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Born 1862
From Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa, history (1912)
JOHN W. MILLER
Josephine Babas, a native Bohemian. She died at Iowa City in 18S9. The Miller family, on its paternal side, was descended from Bavaria, Germany. Three children were born to.John B. and Josephine (Babas) Miller: William II., John W., our subject, and Charlotte, wife of W. F. Burger, all residing in Iowa City.
Our subject was educated in Iowa City, being a graduate from the high school and the business college. He learned the trade of painting and decorating, and later became a contractor in that line. He was also for ten years the proprietor of
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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