He began railroading for the Iowa Central Railroad, on the section work, then was in the machine shop, then as fireman, finally becoming engineer in 1884 and he held that position with ability and credit until March, 1911 when he engaged in the manufacture of cement products and building materials.
Sources
Family records, recollection of great niece.
Book; "Past and Present of Marshall County, Iowa" by Judge William Battin and F.A. Moscrip. Published 1912 by the B.F. Bowen & Company.
"Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVSY-H9R : 3 December 2014), Nicholas Miller and Emma Cole, 25 Jul 1881; citing Marshall, Iowa, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 956,738.
"Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVSC-PHM : 3 December 2014), Nicholas Miller and Clara A. Binks, 08 Apr 1886; citing Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 985,383.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92Y-KFB : 20 January 2015), Nick Miller, Marshall Township Marshalltown city Ward 3, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,448.
"Iowa, Marshall County, Marshalltown, Riverside Cemetery Burial Records, ca.1800-ca.1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZMFL-SMN2 : 18 April 2020), N F or M F Miller, 1923.
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