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William Allen MILLER

William Allen MILLER

Male 1859 - 1917  (~ 57 years)

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  • Name William Allen MILLER 
    Born Jul 1859  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [3] 
    farm worker 
    Residence 1889  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Died 14 Mar 1917  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Cause: pneumonia fever 
    Buried Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (CR 6/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I16204  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2024 

    Father Thomas A. MILLER,   b. May 1834, Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hannah BECKNER,   b. CA 1834, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Family ID F20905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Finanda Columbia SPURGEON,   b. 22 May 1853, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1936, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [7, 8, 9] 
    Married 31 Mar 1889  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Mintie MILLER,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     2. Biddie MILLER,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +3. Lovie MILLER,   b. 2 Jan 1893,   d. 16 Jul 1978  (Age 85 years)
     4. Gertrude MILLER,   b. Aug 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1988, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 93 years)
    Family ID F5810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    16204_MILLER_WilliamAllen_1859-1917_DeathCertificate.jpg    		16204_MILLER_WilliamAllen_1859-1917_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    2. [S1739] Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989)).

    3. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), pp. 228-229.

    8. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    9. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    10. [S1739] 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.