Joseph Lee Miller (1887 - 1949)

Born 18 Oct 1887 in Old Concord, Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Mary Isabelle (McClister) Miller — married 4 Apr 1920 in Summit, Utah, United States

Died 10 Jul 1949 at age 61 in Medina, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Joseph Miller served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 9 June 1917
Unit(s):
Service ended:

Joseph Lee Miller was born at Old Concord, Pennnsylvania on 18th October 1887, the son of James P. Miller and Belle Sprowle.^[1]

Joseph Lee registered for the US WWI draft on 9th June 1917. He was then a single man, employed a a tire builder by Miller Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio.^[2]

On 4th April 1920, Joseph Lee married Mary Isabelle McClister in Summit County, Ohio.^[1]

Joseph Lee Miller registered for the U.S. WWII draft on 25th April 1942.^[3]

Joseph Lee Miller died in Medina County on 10th July 1949 in his sixty-second year. He had worked for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio for thirty-three years.^[4] His body was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio.^[5][6]

Census enumerations

1930 census (USA)

• Joseph Miller, head; owns home, value $6000, does not keep a radio, male, white, age 42, married at age 32, born in Pennsylvania, both parents born in Pennsylvania; Tire builder, Rubber factory
• Mary I., Wife, female, white, 36, married at age 26, born in Ohio, father born in Canada/English, mother born in Pennsylvania
• Florence I., daughter, female, white, 9, single, born in Ohio, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Ohio
• Quentin, son, male, white, 7, ditto.
• Grace M., daughter, female, white, 4, single, ditto.
• census place: 3209 Geneva Avenue, Akron, Ohio^[7]

1940 census (USA)

• Joseph Miller, head, male, white, age 52, married, completed three grades in school, born in Pennsylvania; lived in the same place on April 1, 1935; engaged in private work; Tire builder, rubber factory; worked 18 hours during the week of March 24-30, worked 52 weeks during 1939, amount of money wages or salary: $1900
• Mary, wife, female, white, 46, married, completed eight grades in school, born in Ohio, house work
• Florence, daughter, female, white, 19, single, completed eight grades in school, born in Ohio, house work
• Quentin, son, male, whie, 17, single; has attended school since March 1, 1940; completed one year in high school, born in Ohio, student
• Grace, daughter, female, white, 14, single; has attended school since March 1, 1940; completed seven grades in school, born in Ohio, student
• census place: 123 Fawler Ave., Akron, Summit County, Ohio (owns house, value $3500)^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Summit County, Ohio (USA). Marriage License Application and Marriage Certificate. Joseph Lee Miller, age 33 on 18 Oct 1920, resident at 144 Maygold Street, Akron; born in Washington Co., Penn.; occupation: Rubber worker, Firestone; son of James P. Miller and Belle Sprowle; not previously married. Mary Isabel McClister, age 27 on 19 July 1920, resident at 30 S. 14th St. Kenni[--], Summit County; born in Summit County; no occupation; daughter of Robert McClister and Mary Young; not previously married. Married by the Rev. H.J. Rohrabaugh, 3 April 1920; certificate no. 32912. Original record: Probate Court, Summit County, Ohio: roll no. 25, 1919-1920 Marriage Records, Summit County - Probate Court, book 36, pg. 308. Photocopy obtained by research commissioned by Alison Kilpatrick from N.T., 2005-01-07.
2. ↑ U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. No. 2507; Joseph Lee Miller, age 29 years; home address: 1027 Yale Exten., Akron, Ohio; born 18 October 1887; natural born citizen; born at Old Concord, Pennsylvania; occupation: Tire builder, employed by Miller Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; no dependents, single, white; no military service; height 5ft 9-1/2in, medium build, grey eyes, brown hair, not bald, not disabled; dated 9 June 1917; Local Board, Division No. 4, Akron, Ohio. Original record: United States, Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 1561803, Draft Board 1. Digital copy online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2017-08-13.
3. ↑ U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Serial no. U956; Joseph Lee Miller, 1403 Geneva Avenue, Akron, Summit County, Ohio; telephone: Sh 5905; age, 54 years; born 18 Oct 1887 at Old Concord, Penn.; name and address of person who will always know your address: Wife – Mary I. Miller; employer, Firestone, Akron, Ohio; white, 5’ 9”, 195lb., gray eyes, gray hair, light complexion, scar on left elbow. Registrar: Ethel Tichon, for Local Board 9, Akron, Ohio; date of registration, 25 April 1942. Original record: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. Digital copy online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2017-08-13).
4. ↑ Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Summit County, Ohio) 11 July 1949. Obituary for Joseph L. Miller of 1401 Geneva ave. W., Akron, Ohio, who died 10th July 1949. Diital image from the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Special Collections (transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2014-10-17).
5. ↑ Find-a-Grave Memorial no. 69785589. Joseph Lee Miller, born 18 October 1887, died 10 July 1949, Pvt. 332 Inf. 83 Div. World War I; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio. Inscription: “[top, centre:] MILLER / [left side:] Mary McClister / July 19, 1893 / Mar. 21, 1971 / [right side:] Joseph Lee / Oct. 18, 1887 / July 10, 1949 / [bottom, centred:] Pvt. 332 Inf. 83 Div World War I.” Memorial created and photograph of gravestone by "essay," 13 May 2011. Online at Find-a-Grave (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2014-09-18).
6. ↑ U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925–1963. Joseph L. Miller, enlisted 7 Nov 1917, discharged 2 May 1919, serial no. 1950676, pension no. none, emblem: Christian; state: Ohio, rank: Private, U.S. regiment: Medical Dept., 332nd Infantry; born 18 Oct 1887, died 10 July 1949; cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth Ohio; application made by Mary I. Miller, 27 July 1949; post office address of consignee: 1403 Geneva St. SW, Akron, Ohio. Original record: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941, Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls, ARC ID: 596118, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92, National Archives at Washington, D.C.; digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2017-08-13).
7. ↑ U.S. 1930 Census. Extract: Joseph Lee Miller, age 42, and wife, Mary I. (36), with children: Florence I. (9), Quetin (7), and Grace M. (4), in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Original record: Fifteenth Census of the United States (1930), National Archives and Records Administration (Washington, DC). Archival ref. NARA film 1880, pg. 4A; enumeration district no. 77-148, supervisor’s district no. 9, enumerated 8th April 1930. Extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2004-10-31; updated by reference to digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed 2011-05-26).
8. ↑ U.S. 1940 Census. Extract: Joseph Lee Miller, age 52, with wife, Mary (46), and children: Florence (19), Quentin (17), and Grace (14), in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Original record: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940). Archival ref. NARA film roll T627-3181, page 11A, enumeration district: 89-219, enumerated 25 April 1940. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2014-09-21).