John E. Miller's exact date of birth is not known. There are no family records and he is not in the 1900 census. It's not in his prison records. Physically, he was 5'6 1/2 inches, and weighed 152 pounds. He could read and write. He had scars on his left foot and left index finger.
He grew up in a conservative rural community known as Oak Grove, on the northeast side of Webster Lake. His father died when he was 13 years old. His younger brother, Jacob, said he (Jacob) had been somewhat disobedient as a child so one could assume John E. had been also. When his brother, Jacob, turned to church sometime after 1878, he appealed to John E. to do the same. That did not happen.
John E. Miller lost his first wife on March 14, 1875 and remarried to Rebecca Weimer just 6 months later. Rebecca came from a strong religious family. Two of Rebecca's brothers were preachers with the United Brethren church. They all lived very close to each other. The Oak Grove Church land, within a couple minutes walking distance, was provide by Rebecca's father.
John E. Miller and Rebecca had 5 children, plus the two from John's first marriage to raise.
John E. Miller died at the Kosciusko County Farm but evidently was not buried there. His death certificate say Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw. This is probably because the family did not want him buried in the family cemeteries. John E. Miller had committed a crime within the family in 1893, served 3 years at the Michigan City prison, then went either out West or to Canada to homestead. When he got sick, he took a train back to Indiana where his son picked him up and took him to the County Farm.
It's unlikely there was ever a grave stone for John E. Miller.
John E. Miller's exact date of birth is not known. There are no family records and he is not in the 1900 census. It's not in his prison records. Physically, he was 5'6 1/2 inches, and weighed 152 pounds. He could read and write. He had scars on his left foot and left index finger.
He grew up in a conservative rural community known as Oak Grove, on the northeast side of Webster Lake. His father died when he was 13 years old. His younger brother, Jacob, said he (Jacob) had been somewhat disobedient as a child so one could assume John E. had been also. When his brother, Jacob, turned to church sometime after 1878, he appealed to John E. to do the same. That did not happen.
John E. Miller lost his first wife on March 14, 1875 and remarried to Rebecca Weimer just 6 months later. Rebecca came from a strong religious family. Two of Rebecca's brothers were preachers with the United Brethren church. They all lived very close to each other. The Oak Grove Church land, within a couple minutes walking distance, was provide by Rebecca's father.
John E. Miller and Rebecca had 5 children, plus the two from John's first marriage to raise.
John E. Miller died at the Kosciusko County Farm but evidently was not buried there. His death certificate say Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw. This is probably because the family did not want him buried in the family cemeteries. John E. Miller had committed a crime within the family in 1893, served 3 years at the Michigan City prison, then went either out West or to Canada to homestead. When he got sick, he took a train back to Indiana where his son picked him up and took him to the County Farm.
It's unlikely there was ever a grave stone for John E. Miller.
