by Murphy Miller, March 8, 2020

​​Charles Darwin and his wife Emma were first cousins. A cousin marriage is a marriage where the partners are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times, and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited. Worldwide, more than 10% of marriages are between first or second cousins. (1) 
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Accordingly, it is not uncommon to find cousin marriages in Southwest Louisiana.  Moreover, the lack of mobility until the mid-20th century facilitated intermarriages as people lived in the same geographic area from birth to death when the U.S. was predominately an agrarian society.  Parents frequently made room for a child by gifting property to farm.  First cousins lived in close proximity to each other.

Many people in southwest Louisiana are familiar with the Pierrottie families that began with Constantino Pierotti (1832-1892), also known as August Constant Pierotti.  He was from Italy and emigrated to America in hopes of earning enough money to return to Italy, perhaps to bring back loved ones so they too could escape the poor economy in Northern Italy.  His plan to settle in the ante-bellum South fell apart upon his 1855 arrival and later when he was drafted into the Civil War.

​Thirteen months following the end of the American Civil War between the states, in May 1866, Constantino married Stephanie “Fanny” Martel (1848-1936).  Stephanie is the daughter of Etienne Eugene Martel and Louise Mathilde Boutte.  She is one of eleven children born to this couple.  Her younger brother, Stephane Martel (1852-1934), married Ann Elizabeth Moore in 1877.  Stephane and Ann had six children, Etienne (1885-1970) and Theogene Martel (1885-1962), twins, were the third and fourth born to the couple.

​Theogene Martel married his first cousin Rosenia Pierotti, the daughter of Constantino Pierotti and Stephanie Martel, in 1910. This marriage had three children; Blanche (1911-1991), Louis Thomas Martel (1916-1989) and Aubry Theo Martel (1924-1988).  Their common ancestry is their grandparents, Etienne Eugene Martel and Louise Mathilde Boutte.

​Theogene and Rosenia are also 3rd cousins via the Chachere/Vauchere family lines.  Their common ancestry is their great great-grandparents Louis Dominique Chachere (1760-1827) and Catherine Vauchere (1764-1825).  The charts below better illustrate this marital union relationship.

The third union of the Pierotti family line and the Martel family line marrying are Gervis Paul Martel (1912-1994) and Mary Lillian Naquin (1923-1992).  Gervis is the son of Etienne (1885-1970), twin of Theogene, and his wife Clementine Savoy (1889-1935).  My mother, Mary L. Naquin (1923-1992), is the daughter of Olan Naquin (1904-1940) and Bernice Pierrottie (1904-1977), she the granddaughter of Constantino and Stephanie Martel.

​Gervis first married Ellenor Fontenot in 1931.  She died in 1937.  Gervis married Mary L. Naquin in 1948.  Gervis “Slim” Martel was a master carpenter.  He was employed as a Installation Superintendent and travel to the job to install store fixtures in stores like Macy’s.  In 1959, when he was 47 years old, he allowed me to live in his home with him, my mother and half-siblings.  Both he, my mother and the entire Brandon, FL community made a man out of a confused teenager.  He was not perfect, but he gave me the break I needed at the right time in my life. For that kindness, I am grateful.

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Other Pierrottie blogs
Ulysse Gabriel Pierrottie, A 33 year battle for his family's rights
Mary Pierrottie Soileau
Jane Bertrand Ortego
​Sister Cesira Pierotti
​Louis David "L.D" Verrette Obituary
Betty Lou Deshotel Hollier Obituary
Donald Joseph Pierotti Obituary

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​Dominique Martel Southwest Louisiana Family

Constantino Pierotti Video
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces. Jacob Miller and Anne Marie Thaison/Theigen family members who gave their lives when called to serve in the United States military are listed below.
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Viet Nam War/Viet Nam Era (1955 to 1975 with U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s)
Duplechain, Andrus (Eunice).  US Army, Killed in Viet Nam.  He is the son of Cleveland Duplechain and Pauline Manual and the 3rd great grandson of Joseph Marie Bergeaux  and Marie Victorie Miller.  She is the daughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer. (Andrus in photo at left while serving in Viet Nam)
 
World War II Veterans (1939 to 1945, U.S. entered in 1941)
Doxey, James Andrew "Sonny Boy". (Grand Chenier). He was killed during the Normandy invasion. He is the son of James U. Doxey and Matilda Sturlese and the grandson of Lucien Sturlese and Phelonia Miller. Phelonia is the grand daughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.

Miller, Paul Wesley (Creole, LA). USMC, 28th Regiment, 5th Marines Division. He was killed in action at Iwo Jima on March 11, 1945. He is the son of Philbart Miller and Natalie Duhon and the 3rd great-grandson of Jean Miller & Mary Francoise Mayer.

Ricard, Henry. T Sgt. US Army. Killed in action while serving as Flight Engr. on a B-24. He was shot down on June 18, 1944 while delivering supplies to the French underground. He is buried in St. James Military Cemetery, Normandy. He is first cousin to Malcolm L Miller. Henry is his mother's brother.  Malcolm's mother is Bertha Ricard. She married Octave Miller, son of Jean Pierre Miller and Caroline Guillory.
 
Civil War Veterans (1861 to 1865)
Bonsall, Issac, father John Thomas Bonsall, husband of Uranie Miller. Uranie Miller is the granddaughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune and the great granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francois Mayer. He was killed in action on April 8, 1864 at the Battle of Mansfield.
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Miller, Joseph Ozincourt.  Port Hudson Hospital Ledger reports leg amputated. Presumed he died near Port Hudson as he never returned home.  Some believe he fought and died at Battle of Mansfield.  He is the son of Jean Miller and Mary Magdelaine Boutin. Joseph Ozincourt is the twin brother of Pierre Valcour Miller.

Andrus Duplechian Graduation, Mamou High School - 1970
​Viet Nam Wall, Washington, DC (below)

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Jacob, George and William Miller families were early settlers in southwest Louisiana. Jacob Miller, and wife Anne Marie Thaison, claimed to be “Roman Catholic and Apostolic, and native of Germany.” George Miller, and wife Catherine Ritter, probably born in Maryland, was from London and reared at Hanover, Germany. William or Guilliam Miller, and wife Anne Kevin or Caven of Ireland, was born in Scotland.
 
Both Jacob and George Miller lived near Grand Coteau after the 1750’s. William did not live in LA but, his wife and family did. William died in Pensacola, FL in 1771 and his wife died in St. Martin, LA. Two of the three known daughters, both Marguerite and Elizabeth Genevieve Miller, married and lived in St. Martin and St. Landry parishes, respectively. Marguerite married Pierre Guidry in 1781 and they had 12 children. Elizabeth married Robert Burleigh, Jr. before 1781 and they had seven children.
 
Some of the William Miller descendants married into Jacob and George Miller families. Pierre Richard, a William Miller descendant, married Eva Colligan in 1865. Eva was a descendant of both Jacob and George Miller families. Therefore, their six children are descendants from the three Miller southwest Louisiana families.
 
Many in southwest Louisiana may know of, or their parents know of, some names from the Jacob Miller family. The Chataignier Miller families included Antoine Miller and Augustine Manuel’s descendants, Antoine Salomon (sons Camille, Faustin and Salomon), Emile (sons J. Bte. “Gus” and Cleophas) Martel (sons Aliday, Martel, Jr., and Gilbert Lee) Homer (son Mayo Homer, daughter Felonise & husband Onest Sonnier), and Jean Pierre (son Octave and his son Malcolm Lionel).
 
