This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chrissanders52 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.wasco/778.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Capt. Thomas J. Miller Capt T. J. Miller, the pioneer of DesChutes city, was laid away to his final rest last week. In the stirring times of the sixties Capt. Jeff was one of the noted masters at the helm in river navigation of the Columbia from Celilo to way up into British Columbia, and finally settled near the mouth of DesChutes river, nearly half a century ago, where he died. Source: Sherman County Observer, 10 August 1905, Moro, Sherman Co., Oregon T. J. Miller, father of our fellow-townsman W. E. Miller and of the Miller brothers of the DesChutes, died Wednesday night the funeral taking place at Wasco cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mr. Miller was of the pioneers of 48 and was an Indian war veteran, who has lived many years in Sherman county and is well and favorably known. Source: Wasco News, 03 August 1906, Wasco, Sherman Co., Oregon Death of Capt, T.J. Miller. Captain T. J. Miller, a pioneer of 1848, and father of the Miller Bros. died at his home at DeChutes on July 31. He was born at Fort Waine Indiana in 1834. He was a veteran of the Indian Wars of 1855 and 1856 when he served with credit and distinction. He had long been a resident of Sherman county and was always identified with the great events that lead to the final opening and development of the county. He leaves a widow, three sons and a daughter with many warm friends to mourn his loss. Source: Wasco News, 10 August 1906, Wasco, Sherman Co., Oregon Sarah Miller Mrs. Sarah Miller Buried at Wasco. Mrs. Sarah Miller who died Monday in The Dalles was buried in Wasco cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Miller crossed the plains when six years old coming from Iowa to Oregon City where she made her home until married to Miller then a river boat captain. A few years after they married they established a ferry near the mouth of the Deschutes and that has been the family home since that time although the declining years of the deceased were spent in The Dalles. Millers bridge, which was built by Mr. Miller, and Millers station were named for this pioneer family. Source: Sherman County Journal, 04 March 1932, Moro, Sherman Co., Oregon William E. Miller W. Ed Miller long and favorably known in this county as a popular and obliging citizen, died at the hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, on the 1st, where he had been for a long time receiving a course of medical treatment in hope of recovering his health. The remains were brought to his Sherman county home for interment, services at Wasco by Rev. Poeling and burial in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. Source: Sherman County Observer, 16 February 1912, Moro, Sherman Co., Oregon Joseph J. Miller Joseph J. Miller Dies In Walla Walla. Pneumonia Fatal To Injured Man After Five Days. Joseph J. Miller, of Miller, died in a Walla Walla hospital Monday evening from the effects of pneumonia, the after effects of an automobile accident of the Thursday previous. Mr. Miller was on the way to Spokane with W.H. Ragsdale of this city and Lee S. Hines of The Dalles. The car left the highway about three miles north of Walla Walla and Mr. Miller was thrown into the front seat onto the other men. He did not seem to be seriously injured but was left at the hospital to recover from shock. As he was recovering pneumonia attack him with fatal results. Mr. Miller was born at Miller bridge where he resided at the time of his death, on Oct. 3, 1871, the son of Thomas Jefferson Miller, an early pioneer of Oregon. He lived in Klickitat county, Washington for a large part of his youth and was interested in steam boating on Lake Okanogan and the upper Columbia for several years after finishing his schooling. About thirty years ago he returned to Sherman county and entered the meat business at Wasco with his brother. Since retiring from this venture he has lived at Millers, caring for his several sections of land and a herd of cattle and managing a warehouse until he sold it to the cooperatives. The deceased was married to Rosa Klimt of The Dalles in 1891. She survives him as do four children, Mrs. E.L. Jordon, Mrs. Etta Irwin, J. Donald and Joseph Jr. all of Millers. A brother and a sister live in The Dalles. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from Calloway's in The Dalles with the Rev. W.I. Eck officiating. Interment was made in the family plot in the Wasco cemetery. Rosa M. Miller Mrs. J.J. Miller Dead At Age of 81. Mrs. Rose May Miller, widow of the late Joseph J. Miller, died Sunday in The Dalles at the age of 81. Mrs. Miller was born in The Dalles September 6, 1880 and married Joe Miller in 1900 to start living on the Miller farm at Miller where she stayed for over 50 years before moving to The Dalles. