A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Lancaster June 29, 1863, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg June 30 as a private with Independent Battery I Pennsylvania Light Artillery, and honorably discharged with the battery January 7, 1864.
2. Enlisted in Lancaster March 31, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg May 4 as a private with Co. K, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 5, 1865.
He married Amanda Coble and fathered Benjamin Franklin (b. 02/03/69), George W. (b. 02/13/70), Charles E. (b. 09/01/70, d. 09/21/70), Barbara M. (b. 08/18/72 - married a Hammond), John H. (b. 06/07/73), Emma F. (b. 04/02/75 - married Levi A. Shultz), Ida B. (b. 12/14/76 - married Harry C. Dreher), Cora Ivy (b. 03/25/78 - married Oscar G. Resline), Margie M. (b. 06/??/82), Irene (b. 10/??/84), Minnie E. (b. 04/07/85, d. 08/26/85), Walter (b. 10/17/88), Edgar (b. 06/11/92), and Bertha (b. 08/31/93, d. 03/08/94). An Ancestry.com family tree lists Frederika lnu. as another wife with some of the children shown above born after Amanda then returning to Amanda to father the youngest children. This is unconfirmed.
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Lancaster June 29, 1863, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg June 30 as a private with Independent Battery I Pennsylvania Light Artillery, and honorably discharged with the battery January 7, 1864.
2. Enlisted in Lancaster March 31, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg May 4 as a private with Co. K, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 5, 1865.
He married Amanda Coble and fathered Benjamin Franklin (b. 02/03/69), George W. (b. 02/13/70), Charles E. (b. 09/01/70, d. 09/21/70), Barbara M. (b. 08/18/72 - married a Hammond), John H. (b. 06/07/73), Emma F. (b. 04/02/75 - married Levi A. Shultz), Ida B. (b. 12/14/76 - married Harry C. Dreher), Cora Ivy (b. 03/25/78 - married Oscar G. Resline), Margie M. (b. 06/??/82), Irene (b. 10/??/84), Minnie E. (b. 04/07/85, d. 08/26/85), Walter (b. 10/17/88), Edgar (b. 06/11/92), and Bertha (b. 08/31/93, d. 03/08/94). An Ancestry.com family tree lists Frederika lnu. as another wife with some of the children shown above born after Amanda then returning to Amanda to father the youngest children. This is unconfirmed.
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
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Charlie E Miller
1870–1870
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John H Miller
1873–1953
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Emma F Miller Shultz
1875–1922
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I Blanche Miller Dreher
1876–1956
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Cora Iva Miller Resline
1878–1931
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Margie M. Miller
1882–1967
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Benjamin Frank Miller
1884–1963
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Irene B Miller Booz
1884–1967
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Minnie E Miller
1885–1885
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1888–1910
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1892–1963
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Bertha Miller
1893–1894
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