Biographical Sketch of Addison MILLER (1893); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsyl- vania, comprising a historical sketch of the county," by Samuel T. Wiley and edited by Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Phila- delphia, PA, 1893, pp. 810-11. "ADDISON MILLER, proprietor of the Vincent creamery at Sheeder and the Exeter creamery at Exeter Station, is a young business man of remarkable energy and enterprise, and has already attained a good degree of success in life. He is a son of Franklin and Mary (Knaur) Miller, and was born in East Vincent township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1855. He was reared principally on the farm, but received a superior English educa- tion. Upon leaving school he engaged in marketing, and has been more or less connected with that business all his life. In 1889 he removed to Sheeder and erected the 'Vincent creamery,' which he now operates, and the product of which has won such deserved popularity in the markets of Phila- delphia, Baltimore, and other cities. Later he built and yet owns the 'Exeter creamery,' at Exeter Station, which latter is now managed by his brother, Franklin K. Miller. The business of these creameries now amounts to three thousand dollars per month, and the output is between four hun- dred and fifty and five hundred pounds of gilt-edged butter per day. Great care is exercised in every detail of manufacture, and the excellence thus secured has created a demand for the product of these creameries, which it is almost impossible to supply. "In addition to his creamery business Mr. Miller has been dealing in coal and feed since 1890, and has charge of the railroad station at Sheeder. He is also engaged in farming to some extent, and everything considered, may be written down as a very busy man. In politics he is an ardent demo- crat, and is so popular with his people that ;he has been elected and re- elected to the position of auditor for his township, in which position he has already served for four years. "On January 18, 1888, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Anna L. Prizer, a daughter of Harmon and Mary (Wanger) Prizer, of this county. "The paternal grandfather of Addison Miller was Samuel Miller, who lived at what was known as 'The Swamp' hotel property, where he was engaged in manufacturing gunpowder and in various other lines, conducting an exten- sive business. Later he purchased and moved to 'The Buck' hotel, where he engaged in general merchandising and became quite prosperous and suc- cessful. He died there at an advanced age. He married, and reared a family of three sons and a daughter: John, Isaac, Franklin and Cordelia. "Franklin Miller (father) was born in Chester county about 1817, and lived most of his life in East Vincent township. After attaining manhood he was engaged in the mercantile business at 'The Buck' for a period, and then purchased a farm and devoted his time to agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life. He died in 1880, at his home in East Vincent town- ship, aged about sixty-three years. Politically he was a democrat, and in religion a strict member of the German Reformed church. He married Mary Knaur and was the father of twelve children, eight of whom lived to reach maturity: Samuel, now deceased; Sarah, also dead; Emma K., married J. C. Roberts, a member of the firm of Roberts & Miller, dealers in coal, feed and fertilizers, and a farmer of East Vincent township; Cordelia, Addison, the subject of this sketch; Franklin K., who married Mary Rinard and is now engaged in managing the creamery owned by his brother Addison; Oliver, wedded Angeline Irwin, and now resides in Plymouth county, Iowa, where he is engaged in farming; and Thomas Clinton, who married Maggie Lonaker and lives at Pottstown, this county. The other four died in infancy."