Miller, William John

1862 - 1917  (54 years)

• Name	Miller, William John
  Birth	15 Nov 1862	Spades, Ripley County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MILL.W010
  Death	14 Aug 1917	Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Plot: 5th Ad Lot 10 Grave #1
  		Headstone, Miller, William J.
  Person ID	I37372	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Gill, Margaret,   b. 1869   d. 1961 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1889	Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 5 months - She : ~ 20 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F15052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Nov 1862 - Spades, Ripley County, Indiana Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Miller came from his native community to Pana, III., when he was 18 years old. For more than thirty years he was an employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where he was always honored and trusted because he was always efficent and fallhful. Under the ministry of Evangelist Dixon C. Williams he made public profession of faith in Christ at Pana, Illinois in the fall of 1889, and at once united wilh the Methodlst Episcopal Church. At the time of his removal to Flora fifteen years ago he transferred his membership to Flora. He was a quiet, earnest Christian, liberal in his support of the church and all its enterprises, and a faithful attendant as long as his health would permit. Hiss health began to fall about five years ago, but he remained at his post until about fifteen months since. Though unable to work he slill insisted on attending the church services as often as possible. During his last sickness he often expressed his faith in Christ and gave every assurance that he was ready lo meet death as a Christian with courage and fortitude. His suffering was long and intense, and every thing that medical and surgical skill could do was done but to no avail. During his intense suffering he was patient and sweetspirited always seeing the bright side of things. Although weak in body he was cheerful and bright for the sake of his loved ones. He appreciated the company of friends and neighbors.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12033] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Miller, William J., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31391996), none. (Reliability: 2).