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his effort and left the office.
The next morning, Wednesday, September 24th, 1975, my phone rang. Mr. Jones said “Good Morning’ I didn’t stay here all night. Would the name ‘Spiller’ mean anything to you?” That was the name—Elizabeth Spiller. He then asked if I would like to come down and do some reading. I soon reached the Clerk’s Office. (Some day I am going to do some re-reading there).
Mr. Jones first showed me the land book for tax records in the year 1836. The house was worth $300. He then brought out books and books, more than I could comprehend even if I could read the beautiful fine writing. My reading was rewarding. There were two John Millers—Sr. and Jr. and Benjamin F. Miller. How excited I became for they were my direct line of ancestors, Millers who first owned this place and perhaps more. If it were John Miller, Sr. who built the log house, he was my great, great, greatgrandfather. Benjamin F. Miller was my great, great, grandfather.
The place was sold to Miss Elizabeth Spiller, the deed dated April 14, 1835. She must have had more land and built more cabins for the article stated she brought her slaves with her. The article indicated that she borrowed money and had debts too. The following names were “testis” to the deed. Thomas Fletcher, Amos Dear, John Miller, Benjamin F. Miller, Joseph Nichlen, John L. Lane and William A. Lane, James Jett, William Fletcher and Tamner Spiller. All of these names had by them little fancy seals done with their writing pens.
William Fletcher held the notes. William A. Lane was the adminitrator. I. Menefee was the County Clerk.
Elizabeth Spiller died leaving her place to Tamner Spiller about whom we know nothing except that she made her will to her heirs.
This accommodation of Mr. Jones (Cousin Ned—for these are his line of Millers also) is appreciated by his old teacher more than she can express. While he may have been curious when he saw the name“John Miller,” I feel this work was done for my benefit, for which I am most grateful.
The reading did not help me to give a name to the place for I don’t want the house called a family name. I am naming_the
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