RESEARCH
FAMILIES M-P: MILLER LA ~ Lewis A. Miller
Lewis A. Miller (aka "L.A." MIller)
Genealogy research has identified Mr. L. A. Miller as Lewis A. MIller.
As indicated by the "pioneer" icon in the image at the left, L. A. Miller has been granted "Darrtown Pioneer," status, in the Darrtown Family Tree, because he was the first of this Miller family to live in Darrtown.
Eva (Phillips) Miller, wife of L .A. Miller, is not (yet) labeled a Darrtown "pioneer," because there is reason to believe that her parents lived in or near Darrtown. Research is ongoing.
The following image displays the header to the 1900 U. S. federal census page that contained information about the L. A. Miller family.
Click these links to access info about the L. A. Miller diaries
A newspaper article about the Darrtown Telephone Company is available at: Organizations / Businesses / Page 5.
Many of the facts about Mr. L.A. Miller's life are confirmed in a collection of personal diaries that Mr. Miller maintained on a daily basis for over 30 years. Fortunately a large number of said diaries were donated to this website. To view the BACKGROUND of the diary acquistion and to see EXCERPTS from those diaries, click the links within the yellow rectangles located above.
The L. A. Miller section of the 1900 federal census page (seen above) reveals the following about the L. A. Miller family:
• Lewis A Miller: "head" of the family; a white (Caucasian) male; born in October of 1862; 37 years old; and married for 17 years.
• Eva M. Miller: wife of Lewis A. Miller; a white female; born in September of 1865; 34 years old; and married for 17 years.
• Ernest A. Miller: son of Lewis and Eva; a white male; born in March of 1887; and 13 years old.
• L. A. Miller was a school teacher
• Ernest Miller was a student "at school"
The following images show census information about the Miller family/household from Darrtown, Ohio.
Individuals cited:
• Lewis A. Miller
• Eva Miller, wife of Lewis
• Ernest Miller, son of Lewis and Eva
• Bell (Wilke) Miller, wife of Ernest
• William Moulton Miller, son of Ernest and Bell
Webmaster note: Eva Miller’s maiden name (Phillips) is established by entries in excerpts of L. A. Miller’s diaries.
Also, Eva Miller's maiden name (Phillips) appears on the 1916 Ernest Miller and Bell Wilkie marriage license.
RESEARCH BREAK-THROUGH
On January 14, 2015, Kim Johnson and Fred Lindley located the 1880 census report (displayed below) that revealed the following, heretofore, unknown facts about the L.A. Miller family:
• Otto E. Miller and Lewis A. Miller were brothers (also, confirmed in L. A. Miller's 1915 diary).
• Their parents were named Irwin and Odelia.
• Otto and Lewis had a younger sister named Emma.
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This image (lifted from a 1914 map of Darrtown) shows that the L. A. Miller home was located in the triangular piece of land that is formed by the intersection of Scott Road and the Hamilton-Richmond Pike (St. Rt. 177). The structure still stands today (January 2015).
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This aerial image replicates the perspective of the map above.
The gray circle, at the upper left in this photo, approximates the location of the camera that took the image below.
Internet sources, newspaper articles, and artifacts confirm the following about Mr. Lewis A. Miller:
> Born in Vigo County, Indiana
> Graduate of Central Normal College (Danville, Il.)
> School teacher in Butler County, Ohio for 26 years
> Superintendent of the Darrtown school
> Organizer of the Butler Co. teachers protective association
> Owner/operator of the Darrtown Telephone Company
> Furrier and trader (see business card)
As of July 2022, we have not had any contact with, or records from, descendants of the L. A. Miller family. If you possess information about the L. A. Miller family that you are willing to share, please contact the Darrtown.com webmaster.
Family profile
SITE OF L. A. MILLER HOME confirmed by 1914 map
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This image shows the former L.A. Miller home, as of 2018.
The photo was taken at the intersection of Scott Road (at the left, headed east) and St. Rt. 177 (at the right, headed southeast toward Hamilton, Ohio.
L. A. Miller's "FURRIER" BUSINESS CARD donated!
Mr. Miller's furrier businss is confirmed by...
(A) numerous entries that he included in his personal journal/diary
and...
(B) his furrier business card - which appears in the following image.
In late October, 2023, Bill Healt, of Oak Island, North Carolina, donated the business card that appears at the right.
Bill's thoughtful donation is much appreciated and this website is enriched by the addition of this artifact.
The details of Mr. Healt's donation are included in the L. A. Miller business card exhibit, which appears in the "Things" section of the Darrtown Virtual Museum.
As noted in the introductory profile (above), Lewis A. Miller engaged in several occupational pursuits; one of which was his business as a "furrier."
LEFT: This image of an unknown trapper/furrier was found on the Internet - along with this definition: "A furrier is a person who either makes clothing out of fur, repairs fur garments, or sells them."
Introductory profile of Lewis A. Miller...
The news clipping at the right corroborates Mr. L.A. Miller's business as a fur trader and, in this case, fur repairman.
Click to see more about Dr. A.B. Wilkie
FAMILY CONNECTIONS...
Dr. Andrew Bell Wilkie was the father of Miss Eliza Bell Wilkie ... who married Mr. Ernest Miller ... who was the son of Mr. L.A. Miller.