Miller, Richard

Abt 1843 - Abt 1928  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Miller, Richard
  Birth	Abt Sep 1843	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  Other Info or Events	Abt Sep 1843
  Son of Michael Miller and Martha Angelroth
  1870 Census	1870	Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Richard Miller26 Mariah Miller24 Oscar Miller4 Elfred Miller2
  1880 Census	1880	Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Richard Miller36 Mena Miller34 Oscar Miller13 Fred Miller11 Alma Miller9 Henry Miller6 Emma Miller3 Metha Miller1
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Richard Miller56 Marie Miller54 Metha Miller21 Marie Miller18 Walter Miller12
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Richard Miller65 Marjie Miller28 daughter
  Biography	1911  [1]
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1152
  RICHARD MILLER, practical business man, inventor and public-spirited citizen of Appleton, Wisconsin, who is engaged in business under the company name of Appleton Hay Tool Company, was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1845, and is a son of Michael and Martha Miller, who came to Outagamie county in 1854. Mr. Miller's parents located on a farm in Ellington township when the Indians were still in possession of a large part of this territory, and here Michael Miller manufactured shingles by hand and hunted, and later engaged in farming, residing on his property until 1899, in which year he moved to Minnesota, where his widow still resides. He had three children: Richard; Bertha, who married Christian Peters, a successful agriculturist of Minnesota; and Hulda, who is deceased. Richard Miller learned the trades of blacksmith and machinist in his youth, and when still a young man opened a shop at Stephensville, but after eight years, in 1875, he lost his possessions by fire. He then worked for the Appleton Manufacturing Company for four years, leaving that concern to engage in the manufacture of the first swivel hay carrier, which he invented. He took two others into partnership, and began the manufacture of hay tools, but in 1899 sold out his interests to the Eagle Manufacturing Company and began the Appleton Hay Tool Company, of which he has been the head to the present time. This concern, established in 1899, manufactures hay tools, hardware specialties and car movers, its best known product being the "Badger Never-Slip" car mover, which has a large sale all over the United States, and which, at a retail price of five dollars, reached a sale of over 4,000 during the year 1910. Four men are employed and water power used in a factory 80x80 feet, which is connected with the various railroads by a private side-track. In 1867, Mr. Miller was married to Marie Gratz, of Milwaukee, daughter of Ernest and Ernestina Gratz, and sister of several Civil War veterans, one of whom, Captain Gratz, lost his life during the war. Her father was a Lutheran preacher, and Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of that church. They have had a family of four sons and four daughters. Mr. Miller is a member of the Equitable Fraternal Union. He is independent in his political views, and during his younger days served for some time as a deputy sheriff.
  	Miller, Richard Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Richard Miller77 Walter Miller32 Marie Walsh38 George Walsh38 Catherine Briggs21
  Death	Abt 1928
  Obituary	27 Aug 1928
  Appleton Post Crescent
  PIONEER DIES AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS Richard Miller Was Head of Several Appleton Business; Firms Richard Miller 83, a pioneer of Out- agamie-co. died Sunday noon at his; home. 212 Alton-st. after a lingering! illness. Mr. Miller was born in Weimar Germany and came to America. with his parents when he was nine years old. The family settled at Stephensville. Mr. Miller was president of the Appleton Wood Products company, the Appleton Hay Tool company. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Peters. Marshall, Minn: three daughters, Mrs. Evan Hall, Salem, Ore: Mrs. Joseph Coyle. Menasha: Mrs. George Walsh, Appleton: lour sons. Oscar, Fred Henry, Appleton and Walter. Chicago. The body will be taken from the Conn Funeral home to the residence Monday evening. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Riverside Chapel and interment will be in Riverside cemetery. The Rev. T. J. Sauer will conduct the services. All plants with which Mr. Miller was connected will be closed the afternoon of the day of the funeral.
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I825	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Graetz, Marie Helen,   b. Abt 1846   d. Abt 1907 (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1866
  Children	1. Miller, Oscar,   b. Abt 1866, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Miller, Alfred J.,   b. Abt Jul 1868, , , New York, USA d. 29 Mar 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 68 years)   3. Miller, Alma,   b. Abt 1871, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Miller, Henry,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Oct 1934, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years) + 5. Miller, Emma M.,   b. Abt 1874   d. 7 Jul 1916 (Age ~ 42 years) + 6. Miller, Metha,   b. 10 May 1879, Stephensville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Jul 1950, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years)   7. Miller, Marie,   b. 18 Jul 1881, Stephensville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Feb 1967, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years) + 8. Miller, Walter K.,   b. 10 Dec 1887   d. 27 Jun 1967, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 May 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S1010] Thomas Henry Ryan, History of Outagamie County, (Published by: Chicago, Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, 1391 pages. Being a General Survey of Outagamie County History including a History of the Cities, Towns and Villages throughout the County, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present), page 1152.