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Name: Harriett Madison “Hattie” Jenkins Miller
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1854
Birth Location:
Death Date: 30 Apr 1940 (aged 86)
Death Location:
Burial: Memphis Cemetery
City: Jefferson Township
County: Scotland County
State: Missouri
Country: USA
Memorial ID: 75489209

MO d/c 19687
William and Hattie were married on 25 Mar 1873 in Scotland County, Missouri.
HYMENIAL.MARRIED, by REV. M. G. GORIN, at the residence of the Bride's Father, in Scotland Co., Mo., on Tuesday, at 7 o'clock, Mr. WM. H. MILLER and Miss HARRIET M. JENKINS, both of said Co.Memphis Conservative, Memphis, Missouri • Thu, Mar 27, 1873, Page 3, Column 3
MRS. W. H. MILLERHarriett Madison Jinkens [sic], daughter of Jeremiah Franklin and Margaret Jinkens [sic], was born April 10, 1854 at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky and died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Simon, April 30, 1940, aged 86 years and 20 days.Her parents came to Missouri in 1861 and settled on a farm near Memphis. She was married to W. H. Miller, March 26 [sic], 1873 and lived west of Memphis until 1910 when they moved to Memphis.Mr. Miller died in 1926, a daughter, Mrs. Estella Margaret Hammond. died in 1924, and a grandson, Samuel Miller Hammond, died in 1932.Mrs. Miller is survived by the following children: Mrs. Alta Jeanette Simon, Mrs. Louise Belle Johnson, and Charles D. Miller, all of Memphis; grandchildren; Louise Hammond Crutcher of Jefferson City, William S. Johnson of Kansas City, Chan Miller Johnson of Memphis, Mrs. Maretta Smith of Memphis and Mrs. Lenna Mae Davis of LaBelle; great grandchildren: Wm. Stanley Johnson, Kansas City, Shirley Ann Johnson and Charles Lee Smith of Memphis; one sister, Mrs. T. M. Pile of Kansas City,Mrs. Miller was the oldest continuous member of the Presbyterian Church of Memphis, having united with the church in 1871 under the ministry Rev. Bowen.Mrs. Miller was a pioneer of Scotland County. She saw its growth and advancement. Her home life was an ideal one, but she never failed in her efforts to assist neighbors in distress. Her friends, who were many, say they never heard her criticise [sic] or speak harshly of another. Her smile always spoke the welcome she so gladly gave.Funeral services are being held this afternoon at 2:30 from the Pres. Church by the Rev. H. V. McColloch, former pastor here. Interment in the Memphis cemetery.The Memphis Reveille, Memphis, Missouri • Thu, May 2, 1940, Page 8, Column 3

Family Members
Parents
Jeremiah Franklin Jenkins 1811–1896
Margaret Cravens Jenkins 1814–1906
Spouse
William Henry Miller 1843–1926
(m. 1873)
Siblings
Judge William Washington Jenkins 1838–1919
David Craven Jenkins 1840–1871
Eleven Jenkins 1843–1924
John Seldon Jenkins 1845–1922
Rodney King Jenkins 1848–1892
Priscilla Ann Jenkins Miller 1852–1918
Eliza Aarabella Jenkins Pile 1856–1941
Children
Alta Jeannetta Miller Simon 1875–1966
Estella Margaret "Stella" Miller Hammond 1878–1924
Louise Belle "Lula" Miller Johnson 1880–1968
Charles Dewitt Miller 1887–1981