James R. Miller and Sarah Olivia Morton

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Husband James R. Miller ¹

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           Born: 25 Sep 1832 - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Father: James M. Miller (      -Bef 1897) 1 3
         Mother: Hannah Rose (      -Bef 1905) 1 3

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       Marriage: 5 Sep 1855 4

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Wife Sarah Olivia Morton ⁵

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         Father: William Morton (Abt 1784-1851) 4
         Mother: Hannah Slemmons (      -Bef 1897) 4

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Children

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1 M Horace G. Miller ⁵

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           Born: 9 Jun 1856 - Perry Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Maggie Wallace (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 12 Jan 1882 7

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2 F Ella K. Miller ⁴

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           Born: 11 Apr 1858 4
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         Spouse: I. B. Griffith (      -      ) 4

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3 F Hannah Rose Miller ⁴

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           Born: 15 Jun 1860 4
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         Spouse: J. G. Nothdurft (      -      ) 4

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4 F Mary M. Miller ⁴

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           Born: 3 Jun 1867 4
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         Spouse: J. W. Reis (      -      ) 4

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5 F Harriet Hersey Miller ⁴

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           Born: 18 Jun 1870 4
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6 M William Gray Miller ⁴

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           Born: 25 Dec 1873 4
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General Notes: Husband - James R. Miller

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He attended Wilmington College, but when quite young left to teach school, and besides teaching district school taught two terms of select school at Hopedale, two terms in East New Castle, Pennsylvania, and was teaching in the Union School at New Castle when the Civil War broke out, and the call for volunteers was issued by the President. He was one of the first volunteers from his district, and from his influential position, and from his experience in public life, having served in the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, he was made sergeant in Co. H of the 12th Reg. Pa. Vol. Inf., enrolling his name for three months' service. After six weeks in the army, he was taken sick with typhoid fever, and cared for in a hotel at York, Pennsylvania, as at that time no hospitals had been established. When so far convalescent as to be able to be removed to his home, he was taken to New Castle, but his friends entertained very little hope for his ultimate recovery, for his mind was impaired to an alarming extent. But the loving care of a tender-hearted woman can do wonders toward healing the sick and bringing health and color to the thin and haggard cheek, and so it was his wife's faithful nursing that restored him to health, so that after a long time he was able to attend to his business. For a short period he acted as a clerk in a grocery store, and was then appointed as clerk and baggageman for the N. C. & B. Valley R. R, later known as the E. & P. R. R., which position he held ten years, when his health forced him to resign and to seek rest for a season. Subsequently he became agent for the N. C. & F. R. R., and continued in that service five years, when his health again became poor, and he was compelled to relinquish the position. He then lived a quiet, retired life. For a home he bought the P. K. Sedwick estate at No. 63 Milton Avenue, and made it a very pleasant place of residence.
He was a stanch Republican, and served as auditor of the county and as a member of the city council. He was member of the local G. A. R. Post, and belonged to the Presbyterian Church.

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Olivia Morton

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She taught school even after her marriage.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 381, 389.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 389.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 501.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 391.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 381, 391.

6 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 381.

7 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 387.