Farther south and west in Cameron parish, Antoine’s brother and Civil War Veteran, Pierre Valcour Miller settled. From that family, the well known cattleman Eugene Miller whose son Laurent was a veterinarian and son Martin O. Miller a well know New Orleans physician and was Governor Earl Long’s personal physician. Pierre V. Miller’s son P.V. Miller, Jr.’s son Minos Drosin Miller, Sr. was an attorney who practiced in Lake Charles and Vinton. He was politically well connected. Minos’ son M.D. Miller, Jr. was a WW II pilot, shot down on a mission, presumed dead, and buried at sea. After the U.S. victory, he was freed from a Japanese prisoner of war camp. He practiced law, followed by his election as Judge of the 31st Judicial District Court of Louisiana (Jennings).
 
With so many Miller descendants, it can become overwhelming when evaluating ones family history. You may ask if "So and So" is your relative? The answer requires hours of research. Examples include Miller families in Evangeline parish. The Bonnes Nouvelles recently published “Jack Miller's Food Products Celebrates 75 Years” (June 2016) and “Zick Miller Family - Two Hands to the Plow” (September 2003). The Ville Platte Gazette listed J. Bte. Gus Miller as the Police Jury President (July 1976) and the Daily World (April 1987) printed, “Memories of Miller’s Lake revived”. Roderick Luke Miller’s obituary in the Daily World, January 2005) recounted Cleophas’ son, Rod, and his success as a family man, an attorney, and the first Republican elected to the House of Representatives from Lafayette Parish. Not all of your questions will be answered about the Miller stories published, but let us explore some of the family details mentioned about those families.
 
Dosite “Zick” Miller married Olivia Faul (also Fall) in 1901. One of the 12 children is Jacque Dosite “Jack” Miller who married Joyce Chapman in 1937. Dosite (Do za’ ta) is a descendant of George Miller, Sr. (London) and Catherine Ritter (Germany) both born in the mid 1750s. Olivia’s 2nd great grandparents are John Faul and M. Therese Miller married in 1802. M. Therese Miller is the daughter of Jacob Miller and Anne M. Thaison. Thus, all of Zick and Olivia’s descendants are George and Jacob Miller descendants. That makes “Gus” Miller, the successful Miller Lake advocate, and Jack Miller, of Jacks’ BBQ, 3rd cousins twice removed.
 
Additionally, Olivia Faul is related to Jacob Miller family via her 3rd great grandmother, Marie Barbe Miller, daughter of Jacob. Marie Barbe Frozard, daughter of M. Barbe Miller and wife of Toussaint Quebedeau, is the father of Marie Catherine Quebodeau who married Jean George Fall, great grandfather of Olivia.
 
Dosite “Zick” Miller is 1st cousin three times removed with Marie Magdelaine Boutin, wife of Jean Miller, son of Jacob. This relationship is via his great grandmother Sophie Andrus who married George Miller, Jr. Sophie is the granddaughter of Marguerite M. Boutin, daughter of Paul Boutin, Jr. and the father of Marie Magdelaine Boutin. Gus Miller’s great grandparents are Jean Miller and M. Magdelaine Boutin. Accordingly, Antoine Miller is 2nd cousin twice removed with Dosite “Zick” Miller.
 
Zick and Olivia’s grandson, Alexandre “Alex” Miller married Audrey Castile in 1964. As previously established, Alex is a descendent of both George and Jacob Miller. Audrey’s grandfather Onezime Castille married Laura Guidry, daughter of Moise Guidry and Marie Julia Miller. Julia is the great granddaughter of Charles Miller, Sr. and Anastasie Andrus. Charles is the son of George Miller, Sr. and Catherine Ritter. Thus Audrey Castille is the 5th great granddaughter of George Miller, Sr. and Catherine Ritter. Audrey’s husband is the 4th great grandson of George Miller, Sr. and Catherine Ritter.
 
Audrey Castille is also a descendant of the Jacob Miller via her maternal grandparents, Moise Savoy and Eliza Leger. Eliza’s grandparents are Honore Meche and Josephine Meche, the daughter of David Meche and Marie Rose Frozard. Marie R. Frozard is the daughter of Joseph Frozard and Marie Barbie Miller, the daughter of Jacob Miller and Anna M. Thaison. Accordingly, Audrey Castille is the 5th great granddaughter of Jacob Miller and Anna M. Thaison.

In summary it appears that some family trees have few branches. Regardless of the where one was born, cousins did marry cousins. Many, like my parents, were simply unaware of the family relationships. The automobile did not play a significant role in separating one major family from another until the 20th century. Moreover, cousins who did marry are separated by several generations. Living in an agrarian society until the early 1900s, families with different names were neighbors and in those early years, few traveled away from home. Whether you are Louisiana born or not, if your last name and your spouse’s last name is the same as an early settler, you probably married a distant cousin.

CHACHERE  (Story from Sittig Family Tree, Ancestry.com)
Pronunciation: SASH-uh-ree    Purchase Chachere book; details
Origin: French Creole
Arrived in Louisiana: by late 1780s
Pioneer Ancestor(s) in Louisiana: Louis-Dominique CHACHERE
Settled: Pointe Coupee; Atakapas District; Opelousas District, now St. Landry Parish
Acadian connection: BERNARD, DAVID, PITRE
Comments: Family legend says that Louis-Dominique CHACHERE, son of Louis CHACHERE and Marie DUMOND of Paris, "was a French immigrant, arriving [in Louisiana] in the late 1700s," that "there is also some question as to whether his original ... name was CHACHERE or some combination of his original name and his wife's name, to avoid detection by French authorities who may have been hunting him." Louis-Dominique married Catherine, daughter of Jean-Baptiste VAUCHERE, probably in the middle or late 1780s. Their son Louis III was born in January 1788 and baptized at Pointe Coupée the following June. The Pointe Coupée priest who recorded the boy's baptism noted that his parents were "of Post at Natchez," which was upriver from Pointe Coupée near the present-day city bearing the name. The couple soon moved across the Atchafalaya Basin to the Atakapas District, where daughters Louise-Émilie, born in February 1790, Louise or Lise, sometimes called Pouponne, in January 1792, and Marie-Mathilde, called Mathilde, in May 1792[sic], were baptized in July and August 1794 at the church in present-day St. Martinville.

In May 1796, a Spanish census taker counted Louis-Dominique and his family not in the Atakapas District but in the Church sub-district of the Opelousas District, north of Atakapas. According to the census report, Louis-Dominique and Catherine had one son, three daughters, and a female slave. That November, second son Julien-Lile, called Lile, was baptized at the Opelousas church.

Louis-Dominique and Catherine had more children in the early 1800s, all born in the Opelousas District, now St. Landry Parish: Félix-Veillon or Veillon-Félix, in 1801, Beaurepaire-Prosper, called Prosper, in 1803, Laure in March 1808, and Marguerite Hermance, called Hermance, in April 1811. They also had a son named Constant and daughters Hyacinthe and Irma, birth dates and baptisms unrecorded, though Irma could have been Laure.

