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Miller, Rosetta	Head of fam.	Female	black Age 52	widowed
Miller, Milkie	daughter	Female	black Age 33	Divorced
Barton, Perla B.	Granddaughter	Female	Mu Age 15	Single
Barton, Andrew	Grandson	Male	Black Age 13	Single
Barton, Minnie S.	Granddaughter	Female	Black Age 11	Single

1910 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana....
Ward 2, page 8/9, Line 94 Dwelling 197, Family 199 & Line 1, Dwelling 198, Family 200:

Miller, Andrew G	Head of fam.	Male	Black, age 51	md.35yrs	-
Miller, Rosetta	Wife	Female	Black, age 50	md 35yrs	4 children, 2 living
Barton, Verda	Granddaughter	Female	Mulatto Age 5	Single	-
Barton, Andrew	Grandson	Male	Mulatto Age 4	Single	-
Barton, Minnie S.	Granddaughter	Female	Mulatto Age 1 10/12	Single	-
Barton, Ben	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 24	Md. 5 yrs.	-
Barton, Milkie	Wife	Female	Black, Age 28	Md. 5 yrs.	3 children, 3 living

1900 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana.....
Ward 2, ED 15, Sheet 88, Dwelling #28, Family #32:

Miller, A G	Head of fam.	Male	Black, Age 46	md. 24 yrs	-
Miller, Rosa	Wife	Female	Black, age 44	md 24 yrs	4 children, 2 living
Miller, Fannie	daughter	Female	Black, Age 22	Single	-
Miller, Milkie	daughter	Female	Black, Age 33	Single	-

Dwelling #29, Family #33:

Miller, Teague,	Head of House	Male	Black, age 54	Md. 30 yrs	-
Miller, Hannah	Wife	Female	Black, age 46	Md. 30 yrs	3 children, 3 living

Dwelling #30, Family #34:

Miller, Shedrick	Head of House	Male	Black, age 26	Md. 9 yrs	-
Miller, Mattie	Wife	Female	Black, age 19	Md. 9 yrs	1 Child, 1 living
Miller, Rosa	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 2	Single	-

Dwelling #31, Family #35:

Miller, Allen	Head of House	Male	Black, age 19	Md. 0 yrs	-
Miller, Mary	Wife	Female	Black, age 19	Md. 0 yrs	0 children

Dwelling #32, Family #36:

Miles, Isaac	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 30	Md. 10 yrs	-
Miles, Victoria	Wife	Female	Black, age 27	Md. 10 yrs	1 children, 1 living
Miles, Teague	Son	Male	Black, Age 8	Single	-

Since we have no 1890 Census accessible, we must go to 1880 for Milkies parents (Pearla's grandparents). Further research could be made of the tax records and voting records to discover if this family were in this area between census.
(Keep in mind that not all people owned property nor could they all afford to pay Poll Taxes.)

1880 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana..... Page 66C:

Miller, Andrew G	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 26	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Rosa	Wife	Female	Black, age 22	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Fannie	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 3	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Rosa	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 2	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Sallie	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 6 mos.	BP: Louisiana

1880 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana..... Page 66C:

Millen, Tuege	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 36	BP: Louisiana
Millen, Hannah	Wife	Female	Black, age 26	BP: Louisiana
Millen, Victoria	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 10	BP: Louisiana
Millen, Shedric	Son	Male	Black, Age 9	BP: Louisiana
Millen, Allen	Son	Male	Black, Age 6	BP: Louisiana

1880 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana..... Page 64D

Miller, Tally	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 85	BP: South Carolina
Miller, Mollie	Wife	Female	Black, age 65	BP: South Carolina
Miller, Blake	Son	Male	Black, Age 31	BP: Louisiana

1870 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana..... Page 152

Miller, T-----	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 26	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Hannah	Wife	Female	Black, age 19	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Victoria	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 3	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Shidrec	Son	Male	Black, Age 4 mos.	BP: Louisiana

1870 Census for Bossier Parish Louisiana..... Page 152

Miller, Block	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 21	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Tally	Head of House	Male	Black, Age 65	BP: South Carolina
Miller, Mollie	Wife	Female	Black, age 50	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Thompson	Son	Male	Black, Age 15	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Anderson	Son	Male	Black, Age 12	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Sallie	Daughter	Female	Black, Age 8	BP: Louisiana
Miller, Wily	Son	Male	Black, Age 3	BP: Louisiana

At this point we find that in 1860 black slaves were not listed by name in the Census Records.
By using the slave index for the book "No Land.....Only Slaves" we find the following information that indicates the family groupings that led to our descendant chart:

Deeds & Conveyances Books of Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Volume 4, page 247; Recorded 1 Jun 1857; From Doyle, Alzira to Boon, E.R
88 slaves listed including the following:

Tally	50
Mahala	45
Ellison	16
Teague	15
Blake	8
Milkey	4
Thomas	15 months
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Charley	37
Lizzy	30
Tamer	16
Tally	6
Levi	4
Noah	2
Hester	8 months
Braddus	70
Hester	55
Calvin	24

In the 1870 and 1880 Census, evidence is found linking these families together. Charley and his wife chose to take the surname Wilson, Calvin chose Armsted, and Tally chose Miller. Tally's daughter married Andrew Harris. Yet even with the different surnames, we can group these people by using common threads such as name patterns and neighborhoods.
Following a single line backwards, then using the slave groupings to locate relations in the censuses, we can flesh out these families.
While relationships and ages are not always clearly defined in the early census records for black families, it is now possible to take them at least back to the slave owners by adding the slave index and abstracts found in "No Land......Only Slaves" to one's research tools..

Edith Smith & Vivian Lehman
13215 Twin Oaks Dr.
Balch Springs, Texas 75180

July 2001

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