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By Caitlyn Rahschulte
Collection Overview
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of the Families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown Families, as well as the unpublished manuscript for a second book.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
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
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- 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.
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