Herman F. Miller

As printed in 1912

HERMAN F. MILLER, who has been engaged in the fire insurance business at Bucyrus, O., for some ten years, having a convenient office in the Miller block, which w'as erected by his father, was born in 1853 in Crawford county, O., and is a son of John G. and Mary (Krebe) Miller.

John G. Miller was born in Wertemberg, Germany, in 1826, where his parents lived and died. His father was a baker and the youth learned the business and worked as a baker in his own land until 1852, when he decided to emigrate to the United States, in the hope of bettering his fortunes, lie took passage on a sailing vessel at Bremenhaven, Germany, and after a long voyage was safely landed at the port of New York. In the following year he reached the village of Bucyrus and was so pleased with the people that he decided to remain here although, at that time, he found hut a moderate demand for bakery goods, the housewives still doing much of their own having. Hence he found that by attending to his oven at night, after working at different things during the day, he could supply sufficient baker)' goods for his customers, and for a long time thus did business. In the meanwhile the excellence of his bread, pies and cakes gained him custom and slowly but surely he prospered and finally opened a bakery shop on South Sandusky street and made baking his main business and continued to be in active trade until his death, July 3, 1895. In 1876 he erected the handsome three-story brick block on the southwest corner of the Public Square and acquired and improved much other property. He was a Republican in politics but declined office, attending closely to his business. Formany years he was a consistent member of the German Methodist church, and was one of the most respected citizens of Bucyrus. In Germany he married Mary Krebe, who was born in Wertemberg in 1824. She accompanied him to America and to her frugal habits and careful management he attributed much of his business success. She has reached her eighty-seventh birthday and her many friends hope that she will live to see many more. But one child was born to the above marriage, Herman E.

Herman F. Miller was educated at Bucyrus and then learned his father’s trade and subsequently became a partner in the business and operated it until 1900, when he disposed of it and embarked in the insurance line and represents a number of standard companies. He has never been greatly interested in politics but votes with the Republican party. He is identified fraternally with the Masons and Elk's.

Mr. Miller was married at Bucyrus to Miss Mary Beal, who was born in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, June 4, 1876, and is a daughter of Rev. Isaac and Christiana (Hurr) Real, natives of Germany who came to America when young and were reared to marriageable age in Pennsylvania. In 1843 they came to Crawford county and settled on wild land in Bucyrus township, which they cleared, developed and improved and remained on their farm until 1896, when they retired to Bucyrus and now reside in great comfort in their home on South Sandusky avenue. Rev. Real, now eighty-live years ol age, for thirty-live years has ministered to the German Methodist

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As printed in History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.