Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Miller, John April 21, 1915
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The Tyrone Herald 4/22/1915
John Miller, a well known veteran of the Civil war and respected citizen of 
Logan township, died at 12:50 yesterday afternoon at his residence at Newburg, 
after an illness of several weeks of senility.   He had been a resident of the 
above community almost all his life and was a familiar figure about the city.
Mr. Miller was born October 14, 1833 in Logan township, where Fairview cemetery 
is no located, and was a son of Peter and Margaret Miller.  He was a grandson 
of Jacob Miller, who came to America from Germany and bought land on which was 
built what became known as Millerstown, which is now included in the city of 
Altoona.  He was a small child when his parents located at Tyrone.  They moved 
then to Petersburg, afterwards living in other parts of Blair county.  From 
early life Mr. Miller engaged in farming and teaming, and hauled rock for the 
Pennsylvania railroad.
The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the house and 
interment was made in Fairview cemetery.


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