Return to the Land

Table of Contents Preface............................................................................................................................................. 3 Acknowledgements......................................................................................................................... 4 Map of Virginia, 1740..................................................................................................................... 5 Kimberling Valley .......................................................................................................................... 6 Part I: The Descendants of Charles T. Miller ................................................................................. 8 In The Beginning ......................................................................................................................... 8 Coat of Arms ............................................................................................................................. 11 The Frontier ............................................................................................................................... 13 John Miller................................................................................................................................. 16 Charles T. Miller........................................................................................................................ 24 Dr. Lorenzo John Miller ............................................................................................................ 34 John Harvey Miller .................................................................................................................... 41 David Oliver Wright .................................................................................................................. 48 Part II: The Children of John Harvey and Minnie Catherine Miller............................................ 54 Edgar Lorenzo John Miller........................................................................................................ 54 David Stafford Miller ................................................................................................................ 58 Martha Mae Stella Miller .......................................................................................................... 59 Carl Arlington Miller................................................................................................................. 61 Marie Texie Miller..................................................................................................................... 64 Earl Jordan Miller ...................................................................................................................... 66 Harvey Vaden Miller ................................................................................................................. 68 Lenore Bethel Miller ................................................................................................................. 71 Part III: The Oaks.......................................................................................................................... 76 Dedication.................................................................................................................................. 76 The Line Continues ................................................................................................................... 77 World War I............................................................................................................................... 80 The Journey Begins ................................................................................................................... 92 The Watsons .............................................................................................................................. 95 The Great Depression ................................................................................................................ 99 The Log Cabin ......................................................................................................................... 101 The Farm.................................................................................................................................. 105 Growing Up On The Farm....................................................................................................... 116 Uncle Willie............................................................................................................................. 122 Future Farmers of America...................................................................................................... 127 College Years .......................................................................................................................... 130 Retirement: A New Life Begins .............................................................................................. 134 Expectations............................................................................................................................. 136 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................... 137 Miller Family Tree ...................................................................................................................... 138 Index ........................................................................................................................................... 157

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