Ginny Deagan wrote: > I have been watching and enjoying the mailing list for some time and now > have decided to ask if anyone on the list might have any information on > my family. > (I am aware of how common the Miller name is!) > > Lydia (Flick) MILLER died in Eau Claire Co. in 1884 according to her > widow's War of 1812 pension file. I don't know where - or where she is > buried. > > Some of her sons also lived there: > John MILLER, wife, Leah. d. in 1905 and is buried in Eastside Cemetery, > Augusta. > William H. MILLER, wife, Orpha Jane HOBART. William died 21 Dec 1905 > in Eau Claire Co. > Reuben MILLER, wife, Sarah C. PEELE. In 1900, he lived in Altoona, Eau > Claire > Co. > > I would appreciate any information on these families. This Miller > family came to Wisconsin shortly after 1850 - first to Dane County. > > Ginny Deagan - Pensacola, FL > > Hi Ginny, Boy, you're right about how common the Miller surname is! And having common given names makes it even harder! But here's a few things that may be of help. First, were you on the list when we were discussing "Germanism in ECC"? There was a biography done on William H. Miller at that time. Did you get a copy? If not, let me know and I will email you one. This next one may be way out of line, but it's worth checking into. There was an article in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram (I think!) from 1942 that talked about a John Miller, a Civil War Veteran who was celebrating his 97th birthday in Osseo. Since your Leah Miller (John's wife) was buried in the Augusta Cemetery, is it possible that this is her husband? This story is online at ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/trempealeau/newspapers/millerbd.txt I tried to find Lydia in the pre-1907 death index for Eau Claire Co., but couldn't find her name. That doesn't mean that she didn't die in Eau Claire Co., it just means the death didn't get recorded. There are a few cemetery listings in the Archives for Eau Claire Co. for the area between Fall Creek and Augusta and also Augusta and Osseo. Worth a look? The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/eauclaire/eaucl.htm Also while you're in the archives, you might want to check out to see if there's anything in the 1884 Eau Claire City Directory on the Miller surname, if you haven't already. I have the "History of Altoona, 1887 - 1987" and will see if I can find anything on Reuben and Sarah (Peele) Miller. I will get back to you on this one. I have looked in the index for the "History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, 1914" but didn't find any other bios (besides that one on William H.). Likewise with the "History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881" -- there's nothing listed for the names you mentioned. I also checked the two books by Lois Barland, "Sawdust City" and "The Rivers Flow On" with no luck. Wish I had better news there. Does anyone else have any suggestions? -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net