MILLER, Alvin

ALVIN MILLER (deceased) was a native of New York State, born in 1823; son of John and Anna (Brown) Miller, who settled in Evansburg, this county, about 1830, and afterward for a time resided in Summit Township, and about 1840 located in Linesville, where they lived and died. They had seven children: Mahala, Nelson, Alvinia, Caroline, Alvin, Emily, Maryette (now Mrs. William Cunningham), all deceased except the last-named. The subject of this sketch was a resident of Linesville about forty years, during which time he carried on the blacksmith’s trade. He was married May 13, 1847, to Rhoda, daughter of Samuel and Sophia (Meacham) Eastman, of Linesville, Penn., by whom he had five children: Harmon, Varnum, Alonzo, James (deceased) and Arvilla. The three Sons are engineers in the employ of the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad. Mr. Miller was a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church. A prominent F. & A.M., member of the I.O.O.F. and the R.T. of T. He had held several offices in the Borough of Linesville, and was a stanch Republican. He died June 14, 1880, at the age of fifty-seven years. His widow, three sons and a daughter survive him.
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