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Alma Lanham

Female 1897 - 1971  (73 years)


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  • Name Alma Lanham 
    Born 23 Feb 1897  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Jan 1971  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Alma Lanham Miller
      BIRTH 23 Feb 1897 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 15 Jan 1971 West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL Mangus Cemetery Advent, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 30936571

      Mrs Alma Miller
      Mrs Alma Miller, 73, of Woodward Drive Rt 1, died today at Thomas Memoriall Hospital
      Survivors: husband, Alta; sons, Herbert and Dewey of Cleveland, Ohio; Hershel and Kermit of Charleston; daughters, Mrs Ruth Thomas and Mrs Virginia McClure of Charleston, sisters, Mrs Lola Sigmon of Charleston.
      Friends may call at the Cunningham Funeral Home Saturday.
    Person ID I115241  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2017 

    Father Columbus Norman Lanham,   b. 2 Apr 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1940, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Laura Margaret Counts,   b. 9 Jul 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1975, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1898  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: license 25 Apr 1898 - no minister's return
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Columbus Norman Lauham, 28, Jackson Co, WV, Jackson Co, WV [indexed Columbus Norman Lauhamand]
      Laura Counts, 17, Jackson Co, WV, Jackson Co, WV
      [The indexer added the 'and' because his name ran into the 'and' between groom's & bride's names]

      1900 Union, Jackson, WV
      Lanham, Columbus 4/1872 m 1y WV WV WV
      Letha wife 8/1874 m 1y 1-1 child WV WV WV
      Alma da 2/1897 WV WV WV

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Lanham, Columbus N 38 m2- 10y WV WV WV
      Lethie wife 36 m2- 10y 5-2 children WV WV WV
      Alma da 13 WV WV WV
      Macy M da7 WV WV WV
      Roby son O 1 WV WV WV
    Family ID F21870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Altice Stanton Miller,   b. 13 Jan 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 978 
    Married 8 Jun 1912  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/8/1912
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      A S Miller, 21, Jackson Co, Jackson co
      Alma Lanham, 19, Jackson Co, Jackson co [indexed Lauham]

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Miller, Altice 29 WV WV WV
      Alma wife 23 WV WV WV
      Herbert son 6 WV WV WV
      Hersel son 4 3/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Malden, Kanawha, WV
      Miller, Alta 40 md age 22 WV WV WV
      Alma wife 33 md age 15 WV WV WV
      Herbert son 17 WV WV WV
      Hersell son 15 WV WV WV
      Kermit so 10 WV WV WV
      Dewey son 7 WV WV WV
      Ruth L da 4 3/12 WV WV WV
      Dorma Lee da 1 1/12 WV WV WV

      1940 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Miller, AS 50 WV 1935: lived Rural (assume Kanawha Co, WV)
      Alma wife 43 WV 1935: lived Rural (assume Kanawha Co, WV)
      Dewey son 17 WV 1935: lived Rural (assume Kanawha Co, WV)
      Ruth Lee da 14 WV 1935: lived Rural (assume Kanawha Co, WV)
      Dorma Lee da 11 WV 1935: lived Rural (assume Kanawha Co, WV)

      Mangus Cemetery
      Miller, Dewey K. August 12, 1922-February 10,1971 WV Aom3 Navy WW2
      Miller, Alta S. January 13, 1890-June 25, 1978
      Miller, Alma February 23, 1897-January 15, 1971 (w/o Alta Miller)
      Miller, Virginia D. McCoy (no dates)
    Children 
     1. Herbert Miller
     2. Hershel Columbus Miller,   b. 31 Oct 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 2004  (Age 88 years)
     3. Kermit Miller
     4. Dewey K Miller,   b. 12 Aug 1922, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1971  (Age 48 years)
     5. Ruth Lee Miller
     6. Virginia Dorma Lee Miller,   b. 13 May 1927, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 2003  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F29346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S765] Leslie McKusker.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.