BIOGRAPHIES - MILLER, Robert A., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Robert A. MILLER _________________________________________ Father: Alexander MILLER (1796-1870) Mother: Martha HARRIS (1801-1854) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Adela Malone RAYMOND Birth: May 7, 1837, Liverpool, England Father: Malone RAYMOND Mother: Catharine HOLDAWAY Marriage: September 2, 1856 Children: Catharine R. (1864-); Martha H. (1867-); Clarence A. (1868-); Robert W. (1869-) ROBERT A. MILLER,1 farmer; P, 0. -Millersburg; was born Oct. 27, 1827, and is the fifth child of Alexander Miller, (see history of Joseph A. Miller). He was married Sept. 2, 1856, to Adela Malone Raymond, born May 7, 1837, in Liverpool, England, to Malone and Catharine (Holdaway) Raymond; she, the only child of Edward and Ano (Arnold) Holdaway; Malone Raymond was a Solicitor, taking upon himself that honor, at the death of his father, being the oldest son. The Raymond family were of the nobility of Ireland. Malone (Raymond), the latter name, taken by the father of our subject's wife, properly Richard Malone, was a cousin to Lord Sunderland, also a cousin to Edwin Malone, a noted writer, Shakespearian critic, and English publisher of Shakespeare's works. Richard Malone was a nephew of the Right Honorable Anthony Malone, Chancellor of Ireland. Elliott Warberton, the noted writer, was a cousin to Richard Malone; Admiral Hamilton, of the English Navy, a cousin also, and his niece married a great-grandson of the celebrated Earl of Rodney, who was raised to the peerage in 1782, on account of his distinguished feats as an Admiral. Malone Raymond and Catharine (Holdaway) had a family of five daughters, the wife of our subject being the youngest; all are married and reside in this county. The mother-in-law of Mr. Miller, from whom this sketch was obtained, came with her husband to this country in 1849; she is a lady of the highest culture, and remarkably bright for one of her extreme age. Mr. Miller has had by this marriage six children; two died in infancy. Those living are Catharine R., born March 24, 1864; Martha H., Jan. 6, 1867; Clarence A., March 24, 1868; Robert W., July 22, 1869. He and family are members ofthe Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Miller is instructress in the Art Department at the K. F. C. at Millersburg, and is a lady of very high social as well as artistic culture. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 514 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.