Most of Louis-Dominique CHACHERE many children survived childhood, married, and created families of their own. Daughter Lise married fellow French Creole Jean Louis or Leon, called Leon, son of Antoine BOUTTE of Atakapas, at the Opelousas church in June 1809. Marie-Louise [sic, probably Louise-Émilie] married Barthélemy, son of Baltazar MARTEL of St.-Domingue, today's Haiti, at the Opelousas church in September 1809. Louis-Dominique's daughter Irma, age unrecorded, died at Opelousas in March 1810. Mathilde married Antoine, fils, another son of Antoine BOUTTE, at the Opelousas church in February 1818. Hyacinthe married cousin Jacques BACON, fils of Natchez at the Opelousas church in January 1821; Jacques, fils's mother was Marguerite VAUCHERE.
In December 1822, Louis Dominique's third son Veillon married Marie Eloise, sometimes called Eloise, daughter of French Creole Célestin LAVERGNE, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish. Veillon's son Louis Félix Veillon was born near Grand Coteau in March 1824, Félix near Opelousas in February 1832, Théogene in December 1835, Octave in February 1845, Henri in August 1847, and Joseph in April 1855. They also had another son named Joseph, born probably in January 1834. Louis Dominique's second son Lile married Emerante, daughter of Acadians Jean-Baptiste DAVID and Scholastique SAVOIE, at the Opelousas church in January 1825; the priest who recorded the marriage noted that Lile's mother, Chaterine WOCHERES[sic], was deceased at the time of the wedding. Lile's son Julien had been born in St. Landry Parish in December 1824, twins Adolphe and Rodolphe were born in November 1825, Prosper le jeune in January 1836, and another son named Julien in January 1844. Louis Dominique's daughter Hermance married Dominique Contini SITTIG, fils from the Hague, Netherlands, at the Opelousas church in November 1827. Louis Dominique's third son, Prosper, who had settled at Prairie Bellevue, married Eugenie, sometimes called Alexandrine, another daughter of Célestin LAVERGNE, at the Grand Coteau church in December 1827. Their son Théodore was born in St. Landry Parish in July 1830, Prosper, fils in April 1835, Homer in July 1837, Alexandre in March 1842, Louis Amédée in September 1844, and Félix le jeune in May 1850. Louis Dominique's son Constant married Célestine, yet another daughter of Célestin LAVERGNE, at the Grand Coteau church in September 1831. Their son Théodose was born near Grand Coteau in September 1832, Valery near Opelousas in July 1834, Anatole in August 1846, and Louis was baptized at the Grand Coteau church in July 1856. Veillon's son Louis Veillon married Emma, daughter of Adelard BOUTTE, at the Opelousas church in April 1845; Emma's mother was a RICHARD. Prosper's son Théodore married Clementine or Ernestine, daughter of George BENGUEREL, at the Opelousas church in January 1855. Their son Robert was baptized at the Opelousas church at age 5 months in May 1856, Homer was born near Opelousas in May 1859, Gustave in October 1861, and Eugene in June 1864. Veillon's son Félix married Amelie, daughter of Pierre PITRE, at the Opelousas church in June 1855. Their son Pierre Numa was born near Opelousas in December 1855, and Félix Welly in June 1860. Constant's son Théodose married Pérrinse or Petrina, daughter of Jean Baptiste YOUNG, at the Opelousas church in August 1856. Their son Raymond was born near Opelousas in July 1857, Jackson Théodose in June 1859, and Théodore le jeune in July 1861. Lile's son Rodolphe married 20-year-old first cousin Louise Josephine Baptiste, daughter of his uncle Prosper CHACHERE, at the Opelousas church in May 1859. Their son Albert Lile was born near New Iberia, then part of St. Martin Parish, in May 1860, Adolphe Bennett near Opelousas in March 1862, and Théodore Mozart in September 1865. Lile died near New Iberia in February 1860; the New Iberia priest who recorded his burial said he was 70 years old, but he was in 60s. When the federal census taker in St. Landry Parish counted chattel property in the summer of 1860, Prosper's widow Eugenie and his son Théodore were holding slaves, so Prosper must have died by then. Veillon's son Joseph married Elodie, another daughter of Pierre PITRE, at the Opelousas church in September 1861. Veillon's son Félix died in St. Landry Parish in August 1862; he was only 30 years old. Prosper's son Anatole died at his home on Prairie Bellevue, St. Landry Parish, in January 1865; he was only 18 years old and never married. Joseph Chenier, son of Louis CHACHERE, a free man of color, died at age 5 months in December 1864. Prosper's son Ernest by Céleste CHENIER married Marie, daughter of Hippolyte CHENIER, at the Opelousas church in October 1865; the parish clerk who recorded the union in the civil record the day before the church wedding described both Ernest and Marie as free persons of color.
Meanwhile, the priest who recorded Hermance CHACHERE's marriage in November 1827 noted that not only the bride's mother but also her father, whom he called Louis Dominique, was deceased at the time of the marriage. So Louis Dominique, the progenitor of the CHACHERE's in Louisiana, died probably in 1827, age unrecorded. His succession record was filed in the courthouse at Opelousas in November 1827. Another succession record for Louis CHACHERE was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in April 1830, so Louis-Dominique owned property in that parish as well. (It could not have been the succession record of Louis III, because he was recorded by the Opelousas priest in July 1831 as standing as godfather to brother Julien's daughter, Scholastique. Louis III probably never married.) Yet another estate record for Louis CHACHERE was filed at the Opelousas courthouse in December 1836.

Some of Louis Dominique CHACHERE's descendants were part of the "peculiar institution" of the antebellum South. In September 1850, the federal census taker in the Western District of Lafayette Parish counted a single slave--a 35-year-old black male--on Rodolphe CHACHERE's farm in that parish. In October 1850, the federal census taker in St. Landry Parish counted 13 slaves--6 males, 7 females, 11 blacks, 2 mulattoes, ranging in age from 65 to 1--on Lile CHACHERE's farm in the parish. That November, the same census taker counted 12 slaves--5 males, 7 females, all blacks, ages 70 to 1--on Veillon CHACHERE's farm, and 2 slaves--a 45-year-old black female, & a 20-year-old black female--on Constant CHACHERE's farm. A decade later, in 1860, CHACHEREs still held slaves. The federal census taker counted 13 slaves--8 males, 5 females, 9 blacks, 4 mulattoes, ages 50 to 2--on Veillon CHACHERE's farm. Next door, Celina CHACHERE held 2 slaves--a 40-year-old black male, and a 30-year-old black female. Constant CHACHERE held 3 slaves--2 54-year-old black males, and a 30-year-old black female--on his farm. Prosper CHACHERE's widow Eugenie held 4 slaves--a male and 3 females, all black, ages 50 to 8--on her farm. Next door, Prosper's son Théodore held 3 more slaves--a 50-year-old black female, and 2 black males, ages 9 and 4--on his farm. Telia CHACHERE owned a single slave--a 14-year-old black male.

A number of Louis Dominique CHACHERE's grandsons served Louisiana and the Southern Confederacy during the War Between the States. Veillon's sons Joseph and Théogene, and Prosper's son Alexandre served in Company F of the 8th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, a front-line unit raised in St. Landry Parish that fought with General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Alexandre, only 19 years old and single, enlisted in the company as a private when it was formed in June 1861 and was elected ordnance sergeant in April 1862. He was wounded in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on 17 September 1862 and fell into the hands of the enemy, recuperated from his wounds at federal hospitals in Maryland, stayed for a short time in the federal prisoner-of-war camps at Fort McHenry, Maryland, and Fort Monroe, Virginia, was exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Virginia, in November 1862, and went home on a 30-day sick furlough, and did not return to his unit. Cousin Théogene, age 26 and single, also enlisted in the company as a private in June 1861. Later that month, he was assigned as a hospital steward. The following October, the Confederate Secretary of War assigned him to the medical corps as an assistant surgeon, so he must have had medical training. Brother Joseph enlisted in the company as a private in March 1862; he was 28 years old and still single. His time in the company was cut short when he was accidentally run over by an ambulance at Malvern Hill, Virginia, on 1 July 1862, the day of the great battle there. After he recuperated from his injuries, he returned to Louisiana on a 30-day sick furlough and also remained at home. Their wounds and injuries did not end the military service of Alexandre and Joseph, however. They both enlisted in Company I of the 3rd (Harrison's) Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, a front-line unit from St. Mary Parish that saw service in Louisiana and Mississippi and in which cousins Rodolphe, son of Lile, and Théodose, son of Contant, also served. J. L. CHACHERE, whose relationship to the other members of the family cannot be determined by the area's church records, also served in Company I, 3rd (Harrison's) Regiment Cavalry. Prosper's son Théodore, Alexandre's older brother, served in Company I of the 26th Louisiana Regiment Infantry, a front-line unit raised in Lafourche Parish that fought gallantly at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1862-63. Another unit that held a number of CHACHEREs was the 7th Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, created late in the War, in March 1864, not only to increase the number of cavalry units serving in Louisiana but also to roundup deserters and suppress Jayhawker bands on the South Louisiana prairies. Three CHACHEREs served in this regiment, all sons of Veillon: Louis Veillon as a sergeant in Company H, and Octave and Henri as privates in Company D. Although CHACHEREs were wounded in Confederate service, no descendant of Louis CHACHERE, fils died in the War.

