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Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4                         Generation 5            Generation 6
 
                                             +-- Andrew Stoughton
                                             |   (~1802-1867)   
                     +-- John C. Stoughton --+
                     |   (1832-1902)         |
 Mary O. Stoughton --+                       +-- Mary Glenn
 (1857-1891)         |                           (~1802-????)
                     +-- Mary Jane McCandless
                         (1832-1882)
Sources: 
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Children

(all children with Henry E. Miller )

Places of Residence

Photo Gallery

gravestone of Mary O. Stoughton (Miller), Mt Zion Baptist Cemetery

Gravestone of Henry E. Miller, Mt Zion Baptist Cemetery

Miller family plot, Mt Zion Baptist, graves of Henry E. Miller & daughter Minnie Miller

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States federal Census, Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 16. Census dated 27 June, 1860. Lines 6-11: John Stoton, 25, farmer, $3000 real, $813 personal property; Mary J., 25; James, 6; Mary O., 3; Hannah J., 1; Lucinda, 6 months. All b. PA. Name "Stoten" is misspelled, but children are correct for John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless
2	1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 13, lines 1-8 lists John Stoughton, 34, married to Mary, 33. They live with seven children: son James Stoughton, 15; daughter Mary Stoughton, 14; daughter Ann Stoughton, 11; daughter Elizabeth Stoughton, 8; daughter Ellen Stoughton, 4; and daughter Jane Stoughton, 2. John Stoughton is listed as a farmer, Mary Stoughton as "keeping house," and James Stoughton as "farm laborer." Everyone is listed as having been born in PA. Mary Stoughton has a "father of foreign birth." James, Mary, Ann, and Elizabeth attended school within the year. Mary and Ann are listed as unable to write. This census page is undated. However, the previous page is dated July 21, 1870 and the following page is dated July 21,22 1870.
3	1880 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration district 30, Page 2. Census is dated 8 Jun 1880. Lines 27-30: Effie J. Thompson, mother, 57, widow; Henry E. Miller, 36, farmer; Mary, 23, wife, keeping house; Minnie, 5, dau. All and all parents born PA. Note: This census has the correct age for Mary, correct husband & daughter's names, but it is not certain who Effie J. Thompson, labeled as "mother" is. She is 21 years older than Henry, widowed - from a second marriage? She is listed first, as if head of family, or owner of house.
4	McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, researched & compiled by Joseph A. Ferree, Sr.; ed. & publ. by Joseph A. Ferree, Jr., Natrona Heights. PA. Pg. 70: "Mary Jane McCandless, daughter of James and Jane (Jennie) (McCandless) McCandless (p.69) married John C. Stoughton ..." lists 7 children;. Mary O. Stoughton married Henry E. Miller. Note: No further information on the Henry E. Miller family in this source.	complete text Mary Jane McCandless, McCandless and Related Families
5	Gravestone transcriptions, Mr. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA Transcriptions on FindAGrave website, page by Jason Long: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Miller&GSfn=Henry+&GSmn=E+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=32888674&df=all& See Source Notes below re. death date, Minnie J. Miller. Miller, Henry E. born Sep 26, 1843, died Sep 18, 1887 (gravestone photos by A Fix) Minnie J. Miller died May 30 (1883) aged 14 ys 6 ms & 24 ds. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=741316&GRid=32888711& Mary O. wife of Henry E. Miller born Apr 4, 1857 died Jan 17, 1891.(gravestone photo by A Fix)
6	20th Century History of Butler & Butler Countyby James A. McKee, Butler PA 1909,p.1001, biographical sketch: Solomon R. Stoughton, ... son of John C. and Mary Jane (McCandless) Stoughton. The Stoughtons... became the parents of seven children, all of whom attained maturity, and of whom there are now three survivors. They were as follows: ... Mary, now deceased, who was the wife of Henry Miller;... Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stoughton were members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, of which Grandfather Stoughton was one of the founders.	(Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch
7	Butler County Cemetery Inventory, Vol. 2, North Central Townships, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA. (East of Rt. 529,on south shore of Lake Arthur). Pg.5. Henry E. Miller born 26 Sept 1843, died 18 Sept 1887; Minnie J. Miller died 30 May 1889 age 14 yrs. 6 mos. 24 da. Mary O. Miller born 4 Apr 1857, died 17 Jan 1891, wife of Henry E. Miller.

Source notes

• The transcription on FindAGrave.com for Minnie Miller says she died on 30 May 1883, aged 14 years 6 mos & 24 days. However, the 1880 census clearly lists her age in 1880 as 5 years. We believe the gravestone should be transcribed as died in 1888, which would put her birth date at about 6 Nov. 1874. When the 1880 census was taken in June, she had not yet had her 6th birthday. The Butler Co. Cemetery Inventory transcribes the death date as 30 May 1889, but in that case, she should have been age 6 at the time of the 1880 census. If the family were literate and the age in 1880 were correct, we believe her birth year to be 1874.
• From Ann Fix: The graves for Henry Miller & daughter Minnie are near those for John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless Stoughton. Mary O. Stoughton Miller was buried in the same row as Henry and daughter Minnie Miller, but at the very end of the row, near the lake.
  Note:Henry Miller died in 1887, followed closely by daughter Minnie, age 14, in 1888. Mary and Henry may have owned only a two grave plot. Or possibly Mary's parents provided space for Hery in their plot and later Mary wanted Minnie buried beside her father.

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