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From Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa, history (1912)
GEORGE HENRY MILLER
George H. Miller, born, reared and educated in Graham township, Johnson county, has continued to reside there since reaching manhood's estate and choosing his career in life. He is notably a self-made man, and beginning with a small farm, for which he went into debt, has cleared himself of incumbrances and has added to his holdings until he has one of the finest states in his neighborhood. He raises some remarkable crops of hay, corn, and like products, and is a farmer of recognized ability and enterprise. He and his wife have a vivid memory of their first days on the farm, when she often walked across country to Iowa City with eggs for the market, and he made a like journey with butter, trading for necessities not furnished by their work on the farm. When they first located on the place it contained a small log house, and its present substantial and modern buildings have been erected by them. They have reared a fine family of children and have given them good education, preparing them for their future activities.
Mr. Miller was born July 31, 1863, one-half mile south of his present home, a son of John and Annie Barbara (Barschel) Miller, the former a native of Germany. The father died at the age of seventy-six years and the mother at the age of sixty-six. They left seven living children: J. J. of Minnesota; Minnie, now deceased; George Henry; John, now deceased; Margaret, wife of Bert Baumgardner, of Graham township; Mary married Elmer Lawyer, D. D. S., of Iowa City, a sketch of whom appears in these pages; Ed, of Minnesota, and Charles, of Canada. The father of these children was one of the respected pioneers of Johnson county and spent the remainder of his life in Graham township.
In boyhood George H. Miller attended the district school near his father's farm and early began to assist with the farm work. He remained at home until reaching young manhood, and at the age of twenty-four years began farming on a 160- acre farm for himself. He was obliged to incur debt on this place, which is located on sections 16 and 17 of Graham township, and it was but little improved. He replaced the loghouse which stood thereon as soon as he was able and now has a comfortable farmhouse. He has added to the size of his farm, as well as to its appearance and productiveness, and is now the owner of 203 acres of valuable farm land. He has fields divided with hog-tight fences and carries on a general line of farming, with special attention to raising stock. In 1911 he produced 3,500 bushels of corn on fifty-nine acres of land, and a ton of hay to the acre on other parts of his farm. His fine modern barn, 50x52 feet, has a capacity of 60 tons of hay, and he has another one, 52x56 feet, with 20-foot posts, part of which is devoted to the storing of hay, which will hold 45 tons.
In the affairs of his community Mr. Miller takes a prominent part, and may be depended upon to advance every worthy cause which he believes will serve the interests of the people. He is now secretary of the board of school district No. 4, has been trustee four years, and chairman one year. He is a democrat in political faith and is active in the councils of his party. He has served as delegate to democratic conventions and is regarded as a level-headed, public-spirited citizen. He and his family are devout Catholics. He is a member of St. Mary's church committee and his wife of the Willing Workers of the church. He also belongs to the Catholic Order of Foresters, No. 1474, of Morse, and to Camp No. 5059, Modern Woodmen of America, of Oasis.
Mrs. Miller's maiden name was Caroline Dvorskv and she was born in Bohemia, being brought to America when a babe, by her parents, Frank and Anna (Amert) Dvorsky. Mrs. Dvorsky died February 21, 1906, but Mr. Dvorsky survives and makes his. home with his son James. Eight children were born to Mr. Miller and wife, of whom seven now survive. They are: John Charles, Matilda, Frank, Elizabeth (deceased), Agnes, Blanche, Genevieve, and Marcella, all intelligent and wide-awake young people and a credit to their parents.
As printed in Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa, history (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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