William H. Miller Papers, ca. 1900-1924 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: William H. Miller Papers, ca. 1900-1924

Primary Creator: Miller, W. H. (William Harris) (1852-1928)

Extent: 2.8 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 06/11/1929

Subjects: Kentucky--Genealogy.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The William H. Miller collection is made up of genealogy-based material. It contains Miller's manuscript of his book History and Genealogies of the Families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown Families, as well as the unpublished manuscript for a second book. The manuscript includes family lineage for families all over Madison County, but also expands to include family migration between Virginia and Kentucky and westward. Also included is some of Miller's personal correspondence and miscellaneous photographs and ephemera, including his research and notes on Native Americans.

Biographical Note

William Harris Miller was a Kentuckian genealogist who published History and the Genealogies of the Miller, Woods, Harris, Waller, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown Families in 1907. Miller was born on October 22, 1852. At age 19, he was deputy county clerk under George D. Shackelford, and went on to serve as deputy sheriff under Charles K. Oldham. Miller was later appointed circuit court clerk, where he became acquainted with records and names around Madison County. He married Katherine Oldham on February 17, 1884. Miller died of a long-term illness on August 2, 1928, at age 75.

Subject/Index Terms

Kentucky--Genealogy.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Physical Access Note: Due to the fragile nature of these volumes, please refer to the microfilm first.

Acquisition Source: Dr. E. H. Ellis

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Folder OS 1: Family Trees],
[All]

Box 1

Barcode: 31234013796733

Item 1: William H. Miller's Original Manuscript Vol. 1: Adair to Yaning families, includes preface and index.

Box 2

Barcode: 31234013796741

Item 1: William H. Miller's Original Manuscript Vol. 2: Lists of families, not in alphabetical order (seems to be in first-name order). Starts with Pinkston. Includes clippings of newspapers and other paper scraps dealing with family history. Includes Febuary-March 1898 edition of The Gulf Messenger pasted into manuscript.

Box 3

Barcode: 31234013796758

Item 1: William H. Miller's Original Manuscript Index: Index for volumes 1 and 2 of Miller's original manuscript.

Box 4

Barcode: 31234013796766

Folder 1: Supplement to "History and Genealogies of the Families of Miller; Woods; Harris; Wallace; Maupin; Oldham; Kavanaugh and Brown", 1909

Family history and history of Early Pioneer days of Virginia and Kentucky, especially Madison County.

Folder 2: "Names of some Indian Tribes and Nations in North America", 1909

Native American tribes and nations described; sympathetic views towards Native Americans narrated; newspaper articles about Native Americans included.

Folder 3: Introductory Material

Item 1: Madison and Lincoln County Family History Introduction: Introduction to history of Madison and Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Item 2: "Family Genealogies and County History" continued; Lincoln Co. and Madison Co., 1909: Lincoln County briefly discussed; Madison County discussed to the fullest, including early military history and the Battle of Blue Lick.

Folder 4: Madison County List of Marriages, 1909

List of marriages in Madison County in alphabetical order, spanning late 1700s to mid 1800s.

Folder 5: Madison County Family Papers vol. 1, part 1, 1909

Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Adams to Guthrie.

Folder 6: Madison County Family Papers vol. 1, part 2, 1909

Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Batterton to Brown

Folder 7: Madison County Family Papers vol. 1, part 3, 1909

Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Boggs to Clark

Folder 8: Madison County Family Papers vol. 1, part 4, 1909

Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Clay to Dryden.

Box 5

Barcode: 31234013796774

Folder 1: Madison County Family Papers vol. 1, part 5, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Eastern to Gordon.
Folder 2: Madison County Family Papers vol. 2, part 1, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Green to Holder.
Folder 3: Madison County Family Papers vol. 2, part 2, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Hockaday to Mason.
Folder 4: Madison County Family Papers vol. 2, part 3, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Maupin to Mitchie.
Folder 5: Madison County Family Papers vol 2, part 4, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Miller to Mullins. Extensive history on Miller family included.
Folder 6: Madison County Family Papers vol. 3, part 1, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County chronicled, Nelson to Sappington.

