Isaac Nelson "Ike" Miller Sr., born Feb. 11, 1877 in Bell Co., TX being the sixth child of Martin Vanburen Miller of Indiana and Louisa Jane Hinman of Indiana.

Ike moved with his parents from Bell Co., TX to Dallas in 1892/1893. At some time in late 1890's to early 1900, Ike drove a horse drawn street car in Dallas. He was also a farmer in his early adulthood.

1. Married March 10, 1895 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX to Grace Lillian Peterson, born Feb. 15, 1877 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX and died Feb. 22, 1941 in Houston, Harris Co., TX. Daughter of Christian Fritz Peterson of Denmark and Catrina Rebecca Marie Christensen of Denmark. Into this union 2 children were born:
1. Violet Angie Miller born Jan. 1, 1896 Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, drown in Buffalo Bayou on Aug. 27, 1908 in Houston, Harris Co., TX
2. Frederick Vanburen Miller born Dec. 5, 1897 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, died Aug. 28, 1982 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
Divorced on June 2, 1900 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.

2. Married Aug. 22, 1900 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX to Lula Hayes, born April 1888 in TX, died 1902/1903. Died with galloping pneumonia, as did their son. Into this union one male child was born. Name and date of birth and death unknown.

3. Married Oct. 25, 1903 in Athens, Henderson Co., TX to Jessie Pearl Montgomery, born March 8, 1887 in Athens, Henderson Co., TX and died May 4, 1974 in Garland, Dallas Co., TX, being the second child of eleven children of James Fernander "Jim" Montgomery of MS and Beulah Benton Ironie Guill of TX. From this union eight children were born.
1. Hubert Harold Miller born Nov. 11, 1904 in Athens, died Dec. 4, 1994 in Athens
2. Vertie Cleo "Sally" Miller Quisenberry born July 3, 1907 in Stephens Co., TX died April 30, 1989 in Rowlett, Dallas Co., TX
3. Lee Roy Miller born June 20, 1910 Stephens Co., TX, died Jan. 24, 1990 in Houston, Harris Co., TX
4. Robert Nelson Miller born Aug. 25, 1912 in Athens, died Sept. 1, 1967 In Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
5. Maggie Lorraine Miller born Oct. 17, 1914 in Athens, died Feb. 11, 1917 in Athens
6. Homer T. Miller born May 7, 1917 in Athens, died March 26, 2000 in Tyler, Smith Co., TX
7. Steven Austin Miller born Nov. 25, 1921 in Athens, died July 15, 1944 in Freeport, Brazoria Co., TX
8. Isaac Nelson "Ike Jr." Miller born April 21, 1925 in Athens

Ike and Pearl lived in Dallas in one of his father's houses after they got married. Pearl returned to Athens so the family doctor, old Dr. Hodge, could deliver her first child but when Hubert was born Dr. Hodge was out of town and another doctor had to deliver him. Ike and Pearl moved with his parents to Stephens Co., TX when Martin Miller sold his property in Dallas and purchased a section of land in Stephens Co. Martin and several of his married children moved onto this property on Jan. 1, 1907 and most of the family lived in tents till houses were built. This is where Cleo and Lee Roy were born while the family lived in Stephens Co. After a real bad drought in Stephens Co., Ike sold his entire crop for twenty five cents. This was about the time Ike decided to move his family back to Athens sometime between late 1910 or 1911 and into Pearl's parents vacant home place. They traveled by covered wagon, stopping at various farms along their route spending their nights under the shelter of the farmer's barn.

The Montgomery home place is believed to be the location where the next two children were born into the family, Robert Nelson in 1912 and Maggie Lorraine in 1914. Some time after 1914, a storm traveled through Henderson County which lifted the Montgomery family's home off of it's block foundation. Cleo remembered climbing out of the house through the fireplace opening. This was the time Ike moved his family closer into Athens to Wood St. This is probably where Maggie passed away in Feb. 1917 and Homer T. was born that May.

It was sometime after Homer's birth that Ike bought the Miller home place northeast of Athens. Hubert said he quit school to help his dad pay the mortgage. Steve was born in 1921 and Ike Jr. in 1925. Sometime before 1927, the family was settling in for the night and were lighting their oil lamps when all the sudden the flame traveled down the wick into the oil of the lamp. Homer, about 8 or 9, was told to throw the lamp out the door but in haste hit the door frame instead causing the lamp to explode, setting the house on fire. Hubert was courting Cleo and was returning back to Athens on north Highway 19 when they spotted the smoke from his family's house on fire.

Ike went to work at the Henderson County Court House as a janitor. He was still working there on Oct. 18, 1941, when Bob, working for Texas Power & Lt. Co, drove his dad home for lunch while making a house call but before Bob returned Ike decided to walk back instead. Ike was found dead on the railroad tracks from an apparent heart attack.