Lydia Ann Darner ^{2 3 4}

   Other names for Lydia were Lydia Ann Danner ^{5 6 8} and Lydia Dorner.

  Baptism Notes:

[Family Tree Maker WFT 701, Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1276 submitted by Dorothy Danner]

Baptized 24 Mar 1824 at Reformed Church Middletown, Maryland. Sponsors were her parents.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1826 and a birth location of Maryland.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 24 on the 1850 census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson, MD on 22 July 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 401B, Dwelling 58, Family 61
Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland
Lydia A. Miller..24..MD
(Living with husband and children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 28 Dec 1823, then her age should have been 26 instead of 24.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 14, Frederick County, MD on 10 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 35, Dwelling 8, Family 8
District 14, Frederick County, Maryland
Lydia A. Miller..46..MD
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
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• She was buried after 1 June 1874 in the Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery in Jefferson, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #25145466
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Lydia married Frederick Miller on 4 November 1846 in , Frederick County, MD.¹ (Frederick Miller was born on 28 February 1822 in Hanover, PA,^{4 7 9 10} died on 10 March 1904 in , Montgomery County, MD ^{7 10} and was buried after 10 March 1904 in Jefferson, MD ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson, MD on 22 July 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 401B, Dwelling 58, Family 61
Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick Miller..27..MD..Farmer
Lydia A. Miller..24..MD
George W. Miller..2..MD
Elizabeth Haller..14..MD
Sarah E. Miller..1..MD
Phillip Baker..20..MD

NOTE - I remained somewhat confused by the names in this census. Lacking the exact relationship information and knowing that generally, but not always, the enumerators would list children from a previous marriage after the children of the current marriage, it would seem that the young Sarah Miller at age 1 may have been a child from a previous marriage of Frederick's based on her being listed after an older child. But Sarah's age is only 1 so that suggests she is a child of the current marriage.

Listed in between Sarah and George is Elizabeth Haller, whom I have no idea of her relationship.

George W. Miller at age 2 listed at age 2 on the 1850 census must be a child of Lydia's yet no researcher lists the name of George as one of her children. To confuse matters even more, almost all researchers show a child named Charles William Miller born in 1847 making him a son of Lydia's and who would have been about 2 years old at the time of this 1850 census matching the age of the George that was listed. The census image clearly shows the name George and not Charles. How or why did the name of George eventually become Charles?
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 14, Frederick County, MD on 10 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 35, Dwelling 8, Family 8
District 14, Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick Miller..48..MD..Farmer
Lydia A. Miller..46..MD
Charles W. Miller..22..MD..Farm Laborer
Frederick C. Miller..15..MD
John F. Miller..12..MD
Margaret L. Miller..10..MD
Ella Miller..5..MD
Sarah E. Miller..20..MD
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  Marriage Notes:

The marriage index shows their names as Frederick Miller and Lydia Ann Danner. This record can be found at the County Courthouse Frederick, Maryland & Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0014082.
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Most researchers agree on a total of 5 children being born to Frederick and Lydia. However, some show a John Miller and not Anna Miller. Anna's name is clearly shown with the family as a daughter on the 1880 census.
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