Lemuel David Miller

Basic Info

Birth Name	Lemuel David Miller
Nick Name(s)	"Lem", "Mule"
Birth Date	08/18/1887
Marriage Date	02/03/1916
Death Date	08/02/1959
Gender	Male
Age at Death	71 years, 11 months, 15 days
Literate	Yes

Parents & Siblings

Parents
Relation	Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Father	Miller, Abraham Martin	09/15/1862	05/12/1934
Mother	Wright, Mary Elizabeth	09/17/1859	04/13/1939

Lemuel & Siblings
Relation	Name	Birth Date	Death Date
	Lemuel David Miller	08/18/1887	08/02/1959
Sister	Gertie Elizabeth Miller	08/03/1889	10/20/1982
Brother	John Roy Miller	01/31/1892	08/27/1983
Sister	Anna Virginia Miller	05/31/1894	02/02/1957
Sister	Edith Mary Miller	09/18/1898	01/12/1909
Sister	Cora Barbara Miller	05/01/1901	09/30/1984

Spouse & Children

Name	Birth date	Marriage Date	Death date
Marriage Info
Caricofe, Carrie Berta	11/23/1890	2/3/1916 ^{(9b, 11a)}	3/17/1959 ^{(4b, 9b)}

Relation	Name	Birth date	Death date
Lemuel & Carrie's Children
Child	Miller, James Caricofe	05/29/1917	05/31/1917
Child	Miller, Paul Newton	06/05/1918	07/28/1990
Child	Miller, Emory Abraham	12/31/1919	08/29/2004
Child	Miller, Mary Lee Catherine	05/03/1922	02/03/2008
Child	Miller, Leon David	03/23/1925	09/13/1996
Child	Miller, Daughter (Living)	1927
Child	Miller, Don Howard	03/03/1930	09/12/1989

