ZACHARIAH MILLER
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ZACHARIAH MILLER, farmer; P. O. Forest City; like many other citizens of
Mason Co., Mr. Miller was born in the adjoining territory, which is now Menard
Co.; he was born Aug. 24, 1823, near where Athens now stands. He married Miss
Nancy Cogdall, a native of Kentucky, Sept. 5, 1845; they have eight boys and two
girls, all living except the eldest son, Nult, who died in 1872; their births
were as follows: Minerva, Aug. 3, 1846 ; Nult, Oct. 5, 1848 ; Hardin, March 13,
1851; Sidney, Nov. 7, 1852; Mahala, Jan. 19, 1854; Simeon, Dec. 25, 1856;
Clinton, Feb. 25, 1859 ; Austin, Dec. 27, 1860; Terry, Aug. 14, 1863; Holley,
Sept, 3, 1865. When Mr. Miller, with his wife and one baby, came to Mason Co.,
in 1846, his worldly possessions consisted of a horse and cow. Mr. Miller now
owns 200 acres of good farm land in the vicinity of Forest City, Mason Co.,
Ill.; he now resides in the village of Forest City.
Maintained by Mason County Coordinator
Donna
Mayer