William Lee MillerAge: 93 years1863–1957
- Name
- William Lee Miller
- Given names
- William Lee
- Surname
- Miller
 Birth | July 25, 1863 25 34 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Vena Tamer Miller March 30, 1866 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 |
| Birth of a brother | John F Miller about 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Reuben Miller about 1872 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eliza Caroline Miller September 17, 1873 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Greene May 13, 1877 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | John F Miller after 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Reuben Miller June 10, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha W Greene before 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Richard C Green November 25, 1906 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Larkin George Greene November 2, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Miller February 8, 1918 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Eliza Caroline Miller May 8, 1926 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Vena Tamer Miller November 2, 1927 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a father | William Harrison Miller February 1, 1929 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Miller September 18, 1931 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Elizabeth Greene May 15, 1933 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 15, 1957 (Age 93 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Harrison Miller Birth: May 17, 1838 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1929 — Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Greene Birth: February 22, 1829 27 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 13, 1877 — Wichita, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: October 1857 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Jane Miller Birth: October 12, 1859 21 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 18, 1931 — Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Mary Ann Miller Birth: July 13, 1860 22 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 8, 1918 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Lee Miller Birth: July 25, 1863 25 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1957 — Westminster, Orange, California, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Vena Tamer Miller Birth: March 30, 1866 27 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 2, 1927 — Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John F Miller Birth: about 1870 31 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: after 1880 |
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3 years younger brother |
Reuben Miller Birth: about 1872 33 42 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1882 — Grayson, Texas, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Eliza Caroline Miller Birth: September 17, 1873 35 44 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 8, 1926 — Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Larkin Greene |
| step-father |
Larkin Greene Birth: March 9, 1825 34 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 2, 1850 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary Greene Birth: February 22, 1829 27 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 13, 1877 — Wichita, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: April 30, 1846 — |
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10 months half-brother |
Richard C Green Birth: February 14, 1847 21 17 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 25, 1906 — Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Solomon Greene Birth: about 1849 23 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1849 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months half-brother |
Larkin George Greene Birth: November 3, 1850 25 21 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 2, 1915 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with an unknown individual |
| mother |
Mary Greene Birth: February 22, 1829 27 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 13, 1877 — Wichita, Texas, United States |
| half-sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Greene Birth: March 4, 1854 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 15, 1933 — Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Martha W Greene Birth: about 1856 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900 |