Individual Details

Jake Miller

(August 6, 1841 - March 14, 1928)

Jacob Jake Miller was born August 6, 1841 in Elkhart, Indiana the 3rd child (of 9). The family farmed, the kids went to school. Jake’s dad died when he was 13 and soon after the family moved to Iowa. Jake stayed single. On census records Jake is a farmer, a horse breeder and a horse trainer. He lived in Janesville, Bristow and Greene, Iowa.

Events

BirthAugust 6, 1841Indiana, United States
Census1850Baugo, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Census1870Washington, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
ResidenceMay 29, 1873Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1880Bennezette, Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceSeptember 15, 1881Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceJuly 9, 1885Bristow, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1895Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, United States
Census1900Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Residence1920Bennezette, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1925Butler, Iowa, United States
DeathMarch 14, 1928Bennezette, Butler, Iowa, United States
BurialMarch 16, 1928Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
OccupationHorse trainer, horse breeder
OccupationFarmer
Cause of deathHeart disease, bronchitis

Families

FatherJacob Miller (1808 - 1854)
MotherSarah Ann Davis (1814 - 1888)
SiblingMary Miller (1834 - 1906)
SiblingPleasant Miller (1835 - 1910)
SiblingAlexander Miller (1837 - 1900)
SiblingHorton Miller (1843 - 1920)
SiblingJames Davis Miller (1845 - 1929)
SiblingSarah Ann Miller (1847 - 1931)
SiblingWill Miller (1849 - 1930)
SiblingJohn Miller (1851 - 1902)
SiblingSusan E. Miller (1854 - 1940)

Notes

Residence

Jake catches an eel in the Cedar River, news because it was believed there were no eels in the Cedar River

Residence

Jakes 'lets' his Bristow farm and will stay with friends or families for awhile

Residence

Mr Jacob Miller was down from near Bristow to spend the 4th with his friends around Janesville. Jake is always a welcome guest in these parts

Census

Living with James Davis Miller and family

Residence

Living with nephew James Archard Miller and family

Death

In local newspapers a quick story noting Jake's death, the following week and obituary

Burial

Jake is buried in the Miller family plot at Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene, Iowa

Endnotes

1. , , Digital Folder 101768573 Image 01124 (1124 of 1400), , ; Database with images, FamilySearch.org. ( : accessed ).

2. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1928 Mar 21 page 1 column 3 top, Jacob Miller Funeral Friday obituary .

3. Ancestry.com, 1850 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Bango, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: M432_144; Page: 6A; Image: 16.

4. Ancestry.com, 1870 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 520A; Image: 107009; Family History Library Film: 545876.

5. Waverly Republican, Waverly, Iowa Digital Archives of the Waverly (Iowa) Public Library, 1873 May 29 page 5 of 8 column 1 top Jake catches an eel in the Cedar River.

6. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254329 Digital Folder 005160591 Image 00764 (7 of 11).

7. Waverly Republican, Waverly, Iowa Digital Archives of the Waverly (Iowa) Public Library, 1881 Sep 15 page 13 of 13 column 3.

8. Waverly Republican, Waverly, Iowa Digital Archives of the Waverly (Iowa) Public Library, 1885 Jul 9 page 4 column 4 midway, Jake spends 4th of July with friends in Janesville.

10. Ancestry.com, Census $ 1900 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 419; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240419.

11. Ancestry.com, 1920 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Bennezette, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T625_480; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 692.

13. , , Digital Folder 101768573 Image 01124 (1124 of 1400), , ; Database with images, FamilySearch.org. ( : accessed ).

14. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1928 Mar 21 page 1 column 3 top, Jacob Miller Funeral Friday obituary .

15. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1928 Mar 14 Jacob Miller answers last call.

16. , , Digital Folder 101768573 Image 01124 (1124 of 1400), , ; Database with images, FamilySearch.org. ( : accessed ).

17. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

18. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1928 Mar 21 page 1 column 3 top, Jacob Miller Funeral Friday obituary .

19. Ancestry.com, Census $ 1900 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 419; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240419.

20. Ancestry.com, 1870 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 520A; Image: 107009; Family History Library Film: 545876.