American AcornsLucas Miller
1896–1929 · Male · died at 33
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- 20 records (14 viewable)
- Biography
- Lucas Miller: a photograph, a farm and a marker
- Documented military service (Confirmed)
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Overview
Lucas Miller1896–1929Dea Aucoin1894–1983Wife
Biography
A farmer at Chataignier
Lucas Miller was a farmer at Chataignier, Louisiana, born there on September 8, 1896 by his own draft card. He served in Company G, 84th Infantry, from September 4, 1918, to February 12, 1919, with no overseas service, and by 1920 he and his wife Dea Aucoin farmed a rented place at Chataignier. Their son Rellim James was born in 1922.
Confirmed About this evidence
Some other recorded ages differ. The exact wedding date remains unresolved; the tree's 1911 date conflicts with records from November and December 1919.
Lucas died in Evangeline Parish on December 19, 1929, aged 33 according to the state index. His cause of death is unknown. His widow, by then remarried, applied for his government headstone in 1947, and photographs show his cross and military marker at Mount Carmel Cemetery. The story below tells the rest, with his draft card, the farm and the marker.
Confirmed About this evidence
The 1947 application does not establish how long the grave had been unmarked or why the application was made then. A 1944 caption on the uniform photograph conflicts with Lucas's death date and is not accepted.
Family
Parents
- Mother: Martha Paret born 1874
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- Father: Camille Miller born 1874
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Wife: Dea Aucoin 1894–1983 Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Lucas and Dea Miller were married and living at Chataignier by the 1920 census; Lucas was a farmer working on his own account, with a rented home. One household snapshot. Index English=No conflicts with image yes; language barrier not claimed.
Records:
- Lucas and Dea Miller, 1920 United States Federal Census. Louisiana, Evangeline, Chataignier, First Police Jury Ward; ED64, sheet16B, lines73–74; image4300967_00178 (view at U.S. Census Bureau; NARA T625, roll 612; Ancestry collection 6061, record 74366261)
Review: assessed 09-30-2026.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Lucas and Dea Miller were married and living at Chataignier by the 1920 census; Lucas was a farmer working on his own account, with a rented home. One household snapshot. Index English=No conflicts with image yes; language barrier not claimed.
Records:
- Lucas and Dea Miller, 1920 United States Federal Census. Louisiana, Evangeline, Chataignier, First Police Jury Ward; ED64, sheet16B, lines73–74; image4300967_00178 (view at U.S. Census Bureau; NARA T625, roll 612; Ancestry collection 6061, record 74366261)
Review: assessed 09-30-2026.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
- Son: James Rellim Miller Sr 1922–2017
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- Son: Ralph Waldo Miller 1926–2002
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- Son: Luther Calvin Miller 1929–2006
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Life events
| Born | 8 SEP 1896 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Lucas reported birth on8September1896 at Chataignier when registering on5June1918. Self-reported date supported by later index and marker.1920 census and son’s1922 certificate give inconsistent ages. Records:
Review: assessed 09-30-2026. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 19 DEC 1929, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Lucas died19December1929 in Evangeline Parish, aged33 in the state index. Cause of death and original death certificate remain unknown. Records:
Review: assessed 09-30-2026. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Marriage | 1911, with Dea Aucoin 1894–1983 Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The precise wedding date is unresolved: imported 1911, Geneanet 17 November 1919, FamilySearch index 17 December 1919. FamilySearch image 243 unseen. License-not-returned language is quoted by Geneanet. Do not replace the tree date with an asserted ceremony date. Records:
Review: assessed 09-30-2026. |
| Military service | U.S. Army, private, World War I, BET 4 SEP 1918 AND 12 FEB 1919 |
| Burial | Chataignier, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America |
Newspapers
4 newspaper clippings to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
'Petition,' Police Jury Proceedings, The Weekly Gazette, 1 Nov 1924, p. 8: neighborhood property owners near Chataignier, La. petition to create the Chataignier Drainage District, signed by, among roughly 45 names, both Lucas Miller and Francois Miller.1924
'Mrs. Dea Hollier,' The Ville Platte Gazette, 26 May 1983: obituary for Dea (Aucoin) Hollier, 88, of Ville Platte, naming sons James, Luther and Ralph Miller.1983
“Mrs. Dea Hollier,” The Ville Platte Gazette, 26 May 1983, printed Section 3, page 3 (viewer page 30). The obituary identifies the former Dea Aucoin and her sons James, Luther and Ralph Miller; it does not name Lucas.
“Petition,” within Police Jury Proceedings, The Weekly Gazette, 1 November 1924, page 8, lower second column. Lucas Miller and Francois Miller are separate names. The petition’s Lucas is a possible match, not uniquely identified.