Box 6

Barcode: 31234013796782

Folder 1: Madison County Family Papers vol. 3, part 2, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County, Scott to Turner.
Folder 2: Madison County Family Papers vol. 3, part 3, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County, Walker to Woods.
Folder 3: Madison County Family Papers vol. 3, part 4, 1909: Marriages and family trees of individual families in Madison County, Wyatt to Yates.
Folder 4: Family book; Brown Family, 1909: Unbound book detailing Brown Family history.
Folder 5: Family History Topic: Army, 1909: Collection describing family history of army personnel, mostly Confederate veterans.
Folder 6: Kentucky and Virginia Genealogy; Brewster to "Miscellaneous": Papers describing family (mostly of Irish origin) emigration from Virginia to Kentucky.
Folder 7: Kentucky Officers List and WWI Volunteer List: A list of officers and members of the Kentucky Society of St. Louis Missouri, and a list of army volunteers, chiefly from Richmond, KY, during WWI.
Folder 8: "A Kentucky Mountain Love Affair" and other writings: Short story titled "A Kentucky Mountain Love Affair" and other short stories and poems.
Folder 9: Obituaries and Funeral Notices: Obituary and eulogy for Katherine Oldham, as written by her husband. Richard J. McKee obituary. Mrs. Mamie Wells obituary. Funeral notices for Mrs. Susan Miller Hisle, Miss Mary Bohannon Harris, and Colonel James W. Caperton.
Folder 10: Handwritten notes: Handwritten notes (possible rough drafts of genealogy manuscript) written on paper, backs of envelopes, and miscellaneous scraps of paper.
Folder 11: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Program: Daughters of the American Revolution Alexander Doniphan Chapter program, dated for the 1913-1914 year, organized March 6, 1909.
Folder 12: Correspondence to William H. Miller, 1911: Letters sent to William H. Miller discussing farm life or his genealogy book.
Folder 13: Loose Genealogy Papers (fragile): Loose typed papers from William H. Miller genealogy book, along with some newspaper clippings.
Folder 14: Miscellaneous, volume 3: Family lineage paper dating back to Beatrice, daughter of Malcom II king of Scotland.
Folder 15: Newspapers clippings and other small papers: Newspaper clippings, including a photo of Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell published in The Confederate Veteran. Land survey of Old Cane Spring Church included.
Folder 16: Donegal Presbyterian Church, 1920s: "A Short Sketch of Donegal Church" booklet and "14th Annual Reunion of the Donegal Society" leaflet.

Box 7

Barcode: 31234013796790

Folder 1: Milller Letters, vol. 1

Kavanaugh and Brown correspondeces, along with pamphlet on the history of St. Mark's Parish

Folder 2: Miller Letters, vol. 2

Letters from William H. Miller to different members of his family.

