When he registered for the WWI draft on June 6, 1917[1] he listed his occupation as working for Kenworth Bros on Pechin St in Philadelphia. He also worked as an assistant foreman in a textile mill and a supervisor in a cloth Mill .
His dream was to be a police officer for the City of Philadelphia 13th district as shown in his WWII draft[2] he accomplished this goal. Note the birth year discrepancy.
He died at 59 years of age [3]and is buried in the Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America[4]
Census
1900 Williams Township (excl. Williamstown borough), Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States[5]
1910 Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[6]
1920 Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[7]
1930 Philadelphia (Districts 0501-0750), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[8]
1940 Ward 21, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[9]
Sources
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KQ-M14 : 12 December 2014), William Elmer Miller, 1917-1918; citing Philadelphia City no 14, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,907,617.
↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQF4-JWB : 7 April 2016), William Elmer Miller, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates #110767, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SH-NS4 : accessed 1 May 2017), William E Miller in household of Ruben B Miller, Williams Township (excl. Williamstown borough), Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 6A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,404..
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG7Q-61Z : accessed 1 May 2017), William E Miller in household of Rueben B Miller, Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 393, sheet 5B, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1395; FHL microfilm 1,375,408.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMN-C9J : accessed 1 May 2017), William Miller, Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 489, sheet 4A, line 39, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1617; FHL microfilm 1,821,617.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH7J-771 : accessed 1 May 2017), William Miller, Philadelphia (Districts 0501-0750), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 582, sheet 15A, line 46, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2102; FHL microfilm 2,341,836.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQW1-ZDK : accessed 1 May 2017), William Miller, Ward 21, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-394, sheet 7B, line 42, family 134, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3699.
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