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AnnaMariahMiller,MyGreatGrandmother
SubmittedbyKathiTaylorkathirosetaylor@earthlink.net
TamaCounty,IAUSGenWebProject
AnnaMariahMillerwasbornin1835inPennsylvania.ShewasthedaughterofJacobGMiller,whowasbornin1812inGermanyandEllenMiller,whowasborninPennsylvaniain1810.Annahadthreebrothers:Dave,Mike,andWilliam(ahalfbrother).JacobGMillerwasmarriedatleasttwice,hisfirstwifeisthemotherofWilliamsmotherwhowasborninabout1842inPennsylvania.ThefamilymovedtoNevada,StoryCounty,Iowain1851whenAnnawas15yearsold.Ofinterestinthe1860FederalCensusofStoryCountyIowasheisrecordedashaving$2,000inrealestateand$250incash,thisisunusualforayoungwomeninIowain1860.AtthetimeshewasmarriedtoJohnWyattandallofthefamilymoneywaslistedinAnna'sname.HistoryofStoryCounty,IowaCheapandproductivefarmlandattractedearlysettlerstothepresentareaofStoryCountyaround1846.In1853thecountywasformedandnamedaftertheSupremeCourtJusticeJosephStory.StoryCountygrewslowerthansurroundingareasandcounties.Thiswasduetothelargenumbersoflowlands,marshes,pondsandsloughareas.Thesegreatlyhinderedthedevelopmentoflargetractsoffarmlandandtransportation,suchasroadsandtherailroad.Forexample,earlyroadsweresometimesnothingmorethanfurrowscreatedbysod-breakingteams.Theywereoftenmuddyandconcealedbyhighgrasses,oftenmakingtravelanadventure.ThisiswhytherailroadsplayedsuchabigpartintheearlydevelopmentofStoryCounty.Withmorethan6,700acresoflanddonatedtotherailroadbythecounty,theCedarRapidsandMissouriRiverRailroadbeganconstructionin1863.By1864ithadpassedthroughNevada,reachedAmesandhadbecomethefurthestwesternrailwayterminusintheUnitedStates.Inthe1870saNorth-SouthroutewasaddedtothecountybytheDesMoinesandMinnesotaRailroads,laternamedtheNorthwestern.ItreachedAmesin1874andStoryCityin1877.ThisraillinegavebirthtothetownsofGilbert,Kelly,andSheldahl.Bytheendofthe1880sandtheadditionoftwomoreeast-westraillines,everyfarmerwaswithinatmostsixmilesofmarketsandshippingaccommodations.ThefirstcourthousewasbuiltinNevadain1856,costingaround$1,500.Itwasatwo-storyframebuilding.AmeswasalsoanearlycontenderforthecountyseatbutinJuneof1859theIowaAgriculturalCollegeandFarmwerelocatedatNevada,makingNevada'sclaimtothehonormoresecure.ThefirstcourthousecaughtfireandburnedonPage1of5AnnaMariah([Miller]Campbell-Wyatt)Taylor12/29/2009http://iagenweb.org/tama/ammiller.html
 
December31,1863.Asecondsimilarcourthousewasbuiltinitsplace.Thebuildingofathirdcourthousewasproposedin1857.DesignedbyWilliamFosterandconstructedoflocallymadebricksthefinishedcostwas$50,000.Itistoldthatthecontractor,J.B.Randall,wentbankruptbecauseofthefinematerials,risingcostoflabor,andthecarefulcraftsmanshipthatwentintobuildingthestructure.Finishedin1877,thethree-storybuildingwassituatedonthetownsquare.Inthebuildingwasatowerinwhichschoolchildrencouldclimbtoseeapanoramicviewofthelandscape.Itwaslatertorndownduetosafetyreasons.AnoldCivilWarcannonispresentonthefrontlawnofthecurrentStoryCountycourthouse.TheStoryCountycannonhasbeentheresince1901.Thecannon,thefirstbuiltbyA.B.ReadingandBro.,Vicksburg,Mississippiin1861,reachedStoryviatheRockIslandArsenalonJanuary29,1901.ItwasshippedtoJasonD.FergusonG.A.R.(GrandArmyoftheRepublic).By1911theG.A.R.wasnottooactive,anditisspeculatedthatthecannonwasdonatedtothecountybeforetheG.A.R.expired.TheMillerFamily(AnnaMariahMillerFamily)inStoryCountySourceInformationonAnnaMariahMillerwasfromawriteupfoundbyOwenTaylor'swifeAliceMKelloggTaylorataboutthetimeofOwensdeathin1947.Thefollowingisatranscriptofthatdocument.TheTitleoftheDocumentwasGrandpaTaylor'sfamily,whichleadsmetobelieveitwasdonebyasonordaughterofOwenTaylor.IsuspectitmayhavebeendonebyGenevaLavinaorErmaMaria.AnnaMariahwasMrsAnnaMariahWYATT,andmostlikelyknownas"MariahMILLER"beforehermarriagetoJohnCampbell,asstatedbyOwenTaylor."GrandpaTaylor'sFamily"Th weremarriedinFebruary1850.