The Shemwell Family

Luther Joshua MillerAge: 79 years18731953

Name
Luther Joshua Miller
Given names
Luther Joshua
Surname
Miller
Birth October 25, 1873 22 17
Birth of a brotherCharles George Miller
February 28, 1875 (Age 16 months)
Marriage of parentsDaniel G MillerJohanah B “Joan” JemisonView this family
December 17, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAlbert L Miller
about 1878 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Zachariah Jemison
about 1878 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Census June 1, 1885 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherJohanah B “Joan” Jemison
1889 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 paternal grandmotherLucinda Epps
after 1900 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 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 44 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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
Census April 22, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel G Miller
October 11, 1942 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 76 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 72 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 1953 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beulah Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 17, 1876Butler, Missouri, United States
-5 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Luther Joshua Miller
Birth: October 25, 1873 22 17Missouri, United States
Death: 1953Colorado, United States
16 months
younger brother
Charles George Miller
Birth: February 28, 1875 24 19Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: January 24, 1966Logan, Colorado, United States
4 years
younger brother
Albert L Miller
Birth: about 1878 27 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:

Luther Joshua Miller has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (1)

Parents Joseph M Smart + Nancy Miller
1Emma N Smart18701956

Mother's family (5)

Parents Marion Lafayette Epps + Mary Adeline Jemison
1Lee Roy Epps18861949
2Fred Robert Epps18881964
3Harry James Epps18951979
4Ernest Guy Epps18971973
5Edward Leslie Epps19031965
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel G Miller - Household

ED 10 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Miller, DanielWM30headMFarmerMOMOMO
Miller, JoanaWF24wifeMKeeping HouseARNCNC
Miller, Lula LWF9daughterSMOMO
Miller, Luther JWM6sonSMOMONC
Miller, Charles GWM5sonSMOMONC
Miller, Albert MWM2sonSMOMONC
Juneson, MolloeWF17otherSMONCNC

CensusColorado State - Census transcript - Daniel G Miller - Household

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Miller, Daniel GheadMW33MMOFarmer
Jemison, Joan BwifeFW30MARKeeps House
Miller, Lula LdaughterFW14SMOAt School
Miller, Luther JsonMW11SMOAt School
Miller, Chas GsonMW9SMOAt School
Miller, Albert MsonMW7SMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Joshua Miller - Household

ED 74 Pueblo, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Miller, Luther JheadOYesMW56M45NoYesMOMOMOYesFarmerGen FarmOYes
Miller, GeorgiawifeFW67M56NoYesCOUnited StatesARYesNone
Miller, Daniel GfatherMW79Wd20NoYesMOMOMOYesNone