Albert E. Miller

As printed in 1910

ALBERT E. MILLER.

Albert E. Miller, one of the native farmers and stockmen of Edford township, was born December 20, 1876, and is a son of Gustav and Paulina (Pobanz) Miller. He was reared on the old homestead and having attended the district school received a good education in the rudimentary branches of English instruction. He also learned the trade of a carpenter during his youth but until he became of age he worked for his father, receiving nothing in return for his labor. On attaining his majority he was permitted to keep his wages and found ready demand for his services in the county and in the city of Geneseo, and was soon able to undertake contracts for carpenter work. Until 1905, when he married, he devoted himself to his trade and then turned his attention to agriculture on the farm on section 34, Edford township, where he lives today. He purchased this from his father in 1902, paying one hundred dollars per acre for it. Since that time he has remodeled the buildings and has made many other improvements so that its value has risen to about one hundred and sixty dollars per acre. He follows general farming and stock raising. With persistence he has made the farm more than pay for itself and return him a large interest upon his investment. In Watertown, Rock Island county, Illinois, May 3, 1905, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Miller and Miss Anna Schultze, of Barstow, that county, where she was born and reared. Her father, Frank Schultze, was a native of Rock Island county, April 9, 1860, having been the date of his birth, while his wife, who was Miss Bertha Lavien in her maidenhood, was born in West Prussia, Germany, and came to America with her parents. Three children were born to them, of whom Mrs. Miller is the eldest; Frank lives with his father and mother in Rock Island county; and Amelia married August Vallrath and also lives in that county. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have one child, Alvera, who was born on the home farm, April 5, 1906. While not a seeker for public preferment, at the election in 1909 Mr. Miller was the choice of the republican voters for township collector. The success which has attended his agricultural endeavors and the high principles which have marked his intercourse with his fellowmen recommended him to the citizens as a man upon whose integrity they might rely. In religious matters he is a stanch Lutheran and with his wife attends the German Evangelical church in Edford township.

As printed in History of Henry County, Illinois (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.