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Edgar N. Miller, Yuma
Edgar cash-claimed a quarter in section 23, 1N 48W in 1891.
If anyone has information on that land claimant,
please let us know.
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"EDGAR N. MILLER, a real estate
dealer in the village of Brandon,
Rutland county, Vermont, is also
the proprietor of the principal furniture store
and undertaking establishment of that place.
Mr. Miller is not only a successful and prosperous business man, but is popular in both
business and social circles.
He was born in St. Albans, Vermont, August 1, 1864.
He was the recipient of a good
common school education obtained in the
public schools of his native place. When fifteen years old, he entered the counting room
of the "St. Albans Messenger & Advertiser,"
where he found employment for three years.
He then went to Brandon, Vermont, and accepted a position as clerk in the dry goods
store of E. D. Thayer. He followed the dry
goods business for nine years, and then resigned as he was in very poor heahh. Mr.
Miller's next move was to embark in the furniture and undertaking business. Except five
months during the late Spanish-American
War, he has continued in the same line of
trade ever since. He went into the war above
mentioned as first lieutenant of Company C,
1st Reg., Vermont Vol. Infantry. After the
mustering out of the regiment, and the reorganization of tlie state national guard, he
was elected captain of the same company. He
was on duty at Cam]) Chickamauga as commissary of the regiment.
September 3, 1884, Mr. Miller married Jennie Merriam, a daughter of Charles and Helen
(Bramble) Merriam. Mrs. Miller is the only
blood relative of the noted Conant family,
residing in Brandon. Old Dr. Conant, the
great historian, was her uncle. Another uncle
was John Conant. Mrs. Miller's father was a contractor and builder I:iy occupation. He
died in Brandon, in 1883, at the age of forty-
seven years. He left a widow, and one daughter,
the wife of the suljject of this sketch.
He also left them a beautiful residence, now
the home of Edgar N. Miller, where Mrs. Miller's mother also makes her home.
"
Edgar N. Miller
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1864
Birth Place: St Albans, Vermont,
Residence Place: Brandon, Vermont,
Death Date: 9 Jan 1919
Death Place: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont,
Cause of Death: Christian Science
Father: Pascal Miller
Mother: Selma La Miller.
BURIAL
Pine Hill Cemetery
Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont,
MEMORIAL ID 37040744.
Jennie Miller
BIRTH 1866
DEATH 1948
BURIAL
Pine Hill Cemetery
Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont,
MEMORIAL ID 141526446
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Jennie Robertson
Age: 24
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1892
Marriage Place: Linn, Kansas,
Spouse:
Edgar Miller.
May 28, 1931 Lincoln, Nebraska "Mrs. Jennie D.Miller, LeRov. Ia., died in Lincoln at 10:30 p. m. Wednesday. She had been in Lincoln six days visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Leslie Lyons, 2467 Park Rd Mrs. Lyons, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Lulu Dove, Cairo, I11., and Mrs. Maude Brown, Birmingham, Ala.;
one son, Cecil, of Cairo, I11.; five brothers, J. E. Dodd, M. N., and Lawrence, all of Omaha; A. E., of Eugene, Ore.,
and David R.. Of Phrenlv. The body is at Wadlow's."
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Greeley, Colorado, "Miss Florence Berger ’96 is Mrs. E. N. Miller, Greeley, Colo."
1911 "After a separation of 35 years, Mrs. Eleanor Berger and William A. Bartholomew of Pingree, N. D.,
met a week ago, and were married on Saturday, leaving immediately for Mr. Bartholomew's home in Dakota. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. A. Chase at the Methodist parsonage at 9 o'clock.
The couple were accompanied by the bride's two sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Phillips of Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Miller of Greeley.
Mr. Bartholomew and his bride were students of Lawrence Unlverelity at Appleton,
Wis., at the same time. Later Mr. Bartholomew married an intimate school friend of Mrs. Berger. The two ladies corresponded for thirty years and after the death of his wife, Mr. Bartholomew kept up the correspondence.
Mrs. Berger lived in Greeley 22 years. Her husband died several years ago. Mr. Bartholomew has an 8OO acre
ranch near Pingree, but they will live in town."
1912 Greeley 
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