A. W. MILLER Among the representative and prosperous agriculturists of Chartiers township, A. W. Miller is prominently identified. His grandfather, Andrew Miller, was born and reared in Ireland, where he was married to Sarah Steele, and came to America about 1800. He first located on the road from Hickory to Canonsburg, on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, and then moved to a place one mile and a half northwest of Hickory, this county, afterward settling on the farm on the north fork of Chartiers creek, which is now occupied by our subject. Their children were James, Thomas, Andrew and Jane. James Miller was born in 1812, in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, and was reared on the home farm. He attended Jefferson College, and after graduating, read law in Washington with Hon. Isaac Leet, being admitted to the bar in 1840. In the same year he was united in marriage with Mary Watson, daughter of John Watson, a native Pennsylvanian. After his marriage Mr. Miller moved to Wooster, Ohio, there following his profession, and taking an active part in the politics of Wayne county, Ohio. He was a member of the Seceder Church, afterward uniting with the United Presbyterian Church. At his death, which occurred in 1844, Mrs. Miller returned to Mt. Pleasant township, this county, then moved to Houstonville, where she is now residing. She is the mother of two children: A.W., and Mary E. (wife of A.T. Haft, of Houstonville). A. W. Miller was born September 27, 1841, in Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, and was the eldest of his father's family. He was brought to this county when but a child, reared in Mt. Pleasant and Chartiers townships, and received a subscription-school education. On November 25, 1861, he was united in marriage with Allie A., daughter of Levi and Margaret (McClellan) Griffith. Mr. Griffith was a carpenter and builder, who located near Canonsburg after his marriage, and there followed his trade for many years. He died in 1886 in Canonsburg, where his widow is yet living. Mr. and Mrs. Miller settled on the old farm where his grandfather located in 1848, and the following children have blessed their union: George B. (married, and in the boot and shoe business at Mansfield, Allegheny Co., Penn.), Ida (wife of Samuel Morgan, of Chartiers township), Minnie, Andrew )a merchant of Pittsburgh, Penn.), James (a boot and shoe merchant at Kensington, Allegheny Co., Penn.), Edward, Clarence and Alvin, the last three named living at home. The home farm consists of 177 acres of good land, which is well improved, and is adorned with a fine brick residence and good out-buildings. Mr. Miller devotes a considerable portion of his time to raising a fine grade of stock. He is actively interested in politics, voting with the Democratic party, as did his fathers before him. He has served as supervisor of Chartiers township, as a member of the school board, and has always been interested in school matters. He and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Houstonville, of which he is a trustee.

Text taken from page 834 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed June 1997 by Dorothy Elwood of Mulberry, FL as part of the Beers Project. Published June 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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