Notes:

Neither Michael nor Elizabeth can be found in the 1850 Federal Censusat this time in Hancock County, Indiana as living there. Perhaps theyboth lived in neighboring areas, and married in Hancock.
Michael was not found in the Mercer County, Illinois 1850 FederalCensus either.

"From: c trier [Connie]
Subject: Michael Miller
To: "'Juhl Sandra'"
Date: Monday, May 26, 2008, 7:15 PM
My information shows him born Jan 30, 1820 in Wayne County, Indiana.I looked up Wayne County, Indiana in 1820, but there were severalMillers with children under 10." [Transcribed 06 June 2008, SLJuhl,Compiler]

"American Civil War Soldiers
about Michael Miller; www.Ancestry.com
(NOTE: He is not in the 1870 Census with his family. He has probablyeither died in the war or shortly there after.)
Name: Michael Miller ,
Residence: Millersburg, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company I, 45th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Aug 1862.Sources: 7
Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Illinois;Enlistment date: 11 Aug 1862..
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [databaseon-line]."

"Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System; http://www.itd.nps.gov
Michael Miller (First_Last)
Regiment Name 45 Illinois Infantry
Side Union
Company I
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Michael N./Miller
Notes
Film Number M539 roll 62
45th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Organized at Galena, Ill., and mustered in at Camp Douglas, Ill.,December 25, 1861. Moved to Cairo, Ill., January 12, 1862, and dutythere till February 2. Attached to District of Cairo to February,1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of West Tennessee, and Armyof the Tennessee, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army ofthe Tennessee, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, District of Jackson, toSeptember, 1862. 3rd Brigade, District of Jackson, to November, 1862.1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old),Department of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rdDivision, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.- Operations against Fort Henry, Tenn., February 2-6, 1862.Capture of Fort Henry February 6. Investment and capture of FortDonelson, Tenn., February 12-16. Duty at Fort Donelson till March 4.Moved to Savannah, Tenn., March 4-11. Expedition to Pin Hook March18-19. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 25. Battle of Shiloh,Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May30. Moved to Bethel, thence to Jackson, Tenn., June 4-8. Guard R. R.there till August 11. Action at Medon August 3. Guard MississippiCentral R. R. August 11 to September 17 (4 companies at Medon, 5companies at Toon's, Co. "G" at Treager's). Actions with Armstrong atMeadon, Toon's and Treager's August 31 (Co. "G" captured atTreager's). Duty at Jackson, Tenn., till November 2. Grant's CentralMississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central R. R. tothe Yockna River, Miss., November 2, 1862, to January 10, 1863.Capture of Henderson Station November 25, 1862 (Co. "B"). At Memphis,Tenn., till February, 1863. Moved to Lake Providence, La., February22-24. Moved to Barry's Landing March 16 and to Milliken's Bend April19 (a detachment ran batteries on transports April 22, the wholeRegiment volunteering). Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand GulfApril 25-30. Battle of Thompson's Plantation (or Port Gibson) May 1.North Fork Bayou Pierre May 3. Ingraham's Heights May 3. Battles ofRaymond May 12, Jackson May 14,Champion's Hill May 16,Big Black RiverMay 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults onVicksburg May 19-22 and June 25. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4.Provost duty at Vicksburg till October. Expedition toward CantonOctober 14-20. Bogue Chitto Creek and Robinson's Mill October 17. AtBig Black till February, 1864. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2.Meridian February 13-14. Chunky Station February 14. ChunkyvilleStation February 29. Moved to Memphis, Tens., March 17. Veterans onfurlough till May. Moved to Cairo, Ill., thence to Clifton, Tenn.,April 28-May 5. March to Huntsville, Ala., May 5-23, thence toAckworth, Ga., via Decatur and Warrenton, Ala., and Rome and Kingston,Ga., May 28-June 8. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign June 8-September 8.Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. ChattahoochieRiver July 5-17. Howell's Ferry July 5. Leggett's, Bald Hill, July20-21. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Operations against Hoodin North Georgia and North Alabama September 28-November 3. March tothe sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21.Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Salkehatchie SwampS.C., February 1-5. Barker's Mills, Whippy Swamp, February 2. SouthEdisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 11-12. ColumbiaFebruary 15-17. Fayetteville, N. C., March 13. Battle of BentonvilleMarch 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on RaleighApril 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April,26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C.,via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved toLouisville, Ky., June 6-8. Mustered out July 12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 76 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 2 Officers and 136 Enlisted men by disease. Total223."

Source Information: Essley-Noble Museum, Aledo, Mercer County,Illinois from the Millersburg, Oak Ridge Cemetery DAR card records on07 May 2008 per SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com.

