Sophronia Elizabeth (Hummel) Miller (1861 - 1935)

Born 2 Oct 1861 in German Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States

Wife of Noah E Miller — married 12 Jan 1882 in Holmes, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1935 at age 74 in Protection, Comanche, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Miller.-Sophronia Elizabeth Hummel was born Oct. 2, 1861, near Millersburg, Ohio, to William and Martha (Gonser) Hummel; died Dec. 16, 1935; aged 74 y. 2 m. 14 d. On Jan. 12, 1882, she was married to Noah E., son of Eli D. and Mary (Mast) Miller, also of near Millersburg, Ohio, who preceded her in death May 21, 1910. To them were born 14 children all of whom survive her: Ursula (Mrs. S. Enos Miller), Protection, Kans.; Elias A., La Junta, Colo.; Alfred B., Hutchinson, Kans.; Lewis C., Manitou, Colo.; David D., Protection, Kans.; Howard E. Miller, Protection, Kans.; Baldwin F., Adair, Okla.; Noah Tucson, Protection, Kans.; Mary Martha, Hutchinson, Kans.; Nora Mae, La Junta, Colo.; Billie Dennis, Canton, Kans.; Levi A., Arriba, Colo.; Christina (Mrs. Frank Garber), Hutchinson, Kans.; Harold H., Protection, Kans. Besides her children she leaves 58 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 4 brothers, 2 sisters, and many other relatives and friends. Since her marriage she has been a faithful member of the Mennonite Church, to which all her children belong. In 1907 the family moved to Protection where they lived until 1921 when she moved to Hesston, Kans., to send the younger children to school. The last 2 winters she has lived at the old home place in the home of her son Howard, where she died. The immediate cause of her death was double pneumonia, As the result of a weak heart condition her health has been failing for some years. During these years much of her time was spent in reading, especially her Bible. Each year she read her Bible through 3 or 4 times, and she loved to talk about its message. On Monday, Dec. 9, she contracted pneumonia. After suffering almost a week her soul passed on quietly and peacefully. All her children but two were at her bedside when the end came. We miss her sadly, yet we are glad her pain and suffering have ceased, and in confidence submit her soul to her heavenly Father whom she served so faithfully. Funeral services were conducted Dec. 16 at the Mennonite church in charge of Bro. Allen Erb of La Junta, Colo., assisted by Bro. Chas. Schweitzer. Bro. Erb's father, the late T. M. Erb, conducted her husband's funeral over 25 years ago. As nearly as possible the same text, part of Rev. 21 :7 and part of I Cor. 15, and the same songs were used at both funerals. She was laid to rest in the Mennonite Cemetery by the side of her companion. "He that overcometh shall inherit all things." Gospel Herald, January 2, 1936 - Vol. XXVIII, No.40 - page 846, 847

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LLS6-XHT

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20757654/sophronia-elizabeth-miller

• http://mcusa-archives.org/mennobits/36/jan36.html

• Descendants of Barbara Hochstedler and Christian Stutzman, copyright 1998, page 847, 12690