Etta's death date is wrong on stone; should be 1907.
Jacob married (1) Martha Etta TEAGUE in Alexander Co, NC. Martha was born in 1866. She died in 1907 in Alexander Co, NC. She was buried at Macedonia Baptist Church, Alexander Co, NC.
They had the following children:
+ 21. F ii. AMANDA GENEILA MILLER was born in 1896. She died in 1943.
22. M iii. Loyd MILLER.
Fannie Lucille Miller born 26 Apr 1907 and died 24 May 1998. Fannie is buried at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Catawba Co, NC.
Jacob M. "Jake" Miller on right, son Loyd Miller on left; mother was Martha Etta Teague.
Jacob married25 (2) Bessie Susan Cloer STANFORD in 1918 in Caldwell Co, NC. Bessie was born in 1881. She died26 in 1972 in Caldwell Co, NC. She was buried in Macedonia Baptist Church, Alexander Co, NC.
Bessie Susan Cloer Stanford Miller, wife of Jacob M. "Jake" Miller.
They had the following children:
+ 23. M iv. James Woodrow MILLER, Sr was born on 4 Nov 1922. He died on 21 Jan 1981.
24. F v. A Pearl MILLER was born 14 Apr 1920 and died 25 Jul 2003. Pearl MILLER married John FREEMAN.
Pearl Miller Freeman Obit:
Pearl Miller Freeman, 83, of Legion Road, Lenoir, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Frye Regional Medical Center.
She was born April 14, 1920 in Alexander County to the late Jake and Bessie Cloer Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Freeman; one brother, Woodrow Miller; one son-in-law, Curt Livingston and several half brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Freeman was retired from Troutman Shirt Co. and a member of Miller Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Johnny Freeman and wife Hazel of Lenoir; two daughters, Judy Simmons and husband Tommy of Lenoir and Linda Livingston of Boomer; four grandchildren, Charmin Knight of Taylorsville, Lisa Young of Granite Falls, Donna Warren of Lenoir and Clay Freeman of Hickory and five great-grandchildren, Zane Knight and Jaycie Knight of Taylorsville, Kyneell Warren of Lenoir, Billy Young and Fayth Young of Granite Falls.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. today, July 27, at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Carl Hamm. Internment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends one hour to the service at the funeral home.
Serving as pallbearers will be: Buck Harrison, Buck Smith, James Miller, Gordon Knight, Terry Freeman and Gary Smith.
25. Exie Caroline MILLER (Noah MILLER, Barbara BOBST, Heinrich) was born on 11 Mar 1852. She was buried in Macedonia Baptist Church, Alexander Co, NC. Exie married David SHOOK.
They had the following children:
26 F i. Jane SHOOK was born in 1890 and died 23 May 1978, Alexander Co, NC.
Home in 1910: Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina
living with mother and father.
Jane married Thomas SIMMONS. Thomas was born in 1886.
James Woodrow Miller, Sr.
23. James Woodrow MILLER, Sr (Jacob M MILLER, Noah MILLER, Barbara BOBST, Heinrich) was born on 4 Nov 1922. He died on 21 Jan 1981 in Catawba Co, NC. He was buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Caldwell Co, NC.
From Hickory Daily Record, Thursday, Jan. 22, 1981:
James W. Miller Sr.
Granite Falls - James Woodrow Miller Sr., 58, Rt. 4, Granite Falls, was dead on arrival in a local hospital Wednesday.He was
born Nov 4, 1922, in Caldwell County, to the late Jacob and Bessie Cloer Miller.
Miller retired from the Department of Transportation following 25 years of service and had served in the Army as an engineer.
The funeral will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Mackie-High Funeral Home by the Rev. Edgar Cole. Burial will be in Sunset Hills Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home tonigh from 7 until 8:30 o'clock.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Lou Bentley Miller; a son, James W. Miller, Jr., of Hickory; two daughters, Cathy Ann Miller of Hickory and Marsha Ellen Miller of the home; a sister, Mrs. John (Pearl) Freeman of Lenoir; two half sisters, Lois Buchanan of Connelly Springs and Fannie Lou Miller of South Carolina; and a grandson.
