Mountain Meadows Massacre Victims and Wagon Train Members

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Josiah "Joseph" Miller (1827-1857) - Married to Matilda Cameron Miller, Josiah and his family, including children James William, John Calvin, Mary, and William "Joseph" Tillman Miller, left from Johnson County, Arkansas along with the Tackitts and the Camerons. Both Josiah and Matilda, as well as their nine year-old son, James William Miller, were killed in the massacre. However, six year-old John Calvin, four year-old Mary, and one year-old William "Joseph" Tillman Miller were spared due their age.

Matilda Cameron Miller (1830-1857) - Married to Josiah (Joseph) Miller, the couple had four children including James William, John Calvin, Mary, and William "Joseph" Tillman Miller. When they left Johnson County, Arkansas, they were traveling along with the Tackitts and the Camerons. Both Josiah and Matilda, as well as their nine year-old son, James William Miller, were killed in the massacre. However, six year-old John Calvin, four year-old Mary, and one year-old William "Joseph" Tillman Miller were spared due their ages.

John Calvin Miller (1851-??) - The son of Josiah and Matilda Cameron Miller, six year-old John, along with his four year-old sister, Mary, and one year-old brother, William "Joseph" Tillman Miller were spared due their age. John Calvin and his, brother William, were placed with the Mormon family of E.H. Groves in Harmony, Utah, while their sister, Mary was placed with the John Morris family in Cedar City. John Calvin, when rescued, said he was near his mother, Matilda, when she was killed and pulled arrows from her back until she was dead. He also stated that he had two older brothers, one named James and another named Henry. However, records don't indicate that he had a brother named Henry, but did have an Uncle Henry Cameron, who was 16 years-old and killed in the massacre. His parents and nine year-old brother, James, were killed in the tragic event. John Calvin; however, and his four year-old sister, Mary, and one year-old brother, William "Joseph" Tillman Miller were spared due their age. In December, 1859, John Calvin Miller, along with Emberson Milum Tackitt, were both taken to Washington D.C. by Jacob Forney, the non-Mormon Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Utah, to give their accounts of the massacre to the government. Interestingly, no records of their accounts appear to exist. John Calvin and his siblings were returned to Arkansas, where they were raised by Nancy Cameron Littleton in Crawford County.

Mary Miller (1853-??) - One of the few survivors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mary was born to Josiah and Matilda Cameron Miller of Johnson County, Arkansas. While her parents and older brother, James William Miller, were killed in the tragic event, four year-old Mary, and brothers John Calvin, 6, and William "Joseph" Tillman Miller, 1, were spared due to their ages. Afterwards, Mary was separated from her brothers and sent to live with the John Morris family in Cedar City, Utah. However, two years later, the three children were rescued and returned to Arkansas, where they were raised by their aunt, Nancy Cameron Littleton in Crawford County.

William "Joseph" Tillman Miller (1856-1940) - The son of Josiah and Matilda Cameron Miller, Johnson County, Arkansas, William was one of the few survivors of the tragic event that occurred at Mountain Meadows, Utah in September, 1857. While his parents and older brother, James William Miller, were killed in the massacre, one-year old Joseph, his brother, John Calvin, 6, and sister, Mary, 4, were spared due to their ages. Afterwards, Joseph and his brother John Calvin were placed with the E.H. Groves family in Harmony, Utah. Two years later; however, they were rescued and returned to Arkansas, where they were raised by their aunt, Nancy Cameron Littleton in Crawford County. When he grew up, he married Brancy Ann Miller, and the couple had six children. A rancher, William and his family lived in Texas until 1876, when they moved to California, first establishing their home at Colton, before moving to Los Angeles, then Oakland, and finally to Turlock. William's wife died in 1932 and he died in 1940, at the age of 84.

Sarah C. Baker Mitchell (1836-1857) - Born in 1836 in Alabama to John Twitty Baker and Mary A. Ashby, Sarah married Charles Roark Mitchell in 1856. Just a year after they were married they produced a son named John and were on their way to California. All three were killed in the massacre.

Charles Roark Mitchell (1832-1857) - Born to William C. Mitchell and Nancy Dunlap Mitchell on February 29, 1832 in Tennessee, Charles married Sarah C. Baker in 1856. Just a year after they were married they produced a son named John and were on their way to California, along with Charles' brother, Joel D. Mitchell. Within their possession that had 13 oxen, 74 head of cattle and various cash and property totaling more than $2,500. All four Mitchells, including the infant boy, were killed in the massacre.

John Robert Page (1819-??) - From Madison County, Arkansas, John was married to Frances Ralston Page and the couple had nine children, Elizabeth Emley, Clarisa Jane, James K., Moses Caleb, John Robert, Jr, Lewis Johnson, Sarah Frances, Samuel M., and Henry Towel Page, who ranged in ages from infant to 16 years-old. Like the Henry Dalton Scott family, the pages also took the northern route from Salt Lake City, sparing the entire family. They safely reached California, where they settled in Eldorado County.

Levi Poteet (18??-??) - Somehow related to the Tackitt and Jones family of Johnson County, Arkansas, the Poteet family traveled with the rest of the group on the pioneer train to Utah. Levi was married to Katherine Basham and the couple had three sons. However, their original plans were to look for gold and separated from the wagon train near Cedar City, Utah, thus barely sparing them from the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Milum Lafayette Rush (1828-1857) - Born in Rhea County, Tennessee in 1828, Milum would later be in Carroll County, Arkansas when he married Draden Deatherage. The couple had two children, Alfred and Martha, born just before Milum's ill-fated trip to Utah. Leaving his wife and children safe in Arkansas, Milum was traveling alone when he joined the Fancher wagon train in Fort Smith, Arkansas in late March, 1857. He was killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

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