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Jack Joseph Miller 1908 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1908

Birth Location: Janov, Padolia, Russia

Death Date: 16 SEP 1963

Death Location: Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Father: Frank Miller

Mother: Molly Bistresky

Spouse(s): Sylvia Kofsky

Children(s): Ethel Miller, Beatrice Miller, Frances Miller, Fern Miller, Natalie Miller, Sharon Miller

Jack Joseph Miller was born in 1908 in Janov, Padolia, Russia, the child of Frank Miller and Molly Bistresky. In 1913, Jack Joseph Miller immigrated. Jack Joseph Miller married Sylvia Kofsky, and had children including Ethel Miller, Beatrice Florence Miller, Frances M. Miller, Fern Miller, Natalie Miller, Sharon Louise Miller. Jack Joseph Miller passed away in 1963 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Jack Joseph Miller was born in 1908 in Janov, Padolia, Russia, the child of Frank Miller and Molly Bistresky.
  • In 1913, Jack Joseph Miller immigrated.
  • Jack Joseph Miller married Sylvia Kofsky, and had children including Ethel Miller, Beatrice Florence Miller, Frances M. Miller, Fern Miller, Natalie Miller, Sharon Louise Miller.
  • Jack Joseph Miller passed away in 1963 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Miller
1873 – 1936
Birth Location: Russia
FM
Molly Bistresky
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Russia
MB

Spouses(s)

Sylvia Kofsky
1911 – 1989
Birth Location: Slovakia
SK

Children(s)

Ethel Miller
1930 – 1981
Birth Location: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
EM
Beatrice Miller
1935 –
Birth Location: –
BM
Frances Miller
1941 – 2008
Birth Location: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
FM
Fern Miller
1941 –
Birth Location: –
FM
Natalie Miller
1943 –
Birth Location: –
NM
Sharon Miller
1946 – 2022
Birth Location: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
SM

Jack Miller's Ancestors

Self
Jack Miller
1908 – 1963
Birth Place: Janov, Padolia, Russia
Parents
Frank Miller
1873 – 1936
Russia
Molly Bistresky
1882 – 1957
Russia
Grandparents
Morris Miller
Nathan Bistretsky
Ethel
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jack Miller's Descendants

1.
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Jack (Joseph) Miller (1908 – 16 SEP 1963) m. Sylvia Kofsky (14 DEC 1911 – 15 JUL 1989)
  1. 1. Ethel Miller (20 SEP 1930 – 20 FEB 1981) m. John (Edward) Rudio (14 AUG 1930 – 13 APR 1998)
    1. 1. John (Pierre) Rudio (10 JUN 1959 – ) m. Chris Schreiber (5 SEP 1956 – )
    2. 2. Nicole (N.) Rudio (4 AUG 1961 – )
    3. 3. Monique (Josephine) Rudio (21 AUG 1964 – ) m. Levenstein
      1. 1. Erin Levenstein
  2. 2. Beatrice (Florence) Miller (17 AUG 1935 – ) m. Harold (David) Buder (6 AUG 1929 – 28 OCT 2014)
    1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Buder (5 JUL 1957 – ) m. Michael (Edward) Allen (11 JUN 1957 – )
      1. 1. Yosef Allen
      2. 2. Miriam (Y.) Allen (JUL 1982 – )
      3. 3. Rochel Allen (13 FEB 1985 – ) m. Donovan
    2. 2. Daniel (A.) Buder (15 SEP 1958 – )
    3. 3. Dennis (Jack) Buder (11 FEB 1964 – 8 MAR 2012) m. Paula Esquer (26 MAY 1962 – 28 OCT 2011)
      1. 1. Erika (Elizabeth) Buder (26 JAN 1992 – ) m. Joshua Pagniello
  3. 3. Frances (M.) Miller (19 SEP 1941 – 1 AUG 2008) m. Frederick (Arthur) Seynaeve (27 JAN 1940 – ) m. Gary (Ronald) Jackson (31 AUG 1936 – )
    1. 1. Andy (DILL) Seynaeve (15 SEP 1960 – ) m. Janet (Lee) Medwid (16 SEP 1968 – )
      1. 1. Alexandra Seynaeve (9 OCT 1996 – )
      2. 2. Ava Seynaeve (27 OCT 2000 – )
    2. 2. Randy (Scott) Seynaeve (29 JUL 1962 – 20 JAN 2018) m. Sherri (L.) Smith (13 OCT 1967 – )
      1. 1. Emily (Frances) Seynaeve (3 MAR 1995 – ) m. Jacob Elder
      2. 2. Joshua (Logan) Seynaeve (8 JUL 1997 – )
    3. 3. Susan (Elizabeth) Jackson (30 APR 1974 – ) m. Colin (Keath) McCawley (18 AUG 1971 – )
    4. 4. Grant (Gary) Jackson (23 DEC 1980 – )
  4. 4. Fern Miller (19 SEP 1941 – ) m. Jerry (Don) Ward (5 JUL 1939 – 10 MAY 2001)
    1. 1. Bradley (David) Ward (9 AUG 1961 – ) m. Lisa (Kay) Doss (4 OCT 1962 – )
      1. 1. Megan (Kristine) Ward (1986 – )
    2. 2. Cynthia (Diane) Ward (23 AUG 1968 – 11 JUL 2018) m. Frank (Lee) Jungvirt (11 FEB 1972 – ) m. Bryan (B.) Means (17 SEP 1962 – 2 JUN 2019)
      1. 1. Ashley Ward (1 NOV 1988 – ) m. Ryan Arnold
      2. 2. Alex (Michael) Burkhardt (20 NOV 1989 – )
      3. 3. Samantha Jungvirt (JUL 1994 – )
    3. 3. Anthony (D.) Ward (12 SEP 1972 – ) m. Stephanie (Lee) Easley (1 JAN 1974 – )
      1. 1. Tyler Ward
      2. 2. Tucker Ward (JUL 1998 – ) m. Lauren Hoffman
      3. 3. Shayna Ward (23 JAN 2001 – )
    4. 4. Ryan Ward
  5. 5. Natalie Miller (5 FEB 1943 – ) m. Dugan (Jerome) Porter (7 OCT 1934 – 12 AUG 2021)
    1. 1. Jack (Joseph) Porter (3 JUN 1966 – ) m. Elise (Michelle) Christina
      1. 1. Alexandra Porter (14 FEB 1999 – )
  6. 6. Sharon (Louise) Miller (22 MAR 1946 – 20 AUG 2022) m. David (Richard) Kocher (15 JAN 1944 – ) m. Oscar Price (10 APR 1940 – )
    1. 1. James (Scott) Kocher (4 MAY 1970 – ) m. Amy (Joanne) Lawson (31 JAN 1970 – )
      1. 1. Max Kocher
      2. 2. Theo Kocher (22 JUL 1990 – )

