William H MillerAge: 67 years1848–1915
- Name
- William H Miller
- Given names
- William H
- Surname
- Miller
 Birth | October 11, 1848 24 22 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | August 5, 1850 (Age 21 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Hanna Miller March 14, 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Margaret Miller May 1859 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 29, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | George T Miller calculated 1868 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Shemwell after July 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | August 1, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Gorrell August 22, 1873 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah E Randall — View this family November 16, 1876 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Nathaniel Miller January 8, 1879 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Myrtle Viola Miller July 30, 1881 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Winifred “Mimmie” Miller July 1885 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah E Randall May 4, 1887 (Age 38 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Sarah E Randall May 5, 1887 (Age 38 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: White Cemetery |
| Death of a father | Wilkerson C Miller 1889 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | March 1, 1895 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | James Harrison “Harry” Barrow — Myrtle Viola Miller — View this family Type: Civil marriage June 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Edith L Barrow May 12, 1901 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Nathaniel Miller — Winnie Esther Walker — View this family May 29, 1901 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Shemwell February 1, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | George T Miller after February 1, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Elmer Loyd Barrow April 6, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ernest Clyde Barrow January 24, 1904 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Joseph Lawrence Miller 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | March 1, 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mildred Myrtle Miller July 23, 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
 Death | November 18, 1915 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery Note: Plot: Section 6 Note: Shares a headstone with daughter, Myrtle V. Miller Barrow |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wilkerson C Miller Birth: 1824 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1889 — Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 1826 26 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1903 — Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 17, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Francis M Miller Birth: May 13, 1847 23 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 10, 1918 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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17 months himself |
William H Miller Birth: October 11, 1848 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1915 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Hanna Miller Birth: March 14, 1853 29 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1929 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Louisa Margaret Miller Birth: May 1859 35 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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10 years younger brother |
George T Miller Birth: calculated 1868 44 41 — Missouri, United States Death: after February 1, 1903 |
| Family with Sarah E Randall |
| himself |
William H Miller Birth: October 11, 1848 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1915 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Sarah E Randall Birth: May 12, 1861 — Missouri, United States Death: May 4, 1887 — Louisburg, Montgomery, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 16, 1876 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Joseph Nathaniel Miller Birth: January 8, 1879 30 17 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 1960 |
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3 years daughter |
Myrtle Viola Miller Birth: July 30, 1881 32 20 — Missouri, United States Death: February 25, 1916 — Grayson, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Winifred “Mimmie” Miller Birth: July 1885 36 24 — Missouri, United States Death: |
William H Miller has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (10)
Parents George Morton Shemwell + Louisa M Lee
Parents John H Hill + Winifred Shemwell
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
Mt Sterling Twp, Pettis, Missouri USA
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
Cole Camp, Benton, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household
Washington, Johnson, Missouri
All married? Francis is now Female -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1895 Kansas State - Census transcript - William H Miller - Household
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Miller - Household
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
few houses down from Sylvester Shemwell -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1905 Kansas State - Census transcript - William H Miller - Household
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Harrison Barrow - Household
1021 West Chestnut St. Dennison, Grayson, Texas
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| Burial | Plot: Section 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Shares a headstone with daughter, Myrtle V. Miller Barrow |