JACOB MILLER
and
HIS DESCENDANTS
from Pennsylvania to Nebraska
These pages are dedicated to the memory of all the
descendants of Jacob Miller
that I knew and loved. My mother's brothers and sisters and
their families lived
in the vicinity of Shelby, Polk Co, Nebraska during the
years I was growing up.
The family gatherings were numerous and often,---
highlighted by bountiful tables
and the love and laughter of children and grownups alike.
Jean W.
merry-sunshine@hotmail.com
Pennsylvania 1750 - 1850
Illinois 1850 - 1880
Nebraska 1880 ------- - - -
The little girl asked, "Mama,
where did our family come from? All the kids at school say
their families came from Germany. Did our family come from
Germany?"
"Oh, no," Mama quickly answered, "Our family has been in
America a long time and the first ones did not come from
Germany -- They came from Holland, they were
Pennsylvania-Dutch."
Little did Mama know that the
"Dutch" part was actually "Deutsch" and the family did
indeed come from Germany. The difference between
the children at school and our family was about 150 years of
Americanization. Most of the heads of families in our rural
area had come to America in the 1890's while our ancestor
and his brothers arrived in Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1753.
Next - Settlement in Washington Co, PA
THEN - Descendants of JACOB MILLER