Discussion of the surname of Debrix Miller's wife, Sarah
(aka Deberix/Deborix/Debricks/Deberic/Debraix/Debraire)
October, 2008
From: Carter, John C. [spacemanspiff@tampabay.rr.com]
To: Fisher, Don
I have a question regarding the page on your Family Tree Maker site found via the link below. (She is assisting me with research on Debrix Miller, as I am trying to obtain a Civil War veteran headstone for his grave in Michigan). On your page you list Debrix Miller's wife as Sarah Ann Miller and show her as a daughter of Joseph Miller and Rebecca Sisco. Looks like you might have gotten this from Barbara Webster? Anyway, the reason is ask is because I have copies of Debrix's Civil War pension records and he clearly identifies his wife's maiden name as Sarah Ann Hutchins and states that they were married in Milton, Sussex Co, DE on 17 Feb 1853.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/i/s/Donald--W-Fisher/BOOK-0001/0010-0002.html
I suspect the name on her son's birth record may have actually been her married name, Sarah Ann Miller. But I'm curious about the land document mentioned that may have a bearing on this.
P.S. To clarify, I realize there is also another Debrix Miller who was also a Civil War veteran, but I'm speaking above of the Debrix Miller who was born Sep 1830, son of John Hughes Miller and Ann Greenage, died 20 Oct 1903 in Pittsford, Hillsdale Co, MI, and who was in Company F of the 4th Michigan Infantry. The other Debrix Miller was born ca. 1843, son of Enoch Miller and Phebe A. "Libby" Carney, died after 1880, married to Catherine Parrish, Mina J. King, and Alice "Allie" Williams, and was in Company D of the 34th NJ Infantry (although he later lived--and died--in MI as well).
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald W. Fisher [dwfrft@gmail.com]
To: Carter, John C.
The Deborix Miller stuff is quite confusing, especially where you have Millers marrying Millers. I put a good deal of stock in that land record of Barbara Webster. It's too straight-forward to ignore, and the only thing I know that gets contradictory is that reference to Hutchins.
Issue: The land sale in 1859 was of land originally owned by John Norwood and wife Rebecca Francisco/Sisco. After John's death, son Charles owned 11 acres of it, widow Rebecca owned 11 acres of it. Cannot prove it, but one assumes that son Stephen also had 11 acres, and he did not sell it because he did not leave DE.
Issue: After John's death, Rebecca remarried to Joseph Miller. Apparently she changed the title on her 11 acres to include four other people as co-owners who had to consent to the sale. Charles had no such co-owner on his 11 acres.
Issue: The two additional males, brothers Deborix and Alfred Miller, are not children of Rebecca or her husband Joseph Miller. Therefore, it is not an illogical leap to assume that their wives are Rebecca's daughters. That would explain why all four of them had an interest in Rebecca's property. Moreover, the given names of the females match the names of Deborix and Alfred's wives from other sources. Alfred's wife Mary in later censuses matches age given in the 1850 census with her mother. Conclusion drawn that the two wives are sisters, daughters of Rebecca Sisco Norwood Miller and second husband Joseph Miller.
Issue: The land sale took place after the whole lot of them were already in MI. One assumes that, if he had anything to do with the sale, brother Stephen couldn't afford to buy it himself and was the agent overseeing the sale.
Other surrounding issue: Wedding in DE in 1853 is logical. The first wave of migrants from DE to MI was ca. 1855-1856 and this Norwood/Miller family was one of them.
This would indicate that Sarah Ann, wife of Deborix Miller b. 1830, was this Sarah Ann Miller, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca. Then, where did the Hutchins surname come from in the pension papers? One fact I don't have (you do?) is a date on the pension papers. If they were drawn up much, much later, there is the issue of an old person's memory or someone else who wasn't so sure filling them out for him. (Was Deborix literate at that point?)
Another speculative possibility is that a clerk who filled out the forms said: Your wife's maiden name? - Sarah Miller. - NO, that can't be right, her married name is Miller, that's not her maiden name. - Then, two or three more similar exchanges later, he makes up something. After all, what he wanted was the pension.
Another speculative possibility, between John Norwood and Joseph Miller, Rebecca had a marriage/relationship with a Hutchins that resulted in Sarah Ann Hutchins. We have no records even hinting at this.
