Gettysburg National Cemetery
Last year during a parent getaway while the kids were still in school, we took a day trip to Gettysburg. I’m pretty sure we aren’t the only parents to have enjoyed a trip or two like this. We visited many of the places while we were there and I’m pretty sure there is another day trip in the works. While there we walked through the Soldier’s National Cemetery, it is a National Military Park that is worth a visit. There were a number of Union Soldier tombstones.
One of the many tombstones that caught my attention was that of William Edward Miller. He was enlisted as a Union Soldier on the 17th of August in 1861, as a 2nd Lieutenant in Newville, Cumberland County the state of Pennsylvania. On the 1st of September 1862, he was promoted to Captain and mustered out on the 24th of August in 1864. He received a Civil War Medal of Honor in 1897, Capt. Miller and his Troop H were successful in keeping the Virginia Regiment at bay and forcing them to fall back.
WILLIAM E MILLER
MEDAL OF HONOR
CAPT CO H
3RD PA CAV
DEC 10 1919
1880 Census
1900 Census
1900 United States Federal Census in Butler County the state of Pennsylvania shows Edward Miller as head of household, married, white, male, born June 1836 in Pennsylvania, his father was born in Germany, and his mother was born in Pennsylvania. He can read, write and speak English, owns his property, and married for 34 years, occupation listed invalid, 63 years of age at the time of this census. Elizabeth is listed as wife to head of household, married, white, female, born March 1848 in Germany, both parents born in Germany. She can’t read, write but could speak English. Immigrated to the United States in 1856, has been in the United States for 44 years, mother of six children with five still living. No occupation was listed, she was 52 years of age at the time of this census. Jacob is listed as a son to the head of the household, single, white, male, born January 1876 in Pennsylvania, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Germany. Shows he can read, write and speak English, occupation listed as a day laborer, he was 24 years of age at the time of this census. Annie is listed as the daughter to head of the household, single, white, female, born October 1877 in Pennsylvania, her father was born in Pennsylvania, and her mother was born in Germany. This shows that she can read, write and speak English, with no occupation listed, she was 22 years of age at the time of this census.
1910 Census
1910 United States Federal Census in Butler County the state of Pennsylvania shows Edward Miller as head of household, married, white, male, married for 42 years, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Germany, mother born in Pennsylvania. He can read and write, speak English, owns his home mortgage-free. Occupation listed as a laborer with odd jobs, he was 73 years of age at the time of this census. Elizabeth M. is listed as a wife to head of household, married, white, female, married for 42 years, born in Germany and both parents born in Germany. She can read, write and speak English. Years of immigration is 1866, mother of six children with five living. No occupation was listed, she was 62 years of age at the time of this census.
Pennsylvania Death Certificate of Cumberland County for Capt. William E Miller, male, white, widowed. Date of birth listed February 5, 1836, born in Pennsylvania, occupation listed as a merchant, he was 83 years of age, 10 months and 5 days at the time of death, date of death is December 10, 1919. Father listed as A.G. Miller place of birth Pennsylvania, mother Eloner Arnberger place of birth Pennsylvania. Buried on the 13th of December in 1919 at Gettysburg.
[1] 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancesty.com; accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,2010. Roll:1122; Family History Film: 1255122; Page: 242D; Enumeration District: 077; Image: 0287 [2] 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry. com (http://www.ancestry.com; accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Roll: 1386; Page 11A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1241386 [3] 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com; accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Roll: T624_1321; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375334 [4] Pennsylvania Death Certificates 1906-1963 Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com; accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Certificate Number Range: 118001-12100
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