Mary Emma (Harter) Miller was the daughter of Rev. Elmer Ellsworth and Bertha Mae Williams (Sparks) Harter, Sr. She was the wife of Harry Anthony Miller. They celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary June 26, 1937. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary June 12, 1962. My mother, Bertha Mae (Miller) Haight was their first child and I(Mary Jane) was their first grandchild.
--SHE WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER THAT ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE. She was always there for me, any time of day or night.
I still miss you each and every day "Grandma Miller." - Mary Jane/"Janie"
--Mary Emma and her sister, Olga Naomi, were students TOGETHER at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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The Christian Advocate
September 12, 1889
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A thoroughly equipped Classical and Scientific Boarding School and a Christian home for both sexes. Fifteen teachers; eight courses of study; elective studies when desired; degrees conferred; rare facilities in Music and Art; grounds large; buildings spacious; steam, water, ventilation, fire-escapes. $183.00 per year for board, washing, heat, light, and furnished room. Tuition from $20.00 to $34.00 per year, according to studies. DISCOUNTS TO PREACHERS, teachers, AND TWO FROM THE SAME FAMILY. Forty-first year begins September 2. Catalogue free.
Address:
Rev. E. J. Gray, D.D., President
US CENSUS
March 1900
Dudley, Huntingdon Co., PA
HARTER
Elmer E., age 31, bOct 1868 PA, clergyman
1st wife Bertha W., age 31, bApr 1868 PA
son Gilbert S., age 8, bJan 1892 PA
dau Mary E., age 7, bMar 1893 PA
son Oramel M., age 5, bNov 1894 PA
dau Olga N., age 3, bNov 1896 PA
bro Robert D. age 27, bDec 1872 PA, coal miner
Bertha Dell age 22, bJun 1877 PA, servant
US CENSUS
May 3, 1910
Austin, Tunner St., Austin, Potter Co., PA
Horten/HARTER
Elmer E., age 41, b1869 PA, Meth. Epis. minister
2nd wife Priscilla age 29, b1881 PA
dau Mary E., age 17, b1893 PA
son Ormal/ORAMEL N., age 15, b1895 PA
dau Olga age 13, b1897 PA
son J. Wilmer F., age 10, b1900 PA
son Elmer E., age 4, b1906 PA
dau Alice P., age 3, b1907 PA
AUSTIN FLOOD DISASTER
On Sept. 30, 1911, the Bayless Pulp and
Paper Co. dam broke . This concrete
dam, built 1909, was nearly fifty feet
high: 534 feet long. Its failure sent
torrents of water and debris down
Freeman Run into Austin and Costello,
causing great destruction and killing
at least 76 people. This second worst
single - dam disaster in Pennsylvania
inspired legislation (1913) to regulate
the construction of dams in the state.
THE AUSTIN FLOOD
The Christian Advocate
October 19, 1911, Page 1430 (22)
--Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens of Williamsport, Pa., in whose District in the Valley through which raged the waters from the broken Baylis Dam, writes from amid the ruins. We urge immediate attention to his appeal which follows: The pastor of the Austin Methodist Episcopal Church, the REV. E. E. HARTER, HIS WIFE, AND FIVE CHILDREN ESCAPED WHEN THE DAM BROKE. ALICE, four years old, heard the cry on the street, "The mill is on fire and the Dam has burst." She ran to the stairs, calling to her Papa to come quickly, This cry permitted the pastor's wife and three of the children to save their lives by ten seconds of time and ten feet of space. MARY EMMA, CLERKING IN THE POSTOFFICE, RAN OUT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS AGAINST THE HILL, AS THE END WAS SMASHED IN, The two boys were in the lower part of town when they saw the buildings coming in advance of the torrent of water and ran for the hill. The youngest, FISHER, age 11, slipped back. His brother grabbed for his collar, missed and caught his ear, by which he pulled him to safety. GILBERT the oldest son, was absent from home. The family saved nothing except the clothing they wore. It was five hours before they got additional clothes or shelter. The parsonage and church, valued at $13,000, is so completely gone that the site cannot even be discerned. REV. HARTER IS HEROICALLY STANDING BY HIS WORK, BURYING THE DEAD, COMFORTING THE BEREAVED, ENCOURAGING THE SURVIVORS. Arrangements have been made to continue church services in the Swedish Church. Rev. Harter was the only Protestant pastor remaining in Austin. Costello has been half destroyed. Pastor Durkee and family were saved. Money is needed to aid these pastors and their people. Send to: The Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens, 523 Market Street, Williamsport, Pa.