Do we know that it was Deborix himself answering any of the questions? Was he so old as to have mental lapses?
This is about all that I can help you with. If you come up with some fact that relates and that I haven't figured in, please let me know.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carter, John C. [spacemanspiff@tampabay.rr.com]
To: 'Donald W. Fisher'
Actually, it's an affidavit from Sarah herself (in Deborix's pension records) which makes the statement that she was Sarah Hutchins at the time she married Deborix. She also states that she had not been previously married at the time of her marriage to Deborix. (She further states that it was Deborix's first marriage as well).
Therefore, I would expect this to carry more weight than the presumption (albeit deductive-reasoning presumption) based upon presumed connections in the land records.
The date of the affidavit is 08 Dec 1903, when she was applying for a widow's pension following Deborix's death. Thus, she was 73 years old at the time, but I see no reason for her to "fudge" her maiden name. She also attests not only to the date of marriage (17 Feb 1853) but also to the location (Milton, Sussex Co, Delaware) and to the person who married them (Rev. William Moore).
Also, there is an affidavit from Deborix, dated 09 May 1898, in which he gives his wife's maiden name as "Sarah Ann Hutchinson" (and gives the same marriage date, location, and Reverend's name). So, a slight difference between Hutchins and Hutchinson, but I think it's safe to say she wasn't a Miller until her marraige.
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald W. Fisher [dwfrft@gmail.com]
To: Carter, John C.
Agreed that there is no certain conclusion here. But, if Deborix was the son of John Hughes Miller and wife Anna, and if Sarah Ann was the daughter of someone named either Hutchins or Hutchinson, then why were both of them co-owners of the property held by widow Rebecca Sisco/Francisco Norwood Miller?
Noting that maiden name Hutchins/Hutchinson says something about the father but not the mother, one possibility is that Rebecca had a relationship and/or marriage with a man of this surname in between John Norwood and Joseph Miller. But that's a high level of speculation with very little evidence. Particularly, the 1840 DE census is not helpful.
It's difficult to say what is exactly right in this situation. Age 73 is not the most reliable for exacting records, but one might expect a woman to know her own maiden name even at that age.
With Deborix, I would be hard put to make this choice with any level of certainty. I don't have any indication of incompetency for Sarah in the 1900-1910 range or for Deborix before death in 1903. Note that prior to Deborix's death, they moved to Hillsdale County (since he died there), most likely to live with or near daughter Maria and her husband Ransom Baker. Does that mean they were losing the ability to care for themselves? We'll probably never know. Widow Sarah is listed with Maria and Ransom in 1910 in Hillsdale. This is a little way west of the area (40-50? miles) where the other DE families were. Later censuses show Ransom and Maria having moved slightly south, to Lenawee County on the Ohio border, northwest of Toledo, OH.
How to settle this? I don't really know - apart from discovering some document that confirms facts or adds new ones.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat McArthur [pamcarthur51@hotmail.com]
To: Carter, John C.
Subject: RE: FW#2: Deborix Miller, b. Sep 1830
Very interesting. Thanks for sending.
I do, however, disagree with his comment about them moving to Hillsdale County to be with their daughter Maria and husband Ransom Baker.
In 1870 they were in Sumpter, Wayne County, where it looks like they had moved between 1856 (John's birth in Delaware) and 1859 (Maria's birth in Michigan). They moved to Hillsdale prior to 1880 (1880 census) and prior to Maria marrying Ransom Baker, since Maria and other children were still living with them. In 1900, Deberix, Sarah, and Howard, were in Hillsdale County, listed separately from Maria, and it looks like Sarah may have moved in with Maria and Ransom after Deberix died in 1903 (1910 census). And after Sarah died, Maria and Ransom moved to Lenawee County (1920 census).If I make it to the Library in the near future, I'll see if I can find anything to narrow it down.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat McArthur [pamcarthur51@hotmail.com]
To: Carter, John C.