Personal Timeline

Date	Age	Event & Sources	Place
08/18/1887	0Y	Birth of Lemuel David Miller.	Dayton, Virginia
08/03/1889	1Y, 11M, 16D	Birth of sister, Gertie Elizabeth Miller.	Rockingham County, Virginia
01/31/1892	4Y	Birth of brother, John Roy Miller.
05/31/1894	6Y	Birth of sister, Anna Virginia Miller.	Bridgewater, Virginia
09/18/1898	11Y	Birth of sister, Edith Mary Miller.
05/01/1901	13Y	Birth of sister, Cora Barbara Miller.	Rockingham County, Virginia
about 1905	c. 16Y	Religion. Joined with Church of the Brethren (1908 - )
c. 1905	c. 16Y	Church Attended: Bridgewater Church of the Brethren ("College St. COB")	Bridgewater, Virginia
03/11/1905	16Y	Death of Paternal Grandmother, Elizabeth F. Miller, (Location Assumed).	John A. Miller Farm, Virginia
05/11/1905	16Y	Death of Paternal Grandfather, John A. Miller. Source: 8b.	John A. Miller Farm, Virginia
about 1906	c. 18Y	Occupation: Carpenter, probably with the Riddle Lumber Company.	Unknown
11/15/1912	26Y	Sent a letter to Lemuel David Miller that he received on this day.	Bridgewater, Virginia
Source: Caricofe, Carrie Berta; Miller, Tyler M., ed., "Letter to Lemuel David Miller, November 25th, 1912," LDM&CBC Collection, Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
12/12/1912	25Y	Received a letter from Carrie Berta Caricofe.	Bridgewater, Virginia
Source: Caricofe, Carrie Berta; Miller, Tyler M., ed., "Letter to Lemuel David Miller, December 12th, 1912," LDM&CBC Collection, Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
11/02/1913	26Y	Wedding of sister, Gertie E. Miller & Roy Samuel Hilbert.
11/16/1913	26Y	Received a letter from Carrie Berta Caricofe.	Bridgewater, Virginia
Source: Caricofe, Carrie Berta; Miller, Tyler M., ed., "Letter to Lemuel David Miller, November 16th, 1913," LDM&CBC Collection, Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
*06/28/1914*	*26Y*	*World War I - Start*	*Europe*
12/19/1915	28Y	Wedding of sister, Anna V. Miller & Forest Kenyon Hilbert.
02/13/1916	28Y	Lemuel & Carrie Berta Caricofe's Wedding.
02/09/1917	29Y	Property Aquisition: B&S 2 Ave A dist. Deed #107, Page 7. Bought from Sarah E. Reese (nee. Caricofe).
*04/06/1917*	*29Y*	*World War I - U.S. Enter's the War*	*Europe*
05/29/1917	29Y	Birth of son, James Caricofe Miller.	Rockingham County, Virginia
05/30/1917	29Y	Wedding of brother, John R. Miller & Pinkie S. Evers.
05/31/1917	29Y	Death of son, James Caricofe Miller.	Rockingham County, Virginia
06/05/1917	29Y	WW1 Draft: Lemuel & his brother John Roy Miller Registered for the World War I Draft Together.	Bridgewater, Virginia
Sources Miller, Lemuel David, “Selective Service Registration [World War 1] #937, File: 45-2-44A, 6/5/1917.” National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. Miller, John Roy, “Selective Service Registration [World War 1] #935, File: 45-2-44A, 6/5/1917.” National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
06/05/1918	29Y	Birth of son, Paul Newton Miller. Born near Dayton, VA.	Dayton, Virginia
Unknown	Unknown	Employer: Castle Construction Company	Unknown
*11/11/1918*	*30Y*	*World War I - End*	*Europe*
12/31/1919	32Y	Birth of son, Emory "Henne" Abraham Miller.	John A. Miller Farm, Virginia
05/03/1922	34Y	Birth of daughter, Mary Lee Catherine Miller.	Dayton, Virginia
03/23/1925	37Y	Birth of son, Leon David Miller.	Stempleytown, VA.
Unknown	Unknown	Employer: M.A. Layman & Sons
1927	39Y	Birth of Daughter (Living).	Stempleytown, VA.
*09/04/1929*	*30Y*	*Great Depression - Start*	*United States of America*
03/03/1930	42Y	Birth of son, Don Howard Miller.	Stempleytown, VA.
05/12/1934	46Y	Death of father, Abraham Martin Miller.	Bridgewater, Virginia
04/13/1939	51Y	Death of mother, Mary Elizabeth Wright.	Bridgewater, Virginia
*09/01/1939*	*53Y*	*World War II - Nazi Germany invades Poland.*	*Poland*
*12/07/1941*	*53Y*	*World War II - Attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Enters the war. Three of Lemuel's sons, Paul, "Hennie", and Leon will serve in the war in both the European and Pacific Theaters.*	*Pearl Harbor, Hawaii*
*05/08/1945*	*58Y*	*World War II - V.E. ('Victory in Europe") Day.*	*Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S.A.*
*08/06/1945*	*58Y*	*World War II - Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan*	*Hiroshima, Japan*
*08/09/1945*	*58Y*	*World War II - Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.*	*Nagasaki, Japan*
*08/15/1945*	*58Y*	*World War II - V.J. ("Victory Over Japan") Day.*	*Pearl Harbor, Hawaii*
about 05/14/1956	68Y	Funeral of John Solomon Wright. Lemuel served as Pallbearer.	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Bridgewater, Virginia
3/14/1959	71Y	Lemuel's wife Carrie has a cerebrovascular accident. She'd had two similar events prior to this event.	Rader Retirement Home
03/17/1959	71Y	Lemuel's wife Carrie has a paralytic stroke at 2:45pm that ended up being her cause of death.	Rader Retirement Home
07/04/1959	71Y	Lemuel has Paralytic Stroke and is admitted to Rockingham Memorial Hospital.	Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Virginia
08/02/1959	71Y, 11M, 15D	Lemuel dies from complications of the paralytic stroke.	Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Virginia
08/04/1959	Deceased	Lemuel's Funeral held at the College Street Church of the Brethren, Rev. Bernard N. King in charge of the services. Buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery.	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Bridgewater, Virginia

