Biographical Sketch of Sibert A. Miller, Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg Township

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Sibert A. Miller, a progressive and highly esteemed farmer and stockman
of Warrensburg township, was born in 1873 in Pettis county, Missouri.
He is a son of Abraham and Henrietta (Wethers) Miller, the former, born
in Ohio in 1842 and the latter, a native of Cooper county, Missouri.
Abraham Miller came to Missouri prior to the Civil War.  He enlisted in
the Federal service during the war.  When it had ended, he returned to
Missouri and with his wife moved to Pettis county, where his son, 
Sibert A., was born.  In 1885, the Miller family moved to Warrensburg
and in this city, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Miller are now residing.  To
Abraham and Henrietta Miller have been born the following children: 
Mrs. Dora Belle Redford, who resides in Warresnburg, Missouri; Charles
D., of Eutopia, Washington; and Sibert A., the subject of this review.
After completing his school work at the Warrensburg State Normal School
Sibert A. Miller beagn life for himself at the age of 19 years.  He
engaged in farming in Warrensburg township, renting the James Reed
place.  Until the past ten years, Mr. Miller did general farming.  Ten
years ago, he commenced to specialize in sheep raising and to give 
special attention to the production of wool.  He started with 50 ewes
with the intention of keeping at least 100 all the time.  At the time
of this writing in 1917, Sibert A. Miller has on the farm 170 head of
sheep and he has had excellent success and splendid results in his
business venture.  The wool this year sold for fifty-two cents a pound.
A registered male Shropshire heads the herd.  Twelve years ago, Sibert 
A. Miller leased the Cheatham farm, located 3 miles east of Warrensburg
where he now resides.  This place comprises 320 acres of land, all 
under cultivation, 125 acres being bluegrass, 60 acres in corn, 60 acre
in meadow, 50 acres in wheat and 15 acres in oats.  Every two years,
Mr. Miller rotates his crops, having the farm in grass two years, then 
corn two years, following with wheat and small grains for two years.
His 40 acres of wheat netted him a very neat sum this past year in 1917
selling for two dollars and thirty-five cents a bushel and 25 bushels
were grown on the acre, thus each acre of wheat land brought sixty
dollars.  Mr. Miller specializes in sheep raising, but does not confine
his attention to them, in addition raising fine cattle and mules.  He
now has 50 head of cattle, with a pure-bred Polled Angus male at the 
head of the herd, and usually keeps 18 head of mules annually on the
farm, raising six to sell each year.  Sibert A. Miller is an industri-
ous, enterprising, intelligent agriculturist, one who is not afraid of
hard labor and whose efforts are bringing well earned success.  Johnson
county is proud of men such as he.  January 29, 1893, Sibert A. Miller
was united in marriage with Mary Gertrude Latimer, daughter of Frank A.
Latimer, a native of Pennsylvania, and Zerelda (McCorkle) Latimer, who 
was born in Clay county, Missouri.  Frank A. Latimer came to Missouri
in 1870 and located in Clinton county.  Both he and his wife are now
deceased, both having died in Kansas City, Kansas.  Frank A. and 
Zerelda (McCorkle) Latimer were the parents of three children: Mrs.
Frankie Bell, of Kansas City, Missouri; William A., of Britton, Texas;
and Mrs. Sibert A. Miller, the wife of the subject of this review.  To
Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born three children: Lucile, who is a
graduate of the Warrensburg State Normal School in the class of 1914
and is now engaged in teaching school at Moberly, Missouri, where she
has a position in grade school; Mark A. and Thomas L., both of whom are
students in the Warrensburg State Normal School.  All the children of
Mr. and Mrs. Sibert A. Miller were born in Johnson county and their
home is with their parents in Warrensburg township, where the Miller
family is held in the highest respect.

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