Husband: William Allen Miller
Also known as: Allen W. Miller 1,2
Born: Jul- -1859 in Virginia 1,3 (see note 1)
Died: Mar-14-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6
Cause of death: pneumonia fever 4
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1889 in Gilmer Co, WV 3
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Thomas A. Miller (1834 - )
Wife: Finanda Columbia Spurgeon 7,2,8
Married: Mar-31-1889 in Gilmer Co, WV 9
Born: May-22-1853 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 10,3 (see note 2)
Died: Oct- 2-1936 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 11
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 11,6
Resided: 1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Father: George W. Spurgeon (1822 - 1884)
Mother: Ruth Jane Pearcy (1824 - 1862)
Other spouse 1
M Child 1: E. C. Miller Born: Oct- -1883 1 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Mintie Miller Born: Mar- -1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,12 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Hamilton Bell b. Aug- 6-1882 Married: Apr- 5-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 3: Biddie Miller Born: Mar-25-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,1,14 Died: Sep-20-1971 in Harrison Co, WV 15,13 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Hamilton Bell b. Aug- 6-1882 Married: May- 9-1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12
F Child 4: Lovie Miller Born: Jan- 2-1893 7,5 Died: Jul-16-1978 7,5 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 17 Husband: Clyde Silas Kemper b. Jul-21-1890 d. Dec-21-1967 Married: Sep-18-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 5: Gertrude Miller Born: Aug- -1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,18 Died: Jul-18-1988 in Salem, WV 18 Buried: in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 18 Resided: in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 18 Resided: 1924 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: 1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Occupation: merchant 18 Husband: Doy L. Brannon b. Jan-31-1895 d. Oct-14-1918 Married: May-11-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: Lawrence Dow "Doc" Nicholson b. Apr-24-1884 d. Jan- -1973 Married: Sep-10-1924 in Harrison Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), pp. 228-229. (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as William A. Miller, 29, b. Virginia, res. Gilmer Co; and Firanda [sic] Flesher, 34, b. Gilmer Co. Married Mar 31 1889. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (18) Obituary. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1858. But the 1900 Census shows it as July 1859, which corresponds to his age 57 in his death record. Note (2) Although her death record states her place of birth as Doddridge County, the records of both of her marriages show that she was born in Gilmer County. The 1900 Census lists her age as 45 and birth date as May 1855. Death record states burial location as Pleasant Valley Cemetery, more commonly known as Spurgeon Cemetery, located at Bear Fork on the Doddridge/Gilmer county line.