Subject: RE: FW#2: Deborix Miller, b. Sep 1830
OK - went to the Library today. His speculation that Rebecca was involved between Norwood and Miller is sounding more plausible. In the 1976 publication of the 150 Years of the Hills and Dales (Hillsdale County Historical Societies Bicentennial publication), there is a write-up on Walter Miller, son of Debrix Miller and Sarah Hutchinson Miller. This was provided by Josephine Miller Shaw, one of Walter's 3 daughters. She states: Walter Miller was the son of Debrix Miller and Sarah Hutchinson Miller. Debrix Miller served in the Civil War, was injured at the Battle of Bull Run and taken prisoner to Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, where he was confined until the war's end. Walter's grandfather was John H. Miller, who lived from 1801 to 1870. His grandmother was Anna Grinnage Miller, daughter of an Irish fur trader, Washburn Grinnage, and an Indian chief's daughter of the same tribe as Pocahonatas.
I'll interrupt here and mention that there is a tree on Ancestry.com One World Tree that has considerable information, including Anna Grinnage's name was Mariah Ann Grinnage.
Mariah Ann Grinnage
Born: 1803
[city], Kent, Delaware, USA
Died: 29 Apr 1873
Vanburen, Wayne, Michigan, USAJohn Hughes Miller
" Debarix Miller (B: 1830)
" Martha Miller (B: 1832)
" Alfred Miller (B: 1834)
" Mary Miller (B: 1837)
" George W Miller (B: 1840)
" Margaret Miller (B: 1843)
" Josiah Miller (B: 1846)
" James H Miller (B: 1851)
" Amanda Miller (B: 1854)
Family Groups
Spouse Remove this family John Hughes Miller
Born: 1802 in [city], Kent, Delaware, USA
Died: 25 Oct 1876 in Vanburen, Wayne, Michigan, USA Edit Marriage: abt 1829 in Kent, [county], Delaware, USA Edit Children Sex Birth
Debarix Miller
M 22 Sep 1830 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit Martha Miller
F 1832 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit Alfred Miller
M Jul 1834 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit Mary Miller
F abt 1837 in Kent, [county], Delaware, USA Edit George W Miller
M 1840 in [city], Kent, Delaware, USA Edit Margaret Miller
F abt 1843 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit Josiah Miller
M abt 1846 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit James H Miller
M 1851 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit Amanda Miller
F abt 1854 in [city], [county], Delaware, USA Edit
Josephine Miller Shaw goes on to say: "The first Miller family on record at Washington, DC was the family of Lt. Debrix Miller (born 1750), who came from Essex County, England, and settled on a plantation near Smyrna, Delaware.
"Walter Miller's maternal grandmother, Rebecca Hutchinson, lived in Philadelphia and took part in the celebration of the Declaration of Independence. Her father was what was called a 'Free Booter'. He sailed top the Orient, brought back goods and sold them to the residents of Philadelphia. He also stopped on the coast of Africa and brought back slaves and sold them to the Southern planters."
One of the trees contributing to the Miller tree reads:
Dave Miller's Family Tree
Entries: 4223 Updated: 2004-10-27 14:53:05 UTC (Wed) Contact: Dave Miller Home Page: Dave's Genealogy
________________________________________
Miller, Kauppanen, Koepka, Lulham, Hammond, Consellor, Durham, Armstrong, Ketchabaw, Dalrymple & Gilbert Family Tree
________________________________________
Index | Descendancy | Register
________________________________________
" ID: I2133
" Name: Debrix MILLER
" Sex: M
" Birth: ABT 1780
" Death: 5 APR 1841 in 24 Apr 1841 prob. Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE
" Note: Aka: Deberix, Deborix, Deboria
" Note: 1850 census finds the brothers all in close proximity in the census pages.
" Note: Debrix Miller was a tenant on a farm in Duck Creek Hundred, but he owned land. It is believed he tilled land on or near Bloomsbury.
" Note:
His will is dated 5 April 1841. He mentions his wife Sarah and children by his wife Sarah. He also mentions land bought from Benjamin Conselor and Rachel his wife by deed 8 Jun 1840. Offspring mentioned in the will are four sons: Josiah,
Elijah, Enoch, and Robert. The will also mentions the children of his deceased daughter Maria: Rachel and John Hews. The will was made 5 April, and the inventory was made 24 April, 1841. I do not have a copy of this will, and the information
was received second hand.
" Note:
It appears from various pieces of information that are coming together that John is the son of Debrix and a first wife unknown. There is still research on going by descendants of John to validate this information but it does look as though we have another son for Debrix, which brings all the names of Debrix together and begins to make sense of it all.