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William Murray of Raymond, Wn., Mrs. C.C. Roush of Portland; two sons, Joseph J. and Don, who live at the mouth of the Deschutes, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was a member of the Lutheran church, Cherry Park grange and the Phythian Sisters. Funeral services were held Wednesday in The Dalles with interment in Sunrise cemetery at Wasco. Nancy Isabelle Miller - not able to locate an obit in my collection of Sherman County obits from July 1896 thru August 1981 transcribed from all of the county's newspapers on microfilm, thou it's possible that I might have missed it. Currently, re-reading all of the papers to check for any obits that I might have missed the first time, if I should indeed locate one for her will send it on to you. Did a check of the death indexes - found that she died in Seattle; did a check of the Seattle papers and found these: Miller, Nancy Isabelle. Mar. 7, mother of C. Edward Miller and Mrs. Lora J. McMcurrary, sister of Mrs. Albert Hines. Services at Calloway & Son. The Dalles, Ore., Monday 11 a.m. Interment Wasco, Ore. Source: Seattle Daily Times, 11 March 1951, Seattle, King Co., Washington page 30 Death Takes Mrs. William Miller, 75 [photo] Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Isabelle Miller, 75, a resident of the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, will be held at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow in the Bonney-Watson Chapel. Burial will be in The Dalles, Ore. Mrs. Miller, a member of a pioneer Oregon family, died Wednesday. She was the widow of William E. Miller of Wasco, Ore., who died many years ago. Mrs. Miller, born in Corvallis, Ore., had lived in Seattle 20 years. Surviving are a son, C. Edward Miller, Los Angeles, chairman of the board of the Time Oil Co.; a daughter, Mrs. Laura J. McMurray, Springfield, Ill., and two grandchildren. Source: Seattle Daily Times, 9 March 1951, Seattle, King Co., Washington page 31 Thomas J. Miller, Jr. - not able to locate an obit in my collection. It appears that he died in Wasco Co., you might check The Dalles Chronicle for an obit. Are you familiar with the Inter-library Loan system for ordering old newspapers on microfilm? A GREAT resource for accessing information, like newspapers. Check with your local library and they can help you with the process. Mary Miller - not able to locate an obit in my collection. Oregon death index states she died in Yamhill County. Dora S. Miller - not able to locate an obit in my collection, due to Sherman County papers on microfilm only go back as far as July 1896. While not on your list, here is an obit for TJ and Sarah's daughter - Metta After a protracted illness Mrs. Mele Bowles, daughter of TJ Miller, the DesChutes merchant, died of consumption at her home last week, leaving a husband and four children, besides numerous relatives, to mourn her sad departure. [Metta] And for her husband. Funeral services for John Howard Bowles, 64-year-old resident of Wasco, who died Saturday at the Mid-Columbia hospital after an illness of about two years, was held from the Zell funeral home in The Dalles Tuesday afternoon, under the auspices of the Christian Science church. Interment was in the Odd Fellows' cemetery, Hugh Bela, Fred Hennegan, W.H. Burres, Earl Jones, Everett Watkins and Delbert Hull, all of Wasco, acted as pall bearers. Mrs. Bowles had been a resident of Wasco since 1894 and at one time owned the Wasco News-Enterprise. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Guy Andrews of Wasco and Mrs. Meta Nosworthy of Vancouver, B.C., and one son, Howard, of Los Angeles. [Note: It states in his obit that Mrs. Bowles had at one time owned the Wasco News-Enterprise. If memory serves me correctly, prior to 1900 it would have been the Wasco News. The Wasco News had numerous owners and in the 1920's the new owner at that time renamed the paper - Wasco News-Enterprise. Eventually all of Sherman County papers were merged into one paper - The Sherman County Journal.] >From Yesterday's Roll Call: Miller Tombstones at Sunrise Cemetery, Wasco, Sherman Co., Oregon Joseph J. - b. 1871 on Sherman Co. side of Deschutes River at Miller Bridge; son of T. J. and Sarah; d. 1934 Lois - b. 1899; nee Barnett; d. 1959 Nancy - d. 7 Mar 1951 Rosa M. - b. 1880; nee Klimpt; wife of Joseph; mother of Jenna M.; d. 1961 Ruth - b. 1913 d. 1937 Sarah E. - b.1849; Ford; d. 1932 Thomas Jefferson - Father of William E. and Joseph J.; d. 31 July 1906 age 72 yrs William E. - b. 1867 in Sherman Co.; son of Thomas J. and Sarah; m. (1) Dora S. Harvey, dau of David Fields, she died in 1892 in Wasco; m. (2) Belle Pyburn dau. of Jacob and Susan; father of Charles, Laura, Cassius N. and William W.; d. 1912 Miller Tombstones at Wasco Methodist Cemetery - across the road from Sunrise Cemetery Cassous N. - son of William E. & Nancy "Belle" who has a butcher shop in Wasco; Belle's parents were Jacob and Susan Pyburn and she married William Miller in 1895; Cassous d. 21 May 1896, age 14 days. Dora S. - nee Fields; first wife of William E.; d. 18 Sep 1892; age 23 yrs 7 mos 11 days William W. - son of William E and Nancy; brother of Cassous; d. 3 February 1899; age 3 days. Bowles Tombstones Bowles Tombstones at Wasco Methodist Cemetery Metta - Wife of John; mother of Mary Bowles Andrews who married Guy; gr. mother of Chester and Phil Andrews: d. 21 October 1900; age 34 yrs 9 mos 12 days Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.