Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Miller, Wesley C. 1868 - 
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Author: L. A. Fritsche

WESLEY C. MILLER.

    Wesley C. Miller, former register of deeds of Brown county, president of the
New Ulm Land Company and long recognized as one of the most enterprising and
energetic citizens of this county, is a native of Pennsylvania, in which state
he was born on March 15, 1868, son of John A. and Rebecca E. Miller, both
natives of that same state, who later became substantial and influential
residents of this county, having come here in pioneer days.

    John A. Miller was a laborer back in Pennsylvania and in 1872 he became
imbued with the idea of making a home for himself in the great Northwest, where
there were lands and opportunities for all. In that year he and his family came
to Minnesota and located in this county, entering a homestead claim to a quarter
of a section of land in Mulligan township. Mr. Miller threw up a sod shanty, ten
by fourteen feet in dimensions, on his place and there established his home.
From the first he prospered and it was not long before he had a more substantial
residence. When he retired from the farm and moved to Comfrey in 1910 he was the
owner of a well-improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He died at Comfrey
in 1913, and his widow is still making her home in that pleasant village. To
John A. Miller and wife three children were born, of whom two are still living,
the subject of this sketch having a brother, Elmer, who is living at Comfrey.

    Wesley C. Miller was reared on the homestead farm and received his education
in the district school in the neighborhood of his home. For some years he farmed
with his father and then bought a nearby quarter section and began farming on
his own account, becoming quite successful in his operations. Mr. Miller gave
considerable attention to the dairy features of his farm and helped to organize
the Woodlake Creamery Company, of which he was the first secretary, and was the
first manager of that company's plant. He was otherwise active in promoting the
best interests of the community and was long regarded as one of the most
energetic members of that community. Mr. Miller is a Republican and from the
days of his youth had given close attention to local political affairs. For a
number of years he was township clerk and justice of the peace in and for
Mulligan township and in 1898 was elected register of deeds for Brown county,
after which he moved to New Him, which has ever since been his home. Mr. Miller
entered upon his official duties on January 1, 1899, and served for six years,
being re-elected at two succeeding elections. Upon retiring from office Mr.
Miller engaged in the real estate business and for seven years also was engaged
as secretary and manager of the New Ulm Stone Company; at present devoting his
entire attention to his extensive real estate transactions, as president of the
New Ulm Land Company, occupying a high position in real estate circles in this
part of the state.

     In 1895 Wesley C. Miller was united in marriage to Anna Langhoff, daughter
of August and Wilhelmina Langhoff, and to that union two children have been
born, both sons, Walter W. and Arthur J. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are Members of the
Methodist church and take an earnest part in the general social and cultural
activities of their home town.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana



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