Henry Miller
(1814-1891)
Julian DeWalt
(1826-1894)
Peter Beecher Jr.
(1822-1873)
Catharine Altland
(1817-1891)
David H. Miller
(1860-1939)
Laura Jane Beecher
(1861-1931)
David Wilson Miller
(1885-1958)

 

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David Wilson Miller 1 2

  • Born: 14 Apr 1885, , Cumberland, PA 1
  • Died: 14 Jun 1958, Newburg, Cumberland, PA at age 73 1
  • Buried: 17 Jun 1958, Carlisle: Letort Cemetery (Old Kutz Cemetery), Cumberland, PA 1

   FamilySearch ID: 96DK-KKQ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Middlesex Twp., Cumberland, PA. 3 The 1900 census recorded David H. Miller, farmer, 40, born May 1860, living with wife Laura J., 39, Sep 1861. They were married for 17 years and she had birthed 4 children by 1900, 3 alive that year. Living with them were these children: David W., 15, Apr 1885; Minnie M., 14, Nov 1886; and Jasper B., 7, May 1893. Also in the home is niece Laura J. Shatto, servant, 19, Nov 1881. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: on 21 Oct 1931 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA. 2

3. Cause of Death: hypertensive heart disease, 14 Jun 1958, Newburg, Cumberland, PA. 1

4. Occupation: retired carpenter on 14 Jun 1958 in Newburg, Cumberland, PA. 1

5. Obituary: Public Opinion: obituary of David W. Miller on 16 Jun 1958 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. 4 David Wilson Miller, 73, of R R 1, Newburg, died Saturday at his residence after a three week illness. He was bom on April 18, 1885, in Cumberland County and was the son of the late David and Laura Mae Beecher Miller. A retired carpenter, Mr. Miller was married to the late Ellen Mae Bar-r.'ck, of Newville. Surviving are seven daughters and four sons: Mrs. Roy Gelsing-er, R. R. 1, Carlisle; Mrs. Ralph Shugarts, R. R. 4, Carlisle; Mrs. Luther Morris, Carlisle; Mrs. John Harford, Allen; Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mrs. Arthur Lindsay, both of R. R. 2, Newville; Mrs. Ellsworth Shaffer, R. R. 1, Newburg; Harry Arbagast, Franklin; David Miller, Allen; Brady Miller, Mechanicsburg; Robert Miller, R. R. 2, Newville; three stepsons: Roy Finkey, R. R. 3, Newville; Joseph Finkey and Russell Finkey, both of R. R. 1, Newburg; a sister, Mrs Charles Ritter, Mechanicsburg; and a brother, Jasper Miller, Carlisle; 34 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon in the Letort E.U.B. Church, formerly known as the Kutz Church, two miles east of Carlisle on Route 2, with the Rev. William R. Marlow, in charge. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Van Scyoc funeral home, Shippensburg, tonight after 7 o'clock.


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (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 54396. David Wilson Miller. Father David Miller. Mother Laura Mae Beecher.

2 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 23 Oct 1931, page 8. Obituary of Laura Jane Miller.

3 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3SS-NB4 David H Miller, Middlesex Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241401.

4 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 16 Jun 1958, page 4. Obituary of David Wilson Miller.



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