Elzina Catherine Barr

1871 - 1936  (64 years)

• Name	Elzina Catherine Barr
  	Found birth record WVCulture. Record indicates that she was born Alzina Catherine Barr. Gravestone at Creston list Elzina as first name.
  Born	13 Oct 1871	Mason County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Mar 1936	Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried	6 Mar 1936	Creston Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Elzina Barr Miller was a Midwife. She delivered many of the babies around WV Route 87 prior to 1937. She was delivering one of her grandchildren when she died. Doctor Royal Kessel was called in to pronouce Elzina dead and deliver the child. Mason County birth records gives name as Alzina Catherine. Birth year as 1871 vs 1873.
  Person ID	I62	WV Route 87 Family Tree | Decendents John Maranda Miller, Sr
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	John William Barr,   b. 04 Mar 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Nancy Miriam Hunt,   b. 15 Jun 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1857	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  	Marriage records list her name as Merriam Hunt
  Notes	US Census 1880 John W. Barr Home in 1880: Union, Mason, West Virginia Age: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Birthplace: West Virginia Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Mary Father's birthplace: Ireland Mother's birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age John W. Barr 49 Mary Barr 40 Mary M. Barr 13 Susan Barr 12 Elzina C. Barr 8 William I. Barr 5 Manerva F. Barr 4 Iva B. Barr 1 John H. Williams 25 1870 United States Federal Census about John Barr Name: John Barr Birth Year: abt 1831 Age in 1870: 39 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Cologne, Mason, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Cologne Household Members: Name Age John Barr 39 Mariam Barr 25 Sarah F Barr 19 - Daughter from 1st marriage George H Barr 17 - son from 1st marriage Eston Barr 10 Belinda J Barr 6 Mary M Barr 4 Susan Barr 1 View Original Record View original image View blank form Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Cologne, Mason, West Virginia; Roll M593_1692; Page: 156A; Image: 323; Family History Library Film: 553191. Source Information: Mason County birth records list a Car?va * Barr being born to John William Barr in 1877. When I look at the record it looks like Menerva Florence vs Car?va *. Is this a missing daughter or just a mistake in transcribing the record. John has a daughter born in 1876 Minerva Florence
  Photos » Slide Show		Daughters of John William and Nancy Miriam Hunt Barr Daughters of John William and Nancy Miriam Hunt Barr - Left to right Minerva F. Barr born 1875,Elzina Barr Miller born 1871, Susan Barr born 1867, and Belinda Jane Barr 15 DEC 1865. There was also a brother named William Barr born in 1874 and a sister named Ivy B. Barr born in 1879, died 1880.
  		Ezekial and Susan Sophia Barr Sayre
  		Ezekial and Susan Sophia Barr Sayre with two of their daughters, back row L-R Virgie Florence Sayre McKinney and Nancy Bell Sayre Smith. Zeke and Susie had eight daughters and three sons.
  		Barr-Hunt John Barr and Marriann Hunt's Marriage Licence
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Maranda Miller, II,   b. 28 Feb 1871, Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1940, Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 69 years)  [1]
  Married	28 Mar 1890	Mason County, West Virginia, USA
  	John M. Miller and Elzina Catherine Barr were married in the bride's home.
  Notes	United States Census, 1920," John M Miller, , Jackson, West Virginia « Back to search results Explore viewing options Search collection About this collection About image restrictions Name: John M Miller Residence: , Jackson, West Virginia Estimated Birth Year: 1872 Age: 48 Birthplace: West Virginia Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Film Number: 1821954 Digital Folder Number: 4392033 Image Number: 00741 Sheet Number: 7 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF John M Miller M 48y West Virginia WIFE Elrina Miller F 48y West Virginia SON Elza Miller M 28y West Virginia SON Flayo Miller M 23y West Virginia DAU Dollie Miller F 18y West Virginia DAU Alta Miller F 15y West Virginia DAU Lida Miller F 13y West Virginia SON Odna Miller M 9y West Virginia DAU Alma Miller F 9y West Virginia DAU Flossie Miller F 4y West Virginia Herdman Wall M 23y West Virginia DAU Mirla M Wall F 19y West Virginia Clarence R Wall M 1y West Virginia Source Citation "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNLS-BG6 : accessed 31 July 2012), John M Miller, , Jackson, West Virginia. Most of the children's names are spelled wrong on this census. 