History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 580. [Bourbon County] [Ruddel's Mills Precinct] WILLIAM MILLER, farmer, P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born in Harrison County, Ky., Oct. 13, 1843, son of Pugh and Margaret (Shawhan) Miller; he, born April 12, 1810, and she Aug. 12, 1812, and were married April 10, 1834. Pugh was the son of James and Elizabeth (Pugh) Miller, and Margaret was the daughter of Joseph and Sally (Ewalt) Shawhan. Both the Miller and the Shawhan families were originally from Pennsylvania. James, the grandfather of our subject, moved to Missouri about 1829, where he passed the rest of his days, dying there in 1835; he took his son Pugh along with him to Missouri, but the son not liking it there, returned to his native Sate where he married and settled down, but died in 1878. He reared on son to maturity, William the subject of this sketch, who has devoted himself to farming. At the commencement of the late war, William, entered the Confederate service, under Capt. Jo. Desha, 1st Ky. Inf., and served as Sergeant one year, when he was transferred to Capt. Jo. Hardin's Co., Maj. Shawhan's Cav. Battalion; was taken prisoner Oct. 7, 1863, and after enjoying the sweets of prison life at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, for over a year, returned home in 1864. Was married Feb. 8, 1866, to Miss Sarah Rule, of Bourbon County, who has borne the following children: James R., born Dec. 21, 1866; Annie L., Sept, 4, 1869; Willie Pugh, Nov. 16, 1871; Mattie Bettie, Jan. 26, 1874; Joseph D., born Aug. 11, 1876. He owns 195 acres of land, is an Odd Fellow, and a Democrat. Miller Shawhan Pugh Ewalt Rule = Harrison-KY PA MO http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/miller.w.txt