha               37
Andrew              16  GA
Nancy               12  GA
William             10  GA
John                    8  GA
James                 6  GA
Charles               3  GA
Gibson          Susan               60  SC
(See W & OCR Bk II p.269 1843-1883)
John was listed in the 1870 Federal Census of Coosa Co., AL. He is not
listed in the 1880 Federal Census of Coosa Co., AL.  The 1880 Census of
Coosa Co., AL, records John's wife, Martha, as residing with her daughter
Mary A. Sharbutt and son-in-law, Hillery Sharbutt.
Estate of J M C Miller Deceased
Petition to Sell Lands for Distribution
The State of Alabama} Probate Court - To Hor. Jno. S. Brently
Coosa County                                        Judge of Said Court:
Jno. A Logan adm. of the Estate of J M C Miller deceased respectfully
report entries unto your Honor that the said J M C Miller at the time of
his death owned the following lands situated in the county of Coosa to
wit: S1/2 of NW1/4 & NE1/4 of SW1/4 and S1/2 of SW1/4 Section 25.T23.
Range 18. Situated in Coosa county. That the heirs of Said deceased are
the following to wit: A. J. Miller who is over twenty-one years of age,
of sound mind and resides in Coosa County, John M. C. Miller  who is over
twenty-one years of age, of sound mind and resides in Coosa County, J.
Monroe Miller who is over twenty-one years of age, of sound mind, and
resides in Coosa County, Mary Sharbutt wife of Hilliary M. Sharbutt who
is over twenty-one years of age, of sound mind and resides in Coosa
County, Nancy Kelly wife of John Kelly who is over twenty one years of
age of Sound mind and resides in part unknown to adms. and that the
heirs, and that the Said lands cannot be equitably divided among Said
heirs, and that the Said John M. Miller one of Said adults his requests
that Said lands be sold for distribution wherefore, your petitioner prays
that he be authorized to sell Said lands for one half cash & the other
half on credit until 1st  Nov 1884 for the purpose of making a divisions
of Said estate among Said heirs according to the Statute for Such case
made, and that such proceedings, orders and decrees may be had and made
in the premises, as may be sufficient to affect such sale for said
purpose according to law. And as in duty bound your petitioner will ever
pray. Sworn to and subscribed before me} John A Logan this 17th day of
Oct AD 1883.
John S. Bently Judge of Probate
Filed on this day 17th day of Oct 1883
J M C Miller Deceased
Report of Sales of Land
State of Alabama} To the Honorable Jno. S Bently Judge of Probate Court
of      Coosa County}                       Coosa County.
Courses of John A. Logan admr. Of the Estate of J M C Miller deceased
and makes  the following report of sale of the following land belonging
to the Estate of J M C Miller deceased, that your petitioners as admr. of
said estate sold (cannot make out next word) an order and decree of the
Probate court of said county Alabama on the 3rd day of Dec 1883 ordering
a sale of said lands for one half cash and the other half on credit to
Nov 1st 1884 - your  petitioners reports that in the 28th day of Dec 1883
he sold said lands on the promises in accordance with Said decree, where
J M C Miller Jr. son of deceased became the purchaser of the S1/2 of
NW1/4 & NE1/4 of SW1/4 & S1/2 of SW1/4 Sec 25T23 R 18 in Coosa Co Ala for
the sum of two hundr