1900 United States Federal Census about John M Miller Jr Name: John M Miller Jr Home in 1900: Union, Mason, West Virginia Age: 29 Birth Date: Feb 1871 Birthplace: West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Spouse's name: Elzina Marriage Year: 1890 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 10 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John M Miller 29 Elzina Miller 28 Eliza Miller 9 Effa Miller 8 Otto Miller 6 Tolvo Miller 4 Annie B Miller 1 View Original Record View original image View blank form Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Mason, West Virginia; Roll T623_1765; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 62. This is the correct John Miller the names of the children have been mis-spelled. 1900 United States Federal Census about John M Miller Jr Name: John M Miller Jr Home in 1900: Union, Mason, West Virginia Age: 29 Birth Date: Feb 1871 Birthplace: West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Spouse's name: Elzina Marriage Year: 1890 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 10 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John M Miller 29 Elzina Miller 28 Eliza Miller 9 Effa Miller 8 Otto Miller 6 Tolvo Miller 4 Annie B Miller 1 View Original Record View original image View blank form Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Mason, West Virginia; Roll T623_1765; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 62.
  Children	+ 1. Elza Miller,   b. 2 May 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 May 1947, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 55 years) + 2. Effie Miller,   b. 30 Jul 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1965, Freemont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA  (Age 72 years) + 3. Otho Miller,   b. 17 Dec 1893, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 08 Nov 1951, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA  (Age 57 years) + 4. Flayo Herbert Miller,   b. 13 Sep 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Sep1961, Saint Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg, WV  (Age 65 years)   5. Anna T Miller,   b. 16 Feb 1899, Union District, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 1 years)  [Birth] + 6. Mirla Miller,   b. 20 Dec 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1980, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years) + 7. Dollie Miller,   b. 20 Dec 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1998, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA  (Age 95 years) + 8. Alta Mae Miller,   b. 28 Feb 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1986, Mount Gilead, Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years) + 9. Lydia Miller,   b. 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1958, Ohio, USA  (Age 52 years) + 10. Amy Belle Miller,   b. 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1954, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 46 years) + 11. Otis Miller,   b. 1 Jun 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1951, Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 41 years) + 12. Alma Susan Miller,   b. 27 Feb 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1977, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA  (Age 64 years) + 13. Flossie Jane Miller,   b. 14 Jan 1916, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1992, Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Miller - Daughters of John and ElZina Barr Miller Front Row (L-R) Dollie Miller Nichols, Mirila Miller Herdman, Amy Miller Sisson, Effa Miller Sayre - Back Row (L-R) Alta Miller Cossin, Lydia Miller-Cossin Alexander, Alma Miller McCloud and Flossie Miller Adkins
  		Otis (Odus)Miller Otis Miller
  		Flayo Herbert Miller Flayo Herbert Miller
  		Elza (Ace) Miller Elza (Ace) Miller
  		Miller, Donald Boyd Tuff is pictured here with one of his many fox hounds. Fox hunting was a sport enjoyed by a lot of the men on WV Route 87. I can remember hearing the dogs run at night. Each hound had a distinctive bark and could be recognized by the owners of the dogs.
  		Rail Fence An example of the Rail Fences that were built by the John Maranda Miller Family. This fence was located on the "Miller Homestead" on the Jackson Mason Counties Line.
  		Miller Homestead Miller Homestead located on the Jackson and Mason County Line on WV Route 87. One of the fireside stories I remember was about John Maranda Miller and the front porch of this house. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the Gold Recall Act in March of 1933. It was rumored that John Miller decided that he was not going to comply with this recall. It was said that he took a lard bucket, lined it with his paper money making a nest, then added all of his gold pieces to the bucket. Several people saw the bucket so there is some truth to it. (Old family saying "where there is smoke, there is fire). He then took the bucket and buried it. He always told everyone that he could set on the front porch of the old home place and keep an eye on his money. This house, barn and out buildings are gone. The barn was struck by lighting in the mid fifties. This happened on a Thursday night. Most of the community were attending prayer meeting at Longview Chuch. There is nothing like the lights going out in the chuch and seeing a big ball of fire hit the big barn on the opposite hill side to put the fear of God in you. Prayer Meetings were very intense and filled with fire and brim stone. Some saw it has a sign that we should change our ways. In a few days things were back to normal. Albert and Amy Miller Sissons owned the farm at that time.
