Vilas John Miner (1923 - 1960)

Born 18 Dec 1923 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1960 at age 36 in Wisconsin Dells, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States

Biography

Birth

Vilas was born on 18 December 1923. (1924, 1937 censuses) He was the son of John Miner and Kate Thunder.

Death

Vilas was murdered on 2 December 1960. John Roecker and Vilas Miner had spent the evening drinking. Vilas followed Roecker to his apartment where at 10:20 am Roecker fatally shot him five times with a .22 pistol. (Oshkosh Daily, Sheboygan Press) "Miner's family is from La Crosse, but Miner had been living and working in both La Crosse and Wisconsin Dells." (Oshkosh Daily)

Sources

• 1924 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 41; Line: 18; Agency: Grand Rapids. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1934 Indian census; Roll: M595_572; Page: 68; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin, USA (Saturday Evening, 3 December 1960). page 1a.
• The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, WI, USA (Monday, 19 December 1960) p. 12.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for Vilas John Miner (23 Dec 1923–2 Dec 1960), Find a Grave Memorial no. 140944336, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by El Memorializer (contributor 47029561).