Portrait and Biographical Record of Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties, Iowa ... Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1894. Salem:
Higginson Book Co., 1994? [Reprint]
"ALEXANDER M. MILLER,
who makes his home on section 1, Timber Creek Township, Marshall County, is one of the public-spirited citizens of this community. He is one of the respected early settlers of the county, having been engaged in cultivating his present farm since 1865. the farm owned by Mr. Miller comprises two hundred acres, all of which is under cultivation, with the exception of twenty acres of timber land. In 1867 he erected a residence at a cost of $3,000, and in 1876 built a substantial barn, 42x50 feet in dimensions, at an expense of $1,600. Soon after he became the owner of this farm, Mr. Miller set out an orchard of bout one hundred trees. He is engaged in mixed farming, but his attention is principally devoted to raising and feeding cattle, of which he ships from one to three carloads per annum.
Alexander M. Miller, Sr., who was born in 1800 in Vermont, was, in turn, a son of one Alexander who came from Scotland, settling in Ryegate, Vt. Our subject's mother, Jane (Caldwell) Miller, was also born in the Green Mountain state. She was born in the year 1806, and was the daughter of James Caldwell, a native of Scotland. She died in 1875, but our subject's father survived until 1890. They were the parents of nine children, of whom six grew to maturity, and only three are now living: Martha J., Mrs. John Gilfillain, of Barnett, Vt.; our subject; and Archibald A., whose home is in Lunenburgh, Vt. One son, Thomas J., served in the Civil War, and was a Color-Bearer. He was killed on Green Brier Ridge by sharpshooters. Alexander Miller, Sr., was a supporter of the Democratic party, and was for some years Justice of the Peace. Both he and his wife were active workers in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which the former was a Deacon.
The subject of this brief record was born March 31, 1832, in Ryegate, Vt., and was reared to farm life, receiving common-school advantages. In 1850 he started for California, going by the way of the Isthmus of Panama, and after a four weeks' journey landed at the mines, in which he worked for nearly five years. He left for home in October, 1855, and found that on the whole he had been quite successful, as he had cleared $1,400 above his expenses. For the following ten years he carried on the homestead farm. In 1863, he was drafted into the army for service, but paid an exemption fee of $300. Since his nineteenth year his hearing has been impaired, and in one ear he is entirely deaf.
It was in the year 1865 that Mr. Miller came to the west. He was married in 1856 to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Robert and Mary (Brock) Gilkerson, both natives of Vermont. The former was born in 1806, and the latter in 1812. The father is still living, and is passing his declining days at the home of our subject. Mrs. Miller is one of three children, and the only surviving member of the family. She was born January 6, 1837, at Barnett, Vt., where she received a common-school education. By her marriage she became the mother of seven children, five of whom are living. Robert Bruce married Clara Walters, by whom he has two children. Portus wedded Miss Lillie Oviatt, and has four children. Mary J. is a graduate of the Kindergarten College of Chicago, and is at present Principal of school in that city; she is secretary of the Kindergarten Club at Chicago, and was a delegate to the Woman's Congress at the World's Columbian Exposition. Sarah Louise is a student at the Kindergarten College in Chicago; and Martha Mabel is the youngest of the family. They have all been given exceptional educational advantages, thus qualifying them for the battle of life.
Our subject and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and for thirty years past the former has been an Elder. For a like period of time he has been a teacher in the Sunday-school, and has also served as Superintendent. In this school district he has been Director for fifteen years, and was one of the organizers of the district. For many years he has been Justice of the Peace, and has been called upon to fill other township offices. In politics he was until of late years a Republican, but is now a Prohibitionist. Mr. Miller is Treasurer of the Marshall County Temperance Alliance, and has frequently been a delegate to conventions. In 1872 he started the Marshall County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which he was the First President, and acted as such for ten years. He has since been Secretary, and has the business management upon his shoulders. This company is composed of six or seven hundred farmers, and has a capital stock of $800,000. Our subject is also agent for the Iowa Cyclone Insurance Company and for the Hail Insurance Company."