Marriage Notice
Unidentified Newsclipping - 1912
MILLER - HARTER
Harry A. Miller of Keating Summit, McKean Co., Pennsylvania and Miss Mary Emma Harter were united in marriage at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 26, 1912, by the bride's father, Rev. E. E. Harter, former pastor of the Schellsburg Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Johnsonburg Press
Thursday,, June 16, 1931
Mrs. H. A. Miller returned Saturday from Philadelphia where she attended the Grand Chapter session of Order of Eastern Star (OES).
--"Grandma Miller" was a Life Member and Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star, Johnsonburg Chapter No. 36. She became a member in 1931 - total of 57 years.
Obituary
The Johnsonburg Press
Johnsonburg, PA
November 1988
MILLER.--Funeral and Committal Services for Mrs. Mary E. Miller, age 95, formerly of 515 Second Avenue, were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Ubel Funeral Home, with Rev. Donald Richards of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Sarah Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway. Mrs. Miller died Thursday, November 10, at the Extended Care Facility of the St. Marys Hospital, following a lengthy illness, having been a resident there for the past twelve years. Born March 18, 1893 in Thompsontown, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Elmer E. and Bertha Sparks Harter, Sr. She had been married to Harry A. Miller, who preceded her in death in 1970. A lifelong resident of the area, she had been a member of the Johnsonburg United Methodist Church for 74 years. She joined the church at age 21 in 1914. She had been a member of The Order of Eastern Star (OES) for 57 years. She is survived by one daughter, Bertha, Mrs. Arthur Haight of DuBois, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, one step-sister, Mrs. Alice Reis of Pittsburgh; and one step-brother, Elmer E. Harter, Jr. of Harrisburg. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Harry E. Miller, and a daughter, Mrs. Eloise Mortimer.
--SHE WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER THAT ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE. She was always there for me, any time of day or night.
I still miss you each and every day "Grandma Miller." - Mary Jane/"Janie"
--Mary Emma and her sister, Olga Naomi, were students TOGETHER at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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The Christian Advocate
September 12, 1889
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A thoroughly equipped Classical and Scientific Boarding School and a Christian home for both sexes. Fifteen teachers; eight courses of study; elective studies when desired; degrees conferred; rare facilities in Music and Art; grounds large; buildings spacious; steam, water, ventilation, fire-escapes. $183.00 per year for board, washing, heat, light, and furnished room. Tuition from $20.00 to $34.00 per year, according to studies. DISCOUNTS TO PREACHERS, teachers, AND TWO FROM THE SAME FAMILY. Forty-first year begins September 2. Catalogue free.
Address:
Rev. E. J. Gray, D.D., President
US CENSUS
March 1900
Dudley, Huntingdon Co., PA
HARTER
Elmer E., age 31, bOct 1868 PA, clergyman
1st wife Bertha W., age 31, bApr 1868 PA
son Gilbert S., age 8, bJan 1892 PA
dau Mary E., age 7, bMar 1893 PA
son Oramel M., age 5, bNov 1894 PA
dau Olga N., age 3, bNov 1896 PA
bro Robert D. age 27, bDec 1872 PA, coal miner
Bertha Dell age 22, bJun 1877 PA, servant
US CENSUS
May 3, 1910
Austin, Tunner St., Austin, Potter Co., PA
Horten/HARTER
Elmer E., age 41, b1869 PA, Meth. Epis. minister
2nd wife Priscilla age 29, b1881 PA
dau Mary E., age 17, b1893 PA
son Ormal/ORAMEL N., age 15, b1895 PA
dau Olga age 13, b1897 PA
son J. Wilmer F., age 10, b1900 PA
son Elmer E., age 4, b1906 PA
dau Alice P., age 3, b1907 PA
AUSTIN FLOOD DISASTER
On Sept. 30, 1911, the Bayless Pulp and
Paper Co. dam broke . This concrete
dam, built 1909, was nearly fifty feet
high: 534 feet long. Its failure sent
torrents of water and debris down
Freeman Run into Austin and Costello,
causing great destruction and killing
at least 76 people. This second worst
single - dam disaster in Pennsylvania
inspired legislation (1913) to regulate
the construction of dams in the state.
