Biography of Bailey P. Miller, Franklin Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed
Publishing Co., 1889.

Bailey P. Miller, junior member of the firm of Nichols & Miller,
general merchants at Altus, Ark., was born in Franklin County April
12, 1852, and is a son of Elijah and Mary, (Bathus) Miller, who were
born in Virginia, and died in Arkansas October 27, 1877, and September
16, 1878, aged fifty-seven and sixty-two, respectively. They were
children when their parents moved to Smith County, Tenn., and there
they were reared to manhood and womanhood, and were married. After
removing west they first located in Jefferson County, Ark., but two
years later came to Franklin County, where they spent the remainder of
their days. The father was a minister of the Missionary Baptist
Church, but also followed the occupation of farming. He organized a
great many churches, and during his career as a minister of the Gospel
was instrumental in converting many souls to Christianity. During the
late Civil War he served three years in the Confederate army, and was
in all the principal battles fought in Arkansas. He was a Democrat,
and the father of eight children, five of whom are living; Jane
Frances (wife of William Steele), Emily S. (wife of G. W. Nichols),
Bailey P., Mary and Samuel H. Bailey P. received a liberal education
at Ozark, and since 1874 has been engaged in farming. In that year he
took a trip to California, but returned home in the spring of 1876,
and went to Texas, where he remained three years. He then returned to
Arkansas, and, with the exception of a short time spent in Texas, has
since resided in Franklin County. In January he engaged in the
mercantile business with Mr. Nichols, but is also engaged in farming.
He is a Democrat, and possesses excellent business qualifications,
which eminently fit him for a public career. He has taught a number of
terms of school, and what property he now has has been acquired by his
own labors.