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Sidney D. Miller (abt. 1847 - abt. 1924)

Sidney D. Miller
Born about in Macomb County, Michigan, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 1872 [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 77 in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

This profile is part of the Green Garden Township, Illinois One Place Study.

He appeared in the 1850 US Census in Ray, Macomb County, Michigan. [1] He was living with his parents, his half-brother Clinton, and his brother William. [1]

He appeared in the 1860 US Census in Lenox, Macomb County, Michigan. [2] He was living with his parents, his siblings Henry, Elizabeth, and Celestia, a farm laborer Isaac Estus (17), Sophia Bennett (14), and his grandfather Robert Titus. [2]

He appeared in the 1870 US Census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. [3] He was living with his parents, his siblings Henry and Olive, a school teacher Alice Moulton, and his grandfather Robert Titus. [3] He was a farmer. [3]

He married Ellen about 1872. [4] They had the following children:

  1. Nellie O. [5]
  2. Horace [6]
  3. Alfred Sidney [4][7]

He appeared in the 1880 US Census in Reno Township, Reno County, Kansas. [8] He was living with his wife Ellen. [8] He was a farmer. [8]

He appeared in the 1885 Kansas Census in Reno, Reno County, Kansas. [6] He was living with his wife Ellen and his children Ellen and Horace. [6] He was a farmer. [6]

He appeared in the 1895 Kansas Census in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [5] He was living with his wife Ellen and daughter Nellie. [5]

He appeared in the 1900 US Census at 202 8th Ave East in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [4] He was living with his wife Ellen, their children Nellie and Alfred, and a boarder Robert W. Gamble (9). [4] He was a feed dealer. [4]

He appeared in the 1910 US Census at 202 8th Avenue East in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [7] He was living with his wife Ellen and their son Sidney. [7] He was a proprietor of a feed store. [7]

He appeared in the 1915 Kansas Census in Reno County, Kansas. [9] He was living with his wife Ellen and their son Alfred. [9]

He appeared in the 1920 US Census at 202 Eighth Ave in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [10] He was living with his wife Ellen, their son Alfred, and a lodger Ted Hook (20). [10]

He died in 1924. [11] He was buried at Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [11]

His obituary in the 18 September 1924 edition of The Hutchinson News [12] reads:

HIS HOMESTEAD ON THE TOWNSITE

The Late Sid Miller's Farm Was on North Main Street.

HEART OF CITY NOW

Settled Here 53 Years Ago -- The Old Pioneer Died Last Night.

Sidney D. Miller, aged 77, one of the first settlers on the townsite of Hutchinson, who located a homestead claim here 53 years ago on the site where Hutchinson now stands, died Monday night at the home of his son, Alfred Miller, 1 1/4 miles south of the State Reformatory.

The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon from the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. M. Rayl, 209 Ninth ave., east, interment at Eastside cemetery. Rev. A. J. Beil, pastor of Zion Luthern church officiating.

His Farm on Townsite.
"Side" Miller, as he was known to all old residents, was a native of New Lenox, Mich., born in 1847. He came to Kansas in 1871, locating on a homestead claim on what is now the heart of the leading residence district of Hutchinson. His homestead farm of 1871 was on what is now North Main street, between Tenth and Seventeenth streets.

Many of the fine old trees in that section of the city were planted by Mr. Miller on his "farm," which before many years became a part of the city. He was here before the railroad, and he used to haul feed and supplies by wagon from Wichita.

In Days of Privation.
He experienced the privations of all the pioneer settlers. He collected buffalo bones on the prairie to purchase the furniture in his home. He built the old house at the corner of Eighth and Poplar, at 202 Eighth avenue east, where he lived for almost fourty years.

Mr. Miller is survived by his son, Alfred, in Clay township, and his daughter, Mrs. C. M. Rayl, of Hutchinson, and by a sister, Mrs. Olive Ramsey, of Denver, Col.


Research Notes

  • In 1900 his wife was the mother of 4 children, 2 of whom were living. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 31; Digital film/folder number: 004200032_001_M9C8-RVV; FHL microfilm: 443573; Image number: 155; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01166-1
    FamilySearch Record: MF8J-2XZ (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67YS-4XW
    Sidney Mills (3) in Ray Township, Macomb, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 104; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170134; FHL microfilm: 803553; Image number: 110; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01740-4
    FamilySearch Record: MW6Q-PBX (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSQ-FYJ
    Sidney Miller (13) in Lenox, Macomb, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 30; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004263293; FHL microfilm: 000545790; Image number: 205; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01419-0
    FamilySearch Record: M6WB-9DF (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QV7-VW5
    Sidney Miller (23) in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Michigan.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 100; Digital film/folder number: 004120160; FHL microfilm: 1240496; Image number: 648; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00854-0
    FamilySearch Record: MMY6-VNG (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LHQ-KSM
    Sidney Miller (53), married head of household in Hutchinson city Ward 6, Reno, Kansas, United States. Born in Michigan.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Kansas State Census, 1895"
    citing Page: 1; Line: 20; Digital film/folder number: 007840449; FHL microfilm: 000570363; Image number: 192
    FamilySearch Record: QL8K-QPNG (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQS-J9ZR-2
    Sidney D Miller (47) in Reno, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Born in Michigan.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
    Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_112; Line: 21
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #563176 (accessed 7 March 2024)
    Sidny D Miller (37), married in Reno, Reno, Kansas. Born in Michigan.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971566; FHL microfilm: 1374466; Image number: 737; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03366-0
    FamilySearch Record: M2ZW-C65 (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVR-Q8L
    Sidney D Miller (63), married head of household in Hutchinson Ward 6, Reno, Kansas, United States. Born in Michigan.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "United States Census, 1880"
    citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00075; Digital film/folder number: 005160655; FHL microfilm: 1254394; Image number: 66; Sheet number: 511; Sheet letter: D; Packet letter: D
    FamilySearch Record: MF5J-9RG (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYB-XM9
    Sidney Miller (33), married, Farmer, head of household in Reno Township, Reno, Kansas, United States. Born in Michigan, United States.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Kansas State Census, 1915"
    citing Page: 5; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 101876795; Image number: 452
    FamilySearch Record: 784N-2MPZ (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS7M-Q5HS
    Sidney D Miller (67) in Kansas, United States. Born in Michigan.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 004965924; FHL microfilm: 1820546; Image number: 854; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01945-5
    FamilySearch Record: MFXC-B6K (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R62-NZ7
    Sidney Miller (72), married head of household in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States. Born in Michigan.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #8904456 (accessed 7 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Sidney D. Miller (7 Mar 1847-16 Sep 1924), citing Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Carrolyn Miller (contributor 46621162).
  12. ↑ The Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, Kansas), 18 September 1924, Page 6.

See also:

  • Kansas State Census Collection, 1875




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