THE AUSTIN FLOOD
The Christian Advocate
October 19, 1911, Page 1430 (22)
--Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens of Williamsport, Pa., in whose District in the Valley through which raged the waters from the broken Baylis Dam, writes from amid the ruins. We urge immediate attention to his appeal which follows: The pastor of the Austin Methodist Episcopal Church, the REV. E. E. HARTER, HIS WIFE, AND FIVE CHILDREN ESCAPED WHEN THE DAM BROKE. ALICE, four years old, heard the cry on the street, "The mill is on fire and the Dam has burst." She ran to the stairs, calling to her Papa to come quickly, This cry permitted the pastor's wife and three of the children to save their lives by ten seconds of time and ten feet of space. MARY EMMA, CLERKING IN THE POSTOFFICE, RAN OUT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS AGAINST THE HILL, AS THE END WAS SMASHED IN, The two boys were in the lower part of town when they saw the buildings coming in advance of the torrent of water and ran for the hill. The youngest, FISHER, age 11, slipped back. His brother grabbed for his collar, missed and caught his ear, by which he pulled him to safety. GILBERT the oldest son, was absent from home. The family saved nothing except the clothing they wore. It was five hours before they got additional clothes or shelter. The parsonage and church, valued at $13,000, is so completely gone that the site cannot even be discerned. REV. HARTER IS HEROICALLY STANDING BY HIS WORK, BURYING THE DEAD, COMFORTING THE BEREAVED, ENCOURAGING THE SURVIVORS. Arrangements have been made to continue church services in the Swedish Church. Rev. Harter was the only Protestant pastor remaining in Austin. Costello has been half destroyed. Pastor Durkee and family were saved. Money is needed to aid these pastors and their people. Send to: The Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens, 523 Market Street, Williamsport, Pa.
Marriage Notice
Unidentified Newsclipping - 1912
MILLER - HARTER
Harry A. Miller of Keating Summit, McKean Co., Pennsylvania and Miss Mary Emma Harter were united in marriage at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 26, 1912, by the bride's father, Rev. E. E. Harter, former pastor of the Schellsburg Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Johnsonburg Press
Thursday,, June 16, 1931
Mrs. H. A. Miller returned Saturday from Philadelphia where she attended the Grand Chapter session of Order of Eastern Star (OES).
--"Grandma Miller" was a Life Member and Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star, Johnsonburg Chapter No. 36. She became a member in 1931 - total of 57 years.
Obituary
The Johnsonburg Press
Johnsonburg, PA
November 1988
MILLER.--Funeral and Committal Services for Mrs. Mary E. Miller, age 95, formerly of 515 Second Avenue, were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Ubel Funeral Home, with Rev. Donald Richards of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Sarah Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway. Mrs. Miller died Thursday, November 10, at the Extended Care Facility of the St. Marys Hospital, following a lengthy illness, having been a resident there for the past twelve years. Born March 18, 1893 in Thompsontown, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Elmer E. and Bertha Sparks Harter, Sr. She had been married to Harry A. Miller, who preceded her in death in 1970. A lifelong resident of the area, she had been a member of the Johnsonburg United Methodist Church for 74 years. She joined the church at age 21 in 1914. She had been a member of The Order of Eastern Star (OES) for 57 years. She is survived by one daughter, Bertha, Mrs. Arthur Haight of DuBois, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, one step-sister, Mrs. Alice Reis of Pittsburgh; and one step-brother, Elmer E. Harter, Jr. of Harrisburg. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Harry E. Miller, and a daughter, Mrs. Eloise Mortimer.