" Note:
In 1850 Tobias Miller age 76 is in Duck Creek Hundred, any chance he may be a brother of Debrix?? 1 2 3
" Change Date: 23 APR 2003
Marriage 1 Sarah CONSELOR b: 1787 in DE, Married: ABT 1815 in DE
Children
1. Maria(h) MILLER b: ABT 1810
2. Josiah MILLER b: 1817 in DE
3. Elijah MILLER b: 1818 in DE
4. Rachel MILLER b: 1818 in DE
5. Enoch D. MILLER b: 8 JAN 1820 in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE
6. Robert MILLER b: 28 SEP 1821 in DE
7. Redmond Raymond MILLER b: ABT 1820/1825 in DEMarriage 2 Very Unknown b: ABT 1780 in prob. DE
Children
1. John Hughes MILLER b: 1802 in Kent Co, DESources:
1. 1810 census Little Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE, 7 persons in his household, listed as free persons accept Indians. Living a few doors away is Haste Miller, I believe him to be a brother. Isaac Miller lives next door to Debrix but is listed as
white age 26-45, doubt he is the father, might be a brother, all depended on how the census taker looked at you.
2. 1820 census Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE name spelled Debron.
3. 1840 Census Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE, name spelled Deboria.
Anyway - wanted to let you know. I also have copies of death notices/obituaries for Deberick Miller and Sarah Miller from the Hillsdale Standard. I'll scan the copies of what I picked up today and email them later tonights.-----Original Message-----
From: Pat McArthur [pamcarthur51@hotmail.com]
To: John Carter
Hillsdale Standard, October 20, 1903
Pittsford
Oct. 17 - Debricks Miller is quite sick.
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Hillsdale Standard, October 27, 1903
Pittsford
Debricks Miller passed away Tuesday evening at his home south of town after several weeks illness with heart trouble. The funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon at two o'clock. Mrs. Miller is in poor health.
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Hillsdale Standard, February 12 or 13, 1918
Mrs. Deberic Miller Passed Away in Lenawee County
The remains of Mrs. Deberic Miller, aged about 85 years and a resident of Pittsford for many years, will be brought to Hudson tomorrow from Lenawee County, where she died at the home of a daughter. Services will be held tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Wesleyan Methodist church in Pittsford and burial will be in the Pittsford cemetery. Mrs. Miller's husband died about ten years ago and the past few years she has been with a daughter east of Hudson.
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The daughter would have been Maria(h) and Ransom Baker - so it looks like she moved to Lenawee County with them. Suppose Mariah was named after Deberix' mother (if her name was actually Mariah Ann Grinnage)?
Also, - I've not found anything yet indicating that Greenwood Cemetery was known as Perrin Cemetery, but a 1947 book(?) by Vivian Lyon Moore: A Roster of Early War Veterans - Soldiers of the Revolution and War of 1812 - she lists the cemeteries in Pittsford Township as: Crice, Leonardson Memorial (Pittsford Village), Pittsford (Pittsford Village), Locust Corners, Wolf (Private). You notice in Sarah's obit they say she will be buried in Pittsford Cemetery.And, until the death certificates are available again (sent out for digitizing), I can't look anything up as to her parents.
I do find it somewhat interesting in looking at several records for Deberix and Sarah's children, the mother's name was not given at all. Probably nothing important, but there were several so I thought it was interesting.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carter, John C. [spacemanspiff@tampabay.rr.com]
To: 'Pat McArthur'
Yes, it's definitely interesting how Deberix's wife's obituary mentions her as being buried in "the Pittsford cemetery." This raises yet another question (along with the "Son of D & E Miller" question) as to whether it is truly Sarah who's buried in Greenwood next to Morris Miller.
I need to contact Mr. Piippo now that they've had time to return from vacation and get settled.
As for Greenwood having been known as Perrin, here is a page of info sent to me by another researcher named Cindy Morris:
http://pas.k12.mi.us/~pitthist/1850_99.htm
On that page, there is another link to an image of a deed superimposed with a photo of the Greenwood cemetery sign:
http://pas.k12.mi.us/~pitthist/images/16.jpg
However, I'm not quite sure what to make of this site, and I don't know enough about the land records of the area to determine if this is evidence of the cemetery having been known as Perrin or just circumstantial data that someone has lumped together.
