| Capt. Matthew Amos Miller
(1830-1904) |
Capt. Matthew Amos Miller 1 2 3
FamilySearch ID: LZZK-C6J. Noted events in his life were: 1. Newspaper: Alexandria Gazette: Matthew A. Miller died in Richmond on Sunday, 19 Dec 1904, Alexandria, Alexandria, VA. 4 Matthew A. Miller died in Richmond on Sunday aged seventy-four years. He served through the war as a captain of engineers. He was captured by Sherman and condemned to be shot, but made his escape the night before the sentence was to be executed. Since the way he had been engaged in mining. Matthew married Matilda Ann Fechtig, daughter of John Henry Fechtig and Sarah Salome Beecher. (Matilda Ann Fechtig was born on 26 Aug 1830 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD,5 6 died on 6 Mar 1901 in Bramwell, Mercer, WV 2 6 7 and was buried on 9 Mar 1901 in Richmond: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA 6 7.) |
1 History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. (Chicago. Waterman, Watkins & Co. 1884.), Page 584, bio of S. C. Fechtig M.D.
2 Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia), 7 Mar 1901, page 4.
3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6449033.
4 Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, 19 Dec 1940, page 2. Death of Matthew A. Miller.
5 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Southampton Township, Series: M432 Roll: 828 Page: 212.
6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30704580.
7 Staunton Spectator (Staunton, Virginia.), 8 Mar 1901, page 3. Death of Mrs. Matilda A. Miller.
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