Biographical Sketch of John Miller, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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John Miller was born in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany, December 19,
1833.  He was educated in the common schools of his native country, 
and was reared to the occupation of a miller, serving his time with an
uncle, a brother of his mother.  He remained at home until he was four-
teen years of age.  August 9, 1865, he was joined in marriage to Sophia
Sangabusch, and of the nine children born to them three, Minnie, Emma
and an infant unnamed, are deceased.  Those living are: Bertha, born
November 15, 1867; Jessie, born June 12, 1870; Willie, born October 11,
1872; Sophia, born November 16, 1877; Lizzie, born December 25, 1879;
and Alvina, born May 21, 1885.  Mrs. Miller died August 17, 1886 aged
forty-four years, seven months and fourteen days.  Mr. Miller came to
America in 1867, and upon his arrival made his way with his family 
direct to St. Louis where he secured employment in a mill and remained
about eighteen months.  He then moved to Jefferson County, and was 
employed as a farm hand for three years; he subsequently rented the 
farm on which he now resides, and in 1880 purchased the same, paying
$1,400 for it.  The farm contains eighty acres, and is in a good state
of cultivation.  He is a member of the American Legion of Honor, and
Hermann Sons of Kimmswick, a German organization.  He is a Democrat.
Mr. Miller was reared in the Lutheran Church, of which faith his family
are adherents. 

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