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Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller 1892–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1892

Birth Location: Ellington Twp, Adams, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1961

Death Location: Fowler, Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois, USA

Father: Oliver Miller

Mother: Sarah Leeper

Spouse(s): Iva Woods, Mildred Tweedell

Children(s): Robert Miller, Lillie Miller, Francis Miller, Kenneth Miller

Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller was born in 1892 in Ellington Twp, Adams, Illinois, USA, the child of Oliver C Miller And Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Leeper. In 1900, Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA. Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller married Iva Marie Woods, Mildred Beatrice Tweedell, and had children including Francis Oliver Frank Miller, Kenneth E Miller, Lillie Pauline Miller, Robert Elston Miller. Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller passed away in 1961 in Fowler, Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller was born in 1892 in Ellington Twp, Adams, Illinois, USA, the child of Oliver C Miller And Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Leeper.
  • In 1900, Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA.
  • Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller married Iva Marie Woods, Mildred Beatrice Tweedell, and had children including Francis Oliver Frank Miller, Kenneth E Miller, Lillie Pauline Miller, Robert Elston Miller.
  • Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller passed away in 1961 in Fowler, Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Iva Woods
1895–1977
Birth Location: Hunnewell, Shelby, Missouri, USA
IW
Mildred Tweedell
1897–1918
Birth Location: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
MT

Children(s)

Robert Miller
1929–2000
Birth Location: Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
RM
Lillie Miller
1921–2007
Birth Location: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
LM
Francis Miller
1916–1990
Birth Location: Fowler, Adams, Illinois, USA
FM
Kenneth Miller
1917–1998
Birth Location: Adams County, Illinois, USA
KM

Elmer Miller's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Miller
1892–1961
Birth Place: Ellington Twp, 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

Elmer Miller's Descendants

1.
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Elmer (Otis 'Fat') Miller (21 Aug 1892–26 Jun 1961) m. Iva (Marie) Woods (29 Dec 1895–13 Mar 1977) m. Mildred (Beatrice) Tweedell (1 Jan 1897–8 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. Robert (Elston) Miller 1929–2000 m. Madalene (Mildred) McKenna 1926–2010 m. Sophia (Angeline) Childress 1903–1991
  2. 2. Lillie ('Pauline') Miller 1921–2007 m. Joe Smith 1920–2001
    1. 1. Joseph (Wayne) Smith 1941–2008
    2. 2. David (Leroy) Smith-Bentley 1942–2016
  3. 3. Francis (Oliver 'Frank') Miller 1916–1990 m. Esther (Rosella) Inman 1913–1989
    1. 1. Ronald (Francis) Miller 1938–2001
  4. 4. Kenneth (E) Miller 1917–1998 m. Madeline (Luella) Wise 1914–2001
    1. 1. Dennie (Lee Miller CMDR.) USN 1942–2016

Elmer Miller's Timeline

10 Records

1892
21 Aug 1892
Birth of Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller in Ellington Twp, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington Twp, Adams, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Adams County, Illinois, USA
Adams County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Ellington, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
Ellington, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Quincy, Adams, Illinois
Quincy, Adams, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 48
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller resided here in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
1961
26 Jun 1961
Age 69
Death of Elmer Otis 'Fat' Miller in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Ellington Twp, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00757; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1-62
    [2] 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: Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ellington, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ellington, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00757; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1-62

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00757; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1-62

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Quincy, 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: Quincy, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 717; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 1-86

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1961
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fowler, Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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