(NotincludedinoriginaldocumentFeb28,1850inVevay,SwitzerlandCounty,Indiana.)Theirchildren;Maria(sic)MillerWyattmarriedN.F.TaylorinJuneorJuly1868(AnnaorAnn),shediedApr12,1874.TheirChildren;NathanielFranklinTaylorEleline(sic)HaskellMar25,1824-May5,1883borninKentuckyAug1,1827-Nov19,1866borninIndianaLucyEllenTaylorJohnEllisDyeTaylorCarolineJuliaTaylorUsillahJaneTaylorGeorgeElmerTaylorCharlesFranklinTaylorEdgarWilliamTaylorEdwinThomasTaylorFeb4,1851-Sep11956Apr21,1853-Sept27,1928July26,1855Oct3,1857June27,1857June27,1863Nov29,1866Nov29,1866Page2of5AnnaMariah([Miller]Campbell-Wyatt)Taylor12/29/2009http://iagenweb.org/tama/ammiller.html
 
AbabybornApril10,1874.Itwasburiedwithitsmother.Maria(itshouldbeAnnaMariah)MillerWyatthadthreebrothers:Dave,Mike,andBillahalfbrother.Shehadnot(sic)sisters.ThechildrenofherfirstmarriagewereFrankCampbellandMaryCampbell.MarywasborninAugust1856.ThechildrenbyhersecondmarriagewereEdithWyattandJohnWyattwhowerebornJuly4,1863.COMMENTADDEDBYKEITHTAYLOR2009:Thecontentsofthisareveryoddwithseveralerrorsandmisspellings.WhatmakesitsounusualformewasthefactthatmyGrandfatherWalterLlewellynTaylor,whowastheoldestchildinthatfamilyknewalmostnothingofhisfather'sfirstfamilyorabouthisownmother.ForexamplehethoughtAnnahadbeenborninIowa.ArthurTaylorWalter'sotherbrotherdidnotseemtoknowmuchabouthismothereither,fromcensusrecords.Itisveryoddthathisyoungerbrotherwouldbesofamiliarwiththeinformation.AnnaMariahMillermarriedJohnCampbellin1855,howevernorecordhasbeenlocatedofamarriage.Inthe1856IowaCensusAnnaMariahCampbellwaslivingwithJohnCampbell.Inthe1856censusofIowa.Heislistedasalandowner,amemberofthemilitia,andafarmerandanativeIowan.AnnaMariahwasprobablypregnantwithMaryJCampbellatthetimeofthiscensus.AnnaMariahCampbellgavebirthtoadaughterinAugust1856MaryJ.Campbell.Shealsohadason,FrankAndrewCampbellonOct1,1858.BothchildrenwereborninNevada,StoryCo.,Iowa.Theremayormaynothavebeenadivorcein1859,norecordhasbeenlocated.AnnaMariahandJohnCampbellseparatedin1859.AnnaMariahCampbellmarriedJohnThomasWyattonAug4,1859.FromtheStoryCountyMarriageRegisterVolume1,page6:themarriagewassolemnizedonAug4,1859byG.A.Kellogg,countyjudge,licensereturnedAug8,1859.EdithWyattwasbornin1861.AninterestingfactaboutthesetwochildrenwasthatEdithlivedwithhergrandparentJacobG.andEllenMillerandseemstohavetakenthesurnameMiller.JohnThomasWyattwasbornOct19,1840inBartholamew,Indiana.HediedJuly26,1919inMarshalltown,IowaattheIowaSoldiersHome.AnnaMariahandJohnThomashadason,JohnWyatt,bornonJuly4,1863inNevada,StoryCo.,Iowa.AnnaMariahandJohnThomasWyattseparatedin1862.JohnThomasWyattenlistedintheUSArmyonAug22,1862andservedintheCivilWar..HeenteredRegimentDofthe40thIowaInfantryonSept13,1862.HewasdischargedfromtheArmyonFeb8,1864atMadison,Wisconsinwithadisabilitydischarge.JohnThomasWyattisburiedintheIowaSoldiersHomeCemeteryatMarshalltown,Iowa.Inthe1860FederalCensusJohnThomasWyattandAnnaMariahCampbellWyatt;andAnna'sandJohnCampbell'schildren,MaryJCampbellandFrankAndrewCampbellwerelistedaslivinginNevada,Iowa.InterestinglyJacobG.Millerandhiswife,ElenoreMillerwerealsolisted(thenextfamilytobecountedonthatrecord).ThiswasthesecondmarriageforbothJacobGMillerandEleanoreMiller.Therewere3MillerchildrenlivinginthatfamilyandtheywereJacobG.Miller'schildrenfromapreviousmarriage.EleanoreMiller(JacobMiller'swife)wasborninPenn.aswerealloftheMillerChildren.Inthe1870FederalCensusoftheRichlandTownship,Chelsea,TamaCo.,IA;AnnaMariahCampbell’schildrenMaryJCampbellage14andFrankAndrewCampbellage12werelivingwiththeirgrandparentsJacobG.MillerandEllenoreWalterLlowellyn(sic.)TaylorOwenTaylorArthurTaylorApr3,1869Nov23,1870May23,1872Page3of5AnnaMariah([Miller]Campbell-Wyatt)Taylor12/29/2009http://iagenweb.org/tama/ammiller.html
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