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William L Miller

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William L Miller

Birth
Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
Jul 1949 (aged 73–74)
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
T-32-9
Memorial ID
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ossw Minnie - cem. records: William L., buried 02-08-1949, age 74 yrs.

1880 census: parents John (1849 Wisc.) & Mary (1851 Wisc.) Siblings Ottilia, Aurilla, Ernest, & Ely.

1900: Father John, step-mother Sopha. Siblings Eli, John, Emma, Julia. 1/2-siblings: Elsa, Erwin, Alfred.

Married Jan 31, 1901 in Manitowoc Co., William S Miller to Augusta Ebert. Vol 5, pg 172.

Married Nov 21, 1905 in Manitowoc Co., Wm T Miller to Minnie Hadrath, Vol 5, pg 472.

Children thru 1930 census: Leonard, Violet, Myrtle, Mable, Louise.

William L. Miller, 74 (above) of 2117 LaFollette avenue, retired farmer,
threshing crew operator and oil man, died late Saturday afternoon, following
a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mittnacht-Kollath
funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the St. John Evangelical church, the Rev.
Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Miller was born in Cato in 1875 and operated a farm in the town until
1918. He also was in charge of threshing crews in Cato and vicinity for about
30 years. He operated a farm near Bonduel, Wis., from 1918 to 1920 and located
in Reedsville where he engaged in the farm implement sales business and also
operated a filling station for the Standard Oil company.
These enterprises were taken over by his son, Leonard, in 1944 and Mr. and Mrs.
Miller retired, moving to this city. He was a member of the St. John Evangelical
church.
In 1900 he married Miss Augusta Ebert. She died in 1904. He later married Minnie
Hardrath. She survives with a son, Leonard, of Reedsville; five daughters, Mrs.
Anton Sobieck, Mrs. William Schroeder and Miss Louise Miller of this city, Mrs.
Rev. Barth of Green Bay and Mrs. Elmer Schanke of Newton; brother, Eli of this
city; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Dahlquist of Greenleaf, Mrs. Charles Miller of
Denmark and Mrs. Henry Erickson of this city; 13 grandchildren and a great-
grandchild.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 7, 1949 P. 2
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[William L./bur. 02-08-1949/age 74 yrs.]
ossw Minnie - cem. records: William L., buried 02-08-1949, age 74 yrs.

1880 census: parents John (1849 Wisc.) & Mary (1851 Wisc.) Siblings Ottilia, Aurilla, Ernest, & Ely.

1900: Father John, step-mother Sopha. Siblings Eli, John, Emma, Julia. 1/2-siblings: Elsa, Erwin, Alfred.

Married Jan 31, 1901 in Manitowoc Co., William S Miller to Augusta Ebert. Vol 5, pg 172.

Married Nov 21, 1905 in Manitowoc Co., Wm T Miller to Minnie Hadrath, Vol 5, pg 472.

Children thru 1930 census: Leonard, Violet, Myrtle, Mable, Louise.

William L. Miller, 74 (above) of 2117 LaFollette avenue, retired farmer,
threshing crew operator and oil man, died late Saturday afternoon, following
a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mittnacht-Kollath
funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the St. John Evangelical church, the Rev.
Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Miller was born in Cato in 1875 and operated a farm in the town until
1918. He also was in charge of threshing crews in Cato and vicinity for about
30 years. He operated a farm near Bonduel, Wis., from 1918 to 1920 and located
in Reedsville where he engaged in the farm implement sales business and also
operated a filling station for the Standard Oil company.
These enterprises were taken over by his son, Leonard, in 1944 and Mr. and Mrs.
Miller retired, moving to this city. He was a member of the St. John Evangelical
church.
In 1900 he married Miss Augusta Ebert. She died in 1904. He later married Minnie
Hardrath. She survives with a son, Leonard, of Reedsville; five daughters, Mrs.
Anton Sobieck, Mrs. William Schroeder and Miss Louise Miller of this city, Mrs.
Rev. Barth of Green Bay and Mrs. Elmer Schanke of Newton; brother, Eli of this
city; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Dahlquist of Greenleaf, Mrs. Charles Miller of
Denmark and Mrs. Henry Erickson of this city; 13 grandchildren and a great-
grandchild.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 7, 1949 P. 2
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[William L./bur. 02-08-1949/age 74 yrs.]


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