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Cyrus Jesse Miller 1889–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 7 Apr 1972

Death Location: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

Father: Oliver Miller

Mother: Sarah Leeper

Spouse(s): Lora Ridder, Fredericka Wittler

Children(s): Donald Miller, Melvin Miller, Marjorie Miller, Leslie Miller, Infant Miller

In 1889, Cyrus Jesse Miller entered the world in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA, born to Oliver C Miller And Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Leeper. In 1900, Cyrus Jesse Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Cyrus Jesse Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA. Cyrus Jesse Miller married Fredericka Esther Wilhelmina Wittler, Lora E Ridder, and had children including Donald Cyrus Miller, Infant Daughter Miller, Leslie Oliver Miller, Marjorie Lydia Miller, Melvin John Dutch Miller. Cyrus Jesse Miller passed away in 1972 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Cyrus Jesse Miller entered the world in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA, born to Oliver C Miller And Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Leeper.
  • In 1900, Cyrus Jesse Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Cyrus Jesse Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA.
  • Cyrus Jesse Miller married Fredericka Esther Wilhelmina Wittler, Lora E Ridder, and had children including Donald Cyrus Miller, Infant Daughter Miller, Leslie Oliver Miller, Marjorie Lydia Miller, Melvin John Dutch Miller.
  • Cyrus Jesse Miller passed away in 1972 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Miller
1862–1936
Birth Location: Honey Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA
OM
Sarah Leeper
1862–1953
Birth Location: Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA
SL

Spouses(s)

Lora Ridder
1888–1967
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
LR
Fredericka Wittler
1895–1941
Birth Location: Adams County, Illinois, USA
FW

Children(s)

Donald Miller
1917–1995
Birth Location: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
DM
Melvin Miller
1918–2004
Birth Location: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
MM
Marjorie Miller
1919–1968
Birth Location: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
MM
Leslie Miller
1925–2000
Birth Location: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
LM
Infant Miller
1925–
Birth Location: –
IM

Cyrus Miller's Ancestors

Self
Cyrus Miller
1889–1972
Birth Place: Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Parents
Oliver C Miller
1862–1936
Honey Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Leeper
1862–1953
Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Silus Miller
1840–
Pennsylvania
Phebe (A.) Miller
1833–
Pennsylvania
Jesse Leeper
1823–1908
Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Ann) Morgan
1837–1919
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Leeper
1770–1823
Malinda
1805–1834
William Morgan
1816–1887
Mary Johnson
1819–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
FNU Leeper
1760–1796
Catherine Armstrong
1730–1795
Robert Sr.
1731–1794
Johanna Walters
1733–1790
Job Morgan
1771–1857
Sarah Morgan
1778–1863
Nimrod Johnson
1787–1856
Susannah Gallion
1795–1861

Cyrus Miller's Descendants

1.
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Cyrus (Jesse) Miller (12 Jan 1889–7 Apr 1972) m. Lora (E) Ridder (24 Jul 1888–21 Mar 1967) m. Fredericka (Esther Wilhelmina) Wittler (7 Aug 1895–27 Sep 1941)
  1. 1. Donald (Cyrus) Miller 1917–1995 m. Esther (Ellen) Woolbrink 1913–2000
    1. 1. Donna (Lou) Miller 1943–1984
    2. 2. Patricia (Ann Miller) Gooding 1947–1996
  2. 2. Melvin (John 'Dutch') Miller 1918–2004 m. Hazel (Irene) Taylor 1929–2023
  3. 3. Marjorie (Lydia) Miller 1919–1968 m. Carroll (Clark 'Whitey') Wasson 1923–1979
  4. 4. Leslie (Oliver) Miller 1925–2000 m. Lola (Virginia) Elliot 1922–1979
  5. 5. Infant (Daughter) Miller 1925–

Cyrus Miller's Timeline

11 Records

1889
12 Jan 1889
Birth of Cyrus Jesse Miller in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Adams County, Illinois, USA
Adams County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Quincy, Illinois, USA
Quincy, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Ellington, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Rural, Adams, Illinois
Rural, Adams, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Mendon Twp, Mendon, Adams, Illinois, USA
Mendon Twp, Mendon, Adams, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Mendon, Adams, Illinois, USA
Mendon, Adams, Illinois, USA
1951
1951-1953
Age 62
Cyrus Jesse Miller resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1972
7 Apr 1972
Age 83
Death of Cyrus Jesse Miller in Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Adams County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Adams County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Quincy, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ellington, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ellington, Adams, Illinois; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340140

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Adams, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mendon, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Mendon Twp, Mendon, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mendon, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mendon, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mendon, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 715; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1953
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mendon, Adams, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mendon, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 715; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mendon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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