Miles Wesley Miller (1896 - 1963)

Born 23 Apr 1896 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine (Gross) Miller — married 20 Jul 1917 in New Berlin, Union County, PA

Died 10 Aug 1963 at age 67 in New Berlin, Union County, PA

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Biography

Miles was born in 1896 in Pennsylvania, the son of Ammon Wesley Miller (1871-1944) and Eva Mae Benfer (1875-1962). He grew up on his father's farm, and he also farmed as a young man. By 1930 he had become a public school teacher.

In 1917 Miles married Mary Catherine Gross at her parents' home. The service was performed by Rev. Cole, the minister of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Berlin, Union County, PA. The children of Miles & Mary included:

1. Miles Gross Miller (1918-2001)

2. Gladys Elizabeth Miller (1920-1994)

3. Miriam Kathleen Miller (1923-?)

Miles died in 1963 at age 67 in New Berlin, Union County and was buried in New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M34D-FXZ : accessed 23 May 2016), Miles W Miller in household of Ammon W Miller, Limestone Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,488.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG69-ZQ7 : accessed 23 May 2016), Miles W Miller in household of Ammon W Miller, Limestone, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 169, sheet 5B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,436.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNM1-DVT : accessed 23 May 2016), Miles Miller, Limestone, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 12A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,655.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHHH-1F6 : accessed 23 May 2016), Miles W Miller, 1930.

7. Baptism of daughter Miriam (with image): Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 239. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 115359470 for Miles W.: Created by Eric B Stone; Record added Aug 12, 2013