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and Samuel Munsey. Same land that was deeded to William Miller by Elias Harmon. Deed record July 24, 1848.

At the age of 52, Charles T. Miller was deeded this land by Lydia Miller, another tract of considerable acreage on Kimberling Creek which later was passed on to his sons Abraham and Lorenzo John. The second son of Charles T. Miller, Abraham Woodson Miller, was born on April 20, 1824. He married Rachael Hearn in Wythe County by bond issue on January 8, 1845. Rachael Hearn, sister to Lydia Hearn Miller Suiter, was born on September 10, 1827 and died on May 25, 1865. Abraham and Rachel are buried in the Morehead Cemetery on Route 612 on Kimberling Creek in Bland County. Abraham and Rachel had eight children: Jackson D. was born on December 24, 1845 and died on August 15, 1856; Cynthia E. was born on February 18, 1847 and married John W. McNeil; Susan Ann was born on April 20, 1850 and married H.C. French; Jasper Wayne was born in 1851, married Rhoda E. Helvey, he died in 1928; Charles William was born on December 15, 1853 and married Mary S. Ramsey; Virginia Ellen was born August 17, 1856 and married William French; Benton White was born on September 15, 1858, married Anabella Duinnagan, and died in 1888; and, Octavion J. was born December 27, 1860 and married Samuel V. Morris. Rachel Hearn Miller died on May 25, 1865 and a little more than three months later Abraham married the widow of James Waggoner, Elsie (Ailsey) Munsey Waggoner by the Reverend Lorenzo John Miller. James Waggoner had died of typhoid fever in Monroe County, West Virginia during the Civil War. He left Elsie with three small children: Jacob Adam (who later became the well known and beloved Dr. Jacob Wagner (Waggoner) of Bland, County); a daughter, Elizabeth, who died when only a few months old; and, David Waugh. So Elsie brought two children to the marriage for her and Abraham to raise. Abraham and Elsie had three more children together. Elsie was 38 years old at the time of her marriage to Abraham. The children were James A., born in 1866, died in 1884 and buried in the Morehead Cemetery; Ballard Woodson born on March 13, 1869, married Roxie Pruett and after her death married Esther Finley, and died on January 8, 1923; and, Emorilla Catherine born on March 18, 1873, married L.K. (Lee Kyle) Morehead, and died on August 12, 1958. Abraham W. Miller was enlisted in Co. F. 8 th Regiment Cavalry Brigade originating in Bland County during the Civil War. He was wounded at Flat Top Mountain but recovered to return to his home on Kimberling. He died on April 15, 1897 and Elsie died on January 1, 1911. Elsie is also buried in the Morehead Cemetery on Kimberling Creek. Abraham Woodson Miller and his brother, my great-grandfather, Lorenzo John Miller, each operated farms that were adjoining on Kimberling Creek. Not only did they live and farm in close proximity but they had business dealings together in land transactions. Abraham’s

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