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Elisha James Miller 1832 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 April 1832

Birth Location: Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 September 1912

Death Location: Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Miller

Mother: Mary Miller

Spouse(s): Mary Folglesong

Children(s): Ida Miller

The story of Elisha James Miller began in 1832 in Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States. Elisha James Miller married Mary Minerva 'Minnie' Folglesong, and had children including Ida Lurania Miller. Elisha James Miller passed away in 1912 in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha James Miller began in 1832 in Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States.
  • Elisha James Miller married Mary Minerva 'Minnie' Folglesong, and had children including Ida Lurania Miller.
  • Elisha James Miller passed away in 1912 in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elisha Miller's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Miller
1832 – 1912
Birth Place: Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Norman Miller
1809 – 1902
Mary (Anne Moyers) Miller
1812 – 1900
, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henrich ("Henry") Miller
– 1812
Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Jacob Moyer
1750 – 1855
Williams Township, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Barbara Fike
1775 – 1850
East Whiteland,Chester,Pennsylvania,USA
Great-Grandparents
John Moyer
1725 – 1799
Anna Schneider
1725 – 1798
John Fike
1748 – 1829
Barbara Dellenbach
1755 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Petter Schneider
1700 – 1750
Anna Eswein
1703 – 1762
Peter Dellenbach
1709 – 1777
Elsbeth Gerber
1717 – 1797

Elisha Miller's Descendants

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Elisha (James) Miller (29 April 1832 – 6 September 1912) m. Mary (Minerva 'Minnie') Folglesong (28 Jun 1846 – 1929)
  1. 1. Ida (Lurania) Miller (4 Apr 1861 – 10 Oct 1912) m. Elias (Wesley) Whetsell (10 Oct 1859 – 27 DEC 1931)
    1. 1. Claud (Earl) Whetsell (20 May 1883 – 25 Mar 1950) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Yearwood (12 June 1894 – 6 October 1986)
      1. 1. Woodrow Whetsell (20 September 1915 – 20 Jul 1994) m. Lola Whetsell (17 July 1923 – 19 January 1985)
        1. 1. Sandra (Ann) Whetsell (21 June 1942 – 19 May 1950)
      2. 2. Ida (Bell) Whetsell (11 Aug 1917 – Nov 1988) m. Murl (Jesse) Waugerman (6 Mar 1915 – )
        1. 1. Claud Waugerman (abt 1938 – 7 May 2025) m. Caroline (Virginia) Reckart
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Virginia) Whetsell (12 January 1920 – 3 October 2004) m. Howard (Earnest) Whetsell (01 Oct 1910 – 6 Nov 1974) m. Howard (Earnest) Whetsell (31 Oct 1910 – 6 Nov 1974)
        1. 1. Evelyn (M) Whetsell (Oct 1953 – ) m. Harold Hill (13 jun 1940 – 7 Oct 2021)
        2. 2. Alletha (Rose) Whetsell (05 sep 1948 – 27 Feb 2025) m. Donald Jeffries
        3. 3. Carolyn (Sue) Whetsell (7 Apr 1945 – ) m. John (Howard) Gore (30 Jun 1944 – 07 Feb 2024) m. Kenneth Frankhouser
        4. 4. Bobby (Lynn) Whetsell (8 Jan 1956 – ) m. Terry Howland (15 Feb 1959 – ) m. Elizabeth (P) Ramsey (abt 1966 – )
        5. 5. Earnest (Lee) Whetsell
    2. 2. Elisabeth (E) Whetsell (1886 – )
      1. 1. Chester (Ray) Calvert (3 July 1917 – 20 October 2008)
    3. 3. Ray (E) Whetsell (1889 – )
    4. 4. Joseph (Noah) Whetsell (21 November 1895 – 22 February 1995)
    5. 5. Mary (E) Whetsell (1898 – )
    6. 6. Isaac (Conrad) Whetsell (25 November 1899 – 10 September 1982)
      1. 1. Donald Whetsell (abt 1932 – )
    7. 7. Vivian (P) Whetsell (1902 – )
      1. 1. Richard McCue (13 May 1926 – 1 May 2009)
    8. 8. Custer (L) Whetsell (1904 – )

Elisha Miller's Timeline

2 Records

1832
29 April 1832
Birth of Elisha James Miller in Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States
Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States
1912
6 September 1912
Age 80
Death of Elisha James Miller in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 April 1832
    Event Place: Morgan Glade, Preston, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1912
    Event Place: Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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