HAMILTON COUNTY OHIO - OBIT:  MILLER, Hannah (PATTON) (d. 1899)
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Name: 		Hannah Patton Miller
Document: 	Obituary
Date: 		1899, Greensburg, Decatur Co., IN
Location:

DEATH OF MRS. MILLER-1899

On Thursday, May 4, at 9:40a.m., Mrs. Hannah Miller, after having lived within a 
few days of eighty-four years, died at her home on West Main Street, and thereby 
ended the life of a most excellent old lady, whose fortitude, Christian patience 
and many other commendable virtues have borne her through worlds of trouble 
without a murmur of complaint.

She was born at Cincinnati, in Hamilton County, May 21, 1815.  She was one of 
ten children, of whom, John Patton, Sr. and David Patton, Sr., were two.  Now 
in her death, the last of these ten has been removed - though she was the last 
to go, she was not the last of them born.  

On February 18, 1838, she was married to John Miller at the place of her birth, 
there they continued to reside in reasonable prosperity until 1868, when they 
bought and moved to a farm in this county.  She was also the mother of ten 
children, seven of whom were boys.  And one thing, of which during life it was 
plain to be seen she was justly proud, was that all of her sons who were then 
old enough, six, had served each their full time in the service of the union, 
during the civil war, and that since the only other one served his term in the 
regular army, not having been old enough to enlist during the rebellion.

In 1874 they moved to this city where on December 15, 1897, her husband, who was
older than she, died.

It may most truly be said that everyone who knew her loved and respected her for
her goodness, patience and fortitude.  Though for more than fifty years she was 
a devoted member of the Methodist church, her health has been such that for many
years she has not been able to attend.

Her death was caused by cancer of the face, and the pain so excruciating that 
none but a good woman could have resigned herself to it for the years she did.

She knew she had to go and those who knew her best feel assured that death came 
as a relief.

The funeral was conducted Saturday morning last at 10 o'clock by Rev. Maxwell in
the presence of many friends, some of whom had come from Cincinnati to show 
their love and respect to this old and loved friend.

Transcribed by Patti Graman, article appeared in Greensburg paper, date to 
follow.