Peter Miller 1
- Born: 4 Oct 1818, Loyalsock Twp., Lycoming County, PA 1
- Marriage (1): Lavina Follmer
- Died: 9 Feb 1876, Loyalsock Twp., Lycoming County, PA at age 57 1
Noted events in his life were:
1. Book: History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania, 1892.
PETER MILLER was a farmer and an extensive distiller, and in 1867 he purchased the Spring Garden mills, which he rebuilt in 1873 and operated successfully up to the time of his death, February 9, 1876. He was born in Loyalsock township, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1818, and was a son of William Miller, a Dative of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and one of the pioneer settlers of Loyalsock township. He married Lavina Follmer, and to them were born nine children, three of whom are living: Simon P.; William, who is a merchant and postmaster at Salladasburg, and Laura, who married Jacob C. Harman. Peter Miller was an active Democrat, served as school director, was an elder in the Lutheran church, and one of the upright and reliable citizens of the community in which he lived. His wife survives and is living on the old homestead.
Peter married Lavina Follmer.
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Sources
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Meginness, John F., History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania (1892), Chapter LV. Biographical Sketches.