Letters written by Nancy Wafer Miller, Ouachita Parish La.

Submitted by:  Jan Parsons Armstrong
Date: November 1999



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LETTERS WRITTEN BY NANCY WAFER MILLER, WIFE OF WILLIAM HILL MILLER
Union Parish, La.  June 30th, 1849 My dear and long lost sister,
Tell Wesley that I am glad that he thought enough of me to write to
me one more.  we are all well except Mr. Miller and Thos.  Mrs.
Pettet departed this life the 13 May. Petet took the children off
to Ark to his parents immediately.  I received a letter a few days
ago from Minerva D. Madden she said her sister Sina was dead and
her sister Sarah was in the last stages of consumption. She had a
babe in Feb last and Minerva had to keep it and Martha Madden had
ran away with John Brice and got married. I suppose you have heard
long since of the death of James mother.  Eddings is our preacher
this year. Isaw Eliz the other day she said to tell the girls to
write to Mary Ann.  Her and Collier get along badly. remember me to
Brother Friend. Tell him Mr. Miller has written to him often and he
never received a line from him. Brother Hughes brother in Lawlines
on the Walker place and Hughes and his mother lives with them. I
suppose the old lady is at least eighty three years old. Your own
faithful sister Nancy W. Miller (NOTES:  William Hill Miller and
Nancy Wafer md. 8 Apr 1829)

Union Parish, La. Sept 13, 1849 Dear Sister, We are alive Mr.
Miller and Thos had more or less fever all the summer and Mr.
Miller is weakly. Thos health is improving. Wm is quite unwell at
this time.  It is likely Bro Friend wishes to know how the new
comers fared.  As regards health they had a good deal of sickness.
they were all from Alabama except one or two families that came
from Ga. now Sarah Tarkington is deal  I beleive I told you of
Sinias death they say that Sarah died triumphantly. Ben Lewis
located last year and settle in Farmersville for the pirpuse of
educating their children. They are all well.  sister L has a boy
running about and calls him George Lawrence. Brother Eddings is our
circuit preacher this year.  Last winter he bought the old Britt
Plantation.  a short time since he went up to Claiborne and married
Minerva McLeroy they went on home the other day and John Burnham
was with them.  He called on us and said that Tatum Wafers wife
departed this life on the 24 Aug after three or four week severe
illness he did not say what her disease was.  he says Wm. P.
Robinson lost a grown daughter latterly. Doct Ridgway had a sister
that lived with him Doct Ridgway James Wafer and her was engaged to
be married and james had asked for her and she died also.  Sept 26.
Although we have but two children I find more to do than I can do I
done up Thomas trunk and bedding and sent him off ten miles from
home to study medicine with a physician.  Thos education did not gp
to suit me  I had rather much rather he would have stayed at
college long and he would of been willing if his Pa had of been as
persistent as me but he found that his pa could be persuaded my
family with the exception of Wm consists of Owenses Mary John and
Wm Owens the son of old James Owens  he was in all the Mexican War
he went from the military institution in Kentucky in the on holding
office of a cadet and from some act during the war was promoted to
1st lt. and after the war he went on a Man or War  I believe I told
you Jame Owens had run off. Mary is called the handsomest young
lady in all the country especially as far as figure is concerned.
the Alabamans some of them that are religious respectable and
wealthy and one brother Jameses old acquainances have come and
offered themselves to Mary and if could of been pleased I should of
and her uncle was more than willing.  Little Bill as old Mrs. Clady
used to call him says he is very glad that she is so careless about
getting married. Louisiana and Louisa must write to me.  Mary Ann
Scriber corresponds with me from Bastrop where she is going to
school.  a horse trampt on Elizas foot last May and she has
scarcely walked ever since.  from all accounts Eliza and Colier
lives a miserable life.  You no Mrs. Cillam   Eliza Troy married
Burl Jones she had a son the same age of my Wm all the living child
she had he died very suddenly not long since and she lies very low
with chronic diareer George Caldwell the Steam Boat Capt died from
disipation on 18th and now my dear sister, Nancy W. Miller PS I
have received a letter from Margaret Wafer she says her father has
been verry sick and has got well but weak and he is going to Taxes
for his health and is going to take his son Thos with him.  Mr.
Miller went out to Farmersville yesterday he went with Mr.
Bartlette as a family meeting for Mr. B. to administer of Capt
Caldwells estate. He took dinner with sister Lewis they were all
well. She said when I wrote to remember her to you NWM

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