BIOGRAPHIES:  Peter A. MILLER, Sr., Arland Township, Barron Co., WI

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Submitted by:  Vic Gulickson <vic@indy.net>  24 February 2004
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Peter A. Miller, Sr., for many years one of the leading citizens of Arland
Township, but now deceased, was a native of Norway, where he grew to
manhood and was married. In 1884 he emigrated to the United States, leaving
his family behind to rejoin him a year later. Landing at New York, he came
directly to Menomonie, Wis., and thence to Barron County, where for a short
time he lived with Ole Johnston's family. In 1887 Mr. Miller bought a
homestead right of 80 acres of wild land in Section 20, Arland Township, on
which he erected a set of buildings and proceeded to make a home. At
several different times he bought more land and at one time owned several
hundred acres in Arland Township. He also owned a half interest with Even
Larson in the first sawmill in the township. On his original homestead Mr.
Miller cleared 50 acres, besides parts of his other property. Identifying
himself closely with the affairs of the township, he proved a useful
citizen in various ways, helping to build roads, serving several years as
pathmaster, for many years as treasurer of the school board of District No.
4, and as assessor of Arland Township from the time it was set off until
his death. He also helped to build Concordia church, of which he was
treasurer till his death. In 1914 he retired from active farm work, and a
few months later, on Feb. 6, 1915, he passed away to the sorrow of the
entire community. Mr. Miller was married in Norway to Sarina Anderson, and
they became the parents of seven children: Charles, a farmer in Arland
Township; Sina, wife of Hans Holverson of Turtle Lake; Martin P., a farmer
in Arland Township; Peder A., now proprietor of the home farm, his mother
residing with him; and Peder, Martha and Anna, who are deceased.

--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 892.


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