In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1828
From History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
SAMUEL MILLER, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born Oct. 15, 1828, in this township, the youngest of nine children, born to
[This passage is too damaged in the scanned book to reproduce. See the original book.]
As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1881. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.