Miller, James W.

The following data is extracted from History of Daviess County, Missouri - Gallatin City, Daviess County, Missouri, Biographies.

Was born near Staunton, Augusta county, Virginia, May 14, 1823, where he lived with his parents, George M. and Margaret A. Miller, until his fourteenth year. He received a common school education, having attended the early subscription schools of his native county.

Leaving home in 1836, he went to Lexington, Rockbridge county, Virginia, where he was employed as a clerk in the store of Moore & McCue, remaining with them until 1840, when he was employed in the same capacity by Samuel B. Finley, of the same place. From Lexington he went to Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1842, and accepted a situation as clerk in the store of John Cochran, remaining until 1843, when he returned to Augusta county and was employed by Thomas McCorkle, of Greenville, where he remained until 1847, then be-came associated with his employer as a partner, at Anthony's Creek, Green-brier county, Virginia, under the firm name of McCorkle & Miller. Retiring from the firm in 1848, he went to Hillsborough, Pocahontas county, same State, where he established himself in the mercantile business and continued there until 1854, when he migrated to Missouri, and settled upon a farm in what is now Jamesport township, this county. In 1861 he cast his lot with the Confederacy, enlisting in the Missouri State Guards, under General William Y. Slack, Captain John McNeel, and serving during the war in the Trans-Mississippi department, General Sterling Price commanding... At the conclusion of hostilities he returned to Daviess county and, from that time up to 1877, gave his entire attention to farm pursuits, but since the latter date has been employed by different firms in Gallatin as a sales-man, having held his present situation with the house of W. H. Etter since 1879. Although thus employed, he continues to carry on farming in connection therewith.

Mr. Miller and Miss Harriet P. Allen, of Botetourt county, Virginia, were united in marriage on the 7th of November, 1847. They have six children; namely, George, a farmer in this county; Caroline, wife of George Lock-ridge of this county; Janette, wife of George McCartney, of this county; and Maggie, Wirt and Ella, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and daughters Maggie and Ella, are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church, of Bethel. Mr. Miller is a member of Jamesport Lodge No. 201, A. F. & A. M., and is a member of the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of Jefferson, Texas.

Source: History of Daviess County, Missouri - Gallatin City, Daviess County, Missouri, Biographies

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