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David Newton Miller

Male 1854 -    Has 17 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name David Newton Miller 
    Birth 23 Nov 1854  Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death
    • THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, VOL. XLI., NO.11, Page 5, Column 4, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, February 1, 1917, "Death Claims Pioneer Citizens.?MILLER."

      No man nor citizen will be more greatly missed in the Union Bethel neighborhood than David Newton MILLER who died suddenly of apoplexy after he had partaken of a hearty dinner on Monday January 25. He was relied upon as safe counsel by the neighbors as well as his immediate family and his relatives. He was the sole custodian of the church and cemetery at Union Bethel and if he did not keep a map of burial ground, it is doubtful whether anyone else is familiar with the location of the various lots. He was a good man, a kind neighbor and willing helper in all neighborhood affairs. The community has truly lost a valuable citizen.

      The funeral was conducted on Wednesday, January 17 by Elder J. A. SPENCER, of Sandborn. The interment was in the church yard cemetery.

      A biographical sketch of the deceased is herewith compiled from a recent history of Greene county:

      The father of the deceased was John MILLER, who was born in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, and was one member of the board of commissioners that built the beautiful Greene County court house, and was instrumental in erecting many substantial bridges across White river and the principal creeks of this county thirty years ago. Before coming to Greene county, he resided in Wayne county, Ohio and married Sarah R. MILLER. She was a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel MILLER, pioneers in the Church of God in Highland township.

      John MILER, the father of the deceased, D. N. MILLER, stayed at home and helped clear the farm and married soon after they settled in Greene county, buying land in Richland township which he cleared, later trading this farm for four hundred and forty-five acres in the same community. By hard work he made the farm pay well and was able to buy property in Bloomfield. He served as commissioner of Greene county, Indiana, and was active as a Republican. He was an elder and trustee in the Church of God. He and his wife raised nine children, having thirteen in all, namely: David N., the subject of this sketch; William P., a farmer deceased; Hannah E. who married Henry SWITZ, is now dead; Tabitha, deceased, who married Jacob GRAY; Mary Bell, who married John B. LEAVITT, of Lyons; Susan who married Grant EDWARDS, of Richland township; Daisy, deceased, who was wife of William RITTER; Ethel, who married Allen WORKMAN, of Richland township; Oliver, who is a manufacturer in Bloomfield, Indiana.

      David N. MILLER was born November 23, 1854, in Richland township. He went to the home schools and lived at home until he married Florence R. MADDOX, February 28, 1878. She is a native of Monroe county, Indiana and the daughter of Thomas and Louisa G,. MADDOX, who came to Greene county in 1870 and located in Richland township, where he died. His widow survives. The subject and wife have five children, namely: Nellie V., who married Ivan STALCUP. She died June 27, 1902. They had three children, George Dewey, Nona and Grace; Charles V. is a farmer in Fairplay township; Edna V. married March 4, 1900, William HUFFMAN. They have two children, Mary and Ilene. Frank is single and lives with the subject of this sketch. Rex is also at home. After marrying Mr. Miller bought a farm in Richland township, later buying where he now lives. It is his grandfather Miller's place and comprises one hundred and eighty-three acres, one hundred and twenty-five of which are in cultivation. He raises all kinds of grains and much stock. He was proprietor of a store at Elnora, Indiana, for one year. He is an active Republican in politics. He is an elder and trustee in the church of God and his friends are many throughout the county where he lives.
    Siblings 12 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Daniel Miller,   b. Bef 1732, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah R. Miller,   b. 13 Mar 1832, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1895  (Age 63 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I4186  FeldmanTree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2007 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Sarah R. Miller,   b. 13 Mar 1832, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1895 (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1852 
    Family ID F2163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence R. Maddox,   b. Abt 1857, Monroe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1878  Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Nellie V. Miller,   b. 09 Dec 1878, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1902, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    ▻ Ivan Franklin Stalcup  m. 28 Mar 1897
     2. Charles V. Miller,   b. May 1880, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Edna V. Miller,   b. Oct 1882, Richland City, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    ▻ William Huffman  m. 4 Mar 1900
     4. Frank Miller,   b. Mar 1885, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Rex Velner Miller,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Jun 1985, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    ▻ Blanch Markley  m. 24 Apr 1911
    Family ID F2169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2010 