Tony CHACHERE, a pharmaceutical salesman-turned insurance agent and direct descendant of Louis Dominique CHACHERE, published Cajun Country Cookbook in 1972. His company, Tony CHACHERE's Creole Foods, started that year in Opelousas to produce and distribute food products based on his style of cooking. The company is now run by CHACHERE's descendants, and its success has made this Cajun family a household name.

The family's name also is spelled Chache, Chacherez, Chassere, and Schasseret.

Sources: 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Slave Schedules, Lafayette & St. Landry parishes; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Slave Schedules, St. Landry Parish; BRDR, 2:181; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Chachere's; Hébert, D., Southwest LA Records, 1-A:174, 1-B:168-69, 2-A:213; 2-B:206-07, 2-C:168-70, 831, 3:137-38, 4:95, 5:114, 6:114-16, 7:86-87; Voorhies, J., Some Late Eighteenth Century Louisianians, 361; Hank Smith, descendant, source of family legend.

[See December 2013 blog for related article]

Damon Miller,
Civil War Veteran

Co. C. Ragsdale Bttn; 1st Texas Cavalry.  He is the son of Jean Baptiste & Celeste Roy and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.

William Jackson Miller joined the Confederacy as a private in January, 1864, near Greensburg. He was in the Cavalry, 10th Battalion, Co. C. He was returning from furlough when the South surrendered and was sent to Baton Rouge for parole on 18th May, 1865. 

He is the son of Charles Frederic Miller and Caroline Duff and the grandson of Jacob Miller, Jr. and Anne M. Cowan Vogel.

Veterans of the Jacob Miller family

Jacob Miller, his wife Anne Marie, and four young children arrived in Southwest Louisiana in November 1769.  Their trip was not uneventful.  The English schooner La Bretana was the last of many ships that made the same trip to Louisiana.  They left Port Tobacco, Maryland on January 5, 1769 after Maryland Governor Antonio de Uloa's decision allowed Acadians displaced from Nova Scotia in what is known as The Acadian Diaspora of 1755 to join their relatives along the lower Mississippi River.  “Fifty-seven German Catholics, who were unwilling to endure the local anti-Catholic hysteria born of the French and Indian War” joined the group of Acadians.  Jacob Miller and his family were part of the latter group.

The ship's crew, not very competent and impeded by alcohol, missed the Mississippi River and ran aground near the Texas coast.  The crew and the ship's passengers were held prisoners at La Behia.  After much negotiation with Spanish authorities, the Acadians and Germans were allowed to leave in August.  Although there were large Acadian and German establishments, recent political unrest required that the Germans be assigned to the predominately Acadian Iberville post.  The Acadians were assigned to Creole Natchitoches.

The Jacob Miller and Anne M. Theigen family, like many arriving in Louisiana at that time, married Acadians and became part of the Southwest Louisiana culture.  The names of the men and women of this family are remembered for their service to their country.

Veterans

• Achee, Patrick G. (Lafayette) US Air Force.  He piloted B-47's and B-52's.  He is the son of  Joseph G. Achee and Mary Winona Miller.  Mary Winona is the daughter of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez.   Alcide is the grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Bergeron, Laura Sherrell. (Jennings)  US Air Force. She is the daughter of Philip Bergeron and Ester M. Lejeune and the granddaughter of Theophile Bergeron and Armide Miller.
  
• Canik, Orrie P. USMC (Grand Chenier/Lake Charles).  He is the son of Stephen Canik and Corrine M. Miller.  Corrine is the great-granddaughter of Pierre V. Miller, Civil War Veteran, and Emelia Broussard.  Pierre V. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Ranzy. (Basile/New Orleans). USAF. He is the son of Naddy F. Miller and Helen Courville and the great grandson of Antoine Salomon Miller and Ophelia Fuselier.  Antoine S. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Warner Dua. (Kaplan)  USAF. He is the son of Dua Joseph Miller and Melanie Portie.  Dua J. Miller is the grandson of Andeol Miller, Civil War Veteran, and Sadalise Miller. Andeol is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Theriot, James Winston. (Creole, LA). U.S. Army. He is the son of John Whitney Theriot and Mary Wilmer   Bonsall and the great grandson of John T Bonsall and Uranie Miller. 
  
• Forshag, Elmer Norwood. (Amite). Staff Sergeant in the Louisiana National Guard. He is the husband of   Elizabertha "Liz" Miller, daughter of Aliday Miller and Agnes Marie Fontenot. Elizaberta is the granddaughter of Martel Miller and Genevieve Paret.
  
• Forshag, Russell (Amite). Colonel, U.S. Army. He is the son of Elmer N Forshag and Elizaberta Miller. See above.
  

Viet Nam War/Viet Nam Era (1955 to 1975 with U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s)

• Bacciagolopi, Gooch (Cameron Parish). He is the son of Whitney Bacciagolopi & Lorraine Sturlese, a descendant of Larent Sturlese & Mary Victoira Miller, the granddaughter of Michel Miller & Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Duplechain, Andrus (Eunice).  US Army, Killed in Viet Nam.  He is the son of Cleveland Duplechain and Pauline Manual and the 3rd great grandson of Joseph Marie Bergeaux  and Marie Victorie Miller.  She is the daughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Dupre, Norman Lee (Lake Charles, La).  Died when the helicopter he was piloting in Viet Nam was hit by small arms ground fire.  The craft crashed in the water and Major Dupre drowned. Full military funeral.  He is the son of Alexon Dupre and Nita Montie and the great grandson of Valsaint Montie and Eugenie Miller.  Valsaint Montie is a Civil War Veteran.
  
• Miller, Joseph Carol "Sugar Boy". (Grand Chenier, LA) US Army. Combat wounded Vietnam veteran. He is the son of Watkin J. Miller and Elvina Swire and the 3rd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.Miller, Joseph "Joe" Lee. US Army. Combat wounded Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He is the son of Frank Miller, Sr. and Ina Azena Miller and the 3rd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Miller, Julian Lee. (Grand Chenier, LA). US Army. He is the son of Frank Miller, Sr. and Azena Swire and the 3rd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Miller, Murphy Jr. (Basile/Lake Charles/Alachua, FL). USN, Radioman 1st Class Petty Officer. Served on shore duty in the Norfolk, VA area. He is the son of Murphy J. Miller and Mary Lillian Naquin and the great grandson of Antoine Salomon Miller and Ophelia Fuselier.  Antoine S. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Tanzy, Jr. USMC. He is the son of Tanzy Miller, Sr. and Helen Bellow and the grandson of Joseph Mayo Miller and Marie L. Verrett. He is the 4th great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  

Korean War Veterans (1950 to 1953)

• Chandler, David, US Air Force.  He married Garland Ann Miller (Basile/Lake Charles/Melborne, FL).  She is the daughter of Murphy J. Miller and Mary Lillian Naquin and the great granddaughter of Antoine Salomon Miller and Ophelia Fuselier.  Antoine S. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Fuselier, George, US Air Force (Jennings/Lafayette). He served in Japan.  He is the son of Albert Fuselier and Alcina Miller.  Alcina is the granddaughter of  Antoine Salomon Miller and Ophelia Fuselier.  Antoine S. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Fuselier, Warren. US Army (Jennings).  He served in Korea. Warren and George are brothers.
  
