Samuel Miller, sixth son of Samuel Miller, Sen., and his wife, Margaret(Lackey) Miller, was born Apr. 6, 1805, on the old homestead of HenryMiller Sen., his grandfather. Janetta Wilson, third daughter of Jamesand Deborah (Patterson) Wilson, was born Oct. 25, 1810, in Augusta Co.Her father bought a farm, adjoining the Miller farm, in Rockbridge Co.,when she was three years of age; and Samuel Miller and Janetta Wilson,were schoolmates. They were married Sept. 4, 1834. He was of an...

Samuel II was born on the old homestead of Henry Miller, Sr., his grandfathr.  Samuel and his wife Janetta Wilson were schoolmates.  Her fathr bought a farm adjoining the Miller farm in Rockbridge County, Virginia, when she was three years of age.  Samuel was of an active, hopeful, confident and temperament.  His maxim through life was "think you conquer and you conquer."  In the cause of temperance, when a young man, he with five others signed a total abstinence pledge and stayed by it...