Jack Miller's Timeline

11 Records

1908
1908
Birth of Jack Joseph Miller in Janov, Padolia, Russia
Janov, Padolia, Russia
1913
1913
Age 5
Jack Joseph Miller immigrated
None
1916
1916
Age 8
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Winnipeg North, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg North, Manitoba, Canada
1921
1 JUN 1921
Age 13
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba, Canada
1935
1935
Age 27
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
1939
1939
Age 31
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Rock Island, Illinois, United States
1940
1940
Age 32
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
1950
1950
Age 42
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
1960
ABT 1960
Age 52
Jack Joseph Miller resided here in Hll 11th Saint, Rock Island
Hll 11th Saint, Rock Island
1963
1963
Age 55
Burial of Jack Joseph Miller in 3200 27th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
3200 27th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
1963
16 SEP 1963
Age 55
Death of Jack Joseph Miller in Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Janov, Padolia, Russia
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [2] <I>Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 30; Census Place: Ward 3, Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 28
    [3] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019)., The Dispatch; Publication Date: 17 Sep 1963; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.5060985,0.38674998,0.7341321&xid=3355
    [4] Ancestry.com, <i>1940 United States Federal Census</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00876; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81-83A
    [5] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
    [6] Ancestry.com, <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002)., Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 2340288
    [7] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <i>1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009)., Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Winnipeg North, 21; Roll: T-21933; Page: 23; Family No: 228
    [8] Ancestry.com, <i>1950 United States Federal Census</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022)., National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: 4081; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 81-115
    [9] Ancestry.com, <i>1921 Census of Canada</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013)., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 30; Census Place: Ward 3, Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 28
    [10] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien, January 1912-July 1924, and Citizen, January 1912-December 1956, Arrivals At Noyes, Minnesota, and At Dunseith, Neche, Pembina, Saint John, and Walhalla, North Dakota; NAI: 2839260; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3491; Roll Number: 003

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1913
    Record Source: <I>, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and AlbertaWinn, Winnipeg, Popolation by name, district 14, subdistrict 16, ; digital image, (: accessed ). (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., 23; 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1914
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 30; Census Place: Ward 3, Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 28
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>1921 Census of Canada</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013)., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 30; Census Place: Ward 3, Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Winnipeg North, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <i>1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009)., Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Winnipeg North, 21; Roll: T-21933; Page: 23; Family No: 228

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1921
    Event Place: Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 30; Census Place: Ward 3, Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 28
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>1921 Census of Canada</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013)., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 30; Census Place: Ward 3, Winnipeg, Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 28

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1924
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [2] <I>Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 2340288
    [3] Ancestry.com, <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002)., Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 2340288

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1931
    Event Place: Noyes, Minnesota and North Dakota, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien, January 1912-July 1924, and Citizen, January 1912-December 1956, Arrivals At Noyes, Minnesota, and At Dunseith, Neche, Pembina, Saint John, and Walhalla, North Dakota; NAI: 2839260; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3491; Roll Number: 003

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00876; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81-83A
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>1940 United States Federal Census</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00876; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81-83A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00876; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81-83A
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>1940 United States Federal Census</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00876; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81-83A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>1950 United States Federal Census</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022)., National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: 4081; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 81-115

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: ABT 1960
    Event Place: Hll 11th Saint, Rock Island
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Publication Date: 22/ Dec/ 1960; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.044709697,0.14687736,0.18491504&xid=3398
    [2] <I>, Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Publication Date: 22/ Dec/ 1960; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.39612448,0.26847753,0.56061786&xid=3398
    [3] <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., The Rock Island Argus; Publication Date: 22/ Dec/ 1960; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.044709697,0.14687736,0.18491504&xid=339
    [4] <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., The Dispatch; Publication Date: 22/ Dec/ 1960; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.39612448,0.26847753,0.56061786&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: 3200 27th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1963
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019)., The Dispatch; Publication Date: 17 Sep 1963; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.5060985,0.38674998,0.7341321&xid=3355
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>1950 United States Federal Census</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022)., National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: 4081; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 81-115

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current</i> (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019)., The Dispatch; Publication Date: 17 Sep 1963; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.5060985,0.38674998,0.7341321&xid=3355
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