Regarding the other information you gathered from the library and sent in a message earlier this afternoon -- WOW, some great info there! It's starting to become overwhelming, but I believe there is much info here that we among the family researchers have been unaware of previously. I'm still trying to digest all of it.
I'll let you know if Mr. Piippo has any information to assist in determining who's buried in the Miller plot at Greenwood.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat McArthur [pamcarthur51@hotmail.com]
To: Carter, John C.
I see the website the person sent you to is the Pittsford Area Schools, and it's Cinda Walton's work. I belive Cinda may be Pittsford Township's clerk. The deed is apparently the deed/purchase of the Perrin property that was used for Greenwood Cemetery. I haven't verified the coordinates, but that would track. I may get ahold of Beth (the site webmaster) and ask her if she knows anything more about it, but I think Cinda knows her stuff.
Sarah's obituary also had a heading "Burial will be in Hudson" which was a little strange. But the obituary above Sarah's was for Mrs. John Haggerty who was also being buried in the Pittsford Cemetery, and I have a picture of her tombstone - which is in Greenwood. So it obviously was called Pittsford Cemetery. And add to that the fact that property was purchased from Stephen Perrin, and he is also buried there (I have a picture of that, too), would certainly convince me that they are all one in the same place.I'm convinced it's Deberix and Sarah buried next to Morris, and hopefully Mr. Piippo can confirm it. I think the tombstone was miscarved or they were given the wrong information. The only other thing that doesn't track, is the death ledger record for Morris saying he was 16 yrs. Census records all match his age as according to the tombstone, so I'm going to assume, at this point, it was just miswritten.
One I found the write-up about Sarah being a Hutchinson, it lends more creedance to Rebecca being a Hutchinson when she had Sarah, and a Miller when she had Mary. Her maiden name may have been Hutchinson and she had Sarah before she married Norwood, and had John and Mary after she married Miller. And then married Sisco/Francisco which was her name when she married Norwood. The marriage records of Rebecca would be invaluable at this point.
Anyway, I'm enjoying looking for stuff. I can't really look for stuff on my family since the rest of the stuff is all out-of-state.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat McArthur [pamcarthur51@hotmail.com]
To: John Carter
Subject: Pittsford Township
If you go to this page it will give you Cinda Walton's telephone number if you want to contact her about her History of Pittsford.
http://www.hillsdalecounty.info/govresults.aspI remembered correctly - she is the township clerk.
Also, I've added the 'new' information to the Greenwood Cemetery in the MIGenWeb Tombstone Project at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/hillsdale/greenwood.htm
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Re: Civil War veteran - Deberix/Deborix/Debrix/Debricks/Deberic/Debr
Posted by: "barbara webster" bew0000@sbcglobal.net thamesme
19 Oct 2009In regard to Sarah Miller wife of Deborix I still have trouble with her maiden name you see I have letters from Ralph Norwood grandson of Margaret Miller Norwood who is the sister of Deborix these letters are from 1977 in them he is writing about the Miller and Norwood family were Deborix and Alfred marrying sisters which are half sisters to his grandfather Charles Norwood Charles mother was Rebecca Francisco wend Charles father John Norwood die she marry Joseph Miller.
Now on the Mitsawokett list in 2002 dated 4/19/2002 from Nanticoke9 going though the Sussex co deeds in 1859 Charles Norwood,Rebecca Miller, Deborix and Sarah Miller, Alfred and Mary Miller sold Land to Noble Ellingsworth which Joseph Miller had purchased in 1842 at the time they were all living here in Michigan. So now it is still up in the air with me she could have been marry before I don't know.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carter, John C. [mailto:spacemanspiff@tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: 20 Oct 2009
Subject: RE: Civil War veteran - Deberix/Deborix/Debrix/Debricks/Deberic/Debraix/Debraire Miller, b. Sep 1830
In the past Don Fisher had also raised the question of Sarah having been a Miller, based, I believe, on the information you've cited.
