BIOGRAPHY: Dr. A. J. MILLER, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 270-1
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DR. A. J. MILLER, a successful medical practitioner of Cambria county, located 
at Portage, is a son of Andrew and Mary (Seymore) Miller, and was born in 
Carroll township, Cambria county, April 8, 1858. He is of German ancestry, his 
grandfather, John Miller, having emigrated from Germany when a young man. He 
located in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and followed the trade of a blacksmith. 
Later in life he removed to Cambria county, where he died when about forty years 
old.
     Andrew Miller, the father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, 
was born near Bedford, Bedford county, in 1821. He was educated in the old 
subscription schools of those early days, when the scholastic advantages were 
extremely limited. Early in life he began to work on a farm, and having decided 
likings for agricultural pursuits he became a tiller of the soil and followed 
farming all his life. When the Civil War threatened the destruction of the Union 
he gave his services to the country, and enlisted in company B, Sixteenth 
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, and served about one year, receiving his 
discharge in 1865. He is now located on a farm near Carrolltown, this county, 
and lives a comparatively retired life. The Carrolltown Water works are located 
on a portion of his property. In politics, Mr. Miller, Sr., is a democrat, and 
while taking a personal interest in all local affairs, he has never sought nor 
held office. He is a consistent member of the Roman Catholic church, to which he 
gives liberal support.
     His marriage with Mary Seymore, a daughter of Nicholas Seymore, of Cambria 
county, has resulted in the birth of thirteen children, ten of whom are now 
living.
     A. J. Miller received his elementary education in the public schools of his 
district, and on leaving the common schools was employed for several years in 
various pursuits, and then began preparation for a medical career. In 1889 he 
began reading medicine under the preceptorship of Drs. G. H. Sloan and Hunter, 
and in 1890 entered the Columbus Medical college, of Columbus, Ohio, where he 
spent one term, and then matriculated as a student in the Ohio Medical 
university, of Columbus, from which he graduated in 1892, after having completed 
a thorough course in that well-known institution. Having passed the Pennsylvania 
State medical examination, he located in his present office at Portage, and is 
enjoying a large and lucrative practice. Doctor Miller is a truly self-educated 
man. By persistent application and through his own efforts he is amply prepared 
for the successful practice of his chosen profession.
     Dr. Miller supports the principles of the Republican party; while not a 
politician he takes an active interest in local politics and has filled several 
local offices. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church. He is identified 
with the Cambria County Medical society, and is also a member of the 
Pennsylvania Medical association. In June, 1884, he celebrated his marriage with 
Miss Susie Fees, a daughter of John Fees, of Ebensburg, this county, and their 
happy union has been blessed in the birth of the following children: Bertha 
Mary, Warren Andrew, Edwin Emerson, Raymond Alfred, and two girls who died in 
infancy.