• Miller, Eli, US Army (Jennings).  He married Laura LaBlanc.  He is the son of Jean Baptiste Miller and Marie Young and 3rd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Horace, Jr (Grand Chenier). US Army.  He is the son of Horace Miller, Sr. and Lydia Miller and the 2nd great grandson of Jean Louis Miller and Marie Louise (Elise) Teller.  Jean L. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Louis (Lake Charles). USMC. Served in Korea.  He is the son of Dallas F. Miller and Effie Broussard and the great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe LeJeune.
  
• Miller, Luther Calvin (Ville Platte), US Army; cited for meritorious service in Korea during the period 11 January to 19 August 1952.  He is the son of Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin and the great grandson of Antoine Salomon Miller and Ophelia Fuselier.  Antoine S. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Whitney J. (Grand Chenier). US Army.  He is the son of Joseph "Grand Joe" Miller and Sidalise Miller and the great-grandson of Ursin "Yag" Miller and Melaine Dyson.
  
• Nunez, Curtis (Little Chenier).  He is the son of Adonis Joseph Nunez and Mary Irma Conner and the 2nd great grandson of Francois Xavier Miller and Marie Azelie Doucet.  Francois X. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Richard Ray (Grand Chenier), US Army Air Force.  He is the son of Raphiel Miller and Georgia Nell McCall and the great grandson of Michel Miller, Jr. and Mary Elena Broussard.  Michel Miller, Jr. is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  

WWII Veterans (1939 to 1945, U.S. entered in 1941)

• Aguillard, Roy. (Chataignier). He served in the US Army during World War II where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He married Viola Armand. He is the son on Ceius Paul Aguillard and Merecia Miller and the grandson of Antoine Miller and Augustine P. Manuel.
  
• Arceneaux, Charles L. Jr. (Lake Charles), US Navy serving in Shanghai near the end of WWII, training in demolition with the scouters and raiders, now recognized as the Navy Seals.  He married Emma Armeta McCall.  She is the daughter of Henry Albert McCall and Mary Gladys Miller.  She is the daughter of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez and the great granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francois Mayer.
  
• Bonsall, James B. US Army (Grand Chenier). He is the son of James H. Bonsall and Bernie L. Colvin and the great grandson of Vasin Montie, Civil War veteran, and Eugenie Miller, daughter of Michel Miller, Civil War veteran, and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Boudreaux, Clarence J. "Bo Chalk", US Navy.  (Creole/Sweetlake) He is the son of Mayo and Lucia Boudreaux and the husband of Beulah Miller.  Beulah is the daughter of Alfred Miller and Cecile Trahan and Beulah  is the great granddaughter of Ursin Miller and Melaine Dyson.
  
• Broussard, Harris, J. US Coast Guard (Grand Chenier). He served as a member of the Swamp Angels in the United States Coast Guard. He is the son of Sosthene Broussard and the former Melicia Miller.  Melicia is the daughter of Eugene Miller and Josephine Angeline Sturlese.
  
• Broussard, Joseph "Bud" Willard, (Grand Chenier). U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and assistant crew chief in World War II for four years servicing among other planes, the B-17G bomber with the 8th Army Air Corp, 306 Bomb Group, 367th squadron. He is the son of Ramie Broussard & Alex Theriot, grandson of Albert Theriot & Annociade Miller & the great-grandson of Pierre V. Miller & Emelia Broussard.
  
• Carter, Brandon, US Coast Guard. (Grand Chenier). He served "aboard a Coast Guard-manned supply ship engaged in amphibious operations against Jap-held islands in the Pacific. One of thousands of Coast Guardsmen pushing the Nips back across the Pacific. Coast Guardsman Carter is a pointer, on an anti-aircraft gun during battle action." (Cameron Pilot) A sister, Aloysia Carter, was in the Nurses' Cadet Corps.  He is the son of Dr. Stephen L. Carter and Lorena Miller and the grandson of Eugene Miller and Angeline Sturlese.
  
• Carter, Aloysia, Nurses' Cadet Corps (Grand Chenier). See above. She is sister to Brandon Carter.
  
• Chance, John Edward.  He married Joretta Ann Achee (Grand Chenier).  She is the daughter of Joseph Gordon Achee and Mary Winona Miller.  Mary W. Miller is the granddaughter of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez.  Alcide Miller is the grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe LeJeune and the great granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francois Mayer.
  
• Conner, Lee John. (Grand Chenier, LA) US Army. He is the son of Maise Conner & Eudia Broussard. He married Flora Mae Miller, daughter of Frank Miller, Sr. and Ina Azena Swire. Flora is the 3rd great granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Dorman, James Floyd (Nederland, TX). He is the husband of Josie Mae Miller. She is the daughter of Armand Miller and Lillie Francois.  Armand is the great grandson of Jean Louis Miller and Marie Louise (Elise) Teller.  Jean L. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Francois Mayer.
  
• Doxey, James Andrew "Sonny Boy". (Grand Chenier). He was killed during the Normandy invasion. He is the son of James U. Doxey and Matilda Sturlese and the grandson of Lucien Sturlese and Phelonia Miller. Phelonia is the grand daughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Dyson, Ruffin Adam. Army Air Force, 5th Air Force, and 33rd Fighter Control Squadron. He was married to Geneva Miller. He received the Expert Machine Gun and Expert Marksman badge. His citations included the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and the Worl War II Victory Medal.
  
• Fontenot, Purdy (Mamou).  A Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, he never married and is the son of Leona Miller & Lubin Fontenot. Leona is the daughter of Emile Miller and Leonie LaFleur. Emilier is the son on Antoine Miller and Augustine P. Manuel.  Antoine is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Fontenot, Willis. U.S. Army. Pvt. He is the son of Ernest Fontenot and Pearl Langley and the spouse of Hilda Marie Miller. Hilda is the 3rd great-granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie F. Mayer.
  
• Gauthier, James Charles "J.C." (Jennings), USMC in the South Pacific and on Wallis Island in World War II.  He married Mary Ann Miller, the daughter of Jean Louis Miller and Marguerite Clement.  Jean L. Miller is the 2nd great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Granger, Earl S. US Army (Bell City). He served in the European Theatre. He is married to Corrine M. Miller.  She is the daughter of Bertrand J. Drozan Miller and Clodia Boudin.
  
• Lane, Jr., Edward Willaim. US Army. Pvt. WW II veteran. He is the husband of Edna Marie Miller. She is the daughter of Philogene Miller and Marie Andy Swire and the granddaughter of Damon Miller, A Civil War veteran, and Onasiz Miller.
  
• Martel, Dewey, (Eunice), US Army. He served in Europe.  He is the brother of Gervis P. Martel (below).
  
• Martel, Gervis Paul, (Eunice & Tampa, FL) US Navy Carpenter's Mate 1st Class Petty Officer.  He is the son of Etienne Martel and Clementine Savoy.  She is the granddaughter of Pierre Savoy and Eugenia Miller and the granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francois Mayer.  He served on the USS Carina, a cargo ship that supported the Pacific Fleet, specifically Espirito Santo and Guadalcanal.
  
