Philip Miller

MILLER, LASH

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 20:46:28

Philip Miller and George Lash were the earliest settlers of West Point township. They were brothers-in-law, and came here about the same time. Mr. Lash is now a resident of Story county, Iowa. Mr. Miller was born in Germany, in 1828, and came to the United States with his parents when ten years of age. The family settled in Stark county, Ohio. His parents, Henry and Eve Miller resided in Ohio until their death.
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Philip Miller came to west Point township in the fall of 1854, and preempted eighty acres of land on section 20, which is a part of his present farm. His residence is located on this eighty. Mrs. Miller was Miss Catherine Lash. When Mr. Miller came here his family consisted of himself, wife and two children. Their entire worldly possessions consisted of a team and twenty-five dollars in money. He exchanged his horses and harness for forty acres of timber land. This was previous to the pre-emption of his first eighty.
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As a business man Mr. Miller has been very successful. From the small beginning mentioned, his possessions have grown to the magnitude of 1,000 acres of good land, being one of the finest stock farms in Butler county. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have six sons and two daughters – James T., Milo L., Walter P. and Mary D., (twins), Henry, Laura, Anthony, and Lawrence.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 519