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John Len Miller, Sr.

John Len Miller, Sr.

Male 1807 - 1901  (94 years)    Has 11 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name John Len Miller 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 08 Jun 1807  Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 24 Sep 1850  District 40, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John Miller, 44, m, , farmer, 2000, Pennsylvania, , , , ,
    Eleanor Miller, 49, f, , , , Pennsylvania, , , ,
    Henry Miller, 22, m, , laborer, , Pennsylvania, , , , ,
    John Miller, 20, m, , laborer, , Pennsylvania, , x, , ,
    Catharine Miller, 17, f, , , , Ohio, , x, , ,
    Elizabeth Miller, 15, f, , , , Ohio, , x, , ,
    Leah Miller, 13, f, , , , Ohio, , x, ,
    Caroline Miller, 11, f, , , , Ohio, , x, ,
    David Miller, 9, m, , , , Ohio, , x, ,
    Mary Miller, 7, f, , , , Ohio, , x, ,  
    Age: 44 
    Census 24 Jul 1860  Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Post Office: Bloomfield, IN
    John Miller, 53, m, , farmer, 4400, 1800, Pennsylvania, , , , ,
    Lenora Miller, 58, f, , , , , Pennsylvania, , , , ,
    Laen Miller, 22, m, , Farm laborer, , , Ohio, , , , ,
    David Miller, 19, m, , , , , Ohio, , , , ,
    Polly Miller, 17, f, , , , , Ohio, , , , ,
    [Son John lives on next farm] 
    Age: 53 
    Census 10 Jun 1870  Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Post Office: Bloomfield, IN
    John Miller Sr., 63, m, w, Retired Farmer, 7000, 1500, Pennsylvania, , , , , , , , , x,
    Elizabeth Miller, 46, f, w, keeping house, 6500, , North Carolina, , , , , , , , ,
    Caroline Flora, 13, f, w, Domestic Servant, , , Ohio, , , , , x, ,, , , ,  
    Age: 63 
    Census 15 Jun 1880  District 302, Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John Miller Sr., w, m, 73, , , , x, , farming, , , , , , , , , , , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
    Elizabeth Miller, w, f, 54, , wife, , x, , , keeping house, , , , , , , , , , , North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina
    Anna Stelor, w, f, 14, , boarder, x, , , , keeping house, , , , , , , , x, , , Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio 
    Age: 73 
    Census 01 Jun 1900  District 33, Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John Miller Sr., head, w, m, Dec, 1807, 93, m, 70, , , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, , , , , , , yes, yes, yes, o, f, f, 13
    Elizabeth Miller, wife, m, f, July, , , m, 70, 0, 0, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, , , , , , , yes, yes, yes 
    Age: 93 
    Death 15 Nov 1901  Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, VOLUME XXV., NO.52, Page 8, Columns 1,2 & 3, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Friday, November 21, 1901, "JOHN MILLER DEAD. Another Pioneer and Oldest Citizen of Greene County Has Passed to His Reward."
      John MILLER, the oldest citizen of Greene county, died at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning, Nov. 15, at the advanced age of ninety-four years, five months and seven days. After almost a century in this world his passing to the next was as calm and peaceful and natural as the sleeping of a little child.

      He was born of German parentage in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1807. Consequently, he lived under the administration of every president of the United States except Washington and the elder Adams, and was a boy of nine when Indiana was admitted as a state into the union. In June, 1827, he was married to Elnora IMBODEN. In April , 1831, he removed with his family to Wayne county, Ohio, where he lived for nineteen years, pursuing his trade of blacksmith and farming in a limited way, when he again went in search of a new home, where he could buy land at a lower price, and settled this time, in April, 1850, in Greene county, Indiana, where he continued to reside until his death.

      Descended from that sturdy German stock which has played so prominent a part in the pioneer history of this county, and is known everywhere for its thriftiness, he had accumulated considerable property and was looked upon as a man of wealth by those in this community, among whom he had come to make his home. He bought 240 acres of land in the old Bethel settlement north of Bloomfield, including what is know as the Bland farm, from the father of Dr. T. A. BLAND, paying therefor $2,000. Here he lived until a few years ago, when he moved to Bloomfield.

      Oct. 6, 1865, his wife died, and two years later, Oct. 8, 1867, he again married, this time to Mrs. Elizabeth HUBBEL, who, though very old and feeble, survives her husband. To the first union were born nine children?enry, Maria, John, Catharine, Elizabeth, Leah, Caroline, David and Polly?hree sons and six daughters, all of whom except John and Caroline are still living and residents of Greene county.

