Melville Dunreath Miller and his first wife, Jessie Wilmetta (Rasel) Miller, on their wedding day

Name/Title

Melville Dunreath Miller and his first wife, Jessie Wilmetta (Rasel) Miller, on their wedding day

Entry/Object ID

2008.5.205

Description

Dated 17 March 1904. Crayon enlargement of Melville Dunreath Miller [1882-1950] and his first wife, Jessie Wilmetta (Rasel) Miller [1884-1916], taken on their wedding day, 17 March 1904. Original, no photographer listed.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Charcoal or Crayon Portrait

Collection

Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Mar 17, 1904

Lexicon

Search Terms

Miller family, Rasel family, Weddings

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

CAND_AN008_0001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miller, Melville Dunreath [1882-1950]

Person or Organization

Rasel, Jessie Wilmetta [1884-1916]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Miller-Herrod Series - Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Notes

The photograph was passed from Melville Dunreath Miller [1882-1950] and his first wife, Jessie Wilmetta Rasel [1884-1916], to their daughter Iva Marie Miller [1909-2006], and her husband, Porter Ellis Herrod [1903-1970], to their son Jack Ellis Herrod [1929-2008] and his wife, Martha Jean Pettit, who owned the photograph in 2006. Digital image shared by Jack's grandniece, Candice Lynn Buchanan, with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008. SOURCE CITATION: Melville Dunreath Miller and his first wife, Jessie Wilmetta (Rasel) Miller, on their wedding day, 17 March 1904; item no. CAND_AN008_0001, Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).