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home was built for the Miller Family, George Richard &
Elonora
"Nora" Gard. Shown above we believe are George Earl
Miller, Nora (Gard) Miller and Clay Miller on the balcony,
with Blanche Miller, Pearl Miller, Lillian (Dickie)
Miller, Ava Helen Miller, Pat (Gladys) Miller and Mary
Miller descending down the ladder The youngest
child, Lillian (known as 'Dickie') was born in 1907.
The house in the background was their previous home, and
remains of the foundation were still present up into the
early 1980's. |
Daughter of John Jay Gard and Mary Ellen Linn, Elonora (Nora) Gard marred George Richard Miller in 1886. They had 12 children in all. |
| .............Name........... |
Birth Date ......................................... |
...............Death........... |
Place of Death |
| George Earl | March 14th, 1887 | April 27th, 1971 |
Vancouver, WA |
| Blanche
Elnora |
July 8th, 1888 | August 22nd, 1945 |
Seattle, WA |
| Nettie
Josephine |
August 9th, 1889 | January 1st, 1988 |
Portland, OR |
| Pearl Eletha |
April 27th, 1891 | May 1st, 1981 |
Portland, OR |
| John Percival | January 26th, 1893 | October 25th, 1974 |
Hood River, OR |
| Milton Marion | April 21st, 1895 | December 5th, 1966 |
Vancouver, WA |
| Clay Carl | June 21st, 1896 | December 26th, 1983 |
Gresham, OR |
| Mary
Ellen (Maxine?) |
October 24th, 1897 | May 5th, 1965 |
Portland, OR |
| Lulu Georgia (Gorgo) | February 9th, 1900 | October 20th, 1989 |
Seattle, WA |
| Ava Helen | December 24th, 1903 | December 7th, 1981 |
Portola Valley, CA |
| Gladys Patricia (Pat) |
April 27th, 1905 | July 7th, 1983 |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Lillian
Elberta (Dickie) |
March 4th, 1907 | February 7th, 2006 |
Seattle, WA |
George Richard was known to have a temper, which caused Nora to divorce him in 1913. He was thought to have traveled to the mid-western states. It is known Nora lived at the house until the 20's when she signed it over to John & Lula Martin.
So far we have made contact with descendants of four of the Miller children; George Earl, Clay, Ava Helen and Dickie. Dickie was the last living child of Nora's, and she provided us with the picture of the home while it was being built. She passed on February 7th, 2006 at the age of 98. I regret we did not make a trip to visit her before she passed, but rejoice in having made contact with her, and gave her the knowledge her childhood home would be restored and not lost to the elements.
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| Back Row: George Richard
Miller, Nora Miller, Lulu Gorgo, Mary Maxine, George Earl Front Row: Pearl Eletha, Clay Carl, Milton Marion, John Percival, Blanche Elnora, Nettie Josephine |
Back Row: Johnny, George
Richard Miller. 3rd Row: Clay, Pearl, LuLu, Nora Miller, Mary, Blanche, (George Earl?) 2nd Row: Pat, Ava Helen 1st Row: Lillian "Dickie" |
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| From Left: Ava Helen Miller, Pearl
Miller, LuGorgo Miller, Lillian Miller, Nora Gard
Miller, Pat Miller, <unidentified>, Mary Miller, and
Blanche Rogers. |
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George Richard Miller was
the son of Georg Adam Theodor Meuller and Johanna (Jane
or Janie) Dorothea Sittig. Other siblings included
brothers William F and Franklin E. A sister
named Bertha was born in the US in 1869. Left is a
photo of Jane & Georg and two of their daughters
(names unknown) who remained in Germany.
