Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Catherine Jane MILLER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, April 2008 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Mrs. Catherine Jane Miller Mrs. Miller, nee Catherine Jane Butts, was born in Monroe County, Pa., June 5, 1853, died at her home in Cooksville Feb. 6th 1920, aged 86 years and 7 months. Mrs. Miller came to Wisconsin with her parents when she was six years of age, driving across the country in a covered wagon, and settling on a farm near Milton, now owned by her son Ulyses. Here she lived until a young woman and was united in marriage with Charles Miller also of Rock County, on January 1st, 1852. They located on a farm four miles northwest of Evansville, where they made their home until 1867, the same being now owned by Willis Miller. They then moved to the home near Cooksville, where she was living at the time of her death. Her husband, Charles Miller, preceeded her to the land beyond the stars in September 1893. Mrs. Miller was a resident of Rock County eighty years, and of Cooksville 53 years. Mrs. Miller was the mother of 12 children, eleven of whom are still living, eight sons and four daughters, one daughter, Rhette deceased. The sons are, John, Willis, Stanton, Chester, Earnest, and Fred, of Evansville, Ulyses of Milton and Charles of Stoughton. The three daughters living are Mrs. Paulina Colton, and Mrs. Kate Wilder of Colton South Dakota, and Mrs. Auro-Colton Moore of Doyleton, Wis. She leaves thirty seven grand children, and twenty six great grandchildren. Two brothers, Jacob Butts of Campbell, Cal., and Jerome Butts of Seattle, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. Rachel Pierce of Edgerton, Wis., also survive her. Softly, oh, softly the years have swept by thee Touching thee lightly with tenderest care; Sorrows and death they have often brought neigh thee Yet they have left thee but beauty to wear; Growing old gracefully Gracefully fair. Hearts at the sound of thy coming were lightened, Ready and willing thy hand to relieve; Many a face at thy kind word has brightened' "It is more blessed to give than to receive;" Growing old happily, Ceasing to grieve February 12, 1920, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin