Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Submitted by Billie Bournias


[Amanuel Matthew Miller 
08/01/1838 - 10/13/1914 h/o Armanda
born: Silesia, Prussia (Germany)
s/o John Miller (Muller)]

Sudden Death of Mr. A.M. Miller

  The people of Fairfield were shocked, Thursday morning, to learn of the death 
of Mr. A.M. Miller, which occurred between 12 and 1 o'clock the night before.
Mr. Miller had not been in good health for some time but had been able to be
up and about.  His niece, Miss Minnie Miller, had given him a dose of medicine
about 12 o'clock, and a little later a noise was heard in his room and when
members of the family got to him life was practically extinct, death being 
caused by heart failure.
  His remains were interred in Fairfield cemetery Tuesday afternoon with 
Masonic honors, after religious services were held at the home by Bro. Brown
and Bro. Craven.
  Deceased was one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Fairfield and his 
death is deplored by all.  He was a quiet, retiring disposition and spent his
time either in his shop or at home.
  He was born in Berlin, Germany, Aug 1, 1838; came to the United States, with
his parents in 1850, landing at Galveston; and located in Fairfield in 1851.
He served throughout the entire four years of the Civil War in the Confederacy,
and was promoted to superintendent of the Arsenal at Arkadelphia, Ark., at which 
place he was married, during the war, to Miss Millicent Shockley.  There 
survive him two sons and one daughter, W. H. and J. D. Miller and Mrs. R. M.
Edwards.
  At the time of his death Mr. Miller was probably the oldest member of 
Fairfield Masonic Lodge, in length of membership, and he was highly revered by
the members of the order.  He was a consistent Christian, a member of the 
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and his life was such that the prospect of
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Resolutions of Respect by the Masonic Lodge

  To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and brethren, Fairfield Masonic Lodge, No. 
103, A. F. & A. M.
  We, your committee, appointed to draft a tribute to the memory of our 
deceased brother, A. M. Miller, report the following:
  "An honest man is the noblest work of God."  This old proverb is justly
applicable to our deceased brother, A. M. Miller.
  He was born in Germany, but came to Texas in young manhood, where he ever 
afterward made his home.
  He served in the ordnance department of the Confederacy during the Civil War,
and for about 40 years had been in the hardware mercantile business in 
Fairfield.
  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and, until the last few years, 
when prudence for his health prevented his being out at night, was a regular 
attendant of the meetings of our Lodge.  He loved Masonry, and no higher tribute
can be paid his memory than our assurance that he lived up to the noble precepts
of our order.
  On last Monday night, his spirit answered the call of the Supreme Ruler of 
the Universe, and we laid him to rest in the family plot, in Fairfield cemetery,
Oct 13, 1914.
  He leaves to mourn his loss, but revere his memory, two sons and a daughter,
and a niece, whose home has been with him for many years.
  As a further tribute to the memory of our deceased brother, therefore, be it
  Resolved, by Fairfield Lodge, No. 103, A. F. & A. M>, that we mourn the loss
of our brother, realizing that we have last one whose influence was ever for 
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our Order; that we extend to his family and loved ones our sympathy in their
bereavement, and commend them to the One who, alone can give consolation in
the hours of sorrow; that a page of our record be set apart for this tribute,
and a copy be furnished to the members of his family.
   W. B. Moses
   J. R. B. Cain,
   Lee Kirgan
       Committee