Russell G. Milam
1822 - 1897 (75 years)-
Name Russell G. Milam Birth 1822 Tazewell Co., VA 
[1] Gender Male Census 1860 Mouth of Buffalo, Logan Co., VA Military Between 1863 and 1864 [2] Civil War: Private, Co. C, 45th Battalion VA Infantry Census 1870 Oceana, Wyoming Co., WV [3] - He is listed as a 43 year old farmer with personal property valued at $133.
Census 1880 Marsh Fork, Raleigh Co., WV Occupation blacksmith and farmer [4] Death 2 Aug 1897 Glomera, Raleigh Co., WV [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Cause: Bright's disease associated with cardiac dropsy Burial 4 Aug 1897 Cove Creek, Raleigh Co., WV [4] Person ID I18216 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 17 Dec 2025
Father James Milam, b. 1787, VA d. Between 1860 and 1870, Pike Co., KY (Age 73 years) Mother Margaret "Peggy" Davidson, b. Abt 1790 d. Between 1840 and 1850 (Age 50 years) Marriage 29 Oct 1809 Tazewell Co., VA [11] - Married by John Perry.
Family ID F138 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Narcissa "Sessy" Sizemore, b. 1825, Ashe Co., NC d. 6 Mar 1891, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 66 years) Children 1. Reece Americus Milam, b. Sep 1847, Tazewell Co., VA d. 19 Apr 1904, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 56 years)2. Nancy Jane Milam, b. 9 Jan 1849, Tazewell Co., VA d. 29 Apr 1917, Maben, Wyoming Co., WV (Age 68 years)3. Jonathan Milam, b. 14 Aug 1853, Tazewell Co., VA d. 4 May 1923, Posey, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 69 years)4. William Milam, b. 20 Oct 1854, Logan Co., VA d. 20 Jan 1855, Wyoming Co., VA (Age 0 years)5. Fannie Ellen Milam, b. 11 Mar 1856, Logan Co., VA d. 2 Apr 1947, Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 91 years)6. Mary Louvena Milam, b. 6 May 1861, Logan Co., VA d. 12 Apr 1936, Kimberly, Fayette Co., WV (Age 74 years)7. George C. Milam, b. May 1862, Wyoming Co., VA d. Between 1910 and 1920 (Age 47 years)8. Elmira Milam, b. 11 Mar 1864, Wyoming Co., WV d. 16 Mar 1954, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 90 years)9. Parthenia Milam, b. 22 Aug 1867, Wyoming Co., WV d. 22 Apr 1950, Jumping Branch, Summers Co., WV (Age 82 years)10. Robert Lewis Milam, b. 9 Aug 1868, Wyoming Co., WV d. 3 May 1939, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 70 years)Family ID F7814 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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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
810/810 Jas. Milum 56 M Farmer Va.
Russell 28 M "
Narissa 25 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)
Narcissa 34 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, Russel 43 M W Farmer Virginia ($0/133) (cannot read/write)
------, Narcissa 43 F W Keeping House North Carolina (cannot read/write)
------, Reece A. 23 M W Works on Farm Virginia
------, Nancy 21 F W At Home Virginia (cannot read/write)
------, Jonathan 17 M W Virginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, Fanny E. 16 F W Virginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, George C. 14 M W Virginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, Mary L. 10 F W Virginia (attended school/cannot write)
------, Elmira 7 F W West Virginia (attended school)
------, Parthena 4 F W West Virginia
------, Russell 2 M W West 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
- Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers
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- [S1291] West Virginia. Raleigh County. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Raleigh Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), 28 Dec 2011, 1897, 14, line 168, Russell G. Milam, accessed 28 Dec 2011. (Reliability: 3).
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lists date of death as 3 Aug 1897. - [S1504] Guion Miller Enrollment Records., Eastern Cherokee Applications, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com : 2009), 3 Jan 2012, File No. 41354, George Milam, 29 Aug 1907; accessed 3 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).
lists date of death as 2 Aug 1897. - [S1504] Guion Miller Enrollment Records., Eastern Cherokee Applications, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com : 2009), 3 Jan 2012, File No. 16538, R. L. Milam, 30 Jan 1907; accessed 3 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).
lists date of death as 2 Aug 1897. - [S1504] Guion Miller Enrollment Records., Eastern Cherokee Applications, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com : 2009), 3 Jan 2012, File No. 35900, Louvina Phipps, 17 Aug 1907; accessed 3 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).
lists date of death as 2 Aug 1897. - [S1504] Guion Miller Enrollment Records., Eastern Cherokee Applications, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com : 2009), 3 Jan 2012, File No. 38731, Fannie Daniel, 24 Aug 1907; accessed 3 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).
lists date of death as 2 Aug 1897. - [S1504] Guion Miller Enrollment Records., Eastern Cherokee Applications, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com : 2009), 3 Jan 2012, File No. 36208, Elmira Lucas, 21 Aug 1907; accessed 3 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).
lists date of death as 2 Aug 1897. - [S2473] Virginia. Tazewell County., Tazewell Co., VA Marriage Register, (Digital images. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/.), marriage register, 1: 13, Milam-Davidson, 1809; accessed 8 Oct 2025. (Reliability: 3).
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