Russell G. MILAM
- Born: 1822, Tazewell Co., VA 416
- Marriage: Narcissa "Sessy" SIZEMORE
- Died: 2 Aug 1897, Glomera, Raleigh Co., WV at age 75 417,418,419,420,421,422
- Buried: 4 Aug 1897, Cove Creek, Raleigh Co., WV 417
Cause of his death was Bright's disease associated with cardiac dropsy.417
General Notes:
Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers
Name: Russell Milem
Residence: Wyoming Co., West Virginia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Enlistment Date: 18 May 1863
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 804
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 May 1863
Enlisted in Company C, 45th Battn Infantry Regiment Virginia on 18 May 1863.
Absent, without leave on 25 November 1863
Furloughed on 11 June 1864
Federal Census Record 1850
Western District, Tazewell Co., VA
27 August 1850, page 274
810/810Jas. Milum56 MFarmerVa.
Russell28 M "
Narissa25 F "
Rees 3 M "
Nancy J. 2 F "
Federal Census Record 1860
Mouth of Buffalo P.O., Logan Co., VA
27 June 1860, page 237
242/250 Russel Milum 34 M Blk Smith ($0/50) (cannot read/write)
Narcissa34 F
Rease A. 12 M (attended school)
Nancy J.11 F (attended school)
Jonathan 8 M (attended school)
Frances E. 4 F
George 2 M
Federal Census Record 1870
Oceana Township, Wyoming Co., WV
12 June 1870, page 596B
133/133 Milam, Russel43 M W Farmer Virginia ($0/133) (cannot read/write)
------, Narcissa43 F W Keeping HouseNorth Carolina (cannot read/write)
------, Reece A.23 M W Works on FarmVirginia
------, Nancy 21 F W At HomeVirginia (cannot read/write)
------, Jonathan17 M WVirginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, Fanny E.16 F WVirginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, George C.14 M WVirginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, Mary L. 10 F WVirginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, Elmira 7 F WWest Virginia (attended school)
------, Parthena 4 F WWest Virginia
------, Russell 2 M WWest Virginia
Federal Census Record 1880
Marsh Fork, Raleigh Co., WV
14 June 1880, page 141D
87/90 Milum, Russel W M 53 head (m) Farming VA VA VA
------, Narcissa W F 53 wife (m) Keeping House VA VA VA
------, George W M 32 son (s) Farm Laborer VA VA VA
------, Elmira W F 17 daughter (s) VA VA VA
------, Parthena W F 13 daughter (s) WV VA VA
------, Russel W M 12 son (s) WV VA VA
Noted events in his life were:
• Military: Civil War: Private, Co. C, 45th Battalion VA Infantry, Between 1863 and 1864. 247
• Occupation: blacksmith and farmer. 417
• Census: Western District, Tazewell Co., VA, 1850.
• Census: Mouth of Buffalo, Logan Co., VA, 1860.
• Census, 1870, Oceana, Wyoming Co., WV. 423 He is listed as a 43 year old farmer with personal property valued at $133.
• Census: Marsh Fork, Raleigh Co., WV, 1880.
Russell married Narcissa "Sessy" SIZEMORE, daughter of Rev. George J. SIZEMORE and Virginia "Jennie" BALDWIN. (Narcissa "Sessy" SIZEMORE was born in 1825 in Ashe Co., NC 424 and died on 6 Mar 1891 in Raleigh Co., WV 271,418,421,425,426.). The cause of her death was consumption.417
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