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Note: From "The Past and Present of Vermilion County, Illinois" on Google Books.
http://www.archive.org/stream/pastpresentofver00clar/pastpresentofver00clar_djvu.txt
"Dr. Earl Miller, who is practicing in Indianola, was born in Marion County, Indiana, September 18. 1872. His father, Asher N. Miller, also a native of Marion county, was a son of Vincent M. and Elizabeth (Kise) Miller. After arriving at years of maturity Asher N. Miller carried on agricultural pursuits and stock-raising in the county of his nativity and became well-to-do because of his business ability and close application to his chosen work. He still
resides on his farm near Clermont, Indiana, at the age of fifty-eight years, and is regarded as one of the influential and prominent residents of his community. He is a man of strong character, who has lived a temperate, moral life, and his genuine worth has gained for him the warm regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. He married Ettie L. Hornaday, also a native of Marion county. Indiana, and a daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth
(Wiley) Hornaday, who were natives of Rush county. Their children were Harvey Hornaday, a journalist residing in Oklahoma; Henderson, who is a practicing physician of Indianapolis, Indiana; Santford, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, a contractor of public works; Lillie, wife of Abraham Pollard, of Indianapolis; Miles G., of Indianapolis, an expert accountant ; and Ettie L., the wife of Slv. Miller. By the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Miller seven children were born, of whom the Doctor is the eldest. The others are: Hattie, who died in childhood: Chester C, a dentist of Indianapolis; Verlinda. a teacher of Clermont, Indiana ; Harry G.. a student in the Central College of Dentistry at Indianapolis: Carl R., who is following farming near Clermont ; and Janette, who is a student of the schools of Clermont.
Dr. Miller pursued his early education in the common schools and subsequently became a student in Butler University, where he remained for two years. When his literary course was completed he decided to enter upon the study of medicine, wishing to make its practice his life work, and on the completion of the prescribed course he was graduated from the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons at Indianapolis, Indiana, with the class of 1897. Locating in Indianola, Illinois, he has since been in active practice here and although the period of his residence in Vermilion County covers only five years, he has gained a reputation which many an older physician might well envy.
The Doctor was married on the 14th of June, 1897, to Miss Margaret D. Varner, who was born in Edgar county, Illinois, on the 17th of June, 1877. Mrs. Miller is the third child of Allan and Jemima (Dickson) Varner. Allan Varner was born April 18, 1829 (researcher's note: his gravestone says 1825), and his wife, who was the youngest daughter of David and Margaret Dickson, early pioneers of Vermilion county, was born January 20, 1844. Unto Allan Varner and his wife, who are now residing in Chrisman, Illinois, were born six children: J. D., born January 13, 1869. a business man of Indianapolis; Mary, born January 4, 1874, wife of T. W. Clayton, of Chicago; Margaret, born June 17. 1877, wife of the Doctor; Robert, born April 10, 1879, who graduated from the Indiana Medical College in 1903; William, born March 15, 1881, a resident of Chrisman, Illinois : and David, of Crisman, born July 14, 1883. To the Doctor and his wife one child has been born, Jemima, born June 14, 1902. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a Democrat in his political affiliations. Temperate in his habits and of a refined nature, he also possesses a sympathetic disposition which proves an important element in his successful professional career. He has the strictest regard for the ethics of his profession, an exalted view of his life work and while engaged in the alleviation of human suffering, he also commands the highest respect of those with whom he is associated."
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