Mary Emma (Harter) Miller was the daughter of Rev. Elmer Ellsworth and Bertha Mae Williams (Sparks) Harter, Sr. She was the wife of Harry Anthony Miller. They celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary June 26, 1937. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary June 12, 1962. My mother, Bertha Mae (Miller) Haight was their first child and I(Mary Jane) was their first grandchild.
--SHE WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER THAT ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE. She was always there for me, any time of day or night.
I still miss you each and every day "Grandma Miller." - Mary Jane/"Janie"
--Mary Emma and her sister, Olga Naomi, were students TOGETHER at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Advertisement
The Christian Advocate
September 12, 1889
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A thoroughly equipped Classical and Scientific Boarding School and a Christian home for both sexes. Fifteen teachers; eight courses of study; elective studies when desired; degrees conferred; rare facilities in Music and Art; grounds large; buildings spacious; steam, water, ventilation, fire-escapes. $183.00 per year for board, washing, heat, light, and furnished room. Tuition from $20.00 to $34.00 per year, according to studies. DISCOUNTS TO PREACHERS, teachers, AND TWO FROM THE SAME FAMILY. Forty-first year begins September 2. Catalogue free.
Address:
Rev. E. J. Gray, D.D., President
US CENSUS
March 1900
Dudley, Huntingdon Co., PA
HARTER
Elmer E., age 31, bOct 1868 PA, clergyman
1st wife Bertha W., age 31, bApr 1868 PA
son Gilbert S., age 8, bJan 1892 PA
dau Mary E., age 7, bMar 1893 PA
son Oramel M., age 5, bNov 1894 PA
dau Olga N., age 3, bNov 1896 PA
bro Robert D. age 27, bDec 1872 PA, coal miner
Bertha Dell age 22, bJun 1877 PA, servant
US CENSUS
May 3, 1910
Austin, Tunner St., Austin, Potter Co., PA
Horten/HARTER
Elmer E., age 41, b1869 PA, Meth. Epis. minister
2nd wife Priscilla age 29, b1881 PA
dau Mary E., age 17, b1893 PA
son Ormal/ORAMEL N., age 15, b1895 PA
dau Olga age 13, b1897 PA
son J. Wilmer F., age 10, b1900 PA
son Elmer E., age 4, b1906 PA
dau Alice P., age 3, b1907 PA
AUSTIN FLOOD DISASTER
On Sept. 30, 1911, the Bayless Pulp and
Paper Co. dam broke . This concrete
dam, built 1909, was nearly fifty feet
high: 534 feet long. Its failure sent
torrents of water and debris down
Freeman Run into Austin and Costello,
causing great destruction and killing
at least 76 people. This second worst
single - dam disaster in Pennsylvania
inspired legislation (1913) to regulate
the construction of dams in the state.
THE AUSTIN FLOOD
The Christian Advocate
October 19, 1911, Page 1430 (22)
--Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens of Williamsport, Pa., in whose District in the Valley through which raged the waters from the broken Baylis Dam, writes from amid the ruins. We urge immediate attention to his appeal which follows: The pastor of the Austin Methodist Episcopal Church, the REV. E. E. HARTER, HIS WIFE, AND FIVE CHILDREN ESCAPED WHEN THE DAM BROKE. ALICE, four years old, heard the cry on the street, "The mill is on fire and the Dam has burst." She ran to the stairs, calling to her Papa to come quickly, This cry permitted the pastor's wife and three of the children to save their lives by ten seconds of time and ten feet of space. MARY EMMA, CLERKING IN THE POSTOFFICE, RAN OUT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS AGAINST THE HILL, AS THE END WAS SMASHED IN, The two boys were in the lower part of town when they saw the buildings coming in advance of the torrent of water and ran for the hill. The youngest, FISHER, age 11, slipped back. His brother grabbed for his collar, missed and caught his ear, by which he pulled him to safety. GILBERT the oldest son, was absent from home. The family saved nothing except the clothing they wore. It was five hours before they got additional clothes or shelter. The parsonage and church, valued at $13,000, is so completely gone that the site cannot even be discerned. REV. HARTER IS HEROICALLY STANDING BY HIS WORK, BURYING THE DEAD, COMFORTING THE BEREAVED, ENCOURAGING THE SURVIVORS. Arrangements have been made to continue church services in the Swedish Church. Rev. Harter was the only Protestant pastor remaining in Austin. Costello has been half destroyed. Pastor Durkee and family were saved. Money is needed to aid these pastors and their people. Send to: The Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens, 523 Market Street, Williamsport, Pa.