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  • Notes 
    • David Newton Miller

      David Newton Miller's ancestors were of the hardy pioneer
      stock that played their part in the "winning of the West."
      His grandfather, John Miller, was a native of Lebanon county,
      Pennsylvania, who married Elinore Imboden, of his own
      community, and came to Greene county, Indiana, where they
      got partially improved land in Richland township. The old
      log houses on the place when they went there soon gave way
      to better buildings. He farmed and run a blacksmith shop
      there. He was active in church work and helped build, in
      1856, the building of the Church of God in that vicinity,
      in which he was an elder and trustee. He married a second
      time, his last wife being Mrs. Elizabeth Hubble, who died
      April 15, 1902. His first wife died in 1865. He died in
      1901. He had the following children by his first wife:
      Henry, John, David, Mariah, Catherine, Caroline, Leah and
      Mary.

      The subject's father, John Miller, was born in Lebanon
      county, Pennsylvania. He lived in Wayne county, Ohio,
      and then came with his parents to Greene county, Indiana.
      He married Sarah R. Miller, of the former county. She
      was the daughter of Rev. Samuel and Hannah (Phillips)
      Miller, both natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Greene
      county about 1851 and located in Highland township, where
      he preached in the Church of God and farmed, also taught
      school. He was very useful and was highly esteemed
      throughout the county. He died in 1872, followed to the
      silent land by his wife in 1877. They had eight children,
      namely: Susanna, who married Henry Miller, of Richland
      township; Sarah R., the subject's mother; Eliza, who
      married Floyd Allen; Anna, who married Oscar Allen; Mary,
      who married William Buzzard; Margaret, who married C.P.
      Molden; Elizabeth, who married Lafe Jessup; William H.,
      who first married Ellen Knox, then married Ann Adams.
      They live on the old home place in Highland township.

      John Miller, the subject's father, stayed at home and
      helped clear the farm and married soon after they settled
      in Greene county, buying land in Richland township, which
      he cleared, later trading this farm for four hundred and
      forty-five acres in the same community. By hard work he
      made the farm pay well and was able to buy property in
      Bloomfield. He served as commissioner of Greene county,
      Indiana, and was active as a Republican. He was a trustee
      and an elder in the Church of God. He and his wife raised
      nine children, having thirteen in all, namely: David N.,
      the subject of this sketch; William P., a farmer near
      Greencastle, Indiana; Hannah E., who married Henry Switz,
      is now dead; Tabitha, deceased, who married Jacob Gray;
      Mary Bell, who married John B. Lebitt, of Lyons, Indiana;
      Susan, who married Grant Edwards, of Richland township;
      Daisy, deceased, who was the wife of William Ritter;
      Ethel, who married Allen Workman, of Richland township;
      Oliver, who is a merchant and real estate dealer in
      Worthington, Indiana.

      David N. Miller was born November 23, 1854, in Richland
      township. He went to the home schools and lived at home
      until he married Florence R. Maddox, February 28, 1878.
      She is a native of Monroe county, Indiana, and the
      daughter of Thomas and Louisa G. Maddox, who came to
      Greene county in 1870 and located in Richland township,
      where he died. His widow survives. The subject and
      wife have five children, namely: Nellie V., who married
      Ivan Stalcup. She died June 27, 1902. They had three
      children, George Dewey, Nona and Grace; Charles V. is a
      farmer in Fair Play township; Edna V. married on March 4,
      1900, William Huffman. They have two children, Mary and
      Ilene. Frank is single and lives with the subject of
      this sketch. Rex is also at home. After marrying
      Mr. Miller bought a farm in Richland township, later
      buying where he now lives. It is his grandfather Miller's
      place and comprises one hundred and eighty-three acres,
      one hundred and twenty-five of which are in cultivation.
      He raises all kinds of grains and much stock. He was
      proprietor of a store at Elmore, Indiana, for one year.
      He is an active Republican in politics. He is an elder
      and trustee in the Church of God and his friends are
      many throughout the county where he lives.

      Source: "Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind.
      with Reminiscences of Pioneer Days", B.F. Bowen & Co.,
      Indianapolis, IN, 1908."

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