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Notes

• A Miller Family genealogy gives us Elizabeth's first name.
  Nancy Elizabeth MILLER b: 1850
  --  Miller,http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v28t1777&id=I0778
  
  But this genealogy also had two entries for what appears to be thesame child.  Entries appear for Elizabeth and Nancy Elizabeth withbirth dates apparently estimated on the basis of censuses I have notyet personally reviewed.  Ages lead to possible birth years of 1847,1948 and 1850.
  Elizabeth MILLER b: 1848
  Nancy Elizabeth MILLER b: 1850
  
  In the 1850 censsus, Nancy is already reproted as 2 years old.  Butages in this census compared with later ones vary considerably on themembers of this family, generally reporting them as older than latercensuses and birth dates form family sources would allow.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 November, PrairieTownship, page 31, Hse/Fam #15
  John Miller 45 M Carpenter b Prussia (b abt 1805)
  Nancy Miller 34 F b Alabama Cannot read or write
  Mary Ann Miller 13 F b Mississippi
  Nancy E Miller 2 F b Mississippi
  
  The 1860 census below reports an age of 10, which, if accurate, wouldmean birth before July 1850.  The name there is also Nancy Eliza.  Itmay be that the genealogy erred in reporting her full name asElizabeth.  Perhaps Eliza is the full name, though it could be anickname for Elizabeth.  Eliza was also a common given name in thisera.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 July, PrairieTownship, PO St Charles, page 65, Hse #477, Fam #456
  John Miller 54 M Farmer $3200 Real Estate $1520 Personal born Prussia(Germany)
  Nancy Miller 45 F House Keeper  b Alabama
  Mary Ann Richie [dau married to Edward Richie below] 19 F House Keeper b Mississippi
  John Wm (William) Miller 17 M Farm Laborer b Mississippi
  George H Miller 14 M b Mississippi
  Malinda F Miller 13 F b Mississippi
  Nancy Eliza Miller 10 F b Mississippi
  
  1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 July, PrairieTownship, PO St Charles, page 18, Hse/Fam #150
  Miller, John 64 M W Farmer $1600 Real Estate $500 Personal  b Prussia
  Miller, Nancy 54 F W Keeping House born Tennessee Cannot read or write
  Miller, Elizabeth 21 F Labor born Mississippi
  
  The 1880 census age would put her birth at 1846-7.  Here she isenumerated as the widow E Holbert, with her children in her parents'household.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 June, PrairieTownship, page 21 (scan p15C), Hse #20, Fam #23
  John MILLER  W M 74  Self  Farmer  Prussia  Prussia Prussia
  Nancy MILLER  W F 64 Wife  House Keeper  AL AL AL
  E [Elizabeth] HOLBERT W F  32  Dau Widow House Keeper MS  PRU AL
  H HOLBERT  W  M  7  GSon  AR MS MS
  L HOLBERT  W F 4  GDau   AR MS MS
  Darius HOLBERT  W M GSon  1 AR MS MS
  Sam Deberry   W M  25  Hired Hand Single  Laborer  MS TN TN
  
  Nancy later married the Boarder in their household, William SamDeBerry.  In 1900 they are in the same area.  From the birth of theirfirst child, it appears they married about 1882.  Some of Nancy'sfamiliy are staying in the same household.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 June, PrairieTownship, District 7, page 3A, Hse #37, Fam #37
  Deberry,  William S Head W M Aug 1855  44 Married 18 years MS NC VAFarmer Owns
  Deberry, Nancy E Wife W M Feb 1849  50 Married 18 years 7 children/5living MS Germany AL Dairy Woman
  Deberry, Bettie Dau W F July 1886  13 AR MS MS
  Deberry, Robert Son W M Jan 1889 11  AR MS MS Farm Laborer
  Holbert, Honce O Boarder W M Dec 1873  27 Single  AR MS MS Farmer
  Dillard, Oscar Boarder W M Aug 1883  16 Single AR MS AR Farmer
  Dillard, Nannie Boarder W F Apr 1886  14 Single  AR MS AR
  
  Hse #37, Fam #38
  Miller, Robt L Head W M Jan 1874  26 Married 5 years AR MS MS FarmerOwns
  Miller, Jennie Wife W M Feb 1876  24 Married 5 years 2 children/2living AR GA AR Dairy Woman
  Miller, Maud Dau W F Aug 1895  4 AR AR AR
  Miller, Jesse Son W M Sep 1897 2  AR AR AR
  Wright, Lete [Lettie?] Sister W F Nov 1879  20 Single  AR GA AR
  Wright, Lee R Brother W M Dec 1886  21 Single  AR GA AR Farm Laborer
  Wright, Robt Brother W M Nov 1889  10 Single AR GA AR Farm Laborer
  
  Robert Deberry, Birth Jan 1889 in Arkansas;  Parents William S Deberryb 1855, Nancy Elizabeth Miller b 1849
  --  Files Family,http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24291103/person/1548980954?ssrc=&ftm=1
  
  1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 May, PrairieTownship, District 12, page 8A, Hse/Fam #140
  Deberry, W S Head M W 54 1st Marriage Married 27 years MS NC VA FarmerOwns [b abt 1856]
  Deberry, Elizabeth Wife F W 59 2nd Marriage Married 27 years 7children/5 living MS Germany AL [b abt 1851]
  Deberry, Betty Dau F W 25 AR MS AL [sic][b abt 1885]
  Deberry, Robbert Son M W 21 single AR MS AL [sic][b abt 1889]
  
  This census tells us they married about 1883.

Sources

• 1. 1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 27 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 65, Hse #477, Fam #456
• 2. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • Prairie Township, page 15C
• 3. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 12 November, Prairie Township, page 31, Hse/Fam #15
• 4. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 18 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 18, Hse/Fam #150
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 5 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 3A, Hse #37, Fam #37
• 6. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 2 June, Prairie Township, page 21 (scan p15C), Hse #20, Fam #23
• 7. Ancestry Trees
  • http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v28t1777&id=I0778
• 8. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 5 May, Prairie Township, District 12, page 8A, Hse/Fam #140
• 9. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 9 February, Prairie Township, District 15, page 7A,  Hse/Fam #129
• 10. Ancestry Trees
  • Files Family,
• 11. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 12. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 13. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950