This is only the beginning, please bear with me while I reconstruct notes and add information provided by some wonderful, newly found distant cousins.

This is my personal line TATE-MILLER:

• William Tate b Virginia 1745, d 1820 in Georgia m Elizabeth (Unknown)
  
• James Tate b 1765 in NC, d 1856 Whitfield, GA m Elizabeth
  
• Cooper Bennett Tate b 8-9-1805 in Franklin Co, GA d 6-23-1884 in Hefklin, AL, M 1-15-1827 Nancy White.
  
• Martha E (Mattie) Tate b 5-14-1843 in Heflin, Randolph CO, Al, d 11-10-1908 The Grove, Coryell County, TX. m 1-3-1861 Elbert Ellison Miller b 7/2/1834 Benton Co., AL, d 3-5-1922, buried Vinson, OK.
  
• Alberta Emerline Miller b 7-15-1878, Randolph Co, AL d 5-15-1964 in Houston, TX buried Oxford Cemetery, Madisonville, TX. m 6-13-1899 William Andrew Roper b Dec 1860, in SC, d October 30, 1940, in Madisonville, TX, buried Oxford Cemetery, Madisonville, TX. (Son of James Harrison Roper and Susan Catherine Porter).
  
• Mattie Lou "Pat" Roper b 11-6-1901, The Grove, TX d May, 1994, in Duncanville, TX, buried Hillcrest Cemetery Waxahachie, TX. m 10-10-1926 Willie D Adams b 9-29-1902 d 11-30-1983 in Duncanville, Dallas Co., TX, buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Waxahachie, TX. (Son of Ephraim Adams and Mary Ann Smith Harper (Harbour?) Miller).
  and that brings the line down to me (DragonLady).

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  Below are listed my uncles and aunts from maternal grandmother. I am still missing information, if you recognize any of these names and can fill in the blanks, please write me [email protected]
  Note: Some published genealogy documents indicate these siblings were born in Coryell County, TX. However, family Bible records and a birth certificate indicate they were born in Alabama, most in Randolph County.
  
  Children:
  
  • Nancy Ellen Theodora Miller b 3-26-1862 d July 1945 m 4-11-1900 J.W. Peters married Rev. A.J. Mann
    
  • Robert A Miller b 1864 m 11-17-1887 Idona Carter.
    
    
  • Louis Washington Miller born 12-9-1868 d? m 5-11-1895 Roxie V Garrett
    
  • James Peyton Miller b 11-21-1871. b 11-4-1939 m 4-8-1911 Maggie Wilson
    
  • Mattie Stella Miller b 3-22-1875 Alabama, d unknown m 11-18-1896 Alfred Ross Lawrence b? d 9/30/1945 Lorraine, Mitchell Co., TX.
    
  • Alberta Emerline Miller born See information above
    
    married William Andrew Roper born 1860 South Carolina. See information above
    children:
    
    • Mattie Lou Roper born 11/6/1901 died 5/19/1994, Texas
      
      married Willie D. Adams b 9/29/1902, died 11/30/1983 Texas (See information above)
      children: Daughter (living) Texas
    • Claude Ethridge Roper born 5/6/1905 d 7/10/1994 Texas
      
    • Willie Lenore (Billie) Roper born 11/13/1914 died 5/12/1998 Texas
  • Arthur Austin Miller b 4-13-1882 d? m 12-18-1904 Fannie Oakes NOTE: Some records refer to Arthur Astine Miller.
    
  • Mexia Rufina Miller b 3-9-1884, McGregor, Coryel Co., TX d unknown m Winnie Shipp b? d?
    

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  Below is some information on my paternal family ADAMS - if you have any missing information, please let me know.
  Mary Ann Smith b? d: 9/29/02) married
  1. John (A) Richard Miller
  

  Children:
  Ira Miller
  Alice Miller m (Unknown) Miller
  Dowl Miller (probably b 10/17/1900 - d 9/64)
  
  Patricia Miller b sometime in 1930s
  Pearl Miller b 10-31-1899 in Iowa, Grimes County, Texas, d 1-10-1997 married (Unknown) Whitten . In 1940 living in DeKalb, Texas, SS Appl list father as John A Miller
  Minnie Miller married W.R. Bremer
  Frank Henry Miller probably b 9-14-1891 in North Zulch, Madison Co., TX. d May, 1977(lived Iola, TX in 1941.)
  Rebecca Miller b 10-30-1889 in Iola, TX, d Nov, 1975 in Corpus Christi, TX, married Amos Pippin
  
  Lois Pippin married (unknown) Yeow
  2. Ephraim Adams about 1901
  
  Children:
  Willie D. Adams 9/29/02 - 11/30/83
  Winnie B. Adams 9/29/02 - 9/29/02
  
  
  
  