Marriage Notice
Unidentified Newsclipping - 1912
MILLER - HARTER
Harry A. Miller of Keating Summit, McKean Co., Pennsylvania and Miss Mary Emma Harter were united in marriage at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 26, 1912, by the bride's father, Rev. E. E. Harter, former pastor of the Schellsburg Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Johnsonburg Press
Thursday,, June 16, 1931
Mrs. H. A. Miller returned Saturday from Philadelphia where she attended the Grand Chapter session of Order of Eastern Star (OES).
--"Grandma Miller" was a Life Member and Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star, Johnsonburg Chapter No. 36. She became a member in 1931 - total of 57 years.
Obituary
The Johnsonburg Press
Johnsonburg, PA
November 1988
MILLER.--Funeral and Committal Services for Mrs. Mary E. Miller, age 95, formerly of 515 Second Avenue, were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Ubel Funeral Home, with Rev. Donald Richards of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Sarah Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway. Mrs. Miller died Thursday, November 10, at the Extended Care Facility of the St. Marys Hospital, following a lengthy illness, having been a resident there for the past twelve years. Born March 18, 1893 in Thompsontown, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Elmer E. and Bertha Sparks Harter, Sr. She had been married to Harry A. Miller, who preceded her in death in 1970. A lifelong resident of the area, she had been a member of the Johnsonburg United Methodist Church for 74 years. She joined the church at age 21 in 1914. She had been a member of The Order of Eastern Star (OES) for 57 years. She is survived by one daughter, Bertha, Mrs. Arthur Haight of DuBois, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, one step-sister, Mrs. Alice Reis of Pittsburgh; and one step-brother, Elmer E. Harter, Jr. of Harrisburg. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Harry E. Miller, and a daughter, Mrs. Eloise Mortimer.
--SHE WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER THAT ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE. She was always there for me, any time of day or night.
I still miss you each and every day "Grandma Miller." - Mary Jane/"Janie"
--Mary Emma and her sister, Olga Naomi, were students TOGETHER at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Advertisement
The Christian Advocate
September 12, 1889
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A thoroughly equipped Classical and Scientific Boarding School and a Christian home for both sexes. Fifteen teachers; eight courses of study; elective studies when desired; degrees conferred; rare facilities in Music and Art; grounds large; buildings spacious; steam, water, ventilation, fire-escapes. $183.00 per year for board, washing, heat, light, and furnished room. Tuition from $20.00 to $34.00 per year, according to studies. DISCOUNTS TO PREACHERS, teachers, AND TWO FROM THE SAME FAMILY. Forty-first year begins September 2. Catalogue free.
Address:
Rev. E. J. Gray, D.D., President
US CENSUS
March 1900
Dudley, Huntingdon Co., PA
HARTER
Elmer E., age 31, bOct 1868 PA, clergyman
1st wife Bertha W., age 31, bApr 1868 PA
son Gilbert S., age 8, bJan 1892 PA
dau Mary E., age 7, bMar 1893 PA
son Oramel M., age 5, bNov 1894 PA
dau Olga N., age 3, bNov 1896 PA
bro Robert D. age 27, bDec 1872 PA, coal miner
Bertha Dell age 22, bJun 1877 PA, servant
US CENSUS
May 3, 1910
Austin, Tunner St., Austin, Potter Co., PA
Horten/HARTER
Elmer E., age 41, b1869 PA, Meth. Epis. minister
2nd wife Priscilla age 29, b1881 PA
dau Mary E., age 17, b1893 PA
son Ormal/ORAMEL N., age 15, b1895 PA
dau Olga age 13, b1897 PA
son J. Wilmer F., age 10, b1900 PA
son Elmer E., age 4, b1906 PA
dau Alice P., age 3, b1907 PA
AUSTIN FLOOD DISASTER
On Sept. 30, 1911, the Bayless Pulp and
Paper Co. dam broke . This concrete
dam, built 1909, was nearly fifty feet
high: 534 feet long. Its failure sent
torrents of water and debris down
Freeman Run into Austin and Costello,
causing great destruction and killing
at least 76 people. This second worst
single - dam disaster in Pennsylvania
inspired legislation (1913) to regulate
the construction of dams in the state.
