Francis M MillerAge: 71 years1847–1918
- Name
- Francis M Miller
- Given names
- Francis M
- Surname
- Miller
 Birth | May 13, 1847 23 20 |
 Birth of a brother | William H Miller October 11, 1848 (Age 16 months) |
 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 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Hanna Miller March 14, 1853 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Margaret Miller May 1859 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 13 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 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 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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 23 years) |
| Census | August 1, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Gorrell August 22, 1873 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 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 15, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
 Religious marriage | Louise Jane Howe — View this family October 2, 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller October 18, 1887 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lucy Henley Miller December 11, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | Wilkerson C Miller 1889 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Clarence Monroe Miller February 23, 1897 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Leonard Arthur Miller September 13, 1901 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Shemwell February 1, 1903 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | George T Miller after February 1, 1903 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ethel L Grinstead February 6, 1908 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ernest W Grinstead May 19, 1909 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Hughes — Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 14, 1909 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Susan Hughes May 3, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Emma E Grinstead 1911 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Elmer Roy Grinstead November 10, 1913 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | William H Miller November 18, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Thomas Hughes March 7, 1918 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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 | December 10, 1918 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Longwood Cemetery |
| 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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 Louise Jane Howe |
| himself |
Francis M Miller Birth: May 13, 1847 23 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 10, 1918 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Louise Jane Howe Birth: February 12, 1859 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 8, 1940 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1884 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Rebecca Francis “Fannie” Miller Birth: October 18, 1887 40 28 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1967 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lucy Henley Miller Birth: December 11, 1889 42 30 — Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 1958 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years son |
Clarence Monroe Miller Birth: February 23, 1897 49 38 — Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Death: September 12, 1960 — Kansas, United States |
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5 years son |
Leonard Arthur Miller Birth: September 13, 1901 54 42 — Ft Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Death: April 21, 1974 — Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States |
Francis M 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
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Francis M Miller - Household
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Francis M Miller - Household
Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri
Francis's 2nd marriage. -b |