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Ralph Howard MILLER

Ralph Howard MILLER

Male 1910 - 1975  (64 years)

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  • Name Ralph Howard MILLER 
    Nickname Buddy Miller 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 17 Mar 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920, 1930  Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Marin Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Enumerated on Apr 3 1940, the census showed Ralph H. Miller, 30, single, b. WVa, Private in the US Army, among the many soldiers assigned to the "Casual Army Detachment" at the Fort McDowell Military Reservation, located on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. His residence in April 1935 was listed as rural Doddridge County, WVa. During World War II, Fort McDowell served as part of the huge San Francisco Port of Embarkation. The fort became a staging center for "casuals" (unassigned enlisted men) being sent as replacements to the Pacific Theater of War. The installation was deactivated in 1946 and is now a part of Angel Island State Park. www.angelisland.org
      http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpReynolds.html
    Military From 11 Jan 1940 to 21 Mar 1945  [5] 
    Sgt, US Army, World War II 
    Residence 1949  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1950  Eibs Camp, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as lodger Ralph Miller, 40, single, farm helper, in household of Geraldine (Perine) White (44, separated, farmer) and her son Carl Gene White, 10.
    Residence 1961  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 26 Feb 1975  [5, 7] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I70665  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 

    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 location,   d. 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 Helan OWENS,   b. 29 Jun 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 2001  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1961  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F36822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

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

    3. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S127] 1940 Census.

    5. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    6. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    7. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.