Jonas Miller
(Abt 1824-)
Sarah Yocum
(Abt 1830-)
John Jacob Beacher Jr.
(1840-1915)
Angeline Ocum
(1845-1918)
Oscar Charles Miller
(1875-1965)
Catherine Ann Beacher
(1876-1957)
Harry Elmer Miller Sr.
(1898-1955)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Hazel M. Horrox

Harry Elmer Miller Sr. 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 7 Feb 1898, New Castle, Schuylkill County, PA 3 4 6 7 8
  • Christened: 1 May 1898, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, PA 9
  • Marriage (1): Hazel M. Horrox on 27 Nov 1918 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 1
  • Died: 20 Oct 1955, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA at age 57 3 4 6
  • Buried: 24 Oct 1955, Lansdowne: Fernwood Cemetery, Delaware, PA 3 4 6

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-G47.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Shenandoah Evening Herald, 27 Nov 1918, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 10 MILLER-HORROX NUPTIALS TODAY AT PHILADELPHIA
A pretty wedding took place at two o'clock this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Miller, No. 1528 S. Fifty-third street, Philadelphia, when their son, Harry E. Miller. and Miss Hazel Horrox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Horrox, No. 310 North Jardin street, town, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was performed in the parlor of the home, which was beautifully decorated with autumn leaves and flowers, and was witnessed by many relatives and friends of the contracting parties.
The bridal party entered the room to the strains of a wedding march rendered by Miss Ruth Swanger, of Moore. Following the ceremony, a delightful solo was rendered by Miss Helen Conalian, of Chester.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jones, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. The bride was attired in fawn colored satin gown and carried pink and white roses. She made a beautiful appearance. The maid of honor, Miss Mildred Godber, friend of the bride and a former resident of town, wore a white satin. gown and carried an armful of pink and white. roses. Miss Harriett E. Miller, a sister of the bridegroom, was ring bearer and wore a white satin dress and carried a fawn satin pillow, daintily draped with pink rosebuds, in which the ring laid.
The bridegroom was attended by Harold Horrox, of Allentown, a brother of the bride. Following the ceremony dinner was served, following which Mr. and Mrs. Miller left for Washington. D. C. on a wedding tour and on their return will make their home with the groom's parents.
The bride has been employed as a stenographer at Eddystone, and is one of Shenandoah's most winsome young women. Mr. Miller is an employee of the Baldwin locomotive works and is known in town, having visited here on several occasions. The best wishes of a host of friends are extended to them for a happy married life.
Among the guests in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Horrox and son, Albert, town; Mr. and Mrs. George Beacher, New Castle; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beacher, Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moyer, Pottsville; Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin, St. Clair.

2. Occupation: Baldwine locomotive on 27 Nov 1918 in Eddystone, Delaware, PA. 10

3. Residence: 1528 S. 53rd S., Philadelphia, PA on 27 Nov 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 10

4. Newspaper: Daily Republican, 29 Nov 1918, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 11 Shenandoah: Miller-Horrox Wedding
Miss Hazel Horrox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Horrox, of town, and Harry E. Miller, of Phila., were married yesterday afternoon at the home of the grooms parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Miller, No. 1528 S. Fifty-Third St. A number of relatives from town and vicinity attended the wedding.

5. Newspaper: Shenandoah Evening Herald, 11 Sep 1919, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 12 Harry Miller, of Philadelphia, is visiting his wife and daughter who are visiting Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Horrox, North Jardin street.

6. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 13 The 1920 census recorded at 1649 S. 54th Street: Oscar C. Miller, laborer locomotive works, 44, living with wife Catherine A., 43; daughter Harriet E., 13; son Harry C., brakeman railroad, 21; daughter-in-law Hazel M., 21; and granddaughter Claire L., 5 months. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1930 in Upper Darby, Delaware, PA. 8 The 1930 Census recorded owning a home at 7234 Clinton Road: Harry E. Miller, carpenter, 32, living with wife Hazel, 32; daughter Claire, 10; and father-in-law Alfred Horrox, 63; mother-in-law Emma Horrox, 61; and brother-in-law Albert Horrox, 26.

8. Census in 1940 in Marple, Delaware, PA, United States. 14 The 1940 census recorded renting for $40 a month at 21 West Chester Pike: Harry Miller, superintendent for road construction, 40, living with wife Hazel, clerk in retail candy store, 40; daughter Claire, single, 20, and mother-in-law Emma Horrox, 71. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

9. Residence: West Chester Pike, Larchmont, Pa. On 10 Jan 1947 in Larchmont, Delaware, PA. 5

10. 1950 Census: 1950, in Marple, Delaware, PA, United States. 15 The 1950 census recorded on West Chester Pike: Harry E. Miller, paving contractor proprietor, 52, living with wife Hazel, 52; son-in-law Norman E. Sttehle, aeronautical engineer at navy yard, 31, and daughter Claire M., Stehle, 30. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

11. Cause of Death: Harry died at Bryn Mawr Hospital from carinomatosis. Terminal pneumonia., 20 Oct 1955, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA. 6

12. Occupation: paving contractor, own business on 20 Oct 1955 in Larchmont, Delaware, PA. 6

13. Residence: 3068 West Chester Pike on 20 Oct 1955 in Larchmont, Delaware, PA. 6


Harry married Hazel M. Horrox, daughter of Alfred E. Horrox and Emma Margaret Beacher, on 27 Nov 1918 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA.1 (Hazel M. Horrox was born on 12 Oct 1897 in Jacksons, Schuylkill, PA,3 4 16 died in Feb 1979 in Glen Mills, Delaware, PA 3 4 and was buried on 22 Feb 1979 in Lansdowne: Fernwood Cemetery, Delaware, PA 3 4.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JVML-PXJ Harry E Miller and Horrox, 1918.

2 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Dec 1978.

3 Records of Karen Stehle.

4 Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA.

5 Chester Times (Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania.), 10 Jan 1947. Obituary of Emma M. Horrox.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 89303. Harry E. Miller. Father Oscar C. Miller. Mother Catherine Beacher.

7 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHV2-NB6Z Henry Elmer Miller, 1898.

8 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2033; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 688.0; FHL microfilm: 2341767.

9 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Schuylkill > Schuylkill Haven > St. Johns United Church of Christ, online image 34 of 183.

10 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 27 Nov 1918, page 1. Miller-Horrox Wedding.

11 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 29 Nov 1918, page 12.

12 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 11 Sep 1919, page 3.

13 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 40, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1642; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1499; Image: 18.

14 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQF6-V96.

15 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1S-18KP.

16 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M34Q-S5T Alfred Harix, 1900.



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