** Note, the history says that Alexander was born in 1832, but his headstone reads 1831.**
Higginson Book Co., 1994? [Reprint]
"ALEXANDER M. MILLER,
who makes his home on section 1, Timber Creek Township, Marshall County, is one of the public-spirited citizens of this community. He is one of the respected early settlers of the county, having been engaged in cultivating his present farm since 1865. the farm owned by Mr. Miller comprises two hundred acres, all of which is under cultivation, with the exception of twenty acres of timber land. In 1867 he erected a residence at a cost of $3,000, and in 1876 built a substantial barn, 42x50 feet in dimensions, at an expense of $1,600. Soon after he became the owner of this farm, Mr. Miller set out an orchard of bout one hundred trees. He is engaged in mixed farming, but his attention is principally devoted to raising and feeding cattle, of which he ships from one to three carloads per annum.
Alexander M. Miller, Sr., who was born in 1800 in Vermont, was, in turn, a son of one Alexander who came from Scotland, settling in Ryegate, Vt. Our subject's mother, Jane (Caldwell) Miller, was also born in the Green Mountain state. She was born in the year 1806, and was the daughter of James Caldwell, a native of Scotland. She died in 1875, but our subject's father survived until 1890. They were the parents of nine children, of whom six grew to maturity, and only three are now living: Martha J., Mrs. John Gilfillain, of Barnett, Vt.; our subject; and Archibald A., whose home is in Lunenburgh, Vt. One son, Thomas J., served in the Civil War, and was a Color-Bearer. He was killed on Green Brier Ridge by sharpshooters. Alexander Miller, Sr., was a supporter of the Democratic party, and was for some years Justice of the Peace. Both he and his wife were active workers in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which the former was a Deacon.
The subject of this brief record was born March 31, 1832, in Ryegate, Vt., and was reared to farm life, receiving common-school advantages. In 1850 he started for California, going by the way of the Isthmus of Panama, and after a four weeks' journey landed at the mines, in which he worked for nearly five years. He left for home in October, 1855, and found that on the whole he had been quite successful, as he had cleared $1,400 above his expenses. For the following ten years he carried on the homestead farm. In 1863, he was drafted into the army for service, but paid an exemption fee of $300. Since his nineteenth year his hearing has been impaired, and in one ear he is entirely deaf.
It was in the year 1865 that Mr. Miller came to the west. He was married in 1856 to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Robert and Mary (Brock) Gilkerson, both natives of Vermont. The former was born in 1806, and the latter in 1812. The father is still living, and is passing his declining days at the home of our subject. Mrs. Miller is one of three children, and the only surviving member of the family. She was born January 6, 1837, at Barnett, Vt., where she received a common-school education. By her marriage she became the mother of seven children, five of whom are living. Robert Bruce married Clara Walters, by whom he has two children. Portus wedded Miss Lillie Oviatt, and has four children. Mary J. is a graduate of the Kindergarten College of Chicago, and is at present Principal of school in that city; she is secretary of the Kindergarten Club at Chicago, and was a delegate to the Woman's Congress at the World's Columbian Exposition. Sarah Louise is a student at the Kindergarten College in Chicago; and Martha Mabel is the youngest of the family. They have all been given exceptional educational advantages, thus qualifying them for the battle of life.
Our subject and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and for thirty years past the former has been an Elder. For a like period of time he has been a teacher in the Sunday-school, and has also served as Superintendent. In this school district he has been Director for fifteen years, and was one of the organizers of the district. For many years he has been Justice of the Peace, and has been called upon to fill other township offices. In politics he was until of late years a Republican, but is now a Prohibitionist. Mr. Miller is Treasurer of the Marshall County Temperance Alliance, and has frequently been a delegate to conventions. In 1872 he started the Marshall County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which he was the First President, and acted as such for ten years. He has since been Secretary, and has the business management upon his shoulders. This company is composed of six or seven hundred farmers, and has a capital stock of $800,000. Our subject is also agent for the Iowa Cyclone Insurance Company and for the Hail Insurance Company."
