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Born 1831
From History of Allen County, Ohio : containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; hist (1885)
WILLIAM MILLER, butcher, Lima, was born March 27, 1831, in Germany, son of Charles G. and Mary E. (Hofferbert) Miller, of Germany, and who had a family of eleven children, six of whom came to America: Michael, Margaret (now Mrs. Rummel), Eva K. (now Mrs. Wolf),
Jacob, Charles and William. The subject of this sketch was educated in his native land, and came to America when fifteen years old with his brothers, Michael and Jacob. He came to Lima in 1848, subsequently moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there learned the butcher’s trade. He was married in Cincinnati to Elizabeth Brothers, by whom he has had eleven children: Daniel B. (married to Mary Dell), Kate (Mrs. Seeley),
Fred W., Caroline (deceased), Charles G. (married to Kate Boyd), John L., Pauline, Lewis G. (married to Sarah Stevenson), Rosella, Alexander H., George W. Mr. Miller returned to Lima in 1860, where he has since remained, and is conducting a butcher-shop. He was elected councilman, serving three terms, and in 1873 was elected sheriff, which office he tilled four years. Mr. Miller is a charter member of the I. O. O. F.
As printed in History of Allen County, Ohio : containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; hist (1885). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name William Miller: James Cochrun (b. 1847) Todd Fellows Charles A. Hover (b. 1861)
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