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Mahala Catherine Miller
Born: 06 Apr 1830, Lincoln County, NC
Died: 09 Jan 1901Mahala Catherine Miller was born 06 Apr 1830 to Jacob Miller and Elizabeth Fulbright. Mahala was petite and dark complected but as capable as a Bantum rooster when it came to standing up for herself or working.
1850 Catawba County Census
First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate
ValueBirth
CountyAttended
School> 20
Can't Read
Or WriteJacob Miller 50 M Farmer $400 Rowan X Elizabeth " 42 F Catawba X Franklin " 22 M Farmer " Mahala " 20 F " Dolphus " 18 M Farmer " X Isah
(Isaiah)" 16 M Farmer " X Louize " 14 F " Peter " 12 M " Levan " 10 M " Joshua " 6 M " Wiley " 4 M " Barbary " 3 F " Nancy " 1 F " According to the 1850 Census, Mahala was living with her parents and ten other siblings on the family farm in Catawba County. Mahala was 20-years-old.
(Right) Mahala Catherine Miller
Mahala, often called Haley, had a child out of wedlock.
The child's name was David James Fulbright. David James was born on 8-12-1855 and he did very well for himself. He owned a mercantile store with a post office, he was a Justice of the Peace and briefly taught school. He married Sarah Fulp and had a large family. One of their daughters, Sallie Fulbright, drowned in the accident at the Catawba River which also claimed the life of Eliza Jane Goble. These girls were first cousins. Sarah Fulp Fulbright was a mid-wife and dresser of the dead. She lovingly had to lay out both girls for their funerals.
It is not certain who David James’ father was. Mahala said that it was David F. Fulbright, her first cousin. Mahala knew that her Uncle William and Aunt Regina were well situated and she claimed David was the father. At the time of conception, David seemed too young to father the child, but he was named in the Bastardy Bond and David James Fulbright was bound to his grandfather, Jacob Miller by the Courts. David F. Fulbright was born on 2-18-1840 and was killed in the Civil War at the Battle of Chancellorsville, on 5-3-1863. Many believe that the real father was Randolph Johnson.
Mahala married widower J. Walter "Walton" Douglas in late 1859. Walter Douglas had been married to Susan Stewart, daughter of Ralph "Rafe" Stewart and Rebecca Johnson. Walter and Susan had five children, one being Julius Douglas who married Mahala's sister, Sarah Louise Miller. Walter also had a son, Leander Byers, before he was married to Susan.
Mahala and Walter had one daughter:
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Frances Elizabeth Douglas 05 Mar 1861 3 Jul 1926 Jacob Hedrick Goble 1860 Alexander County Census
First Name Last name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate
ValuePersonal
Estate
ValueBirth
PlaceWalton Douglas 39 M Farmer $475 $200 NC C. M. " 31 F NC J. M. " 13 M NC M. A. " 11 F NC M. J " 8 " NC Daniel " 6 M NC Eleana " 5 " NC F. E. " 3/12 F NC The 1860 Census shows Mahala "C.M." married to Walter/Walton and living in Alexander County, NC, with his 5 children and their daughter Frances "Fannie" Elizabeth (F.E.). Mahala Catherine Miller Douglas died 09 Jan 1901. If you have additional photo or information on Mahala Catherine Miller, please contact me. A special thanks to Boyd and Becky Goble for the photo of Mahala Catherine Miller.