  		West Virginia Route 87 WV Route 87 about quarter of a mile west of Jackson/Mason County Line. This property has been owned by John Miller(my Great Grandfather) and later by my Uncle Cliff and and Aunt Zina Miller Hughes and their heirs for over a hundred years or longer. Aunt Zina's son lives on the property now. At one time there was a saw-mill and a threshing machine located on the property. This property is often referred to as Gobblers Knob. This was a name my Uncle Samuel Miller gave it when he lived on the property in the sixties and seventies. On the back side of the property behind the barn was the pond John Miller II used to run his steam treshing machine. The the threshing machine is now located at the Farm Musem in Point Pleasant, WV. The drive way to the property has changed and the old log house was burned to the ground but my memories of the place linger on.
  		Garnet Marceline Miller Herdman and Dollie Miller Nichols
  		John M Miller - ElZina Barr Miller John M. Miller John M, Miller and ElZina Catherine Barr Miller lived in the family homestead at WV Route 87, Evans W.Va. with there 13 children, one of which died in infancy. John had many farms and was a cattle breeder. He also had one of the first Thrashing Machines and Saw Mills in Jackson County W.Va. John sold the Stearn Engine used to power them to the man that donated it to the Farm Museum in Pt. Pleasant W.Va. where it is on display, John and his sons built split tail fences (shown in another photo on Art’s List) to surround the fields of the farm, ElZina was a midwife(midwife licence in another photo on Art’s List) and delivered many of the babies born in Jackson County at the time.
  Documents		Marriage Certificate - John M. Miller and Elzina Catherine Barr John M. Miller and ElZina Catherine Barr
  Histories		Murder of Benjamin Anderson Account of the Murder of Benjamin Anderson There have been many questions and few answers over the murder of Benjamin Anderson by John M. Miller. The only account I can give was stories told by the fireside. I have posted as a separate file what was in the newspaper at the time (which was posted on RootsWeb.com in Oct 2006. I am going to give you my account of what happened on that fateful day. There was a flash flood on Cow Run. I can speak from experience about the flash floods on Cow Run. That stream could be as smooth and tranquil as a summer day; but a hard fast ran would send the creek out of banks taking with it every thing in it's path. That is what happened so I was told about the rail fence. A flash flood had come down Cow Run and washed the rail fence from John Miller's property to Ben Anderson's property. John and his wife Elzina Barr Miller drove their team and wagon down Cow Run to reclaim their rail fence. Ben Anderson lived on the other side of Cow Run where the rail fence had landed after the flood. Each man was armed. Both claimed the fence. An disagreement took place about the ownership of the fence. According to the stories I was told John Miller shot Ben Anderson in self-defense. In the end charges against John Miller were dropped in Jackson County Circuit Court.
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Oct 1871 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Married - 28 Mar 1890 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Died - 4 Mar 1936 - Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried - 6 Mar 1936 - Creston Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  John M Miller - ElZina Barr Miller John M. Miller John M, Miller and ElZina Catherine Barr Miller lived in the family homestead at WV Route 87, Evans W.Va. with there 13 children, one of which died in infancy. John had many farms and was a cattle breeder. He also had one of the first Thrashing Machines and Saw Mills in Jackson County W.Va. John sold the Stearn Engine used to power them to the man that donated it to the Farm Museum in Pt. Pleasant W.Va. where it is on display, John and his sons built split tail fences (shown in another photo on Art’s List) to surround the fields of the farm, ElZina was a midwife(midwife licence in another photo on Art’s List) and delivered many of the babies born in Jackson County at the time.

  
  

  Documents

  Death Certificate - Barr Miller Elzina Catherine Barr Miller

  
  

  Headstones

  Miller-Barr - Creston Cemetery John M. and ElZina Barr Miller

  
  

  Histories

  Midwifery Elzina Barr Miller was a Midwife. She delivered many of the babies aroung WV Route 87 prior to 1937. She was delivering one of her grandchildren when she died. Doctor Royal Kessel was called in to pronouce Elzina dead and deliver the child.

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] U.S. Census, U. S. Government, 1920. The names are not spelled correctly on this census.