Caleb followed farming throughout his entire life. He married Mary Bedell in Union County, Indiana, on August 11, 1836. In 1839, the family moved to Darke County, Ohio, where Caleb's sister Mary and her husband, Caleb Brown were living. They lived in Darke County for seven years.
In 1846, the Territory of Iowa was admitted into the Union as a state, and in the fall of 1846, Caleb moved his family to Wapello County in Dahlonega Township. Mary's parents, John and Nancy Bedell, also moved to Wapello County at that time.
Entering a claim, Caleb farmed here until his death. In studying the land tract indexes, it looks as though Caleb purchased 320 acres in Wapello County. Eighty acres of this was located in Agency Township and 240 acres in Dahlonega Township. Caleb served as Justice of the Peace for several years, and he was on the School Board of Dahlonega Township for a number of years.
Caleb and Mary had six children, all of whom are linked to this biography. The family picture on this memorial was copied from the original tin-type and is of the adult children of Caleb Eli & Mary (Bedell) Miller, and I believe that it was taken on March 3, 1878, the day of Clara Belle's marriage to William Henry Dimmitt:
Back - Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Miller
Clara Belle (Miller) Dimmitt
Front - Mary Catherine "Kate" (Miller) Long
William Henry Miller
The second picture that I have posted is of the Caleb Eli Miller family grave site, as it looked in the early 1900s. Please click on the picture and read the caption for more details.
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Caleb Miller was my 2nd great-grandfather. In 1997 when we started working on restoring the gravestones in Round Point, we found Caleb's stone, lying on the ground, face side up, broken into two pieces. Grass had grown over the stone, and there was a lot of black discoloration on it. We cleaned the stone several times, and most of the discoloration came off.
The stone had broken out of its original base. We lifted the original base out of the ground with a tripod, and since the base we needed was so heavy, we poured a new base at the grave site on a fresh bed of gravel and sand. The old base was discarded.
We drilled holes in both pieces of the stone, inserted brass rods, and fit the pieces together, securing them with a gravestone epoxy called Barre-Pak. We then reset the stone in the new concrete base. Over the next three summers, I gradually filled in the crack with a mixture of ground marble and Barre-Pak. This composite mixture was sanded down on the back to make it flush with the stone. I smoothed and carved the fill on the letters on the front of the stone as well as I could.
In 1846, the Territory of Iowa was admitted into the Union as a state, and in the fall of 1846, Caleb moved his family to Wapello County in Dahlonega Township. Mary's parents, John and Nancy Bedell, also moved to Wapello County at that time.
Entering a claim, Caleb farmed here until his death. In studying the land tract indexes, it looks as though Caleb purchased 320 acres in Wapello County. Eighty acres of this was located in Agency Township and 240 acres in Dahlonega Township. Caleb served as Justice of the Peace for several years, and he was on the School Board of Dahlonega Township for a number of years.
Caleb and Mary had six children, all of whom are linked to this biography. The family picture on this memorial was copied from the original tin-type and is of the adult children of Caleb Eli & Mary (Bedell) Miller, and I believe that it was taken on March 3, 1878, the day of Clara Belle's marriage to William Henry Dimmitt:
Back - Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Miller
Clara Belle (Miller) Dimmitt
Front - Mary Catherine "Kate" (Miller) Long
William Henry Miller
The second picture that I have posted is of the Caleb Eli Miller family grave site, as it looked in the early 1900s. Please click on the picture and read the caption for more details.
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Caleb Miller was my 2nd great-grandfather. In 1997 when we started working on restoring the gravestones in Round Point, we found Caleb's stone, lying on the ground, face side up, broken into two pieces. Grass had grown over the stone, and there was a lot of black discoloration on it. We cleaned the stone several times, and most of the discoloration came off.
The stone had broken out of its original base. We lifted the original base out of the ground with a tripod, and since the base we needed was so heavy, we poured a new base at the grave site on a fresh bed of gravel and sand. The old base was discarded.
We drilled holes in both pieces of the stone, inserted brass rods, and fit the pieces together, securing them with a gravestone epoxy called Barre-Pak. We then reset the stone in the new concrete base. Over the next three summers, I gradually filled in the crack with a mixture of ground marble and Barre-Pak. This composite mixture was sanded down on the back to make it flush with the stone. I smoothed and carved the fill on the letters on the front of the stone as well as I could.
