George Washington Miller, p. 1461

GEORGE WASHINGTON MILLER is one of the eminently successful agriculturists of West Bethlehem township, and deserves special mention in this work. His grandfather, Thomas Miller, was of Maryland birth, but early in his career removed, with his wife and family of four children, to West Bethlehem township, Washington county. Here he spent the remainder of his days. At an advanced age he was called from earth, and the community mourned the death of an honest, upright and esteemed citizen.

His son, John Miller, was born in 1818, in West Bethlehem township, where he is still known as an honored and beloved parent, an esteemed and respected neighbor. He married Elizabeth Sargent, and to them were born seven children, named as follows: Thomas, Joseph, Sarah, Emma, John, Anna and George Washington, of whom Sarah, John, Anna and George W. all reside in Washington county.

George Washington Miller, son of John and Elizabeth (Sargent) Miller, was born April 23, 1843, on the old homestead, where he grew to manhood. and is esteemed by all. The school- houses where he received his early education were primitive to an extreme; the seats being made of slabs hewn from logs, the boys used them as sleds during the noon intermission. On December 27, 1871, he married Amelia Eggy, a daughter of George Eggy, whose father, David, was one of the very first settlers in West Bethlehem township, and was of German nationality. To them have been born children as follows: Harrison, Melville, Gertrude, Stephen, Blanche and Risine, the latter of whom died in infancy, in 1887. The surviving children are all living at home. Mr. Miller is a stanch Republican, and his friends have shown their appreciation of his many sterling qualities by electing him to several offices of trust in his Democratic township.

Text taken from page 1461 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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