Isaac C. Miller (1878 - 1946)

Born 27 Jun 1878 in Cuba, Clinton County, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Winona Avis (Thompson) Miller — married 17 Nov 1920 in Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1946 at age 67 in Westboro, Clinton County, Ohio

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Biography

What the "C" stands for is a family mystery. Probably either Christopher or Columbus.

From The History of Clinton County, 1915:

"Isaac C Miller is a well to do farmer of Jefferson township who was born in Clinton county on June 27 1878. He is the son of CC and Electra E Klbby Miller and a brother of Ephraim Kibby Miller. Mr Miller's father was born near New Vienna this county on March 26 1837 and his mother was born near Clarksville in Clinton county. The father farmed all his life in Clinton county with the exception of a short period in which he was engaged in school teaching as a young man. He owned a farm in Washington township but the last thirty years of his life were spent in Jefferson township. He was a soldier in the Civil War and after the war was a member of General Sherman Post No 360 Grand Army of the Republic. To CC and Electra E Klbby Miller were born ten children: ET, LN, PV, Malcolm, Cora, Nina, Grace, EK, Bertha, and Isaac C. Mr Miller's paternal grandparents were Isaac and Margaret Hlldebrant Miller, the former of whom was born on July 30 1812 near Farmers Station and the latter November 26 1820 at Hunterton in Hunterton county, New Jersey. The paternal greatgrandfather was Isaac Miller Sr who was born on February 5 1777, the son of Peter and Catherine Rhodes Miller. Mr Miller's maternal grandfather was Ephraim Kibby who was born at Columbia, three miles below the mouth of the Little Miami river in what is now Hamilton county, Ohio, December 12 1795, and died on August 14 1876. Ephraim Kibby's father came to Hamilton county in 1780 and was one of its earliest settlers, about 1800 removing from Columbia to the neighborhood of what is now Hopkinsville Warren county, settling on land owned by Capt Alexander Hamilton opposite the great bend in the Miami river. The house in which he lived at that time had no chimney. A fire was built in the center of the cabin on the dirt floor. From that place the family moved to Deerfield on the Miami river and from there to the farm owned by Captain Armstrong located on a road leading from Deerfield to Lebanon. While living on this farm the father of Ephraim Kibby died about 1809. Three or four years later the mother died Ephraim Kibby then lived with his brother John who was a tanner near Hopkinsville. He learned the trade and continued in the business after his brother had abandoned it at that time, he being about nineteen years old. He was employed as a substitute in the War of 1812 and with the money thus earned began his active career. After his marriage in 1815 to Nancy Vandervort he and his wife came to Clinton county, locating at Clarksville, and there made preparations to establish a tanning business. Ephraim Kibby never drank or used tobacco in all his life. He traded his tanning business for one thousand acres of land in Washington and Vernon townships in March 1840 and from 1840 to 1865 or 1866 was engaged in farming. At the latter date he retired to Wilmington where he spent his last days. By his first marriage twelve children were born, two of whom died in infancy. Two of these children are still living among whom are Mrs Nancy Deacon aged eighty four years of Westboro and Mrs Electra Miller who lives near Westboro and who is seventy eight years old. Paul G Kibby, one son of Ephraim Kibby, was a soldier in the Civil War and served in an Illinois regiment. He died of his wounds in Tennessee. Jonah Kibby another son of Ephraim served in the One Hundred and Eighty eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a member of Company D, and after returning from the war emigrated to Indiana where he died. Isaac C Miller was educated in the public schools, and after leaving school took up farming. He owns seventy acres of land and is engaged in general farming and stock raising. Mr Miller was married in 1905 to Estella Hunter a daughter of Andrew Hunter of Clark township. [Editor's note: Estella died in 1919, before she successfully had children (she lost 3 children, according to her obituary), and Isaac married Winona Avis Thompson and had 2 children: Charles Clayton and Emile Jane, the latter of whom married Edward Gould and moved to upstate New York.] Mr Miller is a member of the Christian church and Mrs Miller is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Isaac C Miller is a prominent member of Grange No 1779 of Westboro."

Findagrave.com memorial #36786627.

Current address of Isaac's farm is 14161 South 68, Midland, OH 45148. Lat, lon = 39.273415, -83.902223

Sources

Timothy has a copy of the death certificate and draft cards for WWI and WWII.