Cornelius
S.
Miller
Born in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Andrew Jackson Miller
and Sarah (Duncan) Miller
Brother of
Virginia Eva (Miller) Rollyson, S. Jane Miller, Ann Elizabeth Miller, Nathan A. Miller, Melcenia Liston (Miller) Ballengee, Henry F. Miller, Charles Andrew Miller, Floyd Luther Miller, Rosa Belle Miller and Lillian May Miller
Husband of
Cora Leata (Wiseman) Miller
— married
25 Dec 1888 in Summers Co. WV
Father of
Rosa Miller
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2014
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Biography
He married Cora Leata Wiseman at Summers Co, WV, on 25 Dec 1888 christened Sept 03 1861 They had a daughter Rosa born April 15 1905 in West Virginia.
Hinton News, March 12 2013 that has an article called Railroad Recollections by Roy C. Long. This article retells the story of John Henry, a steel driving man (who became a legend and part of the folklore of the region. John Henry was the African American man who beat a steam drill hammer, But winning wore him out and he never did catch up on his rest, he took sick and died shortly after the contest. Cornelius, known by "Neil" verified the story as he witnessed the contest that went on for a day and part of the next. He was a boy at the time who came to the site with his father. Neil carried water and nails to the men.
Sources
"West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5PV-4LZ : accessed 19 Jun 2014), Cornelius L. Miller, 03 Sep 1861; citing , Greenbrier, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 34485.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cornelius:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cornelius:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Charlene (Ballengee) Wall 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A238890 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Lesli Wall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lesli_Wall
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T179315 [compare], FTDNA kit #334827
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Lance Wall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KW2093481 [compare]
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Jeff Wall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GD7253924 [compare]
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