** Note, the history says that Alexander was born in 1832, but his headstone reads 1831.**
Portrait and Biographical Record of Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties, Iowa ... Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1894. Salem:
Higginson Book Co., 1994? [Reprint]
"ALEXANDER M. MILLER,
who makes his home on section 1, Timber Creek Township, Marshall County, is one of the public-spirited citizens of this community. He is one of the respected early settlers of the county, having been engaged in cultivating his present farm since 1865. the farm owned by Mr. Miller comprises two hundred acres, all of which is under cultivation, with the exception of twenty acres of timber land. In 1867 he erected a residence at a cost of $3,000, and in 1876 built a substantial barn, 42x50 feet in dimensions, at an expense of $1,600. Soon after he became the owner of this farm, Mr. Miller set out an orchard of bout one hundred trees. He is engaged in mixed farming, but his attention is principally devoted to raising and feeding cattle, of which he ships from one to three carloads per annum.
Alexander M. Miller, Sr., who was born in 1800 in Vermont, was, in turn, a son of one Alexander who came from Scotland, settling in Ryegate, Vt. Our subject's mother, Jane (Caldwell) Miller, was also born in the Green Mountain state. She was born in the year 1806, and was the daughter of James Caldwell, a native of Scotland. She died in 1875, but our subject's father survived until 1890. They were the parents of nine children, of whom six grew to maturity, and only three are now living: Martha J., Mrs. John Gilfillain, of Barnett, Vt.; our subject; and Archibald A., whose home is in Lunenburgh, Vt. One son, Thomas J., served in the Civil War, and was a Color-Bearer. He was killed on Green Brier Ridge by sharpshooters. Alexander Miller, Sr., was a supporter of the Democratic party, and was for some years Justice of the Peace. Both he and his wife were active workers in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which the former was a Deacon.
The subject of this brief record was born March 31, 1832, in Ryegate, Vt., and was reared to farm life, receiving common-school advantages. In 1850 he started for California, going by the way of the Isthmus of Panama, and after a four weeks' journey landed at the mines, in which he worked for nearly five years. He left for home in October, 1855, and found that on the whole he had been quite successful, as he had cleared $1,400 above his expenses. For the following ten years he carried on the homestead farm. In 1863, he was drafted into the army for service, but paid an exemption fee of $300. Since his nineteenth year his hearing has been impaired, and in one ear he is entirely deaf.
It was in the year 1865 that Mr. Miller came to the west. He was married in 1856 to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Robert and Mary (Brock) Gilkerson, both natives of Vermont. The former was born in 1806, and the latter in 1812. The father is still living, and is passing his declining days at the home of our subject. Mrs. Miller is one of three children, and the only surviving member of the family. She was born January 6, 1837, at Barnett, Vt., where she received a common-school education. By her marriage she became the mother of seven children, five of whom are living. Robert Bruce married Clara Walters, by whom he has two children. Portus wedded Miss Lillie Oviatt, and has four children. Mary J. is a graduate of the Kindergarten College of Chicago, and is at present Principal of school in that city; she is secretary of the Kindergarten Club at Chicago, and was a delegate to the Woman's Congress at the World's Columbian Exposition. Sarah Louise is a student at the Kindergarten College in Chicago; and Martha Mabel is the youngest of the family. They have all been given exceptional educational advantages, thus qualifying them for the battle of life.
Our subject and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and for thirty years past the former has been an Elder. For a like period of time he has been a teacher in the Sunday-school, and has also served as Superintendent. In this school district he has been Director for fifteen years, and was one of the organizers of the district. For many years he has been Justice of the Peace, and has been called upon to fill other township offices. In politics he was until of late years a Republican, but is now a Prohibitionist. Mr. Miller is Treasurer of the Marshall County Temperance Alliance, and has frequently been a delegate to conventions. In 1872 he started the Marshall County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which he was the First President, and acted as such for ten years. He has since been Secretary, and has the business management upon his shoulders. This company is composed of six or seven hundred farmers, and has a capital stock of $800,000. Our subject is also agent for the Iowa Cyclone Insurance Company and for the Hail Insurance Company."
