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From A centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio (1902), History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages ... portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; h (1886)
PAUL MILLER, manufactur-er, Bloomville, was born May 5, 1840, in Venice Township, this county. His father, John M. Miller, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, married Miss Rickey Reider, immigrated to America in 1832, and, after living in Medina County, Ohio, about four years, Settled permanently in Seneca County, Ohio. After his wife's demise, which occuiTed when she was aged forty-two years and twenty-five days, John M. Miller married Miss Catherine Kalb, who died February 9, 1878, aged sixty-nine years; he remained a widower the remainder of his life; he died March 29, 1884, aged eighty-two years, nine months and twenty-one days; he was an enterprising farmer and acquired an estate of 400 acres of land. His children — nine sons and one daughter — are all now living but Aaron, who was di'owned in Sandusky River, at Tiffin, Ohio, March 12, 1868. Two of the sons, D. G. and
As printed in History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages ... portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; h (1886). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
PAUL MILLER.
We now come to a consideration of the more salient points in the life history of one of the representative business men of Seneca county, one who stands forward as a native son of the county and a member of a sterling pioneer family. His name has ever been synonymous with upright manhood and good citizenship; he has given his influence and means to the betterment of society, to schools and church, to the support of good government and to the industries which have had important bearing on the advancement of the prosperity and material upbuilding of the county.
Mr. Miller was born in Venice township this county, on the 5th of May, 1840, being the son of John M. and Frederica (Writer) Miller,
Google who became the parents of ten children, namely: John M., David T., Lewis, Elias, Christian C, Paul, Aaron and Moses (both deceased), Solomon, and Hannah, who is the widow of Mr. Gruner. John M. Miller was born in Germany, on the 15th of June, 1801, and was there educated, learning the weaver's trade. He was there married, and in 1832 emigrated to America, locating in Medina county, Ohio, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits for a period of four years. In 1836 he came to Seneca county and purchased a quarter section of heavily timbered land, in Venice township, having to cut a way through the forest to reach his place. Here he built a primitive log cabin, and he cleared the farm and brought it under a fine state of productivity, while the success which had attended his efforts was attested by the fact that prior to his death he had accumulated about five hundred acres of good land in this county. He was a zealous member of the Lutheran church, and held various local offices of trust and responsibility. His first wife died in 1850, and he subsequently married Miss Catherine Kalb, who died in 1880, there having been no children born of their union. The father of our subject passed away in 1885, at the venerable age of eighty-four years and honored as one of the sterling pioneers of the county.
Paul Miller, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared on the old homestead and acquired his early educational discipline in the public schools. He thereafter learned the carpenter trade, and in January, 1864, he enlisted in the Union army asa mechanic, workhig at his trade in St. Louis, thence being sent to Nashville and later to Johnsonville, Tennessee, where his command remained until driven out by the Confederate forces, when they returned* to Nashville, where Mr. Miller received his honorable discharge, in the spring of 1865. He then returned home, and for a time was located in Lykens township, Crawford county, whence he removed to Tiffin, Seneca county, where he purchased a sawmill, which he operated four years, and then removed to Swanders Station, Shelby county, where he remained four years, at the expiration of which time he came to Bloontville, where he has since maintained his home and where he has conducted an important business in the way of milling, lumbering, contracting and building and farm-
Google ing, being one of the active and progressive business men of the county and having shown a marked capacity for affairs of wide scope and importance. He has owned seven different sawmills, and also is at the present time owner of a well equipped sash and door factory in Blcx>ville. He is a stanch Democrat in politics and served for four years in the office of justice of the peace, while for more than a decade he was a member of the town council of Bloomville. His religious faith is that of the Reformed church, of which his wife also is a meml>er. In 1863 Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Marshall, who was born in Venice township, this county, the daughter of Jacob Marshall, who was born in Germany, whence he came to America, becoming one of the pioneer farmers of Seneca county, Ohio, where he owned several hundred acres of land at the time of his death. Mr. and Mns. Miller have had eight children, namely: John B., of Bowling Green, Ohio; Elizabeth A., the wife of E. D. Swanders, of Bowling Green; Emma C, the wife of C. F. Sponseller, of Cleveland; Benjairuin F., Harry N. and Charles B., who are at the parental home; Ilona,. who is deceased; and Iva Pearl, who is at home.
As printed in A centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Paul Miller: Jacob Marshal (b. 1815) J. F. Marquardt (b. 1839)
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