Lewis Titus Miller
- Given Name
- Lewis Titus
- Surname
- Miller
- Nickname
- Uncle Lewis
- Birth Date
- June 11, 1787
- Birth Note
- Romulus, NY
- Death Date
- February 14, 1857
- Death Note
- Moscow, MI
- Biographical Information
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Brother of ExM, "Uncle Lewis" in 18220707LMW_FMS1 Lewis Titus Miller married Mary Delavan (1796-1837), Daughter of Thompkins Close Delavan and Esther Jessup.
- Lewis and Mary had four children: Lazette Mariah Miller and Tompkins Delevan Miller and William Henry Miller and Elizabeth Miller.
- He moved in 1833 to what became Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan and was given land to cultivate. He worked as a famed throughout his life. He also played a prominent role in his community.
- Miller contributed to the founding of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society
- After Mary died in 1837, he married a second woman, Emily Richardson
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Google Books. Last modified April 19, 2014. Accessed on April 19, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified April 19, 2014. Accessed on April 19, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Death Information:
- Detroit Tribune
Additional notes: Obituary in letter from Frances Seward to Augustus Seward dated August 16, 1857. "On the 14th ult., of general debility, at Moscow, Hillsdale county, Michigan, Hon. LEWIS T. MILLER, aged 70 years. Judge Miller was one of the oldest settlers in that county, and was the son-in-law of that aged and respected citizen, Dr. T.C. Delavan. He removed from Seneca county, N.Y., in 1831, and moved into the town of Moscow in 1832, when only two lots of land had been entered from Government in that town. He held at various times important offices, and among these he was a member of the Legislative Council of this State-member of the Constitutional Convention in 1835, and Associate Judge of Hillsdale county. In politics he belonged of late years to the Democratic party. Judge Miller was the uncle of the Hon. Wm. H. Seward. He died universally respected.-[Detroit Tribune." https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/58735094/person/38038743702/facts?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, March 9, 1857
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 9, 1857
- Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, July 7, 1822
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1831
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 7, 1831
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 1, 1845
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1845
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 14, 1846
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 9, 1846
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 22, 1847
- Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1847
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1852
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 4, 1855