      Henry, the oldest son, is past seventy-four and lives at Newark. Maria became the wife of Noah FLORY and lives near Tulip. Catharine married John S. HEATH and lives in Highland township. John, after a busy life, died a few years ago, having served his county in the capacity of commissioner. Leah married Ezekiel ALEXANDER and lives at Cincinnati, while David, and Elizabeth, widow of Samuel MUTERSPAUGH, and Polly, wife of Simon LEHMAN, live in or near Bloomfield. Caroline was married to Louis HERRINGTON, but she and her husband both are dead.

      His family is the largest in the county, numbering 220 direct descendants, and comprises seven children, forty-five grandchildren, 139 great-grandchildren and twenty-nine great-great-grandchildren.

      Two brothers and one sister younger that he survive him and are still living back in Pennsylvania.

      The funeral exercises were held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel, in charge of Rev. E. M. LOVE, of Worthington. A large crowd, including the relatives, neighbors and friends, was in attendance to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of this venerable pioneer. In an early day Mr. MILLER united with the church of God, and throughout his life he was true to the dictates of his conscience and in all things obeyed the will of his Master as God gave him light to understand that will.

      In his prime Mr. MILLER was a giant, physically speaking, standing erect at six feet and three inches and weighing 250 pounds, and his strength was proportionate to his weight. Time was when the small boy stood aside and gazed with wonder as he strode along the street. Reduced as he was by old age and by his final illness, yet in death he weighed barely less than 200 pounds. In an earlier day, before age had left its mark, he was a man of tremendous energy and his capacity for hard work and his power of endurance were remarkable.

      Though his frame was bent under its weight of years, yet Uncle Johnny, as he was familiarly called by everyone, can hardly be said to have passed through that state of decrepitude which so often marks the declining years, for until a few months ago, he led a very active life, performing the light work about his home and driving frequently to town on matters of business, but rarely to pass an hour in idleness.

      He was strictly honorable in all his dealings, gave no thought to intermeddling with the affairs of others and dwelt at peace with all men?uch was his life. Not by an attack of consuming fever nor by some wasting disease, but as nature intends that all men should die by the wearing out of all the bodily parts by age?uch was his death. And such was the life, the deeds, the passing away of this venerable pioneer.
    Burial Union Bethel Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 10 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Daniel Miller,   b. Bef 1732, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Great Grandfather) 
    Catherine Gloninger,   b. 22 Nov 1756, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1828, Lebanon, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I0076  FeldmanTree
    Links To This person is also John Miller, Sr. at Find A Grave 
    Last Modified 11 May 2014 

    Father Daniel Miller,   b. 19 May 1781, West Hanover township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1859, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Catherine Ensminger,   b. 22 Sep 1786, Lebanon, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1861, Pennsylvania(Buried First Reformed Church, Lebanon, PA) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1805 
    • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
      Name: Daniel Miller
      Gender: male
      Birth Place: PA
      Birth Year: 1781
      Spouse Name: Catherine Ensminger
      Spouse Birth Place: PA
      Marriage Year: 1807
      Marriage State: PA
      Number Pages: 11

      Source Citation: Source number: 778.008; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 11; Submitter Code: .

      Source Information:

      Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
    Notes 
    Family ID F0063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elnora Imboden,   b. Abt 1801, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1865, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1827  Lebanon, Lebanon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Henry Miller,   b. 9 Jan 1828, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1910, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    ▻ Susanna Miller  m. 4 Dec 1851;   Anna Myers  m. 23 Sep 1866
    +2. Mariah Miller,   b. 13 Mar 1829, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1919, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
    ▻ Noah E. Flory, Jr.  m. Aug 1847
    +3. John Len Miller, Jr.,   b. 10 Oct 1830, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jul 1896 (Age 65 years)
    ▻ Sarah R. Miller  m. 23 Sep 1852
    +4. Catharine Miller,   b. Abt 1833, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +5. Elizabeth Miller,   b. 7 Aug 1834, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1910, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    ▻ Samuel Muterspaugh  m. 8 Oct 1854
     6. Leah Lear Miller,   b. Abt 1837, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Caroline Miller,   b. 9 Jan 1839, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1895 (Age 56 years)
    +8. David Miller,   b. 15 Sep 1840, near Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1924, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    ▻ Amanda Elizabeth Chipman  m. 1 Jan 1865
     9. Mary "Polly" Miller,   b. Abt 1843, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F0061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2007 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Barton Osborn   d. 15 Apr 1902 
    Marriage Abt 1870 
    Family ID F2043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Nov 1901 - Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Union Bethel Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Auto-Biography of Daniel H. Miller    		Auto-Biography of Daniel H. Miller

    Photos
    John Len Miller, Sr. - Pictures from family book    		John Len Miller, Sr. - Pictures from family book
    John Len Miller    		John Len Miller
    I would very much like to hear from anyone descended from John Miller. I am trying to document as many of their descendants as possible.
    Thanks
    Fred Feldman(use the contact form on this website)
    John Len Miller on carriage    		John Len Miller on carriage

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