MILLER, LEVI
                           Dry Creek, LA



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Source: Southwest Louisiana Historical and Biographical by William Henry Perrin
published in 1891; page 172..
Typed by Margaret Rentrop Moore

Levi A. Miller, Dry Creek - Levi A. Miller is a native of South Carolina, born
September 18, 1830.  He is one of a family of elven children born to John and
Samanth (Payne) Miller.  His parents wer both natives of South Carolia, born
1803 and 1802, respectively.  John Miller was a successful planter in Marion
county where he married in 1824.  He emigrated from South Carolina to
Mississippi in 1852, and here he resided until the time of his death, which
occured in 1878.  His wife died in 1865.

Th subject of this sketch was educated in the common shools of Marion county,
South Carolins. 
He began life as a planter in Mississippi, which occupation he has followed all
his life.  He emigrated from Mississippi to Louisiana in 1861, first locating at
Buny's Creek, where he resided until 1866, when he purchased the farm where he
now resides.   Mr. Miller served during the latter part of the Civil War in
Company B, Ragsdale Battalion, Confederate States Army.  He now owns three
hundred and sixty four acres of land, a portion of which is under cultivation
and well improved.  He raised a variety of products and by careful management
and business tact, his farm yields him a good income.

Mr. Miller is prominent in local affairs.  He is the present member of the
police jury from Ward 7, He is also master of the Masonic Lodge No. 182; he is
president of th Farmer's Union of this place.  Mr. Miller is united in marriage
with Miss Margaret Jones, daughter of James and Lydia (Wilson) Jones, the former
a native of North Carolina, the latter of South Carolina.  To this union
have been born eleven children, five sons and six daughters, one of whom is
deceased.  They are George Merval; Blanche, John, Delphine, Huldat, Nathan,
Lydia and Jeremiah, deceased.  Mr Miller is an active member of the M.E. Church
South, and his wife of the Baptist church.