Miriam Myrinda Showalter
1836 - Aft 1900 (64 years)-
Name Miriam Myrinda Showalter Birth Sep 1836 Montgomery Co., VA 
[1] Gender Female Death Aft 1900 Person ID I23617 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father Daniel Showalter, b. 28 Jun 1806, VA d. 7 Jan 1837, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 30 years) Mother Sarah R. "Sally" Griffith, b. 1806, Franklin Co., VA d. Between 1860 and 1870, Floyd Co., VA (Age 54 years) Marriage 19 Apr 1826 Botetourt Co., VA [2] - Permission was given by Jonathan Griffith of Montgomery County, father of the bride, and by Henry Showalter, Sr., father of the groom, for the couple to be married.
Family ID F914 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James Madison "Matt" Burton, b. Jun 1836, Stokes Co., NC d. Aft 1900 (Age 64 years) Marriage 29 Dec 1858 Floyd Co., VA [3] - Permission recorded with marriage license:
This is to certify that I am willing for James M. Burton to Marry my daughter Miriam M. Showalter this 23rd day of Dec 1858.
her
Sarah X Showalter
Jas. A. Haley mark
Minister's return by Thomas G. Shelor, 11 January 1859.
Children 1. William Henry Burton, b. 11 Sep 1859, Floyd Co., VA d. 17 May 1941, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA (Age 81 years)2. Martha Almeta Burton, b. 5 Jan 1863, Floyd Co., VA d. 4 Apr 1939, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA (Age 76 years)3. Chester David Burton, b. Sep 1864, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown4. Mary V. Burton, b. 1867, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown5. Millard T. Burton, b. 1872, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown6. James Marion Burton, b. 3 Dec 1874, Floyd Co., VA d. 18 Aug 1958, Radford, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 83 years)7. Sarah Pearl "Sallie" Burton, b. 16 May 1877, Floyd Co., VA d. 20 Jan 1967, Radford, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 89 years)Family ID F2272 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Sources - [S2605] Virginia, Floyd County, FCR: Floyd Co., VA 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1706, Indian Valley, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 6A, p. 97, dwelling 100, family 100, Miram M. Burton, accessed 31 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2462] Virginia. Botetourt County., Botetourt Co., VA Marriage Bonds, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/.), permission and marriage bond, Showalter-Griffith, 19 Apr 1826, accessed 27 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S498] Floyd Co., VA Marriage Book 3, page 11 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2605] Virginia, Floyd County, FCR: Floyd Co., VA 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1706, Indian Valley, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 6A, p. 97, dwelling 100, family 100, Miram M. Burton, accessed 31 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).