William Jefferson Miller (1824 - 1863)

Born 1824 in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois,

Ancestors

Died 1863 at about age 39 in Andrew, Missouri, United States

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Biography

• Fact: _MILT died in the Civil War

William Jefferson Miller was born about 1826. He died in 1863. He was the son of Lemuel Greene Miller and Mary (Metcalf) Miller. ^[1]

Added by Nancy J. Miller William Jefferson Miller was born in Greene County, IL in 1826. His grandparents Francis and Jane Miller had settled there with their families in 1821, early pioneers. He moved with his parents to MO in the 1840s. He married Nancy Jane Meek on 28 January 1849 in Andrew County, MO. On Dec. 1, 1857 he purchased 120 acres within Sections 23, 26 and 27 in Gentry County. On the 13 July 1860 census they had 3 children, Meek, Morgan and Sarah E. Nancy Jane Miller died 12 Dec. 1860 and is buried in Flag Springs Cemetery. ^[1]

Military Service

Private William Miller served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Dec 29, 1861
Mustered out: May 14, 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. H, 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry

• Civil War

Miller, William J.

BATTLE UNIT NAME

1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry

SIDE

Confederacy

COMPANY

H

SOLDIER'S RANK IN

Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT

Private. ^[2]

Miller, William J

Private

Company H, 1 Missouri Cavalry

Enlisted when: Dec 29, 1861

Enlisted where: Springfield

Period: 12 months

Absent with herd & discharged.

Discharged: July 20, 1862. ^[3]

Miller was in the Gentry County Home Guard for thirty days and then joined the Confederate cause on Dec. 29, 1861, in Co. H, 1 Missouri Cavalry. In May thru October 1862, he was written up as "absent with herd" and in January 1863 he was discharged. When he enlisted, he was a resident of Whitesville, Andrew County. On May 28, 1863, The White Cloud Kansas Chief newspaper had an article that read: "A traitor named Jeff. Miller was recently killed near Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri. We are glad of it. if there are any other traitors named Miller, we say let them go under." An article in The Weekly Herald and Tribune (St. Joseph, MO) on May 21, 1863, stated: "A REBEL KILLED. - We yesterday referred to the shooting of JEFF. MILLER. The paragraph reads as follows. "Last Thursday in Fillmore, Andrew County, a rebel named JEFF. MILLER, accused a soldier of theft. Some words passed, when the soldier called Miller a liar, and the latter drew forth a knife and stabbed him. JOHN MESSICK drew a revolver and shot MILLER, who died last Thursday. Served him right." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205413077/william-jefferson-miller: accessed 17 August 2023), memorial page for William Jefferson Miller (1826–14 May 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205413077, citing Charleston Cemetery, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Nancy J. Miller (contributor 46973916).
2. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Miller, William J. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=1840EFBA-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
3. ↑ Fold3, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri, CMSR for Miller, William J. (9 pages) https://www.fold3.com/image/88576557

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Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Miller-21290 was created by Rick Watts through the import of RickWatts.ged on Jun 11, 2014.