Database Info

TM Database Number	I0013
Henry Number	16534111

Sources

1	“FamilySearch: Virginia Births & Christenings, 1584-1917: Lemuel David Miller Excerpt,” FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed March 15, 2019, https://www.familysearch.org/en/.
2a	Beam, L.; Miller, M. D.; Miller, D. L., “Miller Family Outline”, Unpublished. 2/1993; Rev. 6/2007, 6/2008; Rev. 6/2018. Page 1.
2b	Beam, L.; Miller, M. D.; Miller, D. L., “Miller Family Outline”, Unpublished. 2/1993; Rev. 6/2007, 6/2008; Rev. 6/2018. Page 12.
2c	Beam, L.; Miller, M. D.; Miller, D. L., “Miller Family Outline”, Unpublished. 2/1993; Rev. 6/2007, 6/2008; Rev. 6/2018. Page 18.
2d	Beam, L.; Miller, M. D.; Miller, D. L., “Miller Family Outline”, Unpublished. 2/1993; Rev. 6/2007, 6/2008; Rev. 6/2018. Page 2.
2e	Beam, L.; Miller, M. D.; Miller, D. L., “Miller Family Outline”, Unpublished. 2/1993; Rev. 6/2007, 6/2008; Rev. 6/2018. Page 4.
2f	Beam, L.; Miller, M. D.; Miller, D. L., “Miller Family Outline”, Unpublished. 2/1993; Rev. 6/2007, 6/2008; Rev. 6/2018. Page 5.
3	Caricofe, Carrie Berta; Miller, Tyler M., ed., “Letter to Lemuel David Miller, December 12th, 1912,” LDM&CBC Collection, Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
4	Caricofe, Carrie Berta; Miller, Tyler M., ed., “Letter to Lemuel David Miller, November 16th, 1913,” LDM&CBC Collection, Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
5	Caricofe, Carrie Berta; Miller, Tyler M., ed., “Letter to Lemuel David Miller, November 25th, 1912,” LDM&CBC Collection, Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
6	College Street Church of the Brethren, "Funeral Program: Carrie Berta Caricofe", LDM-CBC Collection, 3/19/1959. Catalogued 2020. Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
7	College Street Church of the Brethren, "Funeral Program: Lemuel David Miller", LDM-CBC Collection, 3/19/1959. Catalogued 2020. Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
8a	Find A Grave, “Memorial Page for Abraham Martin Miller,” Memorial no. 35520158. https://www.findagrave.com. 3/19/2019.
8b	Find A Grave, “Memorial Page for Carrie Berta Miller [née Caricofe],” Memorial no. 35426152. https://www.findagrave.com. 3/19/2019.
8c	Find A Grave, “Memorial Page for James Caricofe Miller,” Memorial no. 63271187. https://www.findagrave.com. 3/19/2019.
8d	Find A Grave, “Memorial Page for Lemuel David Miller,” Memorial no. 35426114. https://www.findagrave.com. 3/19/2019.
8f	Find A Grave, “Memorial Page for Mary Elizabeth Miller [née Wright],” Memorial no. 35520212. https://www.findagrave.com. 3/27/2019.
9	Harrisonburg Daily News-Record. 1934. "Obituary: Abraham Martin Miller." May 12, 1934. Page unknown.
10	Harrisonburg Daily News-Record. 1939. "Obituary: Mary E. Miller." April 14, 1939. Page unknown.
11	Miller, Abraham Martin, “Certificate of Death,” Commonwealth of Virginia – Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State File number: 13038, Registration District: 821-C, Registration Number: 6. 5/23/1934.
12	Miller, Carrie Berta [née Caricofe], “Certificate of Death,” Commonwealth of Virginia – Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State File Number: 7958, Registration District: 821A, Registration Number: 6. 4/2/1959.
13	Miller, Cora Barbara, “Certificate of Death,” Commonwealth of Virginia – Department of Health, Division of Vital Records & Statistics, State File Number: 84-031047, Registration Area Number: 212, Certificate Number: 426. 10/5/1984.
14a	Miller, J. [James] Carson, Jacob Miller of 1748: His Descendants and Connections, Part III., Self-Published, Moores Store, VA. 1938. Page 25.
14b	Miller, J. [James] Carson, Jacob Miller of 1748: His Descendants and Connections, Part III., Self-Published, Moores Store, VA. 1938. Page 67.
14c	Miller, J. [James] Carson, Jacob Miller of 1748: His Descendants and Connections, Part III., Self-Published, Moores Store, VA. 1938. Page 68.
14d	Miller, J. [James] Carson, Jacob Miller of 1748: His Descendants and Connections, Part III., Self-Published, Moores Store, VA. 1938. Page 77.
15	Miller, James Caricofe, “Certificate of Death,” Commonwealth of Virginia – Bureau of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, State File Number: 13019, Registration District: 8121, Registration Number: 10. 5/30/1917.
16	Miller, John Roy, “Selective Service Registration [World War 1] #935, File: 45-2-44A, 6/5/1917.” National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
