Sarah A. (Custer) Miller (abt. 1765 - aft. 1850)

Born about 1765 in Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of George Miller Sr. — married 1 May 1794 in Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died after 1850 after about age 85 in Ross, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Sarah (Custer) Miller has German Roots.

Sarah Custer / Custard, daughter of Issac Custer^[1] and Susan Hepon (see the Research Notes for more information concerning her parentage), was born about 1766, probably in Virginia.

Grand-daughter Sarah Custer John was seemingly named for her, thus confirming this profile's Sarah's maiden-name as being Custer, or Custard, as per the marriage record. However, Küster ^[2] or Kuster (more common in Switzerland) ^[3] is the original German spelling of Sarah's maiden surname.

Sarah Custard was wed to George Miller in Rockingham County, Virginia, on 1 May 1794,^{[4] [5] [6]} or on 24 May 1794. ^{[7] [8][9] [10]} They had several children during their marriage, amongst whom:

1. Mary (Miller) Parr;
2. Rachel (Miller) John;
3. George Miller, Jr.

Sarah Miller shows up in tax assessments for Concord Township, Ross, Ohio from 1826 to 1832.^{[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

In the census of 1830, Sarah was enumerated as "Sallye" in Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States.^[18]

In 1840 she was enumerated with her son, Joseph, in Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States.^[19]

In 1850 she was enumerated in Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States.^[20]

Sarah Custer Miller died sometime after the 1850 Census, probably in Ross County, Ohio, where she and her husband had lived from at least 1808 onwards.

Research Notes

Previously Disputed Parents

Previous research notes for Sarah (see the "Changes" tab for those notes) indicated that her parents were uncertain, as there was at the time no evidence cited in the profile to indicate who her parents were. As of 6 March 2023, Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear (see comment below) reattached parents Issac Custer and Susan Hepon to this profile, based upon Sarah's marriage record found at Rockingham County, Virginia Marriages (see Image). Thus it now seems that there actually is documentary evidence for Issac Custer and Susan Hepon as Sarah's parents.

The record as transcribed in Rockingham County, Virginia Marriages, in the section for women, under the surname Custard:^[21]

Sarah & George Miller 24 May 1794; b- Jacob Custard d of Isaac

The key to abbreviations (p. iv) shows that 'b-' is the name of the bondsman, Jacob Custard, (most likely a near kinsman of Sarah's); 'd' stands for daughter, therefore Sarah was 'd[aughter] of Isaac.'

The same bond record is found in Old Tenth Legion Marriages : Marriages in Rockingham County, Virginia, from 1778-1816, Taken from the Marriage Bonds in which the year is given, groom's name, bride's name, bride's father, then bondsman:^[22]

94-Miller, Geo. Sarah Sustard[sic] Isaac Jac. Custard (Custer)

Sources

1. ↑ John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr., Rockingham County Marriages, 1778-1850 (Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1984); image 283 of 440, p. 276 at FamilySearch.
2. ↑ Wikipedia Küster
3. ↑ Wikipedia Kuster
4. ↑ John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr., Rockingham County Marriages, 1778-1850 (Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1984); image 283 of 440, p. 276 at FamilySearch.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Text: "Name: George Miller; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 01 May 1794; Marriage Place: Rockingham, Virginia; Spouse: Sarah Custard; FHL Film Number: 33497; Reference ID: P. 11."
6. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z99-KGMF : 7 February 2021), George Miller, 1794; citing Marriage, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
7. ↑ Virginia, Compiled Marriages, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Sarah Custard; Gender: Female; Spouse Name: George Miller; Spouse Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 24 May 1794; County: Rockingham; State: Virginia."
8. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Text: "Name: Sarah Custard; Spouse Name: George Miller; Marriage Date: 24 May 1794; County: Rockingham; State: Virginia."
9. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z99-KGMF : 7 February 2021), George Miller, 1794; citing Marriage, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
10. ↑ "Rockingham County Marriages, Virginia, 1778-1850" p. 276: Custard, Sarah. (See Image) Text organized by the male and female surname, paternal parent, marriage bondsman. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/349270/?offset=&return=1#page=55&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Custer"
11. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1826; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849154. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JPT-RCZM
12. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1827; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849154. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7J5H-FH2M
13. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1828; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849259. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76HP-WV3Z
14. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1829; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849260. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FH8-B62M
15. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1830; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849260. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FZC-WQ6Z
16. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1831; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849155. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FVK-RLW2
17. ↑ Sarah Miller, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850" Note: "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, Sarah Miller, 1832; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849155. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FJK-LZ6Z
18. ↑ Sallye Miller, "United States Census, 1830" Note: "United States Census, 1830," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH56-GM9), Sallye Miller, Concord, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing 244, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 139; FHL microfilm 337,950.
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTR-1XY : 30 September 2021), Joseph Miller, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing p. 300, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
20. ↑ Sarah A Miller in household of Joseph W Miller, "United States Census, 1850" Note: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX73-XJS : 21 December 2020), Sarah A Miller in household of Joseph W Miller, Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
21. ↑ John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr., Rockingham County Marriages, 1778-1850 (Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1984); image 283 of 440, p. 276 at FamilySearch.
22. ↑ Harry M. Strickler, comp. Old Tenth Legion Marriages : Marriages in Rockingham County, Virginia, from 1778-1816, Taken from the Marriage Bonds (Dayton, Joseph K. Ruebush Company, 1928); [www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/367918 image 4 of 128, p. 84] at FamilySearch.