Individual Details

James Richardson Miller

(7 Apr 1884 - 3 Apr 1961)

On the 1920 U. S. Census James R. Miller is living in the household with his mother, three sisters and his wife Delia. James is an electrical goods salesman.

Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, April 5, 1961, Page 31, Cols. 6 & 7: James R. Miller, member of a family prominent in the shipbuilding field here, died Monday in Lutheran Hospital. He was a son of the late William James Miller. His father was a partner in the old shipbuilding firm here of Murphy & Miller. The shipyard was situated on old Whiskey Island on the lake front. It built many wooden ships; also it was credited with the first steel lake ship--the J. K. White.

James Miller had been for many years a manufactuerer's agent, specializing in Delco products. Surviving him are his wife, the Former, Delia Kirkpatrick, and a sister in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The family home is at 1794 W. 50th Street. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Saxton funeral home, 13215 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood.

Events

Birth7 Apr 1884Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Marriage25 May 1918Newton Co., Indiana - Delia M. Kirkpatrick
Death3 Apr 1961Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Burial1885-1961, Monroe Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

Families

SpouseDelia M. Kirkpatrick (1886 - 1981)

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