Patience Stiles MILLIKEN, born on 17 May 1794 in Juniata Co, PA; died on 4 Oct 1879; buried in Gratiot, Muskingum Co, OH. Resided in OH. Patience Stiles MILLIKEN married (1) John Abram PRIOR on 29 Jul 1812 in Greene Co, PA. John, born on 7 Mar 1785 in Fayette Co, PA; died on 31 May 1846; buried in Gratiot, Muskingum Co, OH. A son of Nathan &
Abigail (Rose) Prior.
Moved to OH about 1815 in a covered wagon
Occupation: Cooper
BURIAL: on his homestead on Asbury Chapel Road east of Gratiot
CHILDREN:
i Patience Stiles PRIOR, born on 20 Jul 1813 in PA; died on 14 Nov 1893; buried in Asbury, Muskingum Co, OH.
BURIAL: Asbury Cemetery
Patience Stiles PRIOR married (1) Josiah RUTLEDGE.
ii Nathan PRIOR, born on 1 Jan 1815 in PA; died on 30 Jan 1896; buried in Asbury, Muskingum Co, OH.
BURIAL: Asbury Cemetery
Nathan PRIOR married (1) Sarah HAMILTON abt 1839. He married (2) Hester A PALMER abt 1851.
iii Elizabeth PRIOR, born on 14 Dec 1816 in OH; died on 14 Jul 1837; buried in Gratiot, Muskingum Co, OH.
BURIAL: Homestead Burial Plot
iv Abraham Stiles PRIOR, born on 17 Jan 1819 in Muskingum Co, OH; died on 14 Oct 1882. He married (1) Eliza MOORE. Eliza, born on 8 Jan 1828 in OH.
v Abigail PRIOR, born on 6 Jan 1821 in OH; died on 18 Aug 1896; buried in Asbury, Muskingum Co, OH.
BURIAL: Asbury Cemetery
Abigail PRIOR married (1) Joshua RUTLEDGE.
vi John Milligan PRIOR, born on 23 May 1822 in Asbury, Muskingum Co, OH; died on 25 Jan 1896; buried in Asbury, Muskingum Co, OH.
Occupation: Farmer and Cattle Raiser
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 54 years
BURIAL: Asbury Cemetery [2 miles south of Hopewell OH]
John Milligan PRIOR married (1) Mary Cenith HARVEY on 2 Jul 1850. Mary, born on 14 Jan 1831; died on 24 Nov 1870; buried in Asbury, Muskingum Co, OH. A daughter of Rev Samuel & Mary (Dilts) Harvey.
MARRIAGE: by Rev Joseph Creighton
BURIAL: Asbury Cemetery
John Milligan PRIOR married (2) Sarah OSBORNE on 7 Jan 1873.
vii Emelia Milliken PRIOR, born on 23 Feb 1824 in OH; died on 21 Apr 1909; buried in Plymouth, Marshall Co, IN.
BURIAL: Oak Hill Cemetery
5 children
Emelia Milliken PRIOR married (1) George William WRIGHT on 4 Jan 1844. George, born on 25 Nov 1817 in Round Hill, Loudoun Co, VA; died on 4 Jul 1884 in Plymouth, Marshall Co, IN. Resided in Marshall Co IN 1852-1884
viii Margaret Jane PRIOR, born on 4 Jan 1826 in OH; died on 20 Jan 1899.
ix Rhoda Rex PRIOR, born on 18 Apr 1827 in OH; died on 18 Mar 1882. She married (1) John YELEY abt 1847.
x Samuel W PRIOR, born on 11 Mar 1829 in OH; died on 15 Aug 1910. He married (1) Caroline COLVIN abt 1867.
xi Jacob PRIOR, born on 12 Dec 1830; died on 11 Jul 1832; buried in Gratiot, Muskingum Co, OH.
BURIED: Homestead Burial Plot
xii Ezekiel Ekleberry PRIOR, born on 27 Feb 1833 in OH; died abt Jul 1865; buried in Gratiot, Muskingum Co, OH.
BURIED: Homestead Burial Plot
xiii Anthony Miller PRIOR, born on 2 Oct 1834 in OH; died on 12 Sep 1864 in Andersonville, Sumter Co, GA.
MILITARY: Co B 135th Regt OH Vol Inf Sgt
Co A 5th Regt OH Vol Inf
Anthony Miller PRIOR married (1) Margaret Ann HUSTON on 21 Feb 1856 in Perry Co, OH. Margaret, born on 1 May 1835; died abt 1877.
MARRIAGE: by Rev J Mitchell
xiv Sarah Miller PRIOR, born on 29 Mar 1837 in OH; died on 18 Apr 1903. She married (1) John H ROBERTS abt 1876.


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