Record images
14 record images to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
The 1900 Camile and Marthe Miller household, including a three-year-old boy indexed as Laucus or Lancus, born September 1896. Likely Lucas; ED 65, sheet 39, lines 24–27.1900
Louisiana World War I service record of Lucas Miller, Army no. 1,617,037, Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish: born Chataignier, La., 8 September 1896; inducted 4 September 1918; Co. G, 84th Infantry; private; discharged 12 February 1919, 0 percent disabled.1918
Lucas Miller’s draft registration, 5 June 1918, with both sides of the card. He reported birth at Chataignier on 8 September 1896 and named Camile Miller as employer and nearest relative.1918
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, marriage licence and bond of Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin, 17 December 1919 (licence 586). The licence and bond are dated; the ceremony date and return are blank on the original.17 December 1919 · register p. 556 (facing p. 557), licence 586; image 243 of 731
Lucas and Dea Miller in the 1920 census of Chataignier. Lucas is listed as a farmer working on his own account; their home was rented. ED 64, sheet 16B, lines 73–74.1920
Birth certificate of Rellim James Miller, born 15 November 1922, naming Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin as parents. Lucas is recorded as a farmer at Chataignier. His stated age differs from the birth date on his draft card.1922
1930 U.S. census, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, Police Jury Ward 1, ED 20-5, sheet 3B, enumerated 4 April 1930: Dea Miller, 35, widowed, with her sons Rellim J. (7), Ralph W. (3) and Luther C. (1 and 3/12), in the household of her brother Rene Aucoin.1930
Headstone application for Lucas Miller, 6 August 1947. Mrs. Edese Hollier identified herself as his wife, now remarried. The form records his Army service and a November 1947 shipment.1947
Reverse of Lucas Miller’s 1947 headstone application, with cemetery certification. The certifier’s surname remains uncertain.1947
Lucas Miller’s grave cross and flat military marker at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Chataignier. Photograph added by Charles T. Baggett on 26 February 2012.2012
Lucas Miller’s grave in its cemetery setting. Photograph added by contributor f on 6 September 2015; exposure date not separately established.2015
Lucas Miller’s military marker. Photograph added by contributor f on 6 September 2015; exposure date not separately established.2015
A wider view of Lucas Miller’s grave. Cynthia Brown dates the photograph to 23 February 2020; added to the memorial the following day.2020
Lucas Miller’s grave cross. Cynthia Brown dates the photograph to 23 February 2020; added to the memorial the following day.2020
Photos & documents
Sources
- Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court, marriage register 1918-1923, licence/bond of Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin, 17 December 1919 (printed p. 556, facing p. 557, entry 586; FamilySearch DGS 004705913, microfilm 001378079, image 243 of 731); FamilySearch "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1787-1958" Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Marriage
- Application for headstone, Lucas Miller, Office of the Quartermaster General, NARA RG92, NAID 596118 (Ancestry collection 2375, record 74661), dated 6 August 1947, front image 40050_644066_0011-02047; U.S. Veterans Administration Master Index, NARA RG15 (Ancestry collection 61861, record 4630111), military date 12 Feb 1919 Burials and memorials Citation only Military service
Research sources
- Application for headstone: Lucas Miller Burials and memorials view at Office of the Quartermaster General; NARA RG92, NAID596118; Ancestry collection2375, record74661
- Lucas and Dea Miller, 1920 United States Federal Census Census view at U.S. Census Bureau; NARA T625, roll 612; Ancestry collection 6061, record 74366261
- Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin, Louisiana parish marriage index Birth, marriage and death records view at FamilySearch, Louisiana Parish Marriages1787–1958; index citation updated14July2024
- Lucas Miller grave and military marker Burials and memorials view at Charles T. Baggett
- Lucas Miller, Geneanet Community Trees Index Family histories and trees view at Geneanet, Paris; Ancestry collection62476, record7731695875
- Lucas Miller, Louisiana statewide death index Birth, marriage and death records view at Louisiana Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management and History, Vital Records Indices; Ancestry2002, collection6697, record157330
- Lucas Miller, Mike Miller’s Geneanet tree Other documents view at Mike Miller, denhamguy, Geneanet
- Lucas Miller, Veterans Administration Master Index Military view at U.S. Veterans Administration; NARA RG15, NAI76193916, St Louis; FamilySearch2019; Ancestry2019 collection61861, record4630111
- Lucas Miller, World War I draft registration Military view at U.S. Selective Service System; NARA M1509; Ancestry collection6482, record27852923
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