James' grave.
Three Generations 25 Dec 2004: James W. Miller III, Mary Lou Bentley Miller, James W. Miller Jr.
Christmas 2005; Mary Lou Bentley Miller, grandson James (Jimmy)W. Miller III, Melinda Shook and her daughter Rhianna Shook.
James married54 Mary Lou BENTLEY daughter of Noah Carolina BENTLEY and Ellen Lydia RUPARD on 25 Dec 1946 in Caldwell Co, NC. Mary was born55 on 29 Aug 1928 in Caldwell Co, NC. She died on 25 Aug 2006 in Caldwell Co, NC. She was buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Caldwell Co, NC.
Mary Lou Bentley Miller.
Mary Lou Bentley Miller, 77, of Clover Church Road, Granite Falls, passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, at the Miller family home after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Aug. 29, 1928, in Caldwell County, the daughter of the late Noah Carolina Bentley and Ellen Lydia Rupard Bentley.
Mrs. Miller was a retired employee of Shuford Mills in Granite Falls and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Hudson. She married James Woodrow Miller Sr. on Dec. 25, 1946, in Caldwell County. Her
husband of 35 years preceded her in death on Jan. 23, 1981.
Mrs. Miller is survived by her son, James W. Miller Jr., and a special friend and caregiver, Michael Lein, both of the home; two daughters, Cathy Ann Miller-Gallashaw and husband, Greg, and Marsha Ellen
Miller Rezapour, both of Monroe, Ga.; a grandson, James W. �Clovis� Miller III of Hickory; and two granddaughters, Jasmine Eileen Rezapour and Parisa Lynn Rezapour, both of Charlotte. Both Mrs. Miller and her husband always made loving sacrifices for their children, for which their children will always be thankful.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Dewey Allison Bentley of Hudson and James Thomas Bentley of Granite Falls; and two sisters, Lillie Mae Bentley and
Rose Belle Clark, both of Sawmills. Services were conducted Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Mackie-High Funeral Home Chapel, with
the the Rev. Edd Warren officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood St., NW, Lenoir, N.C.
28645. Mackie-High Funeral Home in Granite Falls were in charge of the arrangements.
Mary Lou's grave.
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Appendix A - Sources For the Elijah Pope Page as well as this page.
1. Obit.The Landmark of Statesville published 9/30/1902.
2. Marriage Bond, Bond #: 000019684 .
3. Obit.Landmark of Statesville - 8/4/1903.
4. Register of Deeds, BK 19 Page 175. Parents listed as Noah Miller & Mrs. Noah Miller.
5. Register of Deeds, BK 1866-00000323.
6. Register of Deeds, BK 52 Page 164. Parents listed as Rufus F Pope & Mary Waugh.
7. Register of Deeds, BK 16 Page 148. Parents listed as POPE, ELIGA & MILLER, EVA.
8. Register of Deeds, BK 1866-00000033.Jonas M Pope & Margaret McKoy.
9. Register of Deeds, BK 47 Page 377. Parents listed as Jonas Pope & Margaret McKay.
10. Register of Deeds, BK 56 Page 390. Parents listed as Jonas Pope & Margaret McKay.
11. Register of Deeds, BK 67 Page 88. Parents listed as Jonas Pope & Mary Elizabeth McKay.
12. Register of Deeds, BK 23 Page 272. Parents listed as Elijah Pope & Eva Miller.
13. Register of Deeds, BK 1873-00000107.H L Pope & L C Yount.
14. Register of Deeds, BK C_1 Page 65. Parents listed as Henry L & Lura Yount Pope.
15. Register of Deeds, BK 39 Page 452. Parents listed as Henry L & Lura Yount Pope.
16. Register of Deeds, BK 14 Page 595. Parents listed as Elijah Pope & Eve Miller.
17. Register of Deeds, BK 55 Page 452. Parents listed as John A Pope & Margaret Matheson.
18. Register of Deeds, BK OC_3 Page 82. Parents listed as John Pope & Margaret Matheson.
19. Register of Deeds, BK 28A Page 392. Parents listed as John Alexander Pope & Maggie Matheson. Delayed birth 3/12/1942.
