(from Whiteside County, Illinois Biographies)
Becker MILLER was born on April 6, 1820, in the Dukedom of Oldenburg, Germany to P. E. MILLER, a native of Germany, and son of a manufacturer of linseed oil. He came to America with his family in 1837. He resided for a short time in Lee County, Illinois, but soon after settled in Jordan on a farm on section 25, Jordan Township.
Becker MILLER married Elizabeth Maria THUMMEL on September 19, 1852, in Palmyra Township, in Lee County. After their marriage, the couple located on a farm in Palmyra Township, in Lee County, Illinois, of which they became the owners, and which they sold in 1853. In the fall of the same year they removed to Jordan Township, and bought an improved farm on section 25, where they owned 260 acres of land, which he has redeemed from its original condition. Here they had six children: Emma C., married Henry MONTILLON, and lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Adaline E. married Samuel WAILK, and lived on the homestead; Ella M. married, William EMORY, and they were farmers in Boone County, Iowa; George W. B. lived in Kansas; Frederick L. was a resident of Marshall County, Iowa; and Jessie L. lived at home.
Becker gave much attention to stock-growing. He is considered a skillful and progressive farmer. Mr. MILLER is a Democrat. During the War of the Rebellion he served two years as Supervisor, and devoted his energies effectively to the prosecution of a draft in his township. He has held other responsible official positions. For many years he and his wife have been members of the Lutheran Church.
Becker MILLER was born on April 6, 1820, in the Dukedom of Oldenburg, Germany to P. E. MILLER, a native of Germany, and son of a manufacturer of linseed oil. He came to America with his family in 1837. He resided for a short time in Lee County, Illinois, but soon after settled in Jordan on a farm on section 25, Jordan Township.
Becker MILLER married Elizabeth Maria THUMMEL on September 19, 1852, in Palmyra Township, in Lee County. After their marriage, the couple located on a farm in Palmyra Township, in Lee County, Illinois, of which they became the owners, and which they sold in 1853. In the fall of the same year they removed to Jordan Township, and bought an improved farm on section 25, where they owned 260 acres of land, which he has redeemed from its original condition. Here they had six children: Emma C., married Henry MONTILLON, and lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Adaline E. married Samuel WAILK, and lived on the homestead; Ella M. married, William EMORY, and they were farmers in Boone County, Iowa; George W. B. lived in Kansas; Frederick L. was a resident of Marshall County, Iowa; and Jessie L. lived at home.
Becker gave much attention to stock-growing. He is considered a skillful and progressive farmer. Mr. MILLER is a Democrat. During the War of the Rebellion he served two years as Supervisor, and devoted his energies effectively to the prosecution of a draft in his township. He has held other responsible official positions. For many years he and his wife have been members of the Lutheran Church.
(from Whiteside County, Illinois Biographies)
Becker MILLER was born on April 6, 1820, in the Dukedom of Oldenburg, Germany to P. E. MILLER, a native of Germany, and son of a manufacturer of linseed oil. He came to America with his family in 1837. He resided for a short time in Lee County, Illinois, but soon after settled in Jordan on a farm on section 25, Jordan Township.
Becker MILLER married Elizabeth Maria THUMMEL on September 19, 1852, in Palmyra Township, in Lee County. After their marriage, the couple located on a farm in Palmyra Township, in Lee County, Illinois, of which they became the owners, and which they sold in 1853. In the fall of the same year they removed to Jordan Township, and bought an improved farm on section 25, where they owned 260 acres of land, which he has redeemed from its original condition. Here they had six children: Emma C., married Henry MONTILLON, and lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Adaline E. married Samuel WAILK, and lived on the homestead; Ella M. married, William EMORY, and they were farmers in Boone County, Iowa; George W. B. lived in Kansas; Frederick L. was a resident of Marshall County, Iowa; and Jessie L. lived at home.
Becker gave much attention to stock-growing. He is considered a skillful and progressive farmer. Mr. MILLER is a Democrat. During the War of the Rebellion he served two years as Supervisor, and devoted his energies effectively to the prosecution of a draft in his township. He has held other responsible official positions. For many years he and his wife have been members of the Lutheran Church.
Becker MILLER was born on April 6, 1820, in the Dukedom of Oldenburg, Germany to P. E. MILLER, a native of Germany, and son of a manufacturer of linseed oil. He came to America with his family in 1837. He resided for a short time in Lee County, Illinois, but soon after settled in Jordan on a farm on section 25, Jordan Township.
Becker MILLER married Elizabeth Maria THUMMEL on September 19, 1852, in Palmyra Township, in Lee County. After their marriage, the couple located on a farm in Palmyra Township, in Lee County, Illinois, of which they became the owners, and which they sold in 1853. In the fall of the same year they removed to Jordan Township, and bought an improved farm on section 25, where they owned 260 acres of land, which he has redeemed from its original condition. Here they had six children: Emma C., married Henry MONTILLON, and lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Adaline E. married Samuel WAILK, and lived on the homestead; Ella M. married, William EMORY, and they were farmers in Boone County, Iowa; George W. B. lived in Kansas; Frederick L. was a resident of Marshall County, Iowa; and Jessie L. lived at home.
Becker gave much attention to stock-growing. He is considered a skillful and progressive farmer. Mr. MILLER is a Democrat. During the War of the Rebellion he served two years as Supervisor, and devoted his energies effectively to the prosecution of a draft in his township. He has held other responsible official positions. For many years he and his wife have been members of the Lutheran Church.
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Becker MILLER
April 8, 1820 - May 19, 1898
His Wife
Elizabeth M. THUMMEL
Dec. 5, 1835 - Aug. 5, 1917
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