• McCall, Norman Francis (Grand Chenier).  He was in the US Navy and served on the USS Jack, a submarine.  He is the son of Henry Albert McCall and Mary Gladys Miller and the grandson of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez.  Alcide Miller is the grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe LeJeune.
  
• McCauley, Helin, (Oberlin) US Navy. He served on the USS Altamaha (CVE-18) stationed in the Pacific.  He married Louella Fontenot, the daughter of Euclede Fontenot and Myrza Miller. She is the granddaughter of Antoine Salomon Miller and Ophelia Fuselier.  Antoine is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Mhire, Edison Robert (Grand Chenier).  US Army.  He was station in Luxembourg, Belgium.  He is the son of Apolinaire Mhire and Mary Alice Bonsall.  Mary A. Bonsall is the daughter of John Thomas Bonsall and Uranie Miller, granddaughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe LeJeune.
  
• Mhire, Edwin (Grand Chenier).  He is the son of Apolinaire Mhire and Lisa Miller and the great grandson of Francois Xavier Miller and Marie Azelie Doucet.  Francois X. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer. He is the half brother to Edison R. Mhire, above.
  
• Mhire, Edwin. US Army (Grand Chenier). He is brother to Horace Mhire, see below. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in Germany with the combat engineers. He entered the Army in 1943, and went overseas in October of the same year. He participated in the invasion of France. He is a graduate of the 1942 class of the Grand Chenier high school.
  
• Mhire, Horace (Grand Chenier).  He is the son of Apolinaire Mhire and Mary Alice Bonsall and the grandson of John Thomas Bonsall and Uranie Miller.  Uranie Miller is the granddaughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune and the great granddaughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francois Mayer.  
  
• Miller, Alfred (Grand Chenier). US Coast Guard. He is the son of John Numa (Luma) Miller and Azelie Dupree and the great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Aliday (Chataignier). US Navy. He is the son of Martel Miller and Genevieve Paret and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Ariel "Slim" (Eunice). U.S. Army. He is the son of Jules Miller and Lena Corkin, grandson of Jean Bte Miller, Jr. and Margurite Courville and the great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Miller, Cleophas. (Ville Platte), (U.S. Navy. Chief Water Tender).  He is the son of Emilier Miller and Leonie Lafleur and the great-grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Cleveland J. (Grand Chenier). US Navy and served on the USS Ringold and was awarded 10 service medals and various ribbons. He is the son of Damon Miller, a Civil War veteran, and Onasia Miller.
  
• Miller, Clifford Adam. (Cameron). He is the son of Savain Miller and Malaise Broussard and grandson of Damon Miller, a Civil War Veteran, and Onasia Miller. Clifford is the 2nd great-grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Miller, Clifford. He is the son of Victor Mathieu Miller and Elodia Thibodeaux and the 2nd great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Clifford J. US Army. (Grand Chenier). He was wounded in action and was a member of the Ninth armored tank battalion. He is the son of Xavier Miller and Emma Broussard and the great-great grandson of Jean Francois Miller (b. 1842) and Elizabeth Gallien (1853-1929).
  
• Miller, Dominic Joseph, Sr., US Coast Guard (Grand Chenier). He is the son of Hypolite Miller and Mathilda Miller and the 2nd great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune. 
  
• Miller, Dulva D. USMC. He is the son of Artlous Miller and Barbara Brent or Bryant and the 3rd great-grandson of Jean Miller and Marie F. Mayer.
• Miller, Edward James. US Army (Acadia Parish). He is the son of Arthur J. Miller and Josephine Eaves and the 3rd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie F. Mayer.
• Miller, Ernest Jean, US Army  (Grand Chenier). He is the son of Alfred Miller and Emma Nunez and the 2nd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
• Miller, Eugene P., Cpl., US Army. (Grand Chenier). . He is the son of Pravate Miller and Aspasie Richard and the grandson of Eugene Miller and Angeline Sturlese. 
  
• Miller, Fred  Ory. US Air Force (Denham Springs). He is the son of William Christopher Miller and Martha Geneva McNabb. He is the 2nd great grandson of Jacob Miller, Jr. and Anne M. Cowan Vogel.
  
• Miller, Freddie, US Navy (Fireman 2nd Class Petty Officer). He took part in the invasion of Iwo Jima. He is the son of John Numa Miller and Alvina Roberts and the great grandson of Ursin Miller and Melaine Dyson.
  
• Miller, George. US Army Air Corps. He is the husband of Martha Lenore Mhire (Grand Chenier & Pottstown, PA).  She is the daughter of Horace P. Mhire, WW II veteran, and Rosa Thibodeaux, and the granddaughter of John Thomas Bonsall, son of a Civil War veteran, and Uranie Miller.  Uranie is the daughter of Mary Elena Broussard and Michel Miller, Jr. Civil War veteran buried at Bayou Beouf, La.
  
• Miller, Gilford Martin, (Grand Chenier). He served in the US Army and was awarded the Purple Heart. He is the son of Joseph "Grand Joe" Miller and Sidalise Miller and the great-grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Gloria La Verne. (Grand Chenier). US Navy Wav.  She is the daughter of Raphiel Miller and Georgia Nell McCall and the granddaughter of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez.  Alcide Miller is the grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Henry. (Carlyss and Iota and Tee Mamou). He is the son of Louis E Miller and Unknown Daigle and the 3rd great grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• Miller, Hubert (Grand Chenier).  He is the son of Sidalise Miller and Joseph Miller.  He is the fraternal grandson of Ursin Miller and Melaine Dyson.  He is the maternal grandson of Valsaint Montie, Civil War Veteran, and Eugenie Miller.  His fraternal and maternal grandparents are Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Hubert (Grand Chenier), USN.  He is the son of Joseph Miller and Sidalise Miller.  Joseph Miller is the great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Joseph Burley (Pitreville, LA./Winnie, TX). US Army. Was involved in operations to reopen Burma Road, 700  miles, between India and China, a key supply route to defeat the Japanese
  
• Miller, Joseph Nunez. (Grand Chenier). US Coast Guard; Warrant Officer.  In his late fifties he served his country in the US Coast Guard stationed in Grand Chenier, LA.  He married Edna Theriot and is the son of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez and the grandson of Michel Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Lee John (Lake Charles).  He was in the US Navy and a 2nd Class Petty Officer, Electricians Mate on the USS Marcus Island, an aircraft carrier.  He is the son of Bertrand Joseph Drozan Miller and Clodia Boudoin and the 2nd great grandson of Francois Xavier Miller and Marie Azelie Doucet.  Francois X. Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Malcolm L. (Reddell/Mamou). US Army.  He served after WWII in 1946/47 and was stationed in   Japan during the Occupation or rebuilding of that country.  He is the son of  Octave H. Miller and Bertha Ricard, and he is the grandson of Jean Pierre Miller and Caroline Guillory.  Jean Pierre is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Miller, Minos D., Jr. (Jennings), Lieutenant (Sr. Grade), US Navy pilot and MIA/POW.  A pilot who flew missions from three aircraft carriers and was a Prisoner of War for eight months, presumed dead and buried at sea.  He lived to return to his wife and both enjoyed professional lives in law.  He retired as District Judge for the 31st Judicial District.  Minos married Ruth Means Loyd.  He is the son of Minos D. Miller, Sr., a WW I veteran, and Ruth Adele Ingram.  Minos D. Miller, Sr. is the grandson of Civil War veteran Pierre V. Miller and Emelia Broussard.
  
