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Born 1859, LaSalle county
From History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, from the earliest historic times to 1907 (1907)
G. A. MILLER.
G. A. Miller, who for twenty-two years has been a resident of Pottawattamie county, now owns and cultivates one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 16, James township. He was born in LaSalle county, Illinois, August 5, 1859, his parents being Nicholas and Kate Miller, the former born in Germany and the latter in Boston, Massachusetts. The father came with his parents to the United States in 1840, the family home being established in the state of New York, where he remained until he attained his majority. He then made his way westward to LaSalle county, Illinois, where he resided until 1875, when he established his home in Livingston county, Illinois, near Dwight. Both he and his wife are now deceased. They became the parents of ten children, of whom eight yet survive: Magdaline, the wife of H. C. Brandes, of James township, Pottawattamie county; Carrie, of Chicago, Illinois; G. A., of this review; Katie, of Pottawattamie county; Emma, the wife of Frank Wilkinson, of Chicago; Louise and Rose, also of Chicago; and Hattie, who is living in the same city. Those deceased were Nicholas and Sophia.
In the common schools G. A. Miller obtained his education while spending his boyhood days under the parental roof. He remained a resident of Illinois until 1885, when he came to Iowa, settling in James township, Pottawattamie county, where he rented a farm for three years. He then purchased eighty acres of land and has since extended its boundaries by the purchase of an additional tract of eighty acres, so that he now owns one hundred and sixty acres on section 16, James township. He has brought his fields under a state of rich fertility, and he uses the latest improved machinery to carry on the work of the farm. Everything about the place indicates his careful supervision and practical methods, and his labors have brought to him a desirable measure of success.
In 1884 Mr. Miller was married to Miss Carrie Deffenbaugh, who was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and was one of six children. Her parents were of German descent, Unto Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born eight children: Maud, Harry, Roy, Alta. Ada. Howard, Merle and Glenn. The parents attend and support the Evangelical church in James township, and Mr. Miller gives his political allegiance to the democracy. For three years he has served as township trustee, his election being proof of his fidelity and trustworthiness in office. Mrs. Miller was reared in Illinois, among pleasant surroundings, and developed a genial disposition and sunny nature which contribute much to the happiness of their home and make a visit at the Miller household a thing of delight to the many friends of the family. In his business career Mr. Miller is determined and energetic, and at all times thoroughly reliable. In this way he has won the success that he is now enjoying.
As printed in History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, from the earliest historic times to 1907 (1907). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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