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Bishop Christian Schmidt Miller

Bishop Christian Schmidt Miller (I52895)

Male 1764 - 1845  (81 years)

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  • Name Christian Schmidt Miller  [1
    Title Bishop 
    Relationshipwith Albert Leopold Vitter
    Birth 1764  Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    LifeSketch "After the death of his mother, Christian was taken in to the home of Hans Beiler. Hans was a blacksmith by trade, and young Christian soon learned the trade and became quite proficient as a welder of iron and won for himself considerable popularity, and became known as Schmith (Smith) Miller. The old log cabin of Hans Beiler is still standing in Mifflin County, PA. After Christian attained the age of twenty one, he started to peddle notions for a living and traveled westward across the Allegheny mountains, until he reached Somerset County, PA. There he purchased a tract of land from the Shawnee Indians, consisting of about for or five hundred acres. Here Christian married a young girl by the name of Berkey, and proceeded to erect a cabin in the forests of Conemaugh Township, near Johnstown, PA. There were only four white families living in this township. Their structure was a rude cabin with a blanket hanging over the doorway. During their first summer in this cabin, they laid the foundation for a new home: a place where his ten children were born and grew to manhood and womanhood. On this farm Christian Schmith Miller built a blacksmith shop, and farmers came for miles to have implements built or repaired. While Christian was busy in the blacksmith shop, his wife took care of most of the chores, having to take a path through the woods for a great distance to take the cows to and from pasture, hearing the wolves howling and many times meeting up with some Indians in search of game. Christian Miller was the first Amish Minister and Bishop in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, PA. Some of his children moved to Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties. Ohio. And several times he visited them riding on horseback over the mountains. He died on his farm in Pennsylvania in 1845, and is buried with his two wives on a hillside close by. Christian’s children are as follows: Henry, born May 10, 1785; Elizabeth, born May 26, 1787; Jonathan, born March 9, 1789; Solomon, born April 23, 1790; Fanny, born 1791 and died in 1860, she being married to Christian Wenger, they were the ancestors to most of the Hershbergers; Daniel, born August 26, 1793 died September 8, 1861 was married to Rebecca Kauffman...Other of Christian\'s children were Jacob, Barbara, Christian, and Magdalena. Of these I do not have their birthdates.\" -Miller Family History, published June 1977 
    FSID MY9L-LCC 
    Name Smith 
    Religion Amish minister and bishop, according to ML61* + Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies, 1986, page 312 
    Death 1845  Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Miller Farm Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • also know as Abraham Miller (Henry W. Saylor) Burial Ground and Abraham Miller Farm Cemetery, Summit, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Siblings 2 brothers and 2 sisters 
     1. Bishop Christian Schmidt Miller (current person),   b. 1764, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1845, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Magdalena Berkey,   b. 1 Jan 1765, Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1832, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years),  m. 1784  
     2. John Miller,   b. 1 Jan 1765, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Catherine Yoder,   b. 1765, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1840, Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years),  m. Abt 1785  
     3. Barbara Miller,   b. 1771, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED
    Jacob Berkey,   b. Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED  ,  m. UNKNOWN  
     4. Rachel Miller,   b. Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED
     5. Isaac Miller,   b. Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1850, Holmes, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Person ID I52895  Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Samuel C. Miller,   b. 1736, Bern, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1785, (Before 17 Apr 1795 Somerset County, Pennsylvania was part of Bedford County), Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Barbara Lehman   d. DECEASED 
    Marriage Abt 1760  Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1762  Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F31602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ID F32463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdalena Berkey,   b. 1 Jan 1765, Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1832, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 1784  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Henry Christian Miller,   b. 10 May 1785, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1850, Holmes, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     2. Elizabeth Miller,   b. 26 May 1787, (Before 17 Apr 1795 Somerset County, Pennsylvania was part of Bedford County), Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1816, Stonycreek, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     3. Jonathan Christian Miller,   b. 9 Mar 1789, (Before 17 Apr 1795 Somerset County, Pennsylvania was part of Bedford County), Conemaugh, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1867, Clearspring, Lagrange, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. Solomon Miller,   b. 23 Apr 1790   d. DECEASED
     5. Veronica Miller,   b. 1791, (Before 17 Apr 1795 Somerset County, Pennsylvania was part of Bedford County), Quemahoning, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Conemaugh, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     6. Daniel Olich Miller,   b. 26 Aug 1793, (Before 17 Apr 1795 Somerset County, Pennsylvania was part of Bedford County), Conemaugh, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1861, Holmes, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     7. Jacob Samuel Miller,   b. 10 Dec 1795, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1874, Newbury, Lagrange, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     8. Barbara Miller,   b. 28 Jun 1797   d. DECEASED
     9. Christian C. Miller,   b. 22 Nov 1799   d. 1800 (Age 0 years)
     10. Magdalena Miller,   b. 29 Jul 1803   d. DECEASED
    Family ID F31599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1764 - Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1845 - Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Miller Farm Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1251] Find A Grave, Christian Smith Miller.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5739083/christian_smith_-miller

    2. [S1037] James C. Hostetler, Family Database of James C. Hostetler, (Name: Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association;), John Miller.
      Name John Miller [1]
      Born Abt 1765
      Gender Male
      Person ID I2028 Hochstettler Database
      Last Modified 26 Nov 2021

      Father Samuel C. Miller, b. Abt 1740, Canton Bern, SW, d. DECEASED
      Relationship natural
      Mother Mrs. Barbara Miller, b. Between 1730 and 1743
      Relationship natural
      Married Abt 1762 Berks Co., PA
      Family ID F5021 Group Sheet | Family Chart

      Family Catherine Yoder, b. 1765, Berks Co., PA, d. Tuscarawas Co., OH
      Married Abt 1785
      Children
      1. Anna Miller, b. 8 Jul 1805, d. 25 Apr 1892, Holmes Co., OH (Age 86 years) [natural]
      2. Levi Miller, b. 14 Feb 1799, Somerset Co., PA, d. 29 Nov 1884, Holmes Co., OH (Age 85 years) [natural]
      3. Daniel C Miller, b. 1789, Somerset Co., PA, d. DECEASED, Holmes Co., OH [natural]
      4. Barbara Miller, b. 7 Aug 1807, Somerset Co., PA, d. 11 Jan 1885, Holmes Co., OH (Age 77 years) [natural]
      5. Simon Miller, b. 22 Sep 1793, Somerset Co., PA, d. 21 Dec 1874, Holmes Co., OH (Age 81 years) [natural]
      6. John J. Miller, b. 25 Oct 1791, Somerset Co., PA, d. 25 Feb 1861, Elkhart Co., IN (Age 69 years) [natural]
      7. Elizabeth Miller, b. 13 Jun 1797, Somerset Co., PA, d. 26 Feb 1865, Tuscarawas Co., OH (Age 67 years) [natural]
      8. Catherine Miller, b. 5 Aug 1795, Somerset Co., PA, d. 31 Jan 1871, Holmes Co., OH (Age 75 years) [natural]
      Last Modified 26 Nov 2021
      Family ID F983 Group Sheet | Family Chart

      Sources
      [S66] SAGA-OMII, www.omii.org/OMII project.
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      Miller, Jeremiah & Veronica 1848-1980, Mrs. Owen Schlabach, 1980 / James Hostetler's database
      http://69.197.190.243/getperson.php?personID=I2028&tree=hochstettler

    3. [S1251] Find A Grave, Magdalena Berkey.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5739110/magdalena-miller



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