20. Register of Deeds, BK 72 Page 13. Parents listed as John A Pope & Magaret Matheson.
21. Register of Deeds, License # 1881-00000028.Landmark of Statesville 3/11/1881.
22. Marriage .Landmark of Statesville 3/11/1881.
23. Register of Deeds, BK 1887-00000175.R A Pope & F T Stewart.
24. Register of Deeds, BK 31 Page 166. Parents listed as Noah Miller & Not Stated.
25. Register of Deeds, BK 27 Page 336.
J M Miller & Bessie Cloer Stanford.
26. Register of Deeds, BK 59 Page 233. Parents listed as Washington Cloer & Martha Martin.
27. Register of Deeds, Book OC2 Page 1. Parents listed as Rufus Philo Pope & Mary Catherine Waugh.
28. Register of Deeds, BK 27 Page 240. Parents listed as J S Alexander & Sallie Johnson.
29. Register of Deeds, Book OC2 Page 387. Parents listed as Rufus Filo Pope & Mary Waugh.
30. Register of Deeds, License # 1907-00000270.
31. Register of Deeds, BK 42 Page 322. Parents listed as Charlie A Pope & Bessie Alexander.
32. Register of Deeds, BK 76 Page 478. Parents listed as Charlie Pope & Bessie Alexander.
33. Register of Deeds, BK 56 Page 759. Parents listed as Rufus Pope & Mary Waugh.
34. Register of Deeds, BK 82 Page 288. Parents listed as SHOOK, CHARLIE & POPE, EMMA JANE.
35. Register of Deeds, BK 74 Page 32. Parents listed as Daniel W Benfield & Margaret L Brawley.
36. Register of Deeds, Vol 15 Pge 251. Parents listed as Rockwell Pope & Jettie E Benfield.
37. Register of Deeds, Bk 49 Page 655. Parents listed as John A Pope & Margaret Matheson.
38. Register of Deeds, BK 59 Page 89. Parents listed as LA Pope & Lelia Estelle Morrison.
39. Register of Deeds, BK 42 Page 365. Parents listed as Margaret Matheson & John A Pope. Delayed birth. 9/25/1956.
40. Social Security Death Index, 245-40-0913.
41. Register of Deeds, 1912-00000122. James B Biggerstaff & Macie L Pope.
42. Family.Information from Family Member.Charles Junior Pope said his father was born in Rowan Co, NC.
43. Family.Charles Junior Pope said his mother was born 1/4/1889.
44. Family.Charles Junior Pope said his mother died 9/13/1971.
45. Register of Deeds, Vol 2 Page 243. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan M Sigmon.
46. Register of Deeds, Vol 4 Page 148. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan Sigmon.
47. Register of Deeds, Vol 15 Page 94. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan M Sigmon.
48. Register of Deeds, BK 39 Page 575. Father listed as Frank Sherrill.
49. Register of Deeds, Vol 5 Page 317. Parents listed as James Odis Pope & Gertie May Sherrill.
50. Register of Deeds, Vol 8 Page 346. Parents listed as James Ode Pope & Gertie May Sherrill.
51. Register of Deeds, BK 38 Page 162.
Parents listed as R A Pope & Florence L Stewart. Delayed Birth - 7/3/1952.