SOURCE: 09 July 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Michael N Miller
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1860: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Millersburg
Household Members: Name Age
Michael N Miller 41 Grocer, 1000/2000, Indiana (actual on census)
Elizabeth Miller 40 Virginia
Sarah E Miller 16 Illinois
William J Miller 15 Illinois
Charles M Miller 11 Illinois
Theodore C Miller 9 Illinois
Palaski Miller 7 Illinois
Emma J Miller 6 Illinois
Walter A Miller 4 Illinois
Terissa Miller 2 Illinois
John Southern 45 laborer, Virginia (Elizabeth's brother ?)
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Millersburg, Mercer,Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 880; Image: 239; Dwelling 1622/1622;Page 238. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.[Transcribed 08 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

*Michael married Elizabeth Fisher on 1 Dec 1841 in Hancock County, Indiana. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; www.Ancestry.com
Name: Michael N. Miller
Spouse: Elizabeth Fisher
Date: 1 Dec 1841
County: Hancock
State: Indiana
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm: 1302724 - 1302725
Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations.

Indiana Marriages to 1850; www.Ancestry.com
Spouse 1: Fisher, Elizabeth
Spouse 2: Miller, Michael N.
Marriage Date: 01 Dec 1841
Marriage Location: Indiana
Hancock County
Dodd, Jordan. Indiana Marriages to 1850 [database on-line].

1. Sarah E. Miller was born in 1844 in Indiana Or Millersburg Township, Mercer County, Illinois; Renting A Home Per Census; died between 1919 and 1925.
2. William J. Jasper-Joseph Miller was born in 1845 in Indiana Or Millersburg Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died between 1919 and 1925.

*Michael married Elizabeth Southern on 30 Aug 1848 in Mercer County, Illinois. Elizabeth (daughter of John Southern and Elizabeth) was born on 23 Mar 1820 in Giles County, Virginia; died on 13 Sep 1896 in 76y, 5M, 21D; Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; was buried in Sep 1896 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; Per Headstone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763?1900;http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/MarriageSearchServlet
Groom Bride Date Vol./Page License No. County
MILLER, MICHAEL N DUNCAN, ELIZABETH (MRS) 1848-08-30 00A/00000366 MERCER "
[Transcribed 11 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

1. Charles Madison Miller was born in 1849 in Millersburg Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died in 1865.
2. Theodore Chauncey Miller was born on 28 May 1851 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 18 May 1919 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; was buried in May 1919 in Oak Ridge Cemetery Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; No Stone.
3. Mercer Pulaski Miller was born in 1854 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died after 1928 in Possibly Knobnoster, Missouri.
4. Emma Jane Miller was born in 1855 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died in 1886 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois.
5. Walter A. Miller was born in 1857 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died after 1928 in Possibly Bloomington, Nebraska.
6. Terracie Theresa E. Miller was born in 1859 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died before 1919.
7. *Stephen A. Miller was born on 21 Aug 1860 in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 25 Feb 1928 in 68 Yrs; Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; was buried on 28 Feb 1928 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; No Stone.
8. John Miller was born in Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois; died between 1919 and 1925.

Notes:

SOURCE: 31 May 2008, Essley-Noble Museum, Aledo, Mercer County,Illinois; BOOK: HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICALMATTER, STATISTICS, ETC..., CHICAGO: H.H. HILL AND COMPANY,PUBLISHERS, 1882; PAGES 208, 212, 497-498.
EXCERPTS:
"VILLAGES: Millersburg township has two villages, Millersburg andJoy. The former is the oldest laid-out town in the county (MercerCo., IL) back from the river, and has a history connected with thecounty second to none in importance. It was laid out in 1836 by JohnMiller, after whom the town and township was named. Of the Millerfamily there were John, George, Abraham, Isaac, and Philip, who werebrothers, and Abraham Jr., son of George. Abraham Jr. is now livingin Oregon. The Millers came to Mercer county from Indiana (they wereformerly from Tennessee), and located in Perryton at Sugar Grove in1834. Abraham Jr., was one of the first county clerks of Mercercounty....page 208...Two years later the town of Millersburg was laidout by the Miller brothers, who had previously settled in anothertownship, about 1834. Page 212...Abraham Miller Jr., is said to havebuilt the first dwelling-house...page 497...ORGANIZATION...an electionwas held on April 4, 1854, at the school house in district No. 1...itwas decided to elect four poundmasters, and the (page 498) ones chosenwere: ...Michael Miller,...One mile north of Millersburg, on a highridge of ground covered with oaks, is located the Millersburg cemetery(Oak Ridge). This ridge of ground extends toward the north slopesgently to the east and west. The lettering on many of the old headstones still standing has been obliterated by the elements, showingthat the place has been in use for that purpose for many years. It isperhaps the first burial place in the county. Over two hundred arereposing beneath the shades of the surrounding oaks." {Transcribed04 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

SOURCE: 31 May 2008, Essley-Noble Museum, Aledo, Mercer County,Illinois; BOOK: HISTORY of MERCER COUNTY Illinois 1882 - 1976, byDaniel T. Johnson, Published by the Mercer County BicentennialCommission, 1977; Page 26.
EXCERPTS:
Page 26-"The settlement north of the river (Edwards River) was alsobegun in 1834 when Benijah Lloyd settled there. He was soon joined bythe Millers, the source of the town name...Two villages wereorganized, one on each side of the river. They were Millersburg andJoy. In 1836 the county seat was located at Millersburg, where itremained for eleven years....The first settlement was in 1837 at SugarGrove north of the river by the Millers and the Clarks..."[Transcribed 04 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]