However, the of evidence of Sarah's maiden name having been Hutchinson is overwhelming, and, in my opinion, as close to irrefutable as we can get. The following items of evidence all indicate she was a Hutchinson:
1. Affidavit signed by Sarah herself, dated, 21 Nov 1903, in which she states her maiden name was Hutchinson and that she and Debrix were married on 17 Feb 1853 by Rev. Wm. Moore in Milton, Sussex Co, DE, and that neither one of them had been married previously.
2. Affidavit signed by Debrix Miller, dated 09 May 1898, in which he states that his wife's maiden name was Sarah Ann Hutchinson, and that they were married on 17 Feb 1853 in Sussex Co, DE by Rev. William Moore.
3. Affidavits signed by James Simmons (age 76, Nankin Township, Wayne Co, MI) and Robert Dean (age 68, Romulus Township, Wayne Co, MI), dated 08 Apr 1904, both of whom stated that they had been acquainted with Sarah since their boyhood and had known Sarah before she was "of marriageable age," and that her maiden name was Sarah Hutchinson.
4. Affidavits signed by Alfred (Debrix's brother) and Mary Miller, dated 30 Nov 1903, both of whom stated that they were present at the marriage of Debrix and Sarah on 17 Feb 1853 and that her maiden name was Sarah Hutchinson.
5. Death certificate of Sarah Ann Miller, with her daughter Rebecca Miller Baker as informant, which states that Sarah's parents were Joseph Hutchinson and Rebecca Cisco.
6. The book "150 Years in the Hills and Dales," published by the Hillsdale County Historical Society in 1976, which contains a bio on Walter Miller (full name Charles W. "Walter" Miller), son of Debrix & Sarah, with information for the bio having been provided by Josephine Miller Shaw, one of Walter Miller's three daughters. The bio states, "Walter Miller was the son of Debrix Miller and Sarah Hutchinson Miller." The book also identifies Walter Miller's grandmother as being "Rebecca Hutchinson" of Philadelphia.
Regarding the land records you mentioned, Don Fisher had wrote to me last year (26 Oct 2008) the following:
"Issue: The land sale in 1859 was of land originally owned by John Norwood and wife Rebecca Francisco/Sisco. After John's death, son Charles owned 11 acres of it, widow Rebecca owned 11 acres of it. Cannot prove it, but one assumes that son Stephen also had 11 acres, and he did not sell it because he did not leave DE.
Issue: After John's death, Rebecca remarried to Joseph Miller. Apparently she changed the title on her 11 acres to include four other people as co-owners who had to consent to the sale. Charles had no such co-owner on his 11 acres.
Issue: The two additional males, brothers Deborix and Alfred Miller, are not children of Rebecca or her husband Joseph Miller. Therefore, it is not an illogical leap to assume that their wives are Rebecca's daughters. That would explain why all four of them had an interest in Rebecca's property. Moreover, the given names of the females match the names of Deborix and Alfred's wives from other sources. Alfred's wife Mary in later censuses matches age given in the 1850 census with her mother. Conclusion drawn that the two wives are sisters, daughters of Rebecca Sisco Norwood Miller and second husband Joseph Miller.
Issue: The land sale took place after the whole lot of them were already in MI. One assumes that, if he had anything to do with the sale, brother Stephen couldn't afford to buy it himself and was the agent overseeing the sale."
Don goes on to say:
"Another speculative possibility, between John Norwood and Joseph Miller, Rebecca had a marriage/relationship with a Hutchins[on] that resulted in Sarah Ann Hutchins[on]."
I think this latter is clearly the case. Sarah's death certificate lists her mother's maiden name as "Rebecca Cisco," so it seems clear that this is Rebecca Francisco/Sisco/Cisco, and that she indeed had another marriage between John Norwood and Joseph Miller which resulted in the child Sarah Ann Hutchinson. This would fit with your statement of "I have letters from Ralph Norwood grandson of Margaret Miller Norwood who is the sister of Deborix these letters are from 1977 in them he is writing about the Miller and Norwood family w[h]ere Deborix and Alfred marrying sisters which are half sisters to his grandfather Charles Norwood." It would seem that the "sisters" Sarah and Mary were not only half-sisters of Charles Norwood, but half-sisters themselves.
At any rate, I feel the evidence I've listed above makes clear that Debrix's wife Sarah's maiden name was Hutchinson, not Miller.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
John
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