52. Register of Deeds, BK 30 Page 69. Parents listed as Jacob Miller & Etta Teague.
53. Register of Deeds, BK 63 Page 247.Parents listed as James Pendergrast & Lillie Rice.
54. Register of Deeds, Bk 54 Page 357.
55. Register of Deeds, BK 15 Page 48. Parents listed as Ellen Buford & Noah Bentley.
56. Register of Deeds, BK 42 Page 631. Parents listed as Mary Lou Bentley & James Woodrow Miller.
57. Register of Deeds, BK 90 Page 1145. Parents listed as James Ernest Alexander & Alice Pope.
58. Register of Deeds, BK 76 Page 234. Parents listed as John Cowan McNeely Sr & Mary Morrison.
59. Register of Deeds, BK 29 Page 425. Parents listed as Julie A Alexander & John Cowan McNeely.
60. Register of Deeds, Vol 6 Page 4. Parents listed as Rockwell Pope & Jettie E Benfield.
61. Register of Deeds, BK 80 Page 758. Parents listed as Rockwell W Pope & Jettie Elizabeth Benfield.
62. Register of Deeds, Vol 44a Page 244. Parents listed as Albert Wylie Beaver & Mildred Cleo Pope.
63. Register of Deeds, Vol 31 Page 1340. Parents listed as Albert Wm Beaver & Mildred Cleo Pope.
64. Register of Deeds, License # 1976-00000241.
65. Register of Deeds, Vol 10 Page 310.
66. Register of Deeds, Vol 20 Page 1088. Parents listed as Harell Henry Pope & Margaret Dora.
67. Register of Deeds.
68. Register of Deeds, Vol 1 Page 185. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan M Sigmon.
69. Register of Deeds, Vol 28 Page 1211. Parent listed as Tate William Pope.
70. Register of Deeds, Vol 30 Page 451. Parent listed as Tate William Pope.
71. Register of Deeds, Vol 34 Page 240. Parent listed as Tate William Pope.
72. Register of Deeds, Vol 5 Page 296. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan Sigmon.
73. Register of Deeds, Vol 7 Page 326. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan Sigmon.
74. Register of Deeds, Vol 10 Page 106. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan M Sigmon.
75. Register of Deeds, Vol 38 X. Parents listed as Paul K Nixon & Mary E Pope.
76. Register of Deeds, Vol 11 Page 279. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Mary Susan Sigmon.
77. Register of Deeds, Vol 35 Page 622. Parent listed as Charles Junior Pope.
78. Register of Deeds, Vol 12 Page 330. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Mary Susan Sigmon.
79. Register of Deeds, Vol 17 Page 150. Parents listed as Charles H Pope & Susan Mary Sigmon.
80. Register of Deeds, Vol 47 Page 1311. Parent listed as John Bryce Pope.
81. Register of Deeds, Vol 51 Page 1217. Parents listed as John Bryce Pope.
82. Register of Deeds, BK 89 Page 2644. Parents listed as John L Pope & Bertha Alice Sherrill.
83. Register of Deeds, BK 82 Page 478. Parents listed as Earl Pendergrast & Amanda Miller.
84. Register of Deeds, BK 54 Page 145.
85. Register of Deeds, BK 46 Page 704. Parents listed as Mary Lou Bentley & James Woodrow Miller.
86. Register of Deeds, BK 89 Page 390.
87. Register of Deeds, Vol 22 Page 139. Parents listed as Harold Pope & Margaret Dera Pope.
88. Register of Deeds, Vol 28 Page 79. Parent listed as Harold Henry Pope.
89. Register of Deeds, Vol 52 Page 1201. Parents listed as Paul Pope.
90. Register of Deeds, Vol 54 Page 648. Parents listed as Paul Allen Pope & Sheila Dianne Williams.
91. Register of Deeds, Vol 33 Page 494. Parent listed as Charles Junior Pope.
92. Register of Deeds, Vol 32 Page 430. Parents listed as Fred Lawrence Brown.
93. Notes.Buried Maiden City Cemetery, Maiden, Catawba Co, NC.
94. Register of Deeds, Vol 61 Page 203. Parent listed as Fred Lawrence Brown Jr.
95. Register of Deeds, Vol 56 Page 200. Parent listed as Fred Lawrence Brown.
96. Register of Deeds, Vol 65 Page 670. Parent listed as Dwayne Michael Gosnell.
97. Register of Deeds, Roll Number: B_C040_66005 l . Parents listed as Don Paul Kyles & Dianne Elaine Williams.