Jane Lutrick Miller Bio. Henderson Co., TX

Athens Weekly Review
March 6, 1903

Mrs. Jane Miller

On October 7, 1841, the subject of this sketch was born in Smith county, Mississippi.
Her father, Henry Lutrick having emigrated from Rowan county, North Carolina in 1838,
and June 9, 1861, she married to Mr. N. T. Miller of Mississippi. September 1866,
Mr. Miller hitched two yoke of oxen to one wagon and a pair of mules to another, putting
therein his effects moved to Texas. He crossed the great river at Vicksburg and Red river
at Shreveport. Nothing of importance happened while on the journey. Oct. 24th of same year
he halted two miles west of Brownsboro, Henderson County and purchased a farm of
Smith McGlothin. Mrs. Jane Miller having lived continually upon this farm to the present date.
Wild game being plentiful, there was no occasion to suffer for mea. During the second
year Tres--as he was called -- and Captain Jim Porter and Rev. Calaham, his only neighbors
killed over 300 deer. Mr. Miller killing 159 of the number. Corn for bread and other purposes
he found at Jno. A. Goodgame's six miles S-W of Athens. Paying $1.50 to $2 per bushel,
hauling it 23 miles through the sand. After the first year he never bought fro his farm use
another bushel of corn; but instead sold more or less corn every year of his life thereafter.
Knowing that agriculture followed intelligently is the basis of a certain and liberal support
it was only a short while until he was well fixed having his farm stocked with domestic
animals and barn filled to overflowing.

In 1886, Mrs. Miller found her self a widow with nine children though some of whom were
grown and having had vigorous and wholesome discipline in youth it was no trouble for them
to succeed cultivating the soil. Never murmuring nor stopping to think if it would have been
better for her to have had a different position in life. Realizing that God knew His own plan,
and leaning on His "everlasting arm" she marched right along and is now the proud mother
of eight grown children, having lost one son at the age of eight years. She also has twenty
two grand children living in this vicinity, the parents of whom are merchants, professional men
and up-to-date farmers.

No trait of character is more valuable in a woman than the possession of a sweet temper.
Home can never be made happy without it. It is like the flowers that spring up in our pathway,
reviving and cheering us. Let children go home at night, wearied and worn out by the tolls
of the day, and how soothing is a word dictated by a good dispositional mother. It is sunshine
falling upon their hearts.

And that Mrs. Miller possesses a sweet temper, no one doubts. For her sons are living happy
and useful lives.

John W. Miller, her eldest son is wielding the pedagogical aceptre (sic) at Martin's Mill
Van Zandt county, and he often calls to see his dear mother.

Of all the forms of self devotion the one which, even when it amounts to self sacrifice, we
cannot but regard with very tender and lenient eyes, is the devotion of the young to the old;
of children to parents.

Mrs. Miller is of German descent. She has kept in her possession a basket which her grandparents
brought from Germany sometime during the eighteenth century. It is of a jug shape, has a capacity
of some 3 or 4 bushel, and is made of straw and splits.

She is hale, full of life much more than those of her age. She has reared her entire family in the home
where she now resides, having lived on this farm 37 years. May her latter by happiness and peace
to her.
W. R. Coker 1903

Census and cemetery research done by B. Freeman
1850 Smith Co., MS
58/58
LUTRICK, Henry 50 farmer 400 NC
LUTRICK, Susan 48 NC
LUTRICK, Nelees 23 male farmer NC
LUTRICK, Leah 18 NC
LUTRICK, Edward 15 farmer NC
LUTRICK, John 11 MS
LUTRICK, William 9 MS
LUTRICK, Jane 8 MS
LUTRICK, Emeline 6 MS
AUSTIN, Charles 43 Minister Luthern SC

1860 Smith Co., MS
page 39
253/253
LUTRICK, Henry 59 farmer 3000 NC
LUTRICK, Susanna 56 NC
LUTRICK, John Y. 20 farm laborer MS
LUTRICK, Jane 18 MS
LUTRICK, Emaline 16 MS
LUTRICK, Wm 19 MS

1870 Henderson Co., TX
page 299A
112/112
LUTWICK, Henry 69 farmer 600/600 NC
LUTWICK, William 29 farm laborer MS
MILLER, Wm. T. 36 farm laborer SC
MILLER, Martha J. 28 keeping house MS
MILLER, John W. 7 MS
MILLER, Susan D. 4 MS
MILLER, Mary C. 2 TX
MILLER, Elizabeth 5/1 TX
OAKES, Elizabeth 20 MS
113/113
LUTWICK, Edward 35 farmer 400/270 NC
LUTWICK, Mary A. 33 keeping house MS
LUTWICK, John H. 12 farm laborer MS
LUTWICK, Laura 12 MS
LUTWICK, Charles 2 MS
page 299b
OAKES, Alice 16 MS

1880 census Henderson Co., TX
page 179A
374/378
MILLER, Wm. T. 47 farmer SC SC SC
MILLER, Martha 38 wife keep house MS NC NC
MILLER, John W. 18 son farmer MS SC MS
MILLER, Susan T. 14 dau keep house MS SC MS
MILLER, Mary C. 12 dau keep house TX SC MS
MILLER, Elizabeth 10 dau keep house TX SC MS
MILLER, Sarah A. 8 dau TX SC MS
MILLER, William H. 5 son TX SC MS
MILLER, Edward M. 2 son TX SC MS

Red HIll Cemetery:
William H. Miller Dec. 12 1874 Nov. 4, 1949; wife Frances Dec. 3, 1877 Dec. 10, 1941
Charlie E. Harper June 12, 1897 Sept. 18, 1943

W. T. Miller Oct . 9, 1832 Dec. 22, 1885 next to W. T.:
M. J. MIller Oct. 7, 1841 Oct. 26, 1916

There are more Miller's from this family buried at Red Hill, if anyone
would like the info. I will do a lookup. BF

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