The father of our subject, who was also a farmer by occupation, purchased one of the estates belonging to his father. It comprised one hundred acres, and the well-tilled fields and neat appearance of the place indicated the careful supervision of the owner. During the last twenty-five years of his life he lived retired. He died in the fall of 1879, when in his seventy-eighth year. Like his honored father, he was also a member of the Lutheran Church. The lady to whom he was married was Miss Nancy Snyder, who was born in Fullerton, this county, and was a daughter of Henry Snyder, a wealthy farmer, who owned what is the present site of Fullerton. His landed possessions comprised three hundred acres, and in his farming operations he met with good success. Mrs. Miller suffered severely from ill health, having been an invalid for seven years prior to her decease. She was a member of the Reformed Church.