17	Miller, Lemuel David, “Certificate of Death,” Commonwealth of Virginia – Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State File Number: 19298, Registration District: 2822, Registration Number: 192. 8/11/1959.
18	Miller, Lemuel David, “Selective Service Registration [World War 1] #937, File: 45-2-44A, 6/5/1917.” National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
19	Miller, Mary Elizabeth [Née Wright], “Certificate of Death,” Commonwealth of Virginia – Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State File Number 9890, Registration District: 821-C, Registration Number: 10. 5/10/1939.
20	Newspaper Clipping from Unknown Paper, "A. M. Miller Dies Near Bridgewater: Abraham Martin Miller Obituary," LDM-CBC Collection, Unknown. Catalogued 2020. Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
21	Newspaper Clipping from Unknown Paper, "Deaths: Mrs. Lemuel D. Miller (Carrie Berta née Caricofe)," LDM-CBC Collection, 1959. Catalogued 2020. Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
22	Newspaper Clipping from Unknown Paper, "Mrs. Miller, 79, Passes Away: Mary E. Miller (née Wright) Obituary," LDM-CBC Collection, 4/13/1939. Catalogued 2020. Copy in Possession of Miller, Tyler M., 2020.
23	Rockingham County Courthouse, State of Virginia, "Grantee Index 1864-1910, M-Mi," Rockingham County, VA.
24	Rockingham Register. "Obituary: John A. Miller." May 16, 1905. Page unknown.
25	Rockingham Register. 1905. "Obituary: Elizabeth F. Miller." March 3, 1905. Page unknown.
26	Staunton News Leader. 1959. “Obituary: Lemuel David Miller.” August 3, 1959. Page unknown.
27	Staunton News Leader. 1959. “Obituary: Miller, Mrs. Lemuel D. [Carrie Berta Caricofe]” March 18, 1959. Page unknown.
28	Unknown Photographer; scan & ed., Miller, Tyler M., "Children of Abraham Martin Miller & Mary Elizabeth Wright, c. 1950" D.L. Miller & A.J. Mathis Collection, c. 1950; 2021.
29	Unknown Photographer; scan & ed., Miller, Tyler M., "Lemuel D. Miller & Carrie B. Caricofe Portrait, c. 1950," D.L. Miller & A.J. Mathis Collection, c. 1950; 2021.
30	Unknown Photographer; scan & ed., Miller, Tyler M., “Lemuel D. Miller & Carrie B. Caricofe Wedding Portrait, c. 2/13/1916," D.L. Miller & A.J. Mathis Collection, c. 2/13/1916; 2021.
31	Unknown Photographer; scan & ed., Miller, Tyler M., “Lemuel D. Miller Wedding Portrait, c. 2/13/1916," D.L. Miller & A.J. Mathis Collection; scan & ed., c. 2/13/1916; 2020.
32	Unknown Photographer; scan & ed., Miller, Tyler M., “Stempleytown School House, c. 1900," D.L. Miller & A.J. Mathis Collection, c. 1900; 2021.
33	U.S. Census, 1920: Population, Heads of Families. Washington: Government Printing Office, State of Virginia, Rockingham County, Ashby District, Supervisor’s District No. 7, Enumeration District No. 82, Sheet No. 10A, Rows 44–46: Miller, Abraham Martin; Wright, Mary Elizabeth and 37–39: Miller, John Roy. 1/19/1920. Accessed 2018.
34	U.S. Census, 1920: Population, Heads of Families. Washington: Government Printing Office, State of Virginia, Rockingham County, Ashby Managerial District, Dayton, Supervisors District: 7, Enumeration District: 83, Sheet No. 1 A. Rows 23–29: Caricofe, Newton “Newt” Michael & Ritchie, Mary Catherine; 34–37: Miller, Lemuel David; Caricofe, Carrie Berta. 1/2/1920. Accessed 2018.
35	U.S. Census, 1930: Heads of Families. Washington: Government Printing Office, State of Virginia, Rockingham County, Ashby Managerial District, Supervisor’s District No. 3, Enumeration District no. 83-6, Sheet No. 15-A, Rows 41–43: Miller, Abraham Martin; Wright, Mary Elizabeth. 4/29/1930. Accessed 2018.
36	U.S. Census, 1930: Population, Heads of Families. Washington: Government Printing Office. State of Virginia, Rockingham County, Ashby Managerial District, Supervisor’s District No. 7-Va, Enumeration District No. 83–5, Sheet No. 7B, Rows 64–72: Miller, Lemuel David; Caricofe, Carrie Berta. 4/16/19. Accessed 2018.
37	U.S. Census, 1940: Heads of Families. Washington: Government Printing Office, State of Virginia, Rockingham County, Ashby Managerial District, Supervisor’s District No. 7, Enumeration District No. 83-6, Sheet No. 15-B, Rows 46–53: Miller, Lemuel David; Caricofe, Carrie Berta. 5/6-71940. Accessed 2018.
38	Wise, W. Harvey, IV., From the Rhineland to the Promised Land of the Shenandoah, Warwick House Publishers, 720 Court Street Lynchburg, VA 24504, 2009. Page 132.

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