** Note, the history says that Alexander was born in 1832, but his headstone reads 1831.**
Higginson Book Co., 1994? [Reprint]
"ALEXANDER M. MILLER,
who makes his home on section 1, Timber Creek Township, Marshall County, is one of the public-spirited citizens of this community. He is one of the respected early settlers of the county, having been engaged in cultivating his present farm since 1865. the farm owned by Mr. Miller comprises two hundred acres, all of which is under cultivation, with the exception of twenty acres of timber land. In 1867 he erected a residence at a cost of $3,000, and in 1876 built a substantial barn, 42x50 feet in dimensions, at an expense of $1,600. Soon after he became the owner of this farm, Mr. Miller set out an orchard of bout one hundred trees. He is engaged in mixed farming, but his attention is principally devoted to raising and feeding cattle, of which he ships from one to three carloads per annum.
Alexander M. Miller, Sr., who was born in 1800 in Vermont, was, in turn, a son of one Alexander who came from Scotland, settling in Ryegate, Vt. Our subject's mother, Jane (Caldwell) Miller, was also born in the Green Mountain state. She was born in the year 1806, and was the daughter of James Caldwell, a native of Scotland. She died in 1875, but our subject's father survived until 1890. They were the parents of nine children, of whom six grew to maturity, and only three are now living: Martha J., Mrs. John Gilfillain, of Barnett, Vt.; our subject; and Archibald A., whose home is in Lunenburgh, Vt. One son, Thomas J., served in the Civil War, and was a Color-Bearer. He was killed on Green Brier Ridge by sharpshooters. Alexander Miller, Sr., was a supporter of the Democratic party, and was for some years Justice of the Peace. Both he and his wife were active workers in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which the former was a Deacon.
The subject of this brief record was born March 31, 1832, in Ryegate, Vt., and was reared to farm life, receiving common-school advantages. In 1850 he started for California, going by the way of the Isthmus of Panama, and after a four weeks' journey landed at the mines, in which he worked for nearly five years. He left for home in October, 1855, and found that on the whole he had been quite successful, as he had cleared $1,400 above his expenses. For the following ten years he carried on the homestead farm. In 1863, he was drafted into the army for service, but paid an exemption fee of $300. Since his nineteenth year his hearing has been impaired, and in one ear he is entirely deaf.
It was in the year 1865 that Mr. Miller came to the west. He was married in 1856 to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Robert and Mary (Brock) Gilkerson, both natives of Vermont. The former was born in 1806, and the latter in 1812. The father is still living, and is passing his declining days at the home of our subject. Mrs. Miller is one of three children, and the only surviving member of the family. She was born January 6, 1837, at Barnett, Vt., where she received a common-school education. By her marriage she became the mother of seven children, five of whom are living. Robert Bruce married Clara Walters, by whom he has two children. Portus wedded Miss Lillie Oviatt, and has four children. Mary J. is a graduate of the Kindergarten College of Chicago, and is at present Principal of school in that city; she is secretary of the Kindergarten Club at Chicago, and was a delegate to the Woman's Congress at the World's Columbian Exposition. Sarah Louise is a student at the Kindergarten College in Chicago; and Martha Mabel is the youngest of the family. They have all been given exceptional educational advantages, thus qualifying them for the battle of life.
Our subject and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and for thirty years past the former has been an Elder. For a like period of time he has been a teacher in the Sunday-school, and has also served as Superintendent. In this school district he has been Director for fifteen years, and was one of the organizers of the district. For many years he has been Justice of the Peace, and has been called upon to fill other township offices. In politics he was until of late years a Republican, but is now a Prohibitionist. Mr. Miller is Treasurer of the Marshall County Temperance Alliance, and has frequently been a delegate to conventions. In 1872 he started the Marshall County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which he was the First President, and acted as such for ten years. He has since been Secretary, and has the business management upon his shoulders. This company is composed of six or seven hundred farmers, and has a capital stock of $800,000. Our subject is also agent for the Iowa Cyclone Insurance Company and for the Hail Insurance Company."
** Note, the history says that Alexander was born in 1832, but his headstone reads 1831.**
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