Jack Miller
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Jack Miller

Jack J. Miller
Born 1910s.
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Father of [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died 1940s.
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Biography

James "Jack" Miller was born on 27 April 1912 in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, the youngest of six children and three sons of [[Miller-15285|William and Pauline Prickett Miller.
James Robert Jackson Miller was named for his mother's three brothers: James (Jamie), Robert (Robbie), and Minter Jackson Prickett.[1]

Family of birth

William Stuart Miller married Pauline Prickett on 23 August 1898 in Rural Retreat.[2]
  1. Ralph Edison Miller, b 1899
  2. Bessie Belle Miller, b 1900
  3. Harold Lee Miller, b 1902
  4. Gladys Willie Miller, b1905
  5. Shirley Rosmore Miller, b1908
  6. Robert Jackson Miller, b1912.
Jack Miller in the yard at Rural Retreat
Shortly before Jack was born, his mother moved the family from nearby Groseclose to her mother's home in Rural Retreat, where all the children grew up.

1920 Census

Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia
Lines 25-28, Railroad Ave., Dwelling 25, Family 25:
Prickett, Laura B. 60 Wd VA Owns house, mortgage-free
Prickett, Nancy B 29 S VA No occ
Prickett, Lulu 27 S VA Stenographer, Produce House
Prickett, Minter 24 S VA Commercial salesman, Hardware
Lines 29-34, Railroad Ave., Dwelling 25, Family 26
Miller, Pauline 37 Wd VA Rents, Agent, Dry-Goods
Miller, Bessie B 19 S VA None
Miller, Harold L 17 S VA Salesman, Grocery
Miller, Gladis [sic, i.e., Gladys] 14 S VA None
Miller, Shirley 11 S VA None
Miller, Jack 8 S VA None[3][4]
On 24 November 1938, when he was twenty-six, he married Ruth Adelaide Newell in Washington D.C. She bore him one child, a daughter whom they named Mary Gail.[5]
Jack was in poor health and was in a lot of pain, unable to work, etc. , apparently caused by adhesions as a result of abdominal surgery, probably an appendectomy, at an earlier date. He died on 27 January 1944, when he was thirty-one, in a hospital in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia.
He is buried in Rural Retreat, in the Mountain View Cemetery.

Obituary

Obituary of
James Robert Jackson "Jack" Miller,
1912-1944
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Gravestone for James Robert Jackson Miller

From Findagrave.com

James Robert Jackson Miller
Birth: 27 Apr 1912; Death: 27 Jan 1944 (aged 31); Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, USA. Memorial #: 95711295.
Family Members: Parents: Pauline Prickett Miller (1881-1963); Spouse: Adelaide Newell Miller (1913-1998); Siblings: Bessie Bell Miller Bedwell (1900-1997), Willie Gladys Miller (1905-1985), Shirley R. Miller (1908-1991).[6]

Citations

  1. ↑ Email from Mary Gail Miller daughter to PPH, 13 June 2015,
  2. ↑ Source: #S125 Page: 4:22PM citing Bessie Miller Bedwell's family Bible entries
  3. ↑ 1920 Census, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, Series T625 R1919. AncestryHeritageQuest. URL: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?surname=prickett&series=14&state=11&countyid=924&hitcount=2&p=1&urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B15940058%3B154386491%3B14%3B11&searchtype=1&offset=1.
  4. ↑ 1930 Census, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, HeritageQuest Accessed 9 Sep 2007. URL: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/ Page: P lines 67-70, household
  5. ↑ Source: #S127
  6. ↑ James Archer (47046691), “James Robert Jackson Miller,” Findagrave.com. Record added 21 Aug 2012. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95711295/james-robert_jackson-miller. Accessed 21 December 2018.

Acknowledgements

  • Miller-25228 was created by Patricia Hickin through the import of PRICKETT-WBF 4 gens desc n spouses children parents 20150104.ged on Jan 4, 2015.

Sources

  • Dutton, Lillian Lucile Repass, comp., HOUSE OF CAMERON: Joe & Connie's Homepage, "death records that were recorded in the personal diary of Mrs. William Henry," from October 1, 1918 through February 22, 1982. These pages are created by Joe & Connie Cameron. Updated March 18, 2011. Since February 2, 1999 Date: 28 Jul 2006.
  • HICKIN-Patricia Prickett. Personal recollection, 23 Aug 2012.
  • Email from Mary Gail Miller daughter to PPH, 13 June 2015,

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