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James M. “Jim” Miller

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James M. “Jim” Miller

Birth
Death
8 Apr 1913 (aged 87)
Spring Valley, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Spring Valley, Washington County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Holy Bible at the top of the headstone
J.M. Miller with dates
"Gone, but not forgotten"
Husband of: Martha (Pirkle) Miller (1st buried in the Boyd Cemetery and then moved to the Oak Grove Cemetery). James Miller's 2nd wife: Mary Combs (married: 20 January 1880)
Father of:
W Garrison Miller b. 1948
Elizabeth (Miller) Parsley b. 1850
Emily (Miller) Deaton b. 10 June 1852
Ina I. Miller b. and died 23 Feb 1864
Jim A. Miller (twin sis died day before he was born) 24 February 1864

Grandfather of (and the children of Elizabeth Miller Parsley and Alonzo Franklin Parsley):
James Franklin "Frank" Parsley
Nellie (Parsley) Sewell
Ella (Parsley) Dutton
William Wintford "Wint" or "W.W." or "POP" Parsley

James M. Miller served in the Civil War. Inducted in the CSA Army in Decatur, GA and then captured at Chickamunga, taken north to Camp Douglas, Illinois and given a choice. Rot in a POW camp or turn blue and go west and shoot "Indians". He chose the latter. Many were given this choice. The Civil War was ...brother against brother.

To get to this cemetery:
From Springdale, Arkansas
Take Hwy 412 East
At Spring Valley turn right on SH303
Then left on County Road 4380 (narrow dirt road)
The Cemetery is about 200 yards on the left.
It was fenced in (climb one fence to get to the fenced in cemetery). Used to be brushy (2006) but it was cleaned up by findagrave volunteers and Historical Society Volunteers in 2009.

He was 87 years 1 month and 14 days at time of his death
Holy Bible at the top of the headstone
J.M. Miller with dates
"Gone, but not forgotten"
Husband of: Martha (Pirkle) Miller (1st buried in the Boyd Cemetery and then moved to the Oak Grove Cemetery). James Miller's 2nd wife: Mary Combs (married: 20 January 1880)
Father of:
W Garrison Miller b. 1948
Elizabeth (Miller) Parsley b. 1850
Emily (Miller) Deaton b. 10 June 1852
Ina I. Miller b. and died 23 Feb 1864
Jim A. Miller (twin sis died day before he was born) 24 February 1864

Grandfather of (and the children of Elizabeth Miller Parsley and Alonzo Franklin Parsley):
James Franklin "Frank" Parsley
Nellie (Parsley) Sewell
Ella (Parsley) Dutton
William Wintford "Wint" or "W.W." or "POP" Parsley

James M. Miller served in the Civil War. Inducted in the CSA Army in Decatur, GA and then captured at Chickamunga, taken north to Camp Douglas, Illinois and given a choice. Rot in a POW camp or turn blue and go west and shoot "Indians". He chose the latter. Many were given this choice. The Civil War was ...brother against brother.

To get to this cemetery:
From Springdale, Arkansas
Take Hwy 412 East
At Spring Valley turn right on SH303
Then left on County Road 4380 (narrow dirt road)
The Cemetery is about 200 yards on the left.
It was fenced in (climb one fence to get to the fenced in cemetery). Used to be brushy (2006) but it was cleaned up by findagrave volunteers and Historical Society Volunteers in 2009.

He was 87 years 1 month and 14 days at time of his death


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  • Created by: Memory Keeper
  • Added: Jul 10, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28171063/james_m-miller: accessed ), memorial page for James M. “Jim” Miller (25 Feb 1826–8 Apr 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28171063, citing Spring Valley Cemetery, Spring Valley, Washington County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 46868556).