Caleb followed farming throughout his entire life. He married Mary Bedell in Union County, Indiana, on August 11, 1836. In 1839, the family moved to Darke County, Ohio, where Caleb's sister Mary and her husband, Caleb Brown were living. They lived in Darke County for seven years.
In 1846, the Territory of Iowa was admitted into the Union as a state, and in the fall of 1846, Caleb moved his family to Wapello County in Dahlonega Township. Mary's parents, John and Nancy Bedell, also moved to Wapello County at that time.
Entering a claim, Caleb farmed here until his death. In studying the land tract indexes, it looks as though Caleb purchased 320 acres in Wapello County. Eighty acres of this was located in Agency Township and 240 acres in Dahlonega Township. Caleb served as Justice of the Peace for several years, and he was on the School Board of Dahlonega Township for a number of years.
Caleb and Mary had six children, all of whom are linked to this biography. The family picture on this memorial was copied from the original tin-type and is of the adult children of Caleb Eli & Mary (Bedell) Miller, and I believe that it was taken on March 3, 1878, the day of Clara Belle's marriage to William Henry Dimmitt:
Back - Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Miller
Clara Belle (Miller) Dimmitt
Front - Mary Catherine "Kate" (Miller) Long
William Henry Miller
The second picture that I have posted is of the Caleb Eli Miller family grave site, as it looked in the early 1900s. Please click on the picture and read the caption for more details.
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Caleb Miller was my 2nd great-grandfather. In 1997 when we started working on restoring the gravestones in Round Point, we found Caleb's stone, lying on the ground, face side up, broken into two pieces. Grass had grown over the stone, and there was a lot of black discoloration on it. We cleaned the stone several times, and most of the discoloration came off.
The stone had broken out of its original base. We lifted the original base out of the ground with a tripod, and since the base we needed was so heavy, we poured a new base at the grave site on a fresh bed of gravel and sand. The old base was discarded.
We drilled holes in both pieces of the stone, inserted brass rods, and fit the pieces together, securing them with a gravestone epoxy called Barre-Pak. We then reset the stone in the new concrete base. Over the next three summers, I gradually filled in the crack with a mixture of ground marble and Barre-Pak. This composite mixture was sanded down on the back to make it flush with the stone. I smoothed and carved the fill on the letters on the front of the stone as well as I could.
In 1846, the Territory of Iowa was admitted into the Union as a state, and in the fall of 1846, Caleb moved his family to Wapello County in Dahlonega Township. Mary's parents, John and Nancy Bedell, also moved to Wapello County at that time.
Entering a claim, Caleb farmed here until his death. In studying the land tract indexes, it looks as though Caleb purchased 320 acres in Wapello County. Eighty acres of this was located in Agency Township and 240 acres in Dahlonega Township. Caleb served as Justice of the Peace for several years, and he was on the School Board of Dahlonega Township for a number of years.
Caleb and Mary had six children, all of whom are linked to this biography. The family picture on this memorial was copied from the original tin-type and is of the adult children of Caleb Eli & Mary (Bedell) Miller, and I believe that it was taken on March 3, 1878, the day of Clara Belle's marriage to William Henry Dimmitt:
Back - Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Miller
Clara Belle (Miller) Dimmitt
Front - Mary Catherine "Kate" (Miller) Long
William Henry Miller
The second picture that I have posted is of the Caleb Eli Miller family grave site, as it looked in the early 1900s. Please click on the picture and read the caption for more details.
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Caleb Miller was my 2nd great-grandfather. In 1997 when we started working on restoring the gravestones in Round Point, we found Caleb's stone, lying on the ground, face side up, broken into two pieces. Grass had grown over the stone, and there was a lot of black discoloration on it. We cleaned the stone several times, and most of the discoloration came off.
The stone had broken out of its original base. We lifted the original base out of the ground with a tripod, and since the base we needed was so heavy, we poured a new base at the grave site on a fresh bed of gravel and sand. The old base was discarded.
We drilled holes in both pieces of the stone, inserted brass rods, and fit the pieces together, securing them with a gravestone epoxy called Barre-Pak. We then reset the stone in the new concrete base. Over the next three summers, I gradually filled in the crack with a mixture of ground marble and Barre-Pak. This composite mixture was sanded down on the back to make it flush with the stone. I smoothed and carved the fill on the letters on the front of the stone as well as I could.
Inscription
GONE TO THAT BEAUTIFUL LAND
CALEB MILLER
Died
Sept. 22, 1874
Aged
58y. 11m. 6d.
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