BIO: R. Allison MILLER, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 33-34 
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  R. ALLISON MILLER, D.D.S., retired, Huntingdon, Huntingdon county, Pa, was 
born in the borough which is still his home, September 17, 1829.  He is a son of 
the late Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wilken) Miller.  Dr. Miller received his 
education in the select schools of Huntingdon, and after finishing his course of 
study, was for about a year engaged in teaching school.  He afterwards studied 
dentistry in the office of H. K. Neff, of Huntingdon, and completed his 
professional preparation in the College of Dentistry in Philadelphia.  He 
commenced practice in Huntingdon about 1850, and continued the same with success 
for twenty-six years.  Relinquishing dentistry in 1876, Dr. Miller became 
interested in real estate and insurance business, to which since that time he 
has devoted his exclusive attention.  He is now general agent of the Penn Mutual 
Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, of which company he is also a trustee.  His 
jurisdiction for the company extends over Huntingdon, Muffin, Blair, Cambria, 
Clearfield and Indiana counties.  Dr. Miller also owns an interest in a flour 
milling business, established in 1829 by Thomas Fisher and David McMurtrie.  It 
afterwards passed into the hands of Thomas Fisher alone, and at his death, into 
those of his son, Hon. Horatio G. Fisher.  Subsequently, Dr. Miller purchased a 
half interest in the establishment, which was then conducted under the firm name 
of Fisher & Miller.  After the death of Mr. Fisher, Elwood A. Miller, son of the 
Doctor, became interested in the business, which now belongs to the father and 
son. 
  R. Allison Miller was married May 17, 1853, to Mary Lyon, daughter of Thomas 
and Rachel (Jackson) Fisher.  Their children are Thomas, born June 6, 1854, 
married Mary E. Walsh, Huntingdon, resides in Nebraska; Ellwood Andrew, born 
August 4, 1858, married Fannie, daughter of George F. and Helen Gage, resides in 
Huntingdon; Robert Allison, jr., born January 4, 1861, died February 26, 1864; 
Elizabeth Wilken, born November 1, 1863, died December 1, 1863; Louis J., born 
May 27, 1865, married December 20, 1893, to Frances Blandy, resides in 
Huntingdon, engaged in the insurance business with his father; Charles Herbert, 
born August 31, 1867, hardware merchant of Huntingdon; Mary, born July 13, 1871, 
and Rachel Jackson, born July 8, 1874.  A native and life long resident of 
Huntingdon, Dr. Miller is, it is safe to say, one of the best known citizens of 
the borough; he is also one of the most highly respected and esteemed, he and 
his family enjoying the regards of a large circle of friends.