5 OUT of 5 STARS - A historic epic of race relations, genealogy, and the authors great-grandparents, Sen. Austin Miller and Sophia Miller By Almeda S. Edwards on April 18, 2014 Seeds of Magnolia Kindle edition - $2.99 - Paperback - $14.22 bit.ly/ordercopy Format: Paperback Verified Purchase The unmarried Austin Miller purchased Elizabeth from Mrs. Taylor in N.C. for a housekeeper. Sophia, her young child, hadnt been part of the deal. The late Mr. Taylor was Sophias father. Mr. Miller was an attorney, state senator and slave owner with thousands of acres in TN and MS. He accepted Sophia into his home with Elizabeth. Sophia often played in the yard with white girls, who taught her to read, an absolute no-no for a slave. Elizabeth admonished Sophia not to forget she was a slave. Sen. Austin Miller built a mansion christened Magnolia Manor in 1849, and married Mary Jane McNeal, a widow with two children. As the Civil War descended on the South and Magnolia Manor, Mr. Miller was absent. Four Union Generals, Grant, Logan, McPherson and Sherman commandeered the house for a headquarters, but Mrs. Miller pleaded for the children and her delicate health and was allowed to stay. Her cooperation, courtesy and southern hospitality helped save their lives and the house in Bolivar, TN. Its a good history lesson, I loved it, and Im re-reading it!
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