Folder 3: Photographs and Postcards

Item 1: Dinner Guests, 1926 Jul 22: Group who attended a dinner at the County Infirmary held by Mr. and Mrs. Lebert Roberts.
Item 2: Madison County Courthouse, 1922
Item 3: Postcard of Cumberland Gap
Item 4: Rapid Transit in Kentucky: Man with wagon and ox.
Item 5: Montgomery Chief: A Famous Kentucky Saddle Horse
Item 6: Men Cutting Hemp
Item 7: Reaping and Binding in Kentucky
Item 8: Breaking Hemp in Kentucky
Item 9: Harvest Field at Sunset in Old Kentucky
Item 10: Dairy Farm in Old Kentucky
Item 11: There's money in Raising Hogs in Old Kentucky
Item 12: Herding Lambs to Pasture in Old Kentucky
Item 13: Pastoral scene in the Blue Grass
Item 14: A Kentucky Coal Mine
Item 15: Sullivan Hall when it was Eastern Kentucky State Normal School
Item 16: University Building when it was called "Main Building" at E.K.S.N.
Item 17: Pierson Hall at Berea College
Item 18: Bear Knob, Berea
Item 19: Lincoln Hall at Berea College
Item 20: Howard Hall at Berea College
Item 21: College Chapel at Berea College
Item 22: Ladies Hall at Berea College
Item 23: Clay's Ferry
Item 24: Hair Pin Curve at Clay's Ferry
Item 25: Fort Boonesborough
Item 26: L & N.R.R. Depot
Item 27: Hotel Glyndon
Item 28: J.W. Zaring Grain and Mill
Item 29: Union Station, Richmond
Item 30: Lake Reba
Item 31: Pattie A. Clay Infirmary
Item 32: Gibson Infirmary
Item 33: Richmond Cold Storage Company
Item 34: Christian Church
Item 35: Old Post Office and Government Building
Item 36: Easter postcard
Item 37: George Washington
Item 38: George Washington's Headquarters
Item 39: Issac Shelby's House
Item 40: Angeline: Postcard of a Native American Woman.
Item 41: Chief Sitting Bull
Item 42: Chief Geronimo
Item 43: Communion Furniture, 1923 Oct
Item 44: Donegal Springs
Item 45: Interior of Donegal Church
Item 46: Donegal Presbyterian Church
Item 47: Donegal Presbyterian Church and Spring
Item 48: Donegal Society Monument
Item 49: The Witness Tree at Donegal Church
Item 50: Donegal Church Cemetery

Folder 4: Harris, Miller and Moore Family Photographs

Item 56: Robert Harris Hume and wife Irena Jane Stombaugh, 1923 Sep 21: Taken on her 71st birthday.
Item 57: Robert Harris Hume in Trenton, MO, 1923 Mar 18: Son of Margaret Frances Harris and Simeon Hume.
Item 58: Elizabeth (Betsy) Harris: Who married Anderson Woods, (daughter of John Harris and Margaret Maupin).
Item 59: Susannah Harris: Wife of William H. Duncan, daughter of John Harris and Margaret Maupin.
Item 60: Maggie Moore: Daughter of Joseph Warren Moore and Margaret Frances Harris.
Item 61: Chapman White Maupin: Son of William Maupin and Mildred White.
Item 62: Moore Family Members: J.W. Sanford, Annie Moore Sanford, Christopher Harris Moore, Mary Buchanan Moore.
Item 63: Miller Family Men: James Christopher Miller and William Harris Miller, sons of Christopher Irvine Miller and Talitha Harris, and Otto B. Cooper, son-in-law of James Christopher Miller.
Item 64: Miss Amelia Nash: First teacher of William Harris Miller.
Item 65: Mary Miller: Daughter of Christopher Irvine Miller and Talitha Harris, and wife of John W. Rupert.
Item 66: Bettie Frances Miller: Daugther of Christopher Irvine Miller and Talitha Harris, wife of Junius Burnam Park.
Item 67: William Harris Miller: Son of Col. Christopher Irvine Miller and Talitha Harris.
Item 68: Susan Barnett: Wife of Robert Daniel Miller.
Item 69: Mike Woods Miller: Son of Christopher Irvine Miller and Talitha Harris Miller, 10th child.
Item 70: Robert Daniel Miller
Item 71: Janie Lucas: Daughter of John H. Lucas and Cornelia Miller, wife of J.F. Story.
Item 72: Sallie Wallace Miller: Oldest child of Christopher Irvine Miller and Talitha Harris, wife of Stanton H. Thorpe.
Item 73: J.F. Story: Husband of Janie Lucas.
Item 74: Cornelia Miller: With husband John H. Lucas, and son Wyatt Lucas.
Item 75: Sallie Miller: Second daughter of John Miller and Annie Miller.
Item 76: Edd Herndon: Husband of Miss Julia Wayland.
Item 77: Julia Wayland, 1924 Dec 10: Wife of Edd Herndon.
Item 78: Martin Vanburen Wayland: Brother to Mrs. Edd Herndon.
Item 79: Addie Miller: Daughter of Alonzo Miller and wife of Marcellus Douglas.
Item 80: Kate Miller (Mrs. Shotwell): Daughter of William J. Miller and Kate Stephens.
Item 81: Kate Stephens: Wife of William J. Miller.
Item 82: William J. Miller: Son of Alonzo Miller, wife Kate Stephens.
Item 83: Alice Miller: Daughter of Alonzo Miller and wife of H.T. Bockey.
Item 84: Iena Kirtley: Wife of Arthur A. Miller.
Item 85: H.T. Bockey: Husband of Alice Miller.
Item 86: Arthur A. Miller: Son of William J. Miller and Kate Stephens.
Item 87: Sallie J. Racer: When she was Miss Miller, daughter of Alonzo Miller.
Item 88: Sallie J. Miller: Wife of George Racer.
Item 89: Addie Miller: Daughter of Alonzo Miller, wife of Marcellus Douglas.
Item 90: Stephen Miller: Son of Alonzo Miller, died when just twenty-one.
Item 91: Mary Jane Moore: Second wife of Alonzo Miller.
Item 92: Alonzo Miller: Son of Thos. Miller and Sallie Plunkett.
Item 93: Thos. J. Miller: Son of Alonzo Miller.
Item 94: Alonzo Miller: Taken when a widower, before his second marriage.
Item 95: House where Charles Dickinson Died, 1806
Item 96: Springhouse where Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson Dueled
Item 97: James Boys' old Home, near Adairville, KY
Item 98: Lexington, Missouri Public School
Item 99: Unidentified Location with Car
Item 100: Children of Robert Daniel Miller and Susan Barnett: Pictured are: Laura Frances (Mrs. Horstman), Miranda Matilda (Mrs. Worcestor), Talitha Ann Eliza, Susan Robert (Mrs. Wilmot).
Item 101: Unidentified House
Item 102: Katherine Oldham
Item 103: Unidentified House

