On June 5th, 1918 Wendell reported to San Francisco's Hall of Justice for the second registration of the World War I draft. He was employed by the International Harvest Company at 201 Potrero Avenue.
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In February 1919 Wendell served as chairman for a Valentine dance held between the Washington Council No. 4 YMI and the Carmel Institute No. 2 YLI.
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A marriage license was issued to Wendell A. Miller and Lucy M. Boegershausen on June 3rd, 1921.
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The were wed the following day at St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco. Her sisters Alice and Louise served as bridesmaid and maid of honor, respectively, while Alfred Joseph Twyford and Melvin J. Boyle attended Wendell. The bridal couple honeymooned in Yosemite Valley before starting their home in San Francisco.
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Wendell was a member of the San Francisco Y. M. I. tour committee, which planned the commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the first Catholic missionaries in Hawaii. Wendell mailed out 10,000 illustrated broadsides to various Y. M. I. councils in California to advertise the trip.
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Wendell organized "A Night in Hawaii" event for the San Francisco Y. M. I. in anticipation of the tour. The program included motion pictures, a lecture and other entertainment with music and native dances.[6]
Wendell served as an usher at his sister-in-law Louise's wedding in St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco on April 27th, 1927.
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On April 24th, 1929, Wendell married Kathryn Lois Kelly in St. Anne's Church in San Francisco. They were wed by Reverend O. Mahoney, and after the ceremony a wedding breakfast was held at the Kelly residence. Wendell's brother, Joe, served as the bridegroom, and Kathryn's cousin, Verda Ricarrdi, was the matron of honor. After the festivities the bridal couple boarded the S. S. Maui and set sail for the Hawaiian Islands for their honeymoon.
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The Millers purchased a home at 3926 Forrest Hill Avenue in Oakland, California for $4,000 in 1937, and they moved in the following year.
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In August 1948 the Millers moved three miles west to a nicer neighborhood and home at 3997 Oakmore Road.
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By 1950 Kathryn's uncle, William Sexton, moved in with the family.
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He was a member of the Oakland Rotary and Athens Club.
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3926 Forest Hill - It was a split-level home with the first floor lying about four feet above the ground that continued into a front living room, dining area, and a kitchen and dinette eating area in the rear. Off the dining area was a four-to-six step rise to a second floor hall. Off of the hall was a bathroom with a toilet, sink, tub, and a separate stall shower. On each end of the hall were bedrooms. There were hardwood floors throughout the living area, except in the kitchen and bathroom. Below the second floor was a tandem two-car garage and laundry room with a half bath. A short stairwell from the rear of the garage led down to a rumpus room with knotty pine walls and an unfinished concrete floor. A rear door from the laundry room opened onto a small wood porch that had eight to ten steps down to a patio. A large cherry tree stood next to the patio. To the rear of the patio was a level law area of about 12x120 feet. The lot sloped gradually from front to rear to a 10-foot drop down to the rear lot line.[9]
3997 Oakmore Road - The home was built in the early 1930s. It had a level front yard with a front porch. There was an entry hall at the front door. To the left was a small breakfast room that was usually filled with sunshine in the morning since the house faced east. To the rear of the dinette was a corridor kitchen. There was a side yard entry down several steps to a side yard walkway which descended into the basement. The basement was used for laundry and as a utility room that had a large gravity furnace and a laundry chute. From the laundry room a doorway opened into a short hallway. A few steps down was a large rumpus room with finished walls and ceiling. It had a concrete floor and a fireplace. This room had windows opening to the side and a large window opening to the rear. The lot sloped moderately down to a brick patio and a large oak tree. A wooded open space sloped moderately to a creek beyond the rear of the lot. This open space contained poison oak covered trails that extended from Diamond Park to Mountain Boulevard. The house had a large living room on the first floor which extended to the rear of the house. This room had a fireplace, windows to the side, and a large rear window overlooking the backyard 10 to 15 feet below. There were arched opening to the entry hall and a dining room that was behind the kitchen. Off the entry hall was a step down to a hall that accessed a half bath, small garage, and a door leading to the steps down to the basement. In the entry hall at the living room a curved stairway rose up to three bedrooms and a hallway bath.[9]
Sources
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch Wendell A. Millar Draft Registration Card, California > San Francisco City no 13; Lu, C.-Pucci, A. > image 2113 of 5839; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Societies to Hold Valentine Dance, San Francisco Bulletin, San Francisco, California, 10 February 1919, page 10, accessed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/995686127/ on 10 October 2023.
↑ Business-Finance-Shipping-Travel, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii, 12 Dec 1926, p. 15, accessed online at newspapers.com
↑ Social Notes from Mainland Circles, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii, 13 Feb 1927, p. 40, accessed online at newspapers.com
↑ Young Couple Married at St. Dominic's, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, 15 May 1927, page 48, accessed online at Genealogy.com on 17 August 2021.
↑ Miss K. Kelly, Mr. Miller's Bride, The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, 05 May 1929, accessed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/458104406/ on 03 June 2021.
↑ 9.09.19.29.3 A Father's Legacy by John Michael Miller, in the possession of Marilyn (Hagerman) Miller on 13 March 2016.
↑ 11.011.1 Wendell A. Miller Obituary, The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California 25 May 1957, Page 33, accessed online at Newspapers.com on 13 August 2020.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch Household of John Miller, California > San Francisco > San Francisco Assembly District 33 > ED 253 > image 38 of 56; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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