• Miller, Leroy, Pvt. Cml warfare services.  He died in North Africa on July 17, 1943.  He is the son of Horace Miller, Sr. and Lydia Miller and the grandson of Joseph Viliar Miller and Celestine Andrepont.  Joseph V. Miller is the great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer. 
  
• Miller, Paul Wesley (Creole, LA). USMC, 28th Regiment, 5th Marines Division. He was killed in action at Iwo Jima on March 11, 1945. He is the son of Philbart Miller and Natalie Duhon and the 3rd great-grandson of Jean Miller & Mary Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Raphael R, Lt. US Army Nurse Corps. (Grand Chenier). She is the daughter of Raphiel Miller and Georgia N. McCall and the great granddaughter of Michael Miller, Jr. and Mary Elena Broussard.
  

• Miller, Rellim James. (Chataignier & Houston, TX). US Navy on Y O 186. Supplied water to Marshall Islands.  He is the son of Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin and the grandson of Camille Marie Miller and Martha Paret.  Camille M. Miller is the grandson of Antoine Miller and Augustine Pierre Manuel.  Antoine Miller is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.  
  
• Miller, Roderick Luke. (Lafayette). US Army Air Force. He served as a B-29 navigator during World War II and was recalled for serve in the Korean War.  He is the son of Cleophas Miller and Isabelle Michot and the grandson of Emile Miller and Leonie LaFleur.  Emile is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie M. Boutin.
  
• Miller, Rudolph (Grand Chenier).  He is the son of Joseph Miller and Sidalise Miller and the grandson of Ursin Miller and Melaine Dyson.  Ursin Miller is the son of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Sevan J. (Grand Chenier). He is the son of Hypolite Miller and Mathilda Miller and the paternal grandson of Joseph O. Miller and Amalie Boudoin and the maternal grandson of Sevin Miller and Mary Beckman.
  
• Miller, Stephen J. Cpl. US Army. (Grand Chenier). He is the son on Valcin Miller and Aurelia Primeaux and the great-great grandson of Ursin Miller & Melaine Dyson.
  
• Miller, Tony. US Army (Eunice). He is the son of Paul Paulstron Miller and Olin Moreau and  2nd great grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.  He served in General Paton's 3rd Army.
  
• Miller, Vergile "Joe". (Iota).  US Navy.  He is the son of Simon Miller and Louise Leger.  Simon is the grandson of Joachim Miller and Modeste Leger.  Joachim is the son of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• Miller, Watkin. (Cameron).  US Coast Guard.  He married Alvina Swire and is the son of Valsant Miller and Azemie Bertrand and the great grandson Francois Xavier Miller and Marie Azelie Doucet.
  
• Miller, William Paul (Creole). He was married to Wynona Mhire, the son of Joseph Miller and Marie Chloraine Theriot and the grandson of Joseph O. Miller and Amalie Boudoin.
  
• Nunez, Elry, Sr. (Lake Charles)  He married Lora Marie Jones and is the son of Adonis Joseph Nunez and Mary Irma Conner and the grandson of Jean Francois Miller and Elizabeth Gallier.  Jean F. Miller is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Phifer, George H., Captain, US Army.  He married Lt. Raphael R. Miller (see above).
  
• Placette, Gordon Bernard, Sr. US Army. He is the son of Joseph B. Placette and Beatrice Fruge and the great grandson of Joseph A. Fruge and Emerante Miller.
  
• Portie, Ervis, Sr. (Grand Chenier & Houma). US Army. He married Louise Mary Swire and the son of Asa and Louise Portie; the grandson of Michel Montie & Cora Theriot and the great-great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Ricard, Henry. T Sgt. US Army. Killed in action while serving as Flight Engr. on a B-24. He was shot down on June 18, 1944 while delivering supplies to the French underground. He is buried in St. James Military Cemetery, Normandy. He is first cousin to Malcolm L Miller. Henry is his mother's nephew.  Malcolm's mother is Bertha Ricard. She married Octave Miller, son of Jean Pierre Miller and Caroline Guillory.
  
• Richard, Harry J. US Army (Grand Chenier). Awarded the Purple Heart medal for actions at the Battle of Saint Lo.. While he was on the ground, his brother, Martin Richard was flying above to blast a path through the German lines at St. Lo.  He is the son of Charles Richard and Azena Miller and the grandson of Eugene Miller and Angeline Sturlese.
  
• Richard, Martin. (Grand Chenier). A prisoner of war in Germany. He is brother to Harry J. Richard, above. He received the Prisoner of War metal and the Distinguished Flying Cross.  In June 2009, he received France's Honor of Legion, France's highest decoration for his military service during the 65th D-Day anniversary ceremonies.
  
• Rogers, Charles A. "Buster". US Army Staff Sergeant during WWII. He trained troops at Ft. Lewis, WA and because of their perfection; his outfit was chosen to perform for President Harry Truman. He was married to Roberta Eagleson, daughter of Pete Eagleson and Sallie L. Sweeney. Sally L. Sweeney is the granddaughter of Pierre V. Miller and Emelia Broussard.
  
• Sturlese, Adam Gooch, S/Sgt. US Army. (Grand Chenier).  Died at the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium on January 12, 1945.  He is the son of Joseph Frozan Sturlese and Dorothe Theriot and the grandson of Laurent Sturlese and Mary Victoria Miller.  Mary V. Miller is the granddaughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune. 
  
• Sturlese, Enos. US Army. (Grand Chenier). Brother to Adam Gooch Sturlese. He served in the southwest Pacific.
  

• Sturlese, Hubert. US Coast Guard. (Grand Chenier). He is the son of Lucien Sturlese and Phelonia Miller and the grandson of Valsaint Miller and Mary L. Portie. He is the great grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Thibodeaux, Adam Dudley  (1913-2000).  (Lake Arthur) U.S. Navy. He is the husband of Annie Miller, daughter of John Numa Miller and Marie Azalie Duprie. Annie is the granddaughter of Ursin "Yag" Miller and Melaine Dyson and the great-granddaughter of Michel Miller & Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  

WW I Veterans (1914 to 1918)

• McCall, Henry Albert (Grand Chenier), US Army.  He is the son of William Robert McCall and Catherine Norwood. He married Mary Gladys Miller, the daughter of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez.  Alcide Miller is the grandson of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Miller, Benjamin. (Eunice), U.S. Army. Headstone reads "Louisiana Pvt 1cl Evac Hosp 29". He served in WWI and died May 24, 1941. He is the son of Dulva Miller and Marie Ise Fruge and the 2nd great grandson of Jean Miller  and Marie F Mayer.
  
• Miller, Minos D., Sr. (Jennings). Major. US Army.  He is the son of Pierre Valcour Miller, Jr. and Beatrice Sturlese and the grandson of Civil War Veteran Pierre Valcour and Emelia Broussard.  
  
• Rovelia Miller, (Bayou des Cannes near Pine Point and Mamou, LA), US Army. He is the son of  Jean Pierre Miller and Caroline Guillory and the grandson of Antoine Miller and Augustine Fuselier. He died from the flu pandemic.
  
• Miller, Sevenia (Grand Chenier), US Army. Pvt in 165 Inf 42 Div.  He is the son of Civil War Veteran Damon Miller and Onasia Miller.  Damon is the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  

Civil War Veterans (1861 to 1865)

• Bonsall, Issac, father John Thomas Bonsall, husband of Uranie Miller. He was killed in action on April 8, 1864 at the Battle of Mansfield. 
  
• Boudin, Pierre Beloni, Co. E, Ragsdale's Battn., Tex. Cav.  He is the fraternal grandfather of Clodia Boudoin who married Drozan Joseph Miller. 
  