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  More of Maternal line: ROPER
  John Roper Jr married Mary ? Birth: ABT 1660 Death: BEF 8 NOV 1759, Charles City, VA Marriage: 1728, St. Peter's Par., New Kent, VA Place: Had land in Brunswick Co., VA in 1741
  
  Children of John Roper and Mary ?:
  1.Benjamin ROPER
  2.David ROPER
  3.Meredith ROPER
  4. Frances Roper
  
  Meredith Roper Born: 1730-1740 in St .Peter's Parish, New Kent, VA Married Mary
  
  Children of Meredith and Mary:
  1.Joshua Roper, b. 1778 in North Carolina
  2.Charles Roper
  3.Aaron Roper
  4.Carrie Roper
  5.Solomon Benjamin Roper
  6.David Roper
  7.Daniel Roper
  Joshua Roper born about 1778 NC, died 3/3/1856 married Mary (Will named 11 children. )
  
  One of the 11 children was:
  Samuel E. Roper married Charlotte Temple Howard
  
  One of the Children of Samuel E. Roper and Charlotte Temple Howard:
  James Harrison Roper about 1847 Pickens SC married Susan Catherine Porter b 1837-1841 SC d June 1908 daughter of Samuel Gibson Porter and Martha Prince (Both James and Susan are buried in Buckhorn Cemetery, Bell County, TX.(Susan's tombstone lists dates of 1841-1908)
  
  Children of James Harrison Roper and Susan Katherine Porter
  
  • William Andrew Roper born December 1860 South Carolina died October 1940 Texas (see Miller info above)
    
    children
    
    • Mattie Lou "Pat" Roper b 11-6-1901, The Grove, TX d May, 1994, in Duncanville, TX, buried Hillcrest Cemetery Waxahachie, TX. m 10-10-1926 Willie D Adams b 9-29-1902 d 11-30-1983 in Duncanville, Dallas Co., TX, buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Waxahachie, TX. (Son of Ephraim Adams and Mary Ann Smith Harper -widow of John Richard Miller).
      Children
      Daughter (living)
    • Willie Lenore "Billie" Roper b 11/13/1914 North Zulch, Coryell Co., TX, d 5/1998, Dallas, TX, buried Little Bethel Cemetery, Duncanville, TX m 10/25/1934 (1) John Playarinos (Plainos) b Athens Greece, died Athens Greece, 1960 (2) Larry Elliott (3) Julius E. Swan
      
    • Claude Ethridge Roper born 5/6/1905 d 7/10/1994 buried in Oxford Cemetery, Madisonville, TX. Married Nannie E ? (widow of ??)
      
  • Lou Ella Roper, B 1/9/1880 SC d ? buried Bellewood Memorial Cemetery, near Temple, TX m John Grimes b? d? buried Bellewood Memorial Cemtery near Temple, TX.
    Children
    
    • Otha L. Grimes M Maureen "Rene" Webb
      
      Children:
      Morris Dale Grimes b 6-11-1933
      
    • Melba Lou Grimes m George Stanton of Waco celebrated 25th anniversary on 10/10?? M Earl Martin b 9 Jul 1914 d Mar 1985)
      
    • Mary Frances Grimes m James Alton Wall d 1/14/19?5, Bell Co., TX
      
      Children:
      Melba LuJean Wall b 1-9-1935
      Janice Fran Wall b 4-12-1940
      James Byron Wall b 7-5-1946
      
    • Dorothy Ellen Grimes m John Wesley Watts
      
      Children:
      William Bruce Watts b 3-6-1947, Bell County
      
    • Susie Violet Grimes b 9/21/1904 m Hubert Epperson b 9/3/1903 d 2/21/1983 (NOTE: Susie Grimes 96 years in 2000 (living)
      
      Children:
      Mary Ella Epperson b 11-28-1928
      Elizabeth Ann Epperson b 1-2-1932
      Jane Marie Epperson b 10-5-1936
      
  • Jim Roper b in GA d CA (after 1940) married in TX Allie Rhoades daughter of Thomas Rhoades
    Children
    
    Katherine
    Douglas Lee
    Son
    
  • Sallie Roper m Lige (Elijah?) Davis ()
    
    Children:
    Lillian Davis
    Ella Mae Davis
    Lucy Faye Davis
    
  • Martha Isabel "Patty" Roper married James Landrum Davis
    Children
    
    Dawson Harris Davis b Feb 13, 1898 9 miles south of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. In 1956 was member of law firm of Wade, Davis, Callaway & Marhsall, W.T.Waggoner Bldg, Fort Worth, TX, m Sudie Unknown
    
  • Lida Roper b? d? married Dennis, ? Porterfield, Likes
    Children
    
    Inez Porterfield
    Earl Porterfield married Nettie Unknown
  • Minnie Roper married Unknown Lamb
    Children
    
    Heath Lamb
    Margaret Lamb
  • Lizzie Roper married Theodore Davis
    Children
    
    Mark Davis
    Ed Davis
    Kate Davis
    Sallie Davis