John W. Miller

As printed in 1882

JOHN W. MILLER, farmer and stock raiser, section 20, was born in Granby, Oswego Countyr Illinois, on the 21st of September, 1826. His father, Henry C. Miller, a farmer by occupation, was a native of Onondaga County, New York, and his mother, formerly Hannah A. Scott, of Connecticut. John passed his early days on the home farm and attended the common schools. While young he commenced to learn the cooper's trade of his father, which he followed in all for about seventeen years. In 1849 he left home and started out in life for himself, first purchasing a farm, on which he settled and lived for some time. He then moved to the city of Oswego, from there to Morristown and finally returned to his birth place, where he remained about two years. Mr. M. was next located in Piano, Kendall County, Illinois, for twelve years engaged in working at his trade most of the time, and while in that place served as an alderman. The last four years of his residence there he carried on a lumber trade. Upon leaving, he moved to Tampico, Whiteside County, and for eight years was occupied in tilling the soil, after which, in March, 1878, he came to Missouri and settled where he now resides, purchasing 16a acres of land. This he has improved, and upon it is a small orchard and a residence situated one half mile south of the town corporation. Politically he is a Republican. He belongs to the M. E. Church of Maryville. Mr. Miller was married November 15, 1849, to Miss Harriet L. Stephens, daughter of David Stephens, a native of New York. They have three children: Ellen, born November 8, 1852, (now Mrs. Edwin Meghell); Rhoda, born April 20, 1836; Frank, born July 31, 1868. Mr. Miller's brother, T. J. Miller, was born in Oswego County, New York, February 7, 1831. He was brought up on a farm, and in August, 1850, was married to Miss Betsey A. Rice. In the fall of 1868 they moved to Illinois, and in September, 1877, came to Missouri, where Mr. M. resided until November 19, 1881, when he died, leaving two children: Fred., born March, 1857, and Mattie, born in July, 1869. He was an honored settler of this vicinity, and by his death Nodaway County lost a most respected citizen.

As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.