Individual Details

William Earl Miller

(October 7, 1879 - March 27, 1949)

William was the first son of James and Mary Ella. The family farmed. William married Lola Miller and was a rural mail carrier. In 1920 or so he was perhaps the first in the area to take an auto vacation- he and Lola toured Wisconsin- with 2 teenagers! Their daughter Florence went west to Bend, Oregon. Lola and William visited often and moved to Bend, Oregon at William's retirement. William died there of a heart attack then was buried in Greene.

Events

BirthOctober 7, 1879Bennezette, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1880Bennezette, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1885Bennezette, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1900Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageFebruary 5, 1903Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States - Lola M. Miller
Census1910Coldwater, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1915Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
CivilSeptember 12, 1918Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1920Coldwater, Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceJune 10, 1922Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1925Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1930Coldwater, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1940Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceAugust 4, 1941Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
CivilApril 27, 1942Draft registration WW2 - Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
DeathMarch 27, 1949Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States
BurialApril 1, 1949Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States
OccupationMail carrier
Cause of deathHeart attack

Families

SpouseLola M. Miller (1880 - 1951)
ChildFaber William Miller (1905 - 1957)
ChildFlorence Louella Miller (1907 - 1995)
ChildHarlan Clyde Miller (1903 - 1904)
FatherJames Davis Miller (1845 - 1929)
MotherMary Ella Gaines (1855 - 1917)
SiblingJames Archard Miller (1882 - 1965)

Notes

Census

William lives on a farm with parents, brother and a Miller uncle, Gaines niece.

Marriage

Lola and William were married in Waverly, Iowa by Minister of the Gospel J W Graves

Civil

Draft registration WW1

Residence

In the local newspaper, William, Lola, Faber and Florence take an auto trip to Wisconsin. In the 1920s this was big news with auto trails just introduced.

Census

William's father James has joined the home, James's parents are unknown on census. For religion William, James and Faber answer one, Lola answers Christian.

Census

A mail carrier, rural, with an annual income of $2160.

Residence

Mr and Mrs Tom Day of Bedford, Ohio and Mr and RMs Tom Druckenbrod of Canton Ohio came Monday for a visit in the home of relatives, Mr and Mrs W E Miller.

Civil

This was the 'Old Man's Draft' not into military service but to gauge the skills of men, production in the country.

Death

William and Lola had moved to Oregon at William's retirement.

Find a Grave

"Hooked on Family" on FindAGrave provided a labeled photo, the Miller headstones at Rose Hill. Jacob through Faber and Gladys.

Endnotes

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2. FamilySearch.org. US World War 1 draft registration cards 1917-1918 database FamilySearch.org : 20 September 2016. Citing NARA M1509, FHL microfilm 1643179, digital folder 005250246, image 03897.

3. FamilySearch.org. US World War 2 draft registration cards, 1942 database, FamilySearch.org : 27 March 2019. Citing NARA microfilm publications., FHL microfilm 598910, digital folder 101400051, image 00220 .

4. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Apr 6, page 1 of 16 column 4 top William Miller Dies in Oregon.

5. , , , Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Provo, UT United States.

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

8. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL microfilm 1240419, digital folder 004120097, image 00126 (16 of 19).

9. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 database: Reference ID pg 379 FHL 001034277 Digital Folder 004310134 Image 00051; FamilySearch.org, , .

10. Ancestry.com. Iowa Marriage Records 1880-1937. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT, USA 2014, Iowa State Archives Des Moines, Volume 411 Adair - Crawford, page 9-139 image 142 of 379.

11. United States Census 1910 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Washington, D.C, FHL microfilm 1374407, digital folder 004971407, image 00524 (7 of 24).

13. FamilySearch.org. US World War 1 draft registration cards 1917-1918 database FamilySearch.org : 20 September 2016. Citing NARA M1509, FHL microfilm 1643179, digital folder 005250246, image 03897.

14. United States Census 1920 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T625, Washington, D.C., FHL microfilm 1820480, digital folder 004965858, image 00742 (1 of 28).

15. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1942 Jun 10 page 3 of 8 column 2 top, Twenty years ago William Earl family travel by auto.

16. Iowa DOT , "State highway historic map, Iowa registered highway routes, 1914-1925," Map PDF, , Iowa DOT historical maps (https://iowadot.gov/maps/msp/historical/pdf/1914_1925_Highway.pdf : accessed )

18. United States Census 1930 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T626. Washington, D.C., FHL microfilm 2340380, digital folder 004950661, image 00550 (18 of 26).

19. Ancestry.com. 1940 US Federal Census; NARA Microfilm, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2012., Year: 1940; Census Place: Greene, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T627_1143; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 12-9.

20. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1941 6 Aug page 4 column 3 mid bottom.

21. FamilySearch.org. US World War 2 draft registration cards, 1942 database, FamilySearch.org : 27 March 2019. Citing NARA microfilm publications., FHL microfilm 598910, digital folder 101400051, image 00220 .

22. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Mar 30, page 1 of 8 column 3 top, Services for W E Miller.

23. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Apr 6, page 1 of 16 column 4 top William Miller Dies in Oregon.

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

25. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Mar 30, page 1 of 8 column 3 top, Services for W E Miller.

26. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Apr 6, page 1 of 16 column 4 top William Miller Dies in Oregon.

27. FamilySearch.org. US World War 2 draft registration cards, 1942 database, FamilySearch.org : 27 March 2019. Citing NARA microfilm publications., FHL microfilm 598910, digital folder 101400051, image 00220 .

28. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Apr 6, page 1 of 16 column 4 top William Miller Dies in Oregon.

29. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1942 Jun 10 page 3 of 8 column 2 top, Twenty years ago William Earl family travel by auto.

30. Ancestry.com. 1940 US Federal Census; NARA Microfilm, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2012., Year: 1940; Census Place: Greene, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T627_1143; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 12-9.

31. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1949 Apr 6, page 1 of 16 column 4 top William Miller Dies in Oregon.