Albert Miller and Mary McCowin

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Husband Albert Miller ¹

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           Born: 21 Jun 1851 - Beaver, Beaver Co, PA 1
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         Father: John F. Miller (1824-1861) 2
         Mother: Mary Camp (1831-1910) 2 3

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       Marriage: 25 Jan 1882 4

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Powers (      -1880) 4 - 1875 4

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Wife Mary McCowin ⁴

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           Born:  - Darlington, Beaver Co, PA
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         Father: Nathan McCowin (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Ann [Unk] (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Jean Miller ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Albert Miller

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When he was ten years of age the death of his father made him the head of the family, and thus early in life he began to prove his mettle by assuming his share of the responsibility of the support of the family, procuring a job driving horses engaged in drilling oil wells. Thus early in life did he become a bread winner and his labors for his mother and younger brothers and sisters was never relaxed until death claimed the former and the latter became self-supporting. In 1869 he started to learn the machinist's trade in the machine-shop of Robert White & Brother, remaining in their employ for two years, finishing his term of apprenticeship with Maxwell & Porter, both being Allegheny City (Pittsburgh North Side) firms. An accredited journeyman of his trade, he sought and obtained employment in a chain factory at New Brighton, Pennsylvania, where he remained for two years, the five following years being spent in the employ of the Harmony Society in the Beaver Falls Power Works, where he was foreman machinist. He then traced a wide triangle across the country, going to Marshall, Texas, for a year working in the shops of the Texas Pacific railroad, then to Chicago, Illinois, where he was located for two years, and finally, in 1882 to Beaver Falls, there becoming associated with the Love Sewing Machine Company, of Rochester. The next eighteen years of his life were spent as foreman for Knott, Harker & Company, the Keystone Driller Company obtaining his services at the end of that time as foreman of the machine department.
Mr. Miller was a member of the Masonic order, belonging to lodge and chapter, and also affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. His political convictions were formed independent of party ties, and with his wife he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 233.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 232.

3 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 305.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 234.