• Broussard, Emile, Co. A, 8th La. Inf. Enlisted in La.  He is the maternal grandfather of Clodia Boudoin who married Drozan Joseph Miller.
  
• Broussard, Jr., Nicholas.  He was the father of Nicholas Broussard, III who married Ursulia Miller in 1887, the last child born to Euphrosin Miller and Mary Celoma Bertrand.
  
• Cormier, Joseph, Sr., Willers' Tex. Battn.  He was the father-in-law of Victoria Miller, the fifth child of Euphrosin Miller and Mary Celoma Bertrand.
  
• Bradford, Foster M. Son of Isham Bradford and Elizabeth McIntosh. He is the 2nd great-grandfather of Marilyn Dianne Miller. Marilyn D. Miller married John B. Brock, III and is the daughter of Albert D. Miller and Viola Vivian Bradford and the great granddaughter of Pierre V. Miller, also a Civil War Veteran.
  
• Marcantel, Dupre.  Son of Antoine Marcantel and Marie Celeste Miller (Celestine), daughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Marcantel, Joseph. Son of Antoine Marcantel and Marie Celeste Miller (Celestine), daughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Marcantel, Maxile. Son of Antoine Marcantel and Marie Celeste Miller (Celestine), daughter of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Marcantel, Sr., Rosemond.  Son of Zenon Marcantel, Sr. and Cidalise (Sidalise) Miller.  She is the daughter of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• McCall, John Martin.  He is the great granduncle of Oma Roberta McCall.  She married Lee John Miller in 1946.  Lee J. Miller served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
  
• McCall, William Harrison.  A Confederate soldier in Gen. Richard Taylor's army facing a Union invasion up the Red River, he died of pneumonia somewhere near Mansfield, LA.  He is buried at Confederate Cemetery, Mansfield, LA.  He is the great granduncle of Norman, Claude, Oma Roberta, Emma Armeta and Henry Albert McCall, Jr., all children of Henry A. McCall and Mary Gladys Miller.  Mary G. Miller is the daughter of Alcide Miller and Emma Nunez.
  
• Miller, Adolphe.  Son of Jean Louis Miller and Marie Louise (Elise) Teller: grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.  
  
• Miller, Ageren. Pvt. Co. G, 1st La. Hvy. Arty.  Killed at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Probably brother of Edmond. 
  
• Miller, Andeol.  He is the son of Jean Baptiste Miller and Celistine Roy and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Euphrosin.  Son of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune, grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Jacob.  Pvt., Co. A, Miles Legion (32nd La. Infantry).  He is the son of Jean Frederic Miller and Catherine Reed and the grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• Miller, Damon. Co. C. Ragsdale Bttn; 1st Texas Cavalry.  He is the son of Jean Baptiste & Celeste Roy and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Dennis. Co. D; 7th La. Cavalry.  He is son of Luffroy & Rebecca Hall and grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  

• Miller, Dutrive. Co. G; 28th Infantry.  He is the son of Jean Louis Miller, Jr. and Julie Bello and grandson of Jean Louis Miller and Marie Louise (Elise) Teller. 
  
• Miller, Leufroy. Co. B, 7th La. Cavalry.  He is the son of Jean Frederic Miller and Louise Fruge and grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• Miller, Edmond. He was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi in November 1862. Probably brother of Ageren. 
  
• Miller, Emile.  He was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Probably not the brother of Ageren and Edmond even though they had a bother named Emile.
  
• Miller, Gustave.  He may be the son of Luffroy & Rebecca Hall and grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.  Since he was born in 1851 he would have served at a very young age as this Gustave enlisted in October 1862.  He went to Jackson, La. hospital 5-11-1863 and at a parole camp in Mississippi on 1-2-1864.
  
• Miller, Jean Baptiste.  Son of Jean Frederic Miller and Louise Fruge.  Grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• Miller, Jean Francois. Co. B. La. Cavalry. He is the son of Francois Xavier Miller and Marie Azelie Doucet and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie F. Mayer. He married Elizabeth Gallien/Gallier in 1882.
  
• Miller, Jean Ursin.  Co B, 17 La Inf, C.S.A.  He is the son of Baptiste Ursin Miller and Louise Fruge and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer. 
  
• Miller, Joseph Ozincoutt.  Port Hudson Hospital Ledger reports leg amputated. Presumed he died near Port Hudson as he never returned home.  Some believe he fought and died at Battle of Mansfield.  He is the son of Jean Miller and Mary Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Jr., Michel.  He died in 1864 on Bayou Bouef (near Morgan City) on his way home to Grand Chenier after serving in the Civil War.  He is the son of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune and the grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Miller, Valery.  Co. D, Weatherly Battalion.  Surrendered and discharged at Mansfield.  He is the son of Jean Louis Miller, Jr. and Julie Bello and grandson of Jean Louis Miller and Marie Louise (Elise) Teller.
  
• Miller, William Jackson.  William Jackson Miller joined the Confederacy as a private in January, 1864, near Greensburg. He was in the Cavalry, 10th Battalion, Co. C. He was returning from furlough when the South surrendered and was sent to Baton Rouge for parole on 18th May, 1865. He is the son of Charles Frederic Miller and Caroline Duff and the grandson of Jacob Miller, Jr. and Anne M. Cowan Vogel.
  
• Miller, Pierre Valcour. Pvt. Co. G, 1st La. Hvy. Arty. (Regulars).  He is twin brother of Joseph Ozincoutt Miller.  He is the son of Jean Miller and Marie Magdelaine Boutin.
  
• Miller, Philomen.  He enlisted on October 27, 1861, New Orleans, La. in Co. B., 18 Louisiana Infantry Regiment.  He is the son of Joachim Miller and Modesta Leger and the grandson of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  
• Miller, Ursin.  Served with Fournet's Battn. La. Inf. Enlisted in LA.  Son of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune, grandson of Jean Miller and Marie Francoise Mayer.
  
• Montie, Valsaint.  He served with Crescent Regt., La. Inf.  He is the husband of Eugenie Miller, daughter of Michel Miller and Hiacinthe Lejeune.
  
• Sturlese, Joseph Andre.  The ancestor of many Miller's as his children were married to Ursele Miller, Eugene Miller, Mary Victoria Miller, Pierre, Valcour Miller, Jr., and Filona Miller.
  
• Theriot, Jean Baptiste Villor. Pvt., La. Art. And Crescent Regt., La. Inf.  He married Cleonise Richard.  They are the parents of Albert Theriot who married Annociade Miller.  Annociade Miller is the daughter of Civil War Veteran Pierre Valcour Miller and Emelia Broussard.
  
• Vige, Edomond Pierre. Pvt., Co. I, 28th (Thomas') La. Inf. He married Catherine (Katie) Langley and their great-great grandparents of Ethel Marie Fontenot, the great great grandchild of  Zenon Marcantel & Sidalise Miller. Sidalise is the daughter of Frederic Miller and Victoria Mayer.
  

Mexican-American War (1846 to 1848)

• Miller, Jacob Jackson. The son of Jacob Miller, Jr. and Anne Marie Cowan Vogal and the grandson of Jacob Miller and Anne Marie Theigen.
  

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*“The Long Road to Louisiana: Acadian Exiles and the Britain Incident” by Carl A. Brasseaux, Assistant Director of the Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
* The veteran information was obtained from The Civil War Veterans of Old Imperial Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, Compiled by Betty Tyler Rosteet & Sandra Fisher Miguez, Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society, Inc., Library of Congress: 94-1245, 1994 and from personal research performed by Malcolm L. Miller, Murphy Miller, Jr. and others.