THE AUSTIN FLOOD
The Christian Advocate
October 19, 1911, Page 1430 (22)
--Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens of Williamsport, Pa., in whose District in the Valley through which raged the waters from the broken Baylis Dam, writes from amid the ruins. We urge immediate attention to his appeal which follows: The pastor of the Austin Methodist Episcopal Church, the REV. E. E. HARTER, HIS WIFE, AND FIVE CHILDREN ESCAPED WHEN THE DAM BROKE. ALICE, four years old, heard the cry on the street, "The mill is on fire and the Dam has burst." She ran to the stairs, calling to her Papa to come quickly, This cry permitted the pastor's wife and three of the children to save their lives by ten seconds of time and ten feet of space. MARY EMMA, CLERKING IN THE POSTOFFICE, RAN OUT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS AGAINST THE HILL, AS THE END WAS SMASHED IN, The two boys were in the lower part of town when they saw the buildings coming in advance of the torrent of water and ran for the hill. The youngest, FISHER, age 11, slipped back. His brother grabbed for his collar, missed and caught his ear, by which he pulled him to safety. GILBERT the oldest son, was absent from home. The family saved nothing except the clothing they wore. It was five hours before they got additional clothes or shelter. The parsonage and church, valued at $13,000, is so completely gone that the site cannot even be discerned. REV. HARTER IS HEROICALLY STANDING BY HIS WORK, BURYING THE DEAD, COMFORTING THE BEREAVED, ENCOURAGING THE SURVIVORS. Arrangements have been made to continue church services in the Swedish Church. Rev. Harter was the only Protestant pastor remaining in Austin. Costello has been half destroyed. Pastor Durkee and family were saved. Money is needed to aid these pastors and their people. Send to: The Rev. Dr. Emory M. Stevens, 523 Market Street, Williamsport, Pa.
Marriage Notice
Unidentified Newsclipping - 1912
MILLER - HARTER
Harry A. Miller of Keating Summit, McKean Co., Pennsylvania and Miss Mary Emma Harter were united in marriage at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 26, 1912, by the bride's father, Rev. E. E. Harter, former pastor of the Schellsburg Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Johnsonburg Press
Thursday,, June 16, 1931
Mrs. H. A. Miller returned Saturday from Philadelphia where she attended the Grand Chapter session of Order of Eastern Star (OES).
--"Grandma Miller" was a Life Member and Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star, Johnsonburg Chapter No. 36. She became a member in 1931 - total of 57 years.
Obituary
The Johnsonburg Press
Johnsonburg, PA
November 1988
MILLER.--Funeral and Committal Services for Mrs. Mary E. Miller, age 95, formerly of 515 Second Avenue, were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Ubel Funeral Home, with Rev. Donald Richards of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Sarah Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway. Mrs. Miller died Thursday, November 10, at the Extended Care Facility of the St. Marys Hospital, following a lengthy illness, having been a resident there for the past twelve years. Born March 18, 1893 in Thompsontown, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Elmer E. and Bertha Sparks Harter, Sr. She had been married to Harry A. Miller, who preceded her in death in 1970. A lifelong resident of the area, she had been a member of the Johnsonburg United Methodist Church for 74 years. She joined the church at age 21 in 1914. She had been a member of The Order of Eastern Star (OES) for 57 years. She is survived by one daughter, Bertha, Mrs. Arthur Haight of DuBois, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, one step-sister, Mrs. Alice Reis of Pittsburgh; and one step-brother, Elmer E. Harter, Jr. of Harrisburg. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Harry E. Miller, and a daughter, Mrs. Eloise Mortimer.
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