Folder 5: Photographs and Postcards

Item 104: Edmund Lyne Shackelford: Son of Edmund Lyne Shackelford.
Item 105: Mrs. Lillian Woods Jones, 1922 Jan 22
Item 106: Hinrichs Family: Pictured are: Frederick Woods Hinrichs, Frederick Bernhard Hinrichs, Mabel Angeline Woods Hinrichs.
Item 107: Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson
Item 108: Charles Lee Harris
Item 109: Edmund Lyne Shackelford: Son of George Daniel Shackelford and Lizzie J.
Item 114: Dog and Unidentified Child: Luella MacKenzie's german shepherd dog and one of the neighbor children.
Item 115: Main St. North in Moulton, Iowa
Item 116: Birds Eye View in Moulton, Iowa
Item 117: Luella MacKenzie Feeding the Geese
Item 118: Lost River, Bowling Green, KY
Item 119: Luella Woods MacKenzie and Friends: Pictured are: Katherine Guinn Stickney, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Rice, Mary Elizabeth Johnson Woods, Mrs. Richardson, Luella Woods MacKenzie, Samantha Cole, Etta Wyatt.
Item 120: Luella Woods MacKenzie
Item 121: Elizabeth Garland: Aunt Betty at 85 years old,with baby, (sister to Mary Fanny Garland).
Item 122: James Garland, 1922 Apr 22
Item 123: Angeline Gentry
Item 124: Caldwell High School, Richmond KY
Item 126: Luella MacKenzie with a Pony
Item 127: Luella MacKenzie with a Cow
Item 128: Mary Eliza Miller: Daughter of Christopher I. and Tabitha Harris Miller, 9th child, wife of John W. Rupert.

Box 8

Barcode: 31234013922701

Item 1: William H. Miller Manuscript Index

Folder OS 1: Family Trees

Loose pages from the notebooks consisting mostly of large, complex diagrams with family trees for the Miller, Woods, Maupin, Harris, Moss and Wallace families.

Barcode: 31234013922693

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[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Folder OS 1: Family Trees],
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