HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY                          477

    Born in Coshocton county, Ohio, John G. Miller was brought up on
a farm, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits in his native state
until 1854. Migrating then to Indiana, he bought a tract of land in Jef-
ferson township, Owen county, and in the space that he cleared built the
log cabin in which his son George was, a few months later, born. Owen
county had been settled several years previous to that time, but improve-
ments therein had been slow, owing to the fact that there were neither
railroads, canals, or convenient markets. Deer, turkeys and other wild
game abounded, and in a large measure supplied the family larders.
Beginning the improvement of his land, he lived there nine years, then
sold and bought another tract in the same township. There he erected a
commodious double hewed log house, a very pretentious structure for
those days, and continued his agricultural operations. Selling out in
1873, he purchased land in Wright township, Greene county, where for
a number of years he carried on general farming with most excellent
pecuniary results. Having by hard work and good management acquired
a competency, he subsequently removed to Coal City, Owen county, where
he lived retired from active business until his death, September 17, 1898,
in the seventieth year of his age. His wife, whose maiden name was
Margaret Hilligas, was born in Ohio, a daughter of John and Mary Hilli-
gas. She died September 5, 1907, in the seventy-fourth year of her age,
leaving five children, namely: Reuben, George W., Addie, Alonzo, and
Daniel V.
    Receiving a good common school education in the district schools,
George W. Miller was well trained in the various branches of agriculture
while living beneath the parental roof-tree. After his marriage, he set-
tled in Lewis township, on the farm where he is now living, and continued
in the free and independent occupation to which he was bred. He has
made improvements of an excellent character, placing the land in a good
state of cultivation, setting out fruit and ornamental trees, and entirely
rebuilding the house. Mr. Miller is a systematic and thorough farmer,
and everything about his premises indicates the existence of cultivated
tastes and ample means.
    On September 2, 1884, Mr. Miller married Minnie Vermillion, who
was born in Terre Haute, a daughter of James Vermillion. Of their
union eleven children have been born, namely: Albert, Leola, Ada, Edith,
George, Neely, Marshall, Della, Clarence, Leonard and Chloe. Albert
married Nellie Robinson and has one son, William Henry. Leola is the
wife of Everett Shields, and has one child, Eveland. Ada wedded Stan-
ley Hardesty, a coal miner and a resident of Greene county. They have
one little son, Clarence Edward. Religiously Mr. and Mrs. Miller are
consistent members of the Church of God and Mr. Miller has been a
minister in his church for about fourteen years. He has wedded about
two hundred couples and preached two hundred and fifty funeral sermons.

    JOHN W. ENGLEHART.—The farming interests of Clay county in-
clude among its most prominent representatives John E. Englehart,
whose attractive and valuable homestead is located in section 11, Jackson
township. The three years subsequent to his marriage and leaving home
were spent in Harmony, Indiana, where he was engaged in teaming and
coal mining, and then coming to Jackson township he bought forty. acres
of land, the nucleus of his present estate of one hundred and thirty and
a half acres, of which he has cleared about eighty acres and has made