Silas Grant Miller was born a son of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Cogar) Miller in Webster Springs, West Virginia.
Date of Birth Inconsistencies:
1. 1900 US Federal Census states "Oct 1868"
2. Grave marker states "Oct 22, 1869"
3. WV Certificate of Death states "Oct 26, 1868". The Birth Date on the Certificate of Death may have been calculated from a stated Age of "78 Years, 10 Months" (rounding) by the Informant
4. Ages stated on two of three marriage records indicates 1868 (both marriages occurring a month after October) where the third indicates 1869 which could also be attributable to rounding when providing age at time of application (marriage was 3 months before October).
5. When considering available sources and for the purpose of this Memorial, the Date of Birth is determined as 22 Oct 1868.
Marriages:
1. 21 Nov 1889 to Margaret D Gregory in Webster County, West Virginia
2. 18 Jun 1903 to Lydia Schrader in Webster County, West Virginia
3. 04 Nov 1921 to Clara Alice Schrader in Webster County, West Virginia
Silas Grant Miller was born a son of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Cogar) Miller in Webster Springs, West Virginia.
Date of Birth Inconsistencies:
1. 1900 US Federal Census states "Oct 1868"
2. Grave marker states "Oct 22, 1869"
3. WV Certificate of Death states "Oct 26, 1868". The Birth Date on the Certificate of Death may have been calculated from a stated Age of "78 Years, 10 Months" (rounding) by the Informant
4. Ages stated on two of three marriage records indicates 1868 (both marriages occurring a month after October) where the third indicates 1869 which could also be attributable to rounding when providing age at time of application (marriage was 3 months before October).
5. When considering available sources and for the purpose of this Memorial, the Date of Birth is determined as 22 Oct 1868.
Marriages:
1. 21 Nov 1889 to Margaret D Gregory in Webster County, West Virginia
2. 18 Jun 1903 to Lydia Schrader in Webster County, West Virginia
3. 04 Nov 1921 to Clara Alice Schrader in Webster County, West Virginia
Family Members
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Dorothy Frana Miller Channell
1891–1965
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Thomas Cleveland Miller
1893–1977
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Drucilla Elizabeth "Bessie" Miller Carpenter
1894–1939
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Silas Patrick Miller
1896–1987
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Mary Leah Miller Sanford
1904–1994
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George Wesley Miller
1906–1976
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Phoebe Jane Miller Malcomb
1908–2006
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Opha Presley Miller
1910–1993
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Doy Emery Miller
1919–1985
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Arvella Gay Miller Leyh
1922–1991
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CPL Sylvester Allen Miller
1933–1952
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Henry Burton Miller Sr
1936–1998
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