William Cleveland Miller
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Title
William Cleveland Miller
Subject
Veterans who served their community after serving their country.
Description
Cleve Miller (right) with first cousin William Bowens
William Cleveland Miller or “Cleve” was born December 10, 1884. “His mother Kate Bowens often told him that he was born in a cotton patch while she was picking cotton on a plantation in Georgia. She said that she carried him home in a cotton basket.” At age 12 or 13 he began working in a boiler room for the railroad company. He served as a private with Company G2 Engineers during World War I. While in the army Cleve worked surveying and building bridges. Upon completing his service Cleve came back to North Carolina where he married Nora Alice Howell in 1919, together they raised eight children. Cleve also had a profound impact on his community, he build the first house on Happytop in 1914 near Murphy, NC. The Happytop area became a small African American community in which much of his relatives and descendants lived. Cleve passed away on February 11, 1970, his upstanding character is portrayed by his service to our country and his service to his community.
William Cleveland Miller or “Cleve” was born December 10, 1884. “His mother Kate Bowens often told him that he was born in a cotton patch while she was picking cotton on a plantation in Georgia. She said that she carried him home in a cotton basket.” At age 12 or 13 he began working in a boiler room for the railroad company. He served as a private with Company G2 Engineers during World War I. While in the army Cleve worked surveying and building bridges. Upon completing his service Cleve came back to North Carolina where he married Nora Alice Howell in 1919, together they raised eight children. Cleve also had a profound impact on his community, he build the first house on Happytop in 1914 near Murphy, NC. The Happytop area became a small African American community in which much of his relatives and descendants lived. Cleve passed away on February 11, 1970, his upstanding character is portrayed by his service to our country and his service to his community.
Creator
Todd Whitley
Source
Ann Miller Woodford
Publisher
Ann Miller Woodford
Contributor
Ann Miller Woodford
Rights
Ann Miller Woodford
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Citation
Todd Whitley, “William Cleveland Miller,” Hunter Library Omeka Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalhumanities.wcu.edu/omeka/items/show/73.