Individual Details
Samuel Silas MILLER
(20 Jul 1819 - 7 May 1895)
Marriage information from Ed Marsh. This is his wife's line.
Per Diana Kinzer Heath 9/29/98.
He settled on 42 acres of his father Adam's land, west of a small stream now called "Miller's Branch". He bought more land until he had about 200 acres. He cast his first vote as a Democrat in 1840; although, his father and brothers were Whigs. He remained loyal to Virginia in the Civil War and served with the militia. May 8, 1895, he was buried on the south slope of "Ellison's Ridge" Monroe Co. WV, 1/2 mile and in full view of his home where he spent most of his life.
Per Diana Kinzer Heath 9/29/98.
He settled on 42 acres of his father Adam's land, west of a small stream now called "Miller's Branch". He bought more land until he had about 200 acres. He cast his first vote as a Democrat in 1840; although, his father and brothers were Whigs. He remained loyal to Virginia in the Civil War and served with the militia. May 8, 1895, he was buried on the south slope of "Ellison's Ridge" Monroe Co. WV, 1/2 mile and in full view of his home where he spent most of his life.
Events
| Birth | 20 Jul 1819 | Indian Creek, Monroe County, WV | |||
| Marriage | 1843 | Monroe County, VA (now WV) - Living | |||
| Death | 7 May 1895 | Monroe County, VA |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Lavina Catherine MILLER (1844 - 1844) |
| Child | Hugh Ballard MILLER (1845 - 1894) |
| Child | Stewart Alexander MILLER (1847 - 1910) |
| Child | John Gaston MILLER (1850 - ) |
| Child | George Cyrus MILLER (1852 - ) |
| Child | Andrew Plunket MILLER (1855 - ) |
| Child | Samuel Silas MILLER Jr. (1857 - ) |
| Child | Martha Ann MILLER (1863 - ) |
| Child | Sylvester Adam MILLER (1865 - ) |
| Child | Lilly Bell MILLER (1867 - ) |
| Father | Living |
| Mother | Leatha CANTERBURY (1799 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Andrson MILLER (1815 - 1842) |
| Sibling | John MILLER (1817 - 1877) |
| Sibling | William Carnfex MILLER (1821 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Adam MILLER Jr. (1823 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Nancy MILLER (1826 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth MILLER (1829 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Mary J. MILLER (1831 - 1899) |