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William Donavan MILLER

William Donavan MILLER

Male 1904 - 1976  (72 years)


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  • Name William Donavan MILLER  [1]
    Birth 4 Sep 1904  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1928  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1930  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as William D. Miller, 25, b. WVa, manager of gasoline station, a boarder in the household of Stephen & Alice Stutler and their family. All nine household members were born in West Virginia.
    Occupation 1930  [7] 
    gasoline station manager 
    Occupation 1940  [8] 
    W.P.A. worker 
    Physical Description 1942  [3] 
    5'5-1/2", 150 lbs, blue eyes, blond hair, light complexion 
    Occupation 1942  [3] 
    Youngstown Welding & Engineering Co. in Wickliffe OH 
    Military From 6 Oct 1942 to 12 Feb 1943  [1, 9] 
    PVT, US Army, World War II 
    Census 1940, E MAIN ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the household of his mother and stepbrother Marshall Ross. Listed as William D. Miller, 35, divorced, laborer for W.P.A., resided 1935 in Akron Ohio.
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence 1942, 710 ELM ST  Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1949  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Death 20 Sep 1976  [4, 12] 
    Burial Evergreen Cemetery (North) (aka Arlington), Rt 2 N of Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12] 
    Person ID I70664  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2025

    Father Alcenus MILLER,   b. CA 1873, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Aurelia Lacy "Rilla" KNIGHT,   b. 17 Jul 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1949, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F29910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pauline Iris GRIFFIN,   b. 23 Jul 1909, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1976 (Age 66 years)
    Marriage 23 Jan 1928  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Divorce Y  [8]
    Children 
     1. William Bryan MILLER,   b. 31 Jan 1929, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1999 (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F61973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838215&frame=00096.

    7. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    8. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    9. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    10. [S1925] Social Security Death Index.

    11. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    12. [S934] Findagrave.com.