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Marriage: Children:
  1. Lucy Jane Miller: Birth: 29 JAN 1841 in Wisconsin. Death: 12 MAR 1859 in Postville, Green, Wisconsin

  2. Mary Ann Miller: Birth: DEC 1847 in York, Green, Wisconsin. Death: AFT 1900 in Unknown

  3. Eugene H. Miller: Birth: 12 AUG 1849 in York, Green, Wisconsin. Death: AFT 1920 in Unknown

  4. Viola D. Miller: Birth: AFT 1851 in Wisconsin. Death: AFT 1881 in Unknown


Sources
1. Title:   Green, Wisconsin Death Records
Page:   Vol. 2, p. 173

Notes
a. Note:   In 1842 William Crowel and his family settled on section 22. He was the father of Albro and Chester. The rest of the family came with him. Of the children only one now resides in this town, Roswell Crowel, a son, living on section 22. Mr. Crowel had two married daughters, Alma, wife of Simeon Allan and Polly, wife of Joseph Miller. The former came in 1841, and latter came in 1842. Mr. Allan and his wife afterwards went to Iowa, where he died; his widow now lives in Minnesota.
  History of Green, Wisconsin 1884 - p. 970
  J.B. Miller, one of the pioneers of the county, was born in Lebanon, Madison,, New York, Aug. 15, 1814. His parents were William Miller and Lucy (Ford) Miller, the father formerly from VT and the mother from Worcester,, Mass. They were married in Madison C., New York and were the parents of nine children, four of whom are now living. About 1828 the parents removed to Cattaraugus, New York and in 1842 came to this county, where they both died. The mother had been a life-long Christian and at the time of her death was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. The subject of this sketch was brought up in Madison, New York. He was married in Cattaraugus,, of that State, by Elder Platt, to Patty Crowel, a native of Penfield, New York, Sept 8, 1839. She was a daughter of William and Polly (Day) Crowel. By this union there were four children - Lucy Jane, born Oct. 29, 1841 and died March 12, 1859; Mary Ann, now Mrs. Albert Post, of Chippewa Fall; Eugene, born Aug 12, 1849, is married and lives on the farm where he was born; and Viola D., wife of James R. Campbell. On the 21st day of April, 1842, they emigrated to this county, coming through with a team in eighteen days, and located in the town of York on section 24. Here he took up wild land, and while building their shanty, which was 18x20 feet in size, lived with William Green. Mr. and Mrs. Miller came to the county with about $50 in money, a good team and a poor harness and wagon as capital, but by energy and hard work they have placed themselves in comfortable circumstances. He has held local office and is among the solid men of the county. They are members of the Free Will Baptist Church.
  History of Green,,Wisconsin - p. 1151
  The first religious services were held in this town in the year 1842, by Rev. Halstead, (the Methodist minister then located at Monroe) at the residence of Joseph Miller. Services by that denomination from this time onward were held in this town with more or less regularity. They have always maintained an organization since that date, and in 1868 completed and dedicated a church in Postville. This building is 36x50 feet in size, has a belfry, but no bell; its cost was $2300. Its's trustees and building committee were: G. Post, James Byrne, SC Campbell, R. Crowel, Alvin Thatcher and others.
  The Free Will Baptist Society also built a church in Postville the same year (1868). They dedicated their church in January, 1869, the Rev, Graham from Chicago, officiating. This church has a belfry but no bell. The building committee were: Joseph Miller, Rev. JS Dinsmore and William Johnson, with Hibbard Peebles as treasurer.


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