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George R Miller was born 2:00 am, September 7th, 1856, the 6th child of Georg and Johanna. He was christened on September 27th, 1856 with Georg Anschutz listed as the Godparent at the Lutheran Church in Schwarzbach, Germany, located roughly between Hinternah and Hildbughausen. In America, Jane & George R Americanized their names to Miller, while brothers William F & Franklin E retained their German name. |
Sterling A. Miller, son of George E. Miller wrote "My father kept a small case where I found a scrapbook belonging to his mother, Elonora Ellen Gard. There was an envelope from G.R. Miller to Mrs. Nora Miller, postmarked April 8, 1938 from Washburn Wisconsin. It was mailed to a court street address in Salem, Oregon, and forwarded to 3004 NE 65th Street, Portland, Oregon. I recall that Clay Miller lived in that neighborhood about that time, and this could be his address. I have a photograph of my father visiting the cemetery in Washburn, Wisconsin, holding the grave stone of a G.R. Miller. The picture was taken in 1954."
George Earl Miller
Known Information: George married his first wife, Lulu Jessie Holcomb, on September 3, 1907, and had two children with her; Creston and Evelyn. His second marriage was to Olive Justine 'Billy' Smith, on April 12, 1917. They had two daughters, June Elnora, and Peggy Patricia and two sons, George Earl Miller Jr. and Sterling Miller. He was a carpenter, and built many homes in the Portland area. During World War One he worked at Boeing, where we believe he worked on the aircraft interiors. George & Billy were very happy together. They lived in the NW Seattle, Washington area, in a very modest one bedroom home, with a large tree in the front yard, and lots of berries in the back yard to pick. He had a large workshop in his garage, and he always whistled while he worked. He played piano "by ear", he never learned to read music, and played very well. Billy was in the hospital for several weeks before she died, but during that time George always anticipated that she would come home. At the time, there was a song being played on the radio called "Snow on the Roses"*. This was a song that had actually been popular while they were dating back around 1916-1917, so he was practicing it on the piano to be able to play it for her when she came home. Instead, his son George Earl Miller Jr. wrote out the music (he was also a musician) and it was played by the organist at her funeral. George died in 1971 of colon cancer.
Blanche Elnora Miller (Brown)
Known Information: Married Waldo Brown, lived in Hubbard, Oregon and she was Postmaster for 10 years. Adopted a child, Betty Leone, two children of their own: Boyd Eldon and Wallace.
Nettie Josephine Miller (Spaulding)
Married Lumber Mill operator Walter Spaulding, believe they lived in or near Salem, Oregon. Had one known child Leone Spaulding.
Pearl "Peg" Eletha Miller (Gist)
Known Information: Married Forrest Gist, August 24, 1919. Daughters Gloria Pearl and Glenna Elnora. Died in 1981.
John Percival Miller
Known Information: Died in Hood River, Oregon. No other known information
Milton Marion Miller
Known Information. Wife's name Dorcas May Elliott, was a Major in the Armed Forces, and involved in a train wreck near Mosier Oregon approximately 1917.
Clay Carl Miller
Known Information: 1st wife Ruth Morrison. Two children: Robert, and Barbara.
Mary Ellen Miller (Brown)
Known Information: Married Edwin Fuller Brown, June 21, 1925. Daughters Phyllis, Phoebe and Nora Nell.
Grant Harrison writes: "I am the grandson of Phoebe Brown, daughter of Mary Ellen Miller. Phyllis June Brown(Markee) and Phoebe Gorgo Brown(Harrison) are alive and well living in Oregon. I knew Nora Nell Brown and her family until she passed in 2004. Just this past week I attended Phoebe's 70th Wedding Anniversary and saw many of these three sister's children. We treasure Phoebe and the values she instilled in our family and remain very close to her and my grandfather, also doing well. They had four children, 12 grandchildren and currently 23 great grandchildren and meet each year in Bend during July for a large family gathering. Phoebe is an avid gardener and she and my grandfather were both involved in teaching and education administration and sporting enthusiasm. I have childhood memories of Mary's husband Edwin Brown who was also a teacher and gardener." 02/21/2020.
LuLu Gorgo Miller
Known Information: Died in Seattle, Washington. No other known information.
Ava Helen Miller (Pauling)
Known Information: Married Linus Pauling, June 17, 1923, four children: Linus Jr., Linda Helen, Peter Jeffress, and Edward Crellin. Died December 7th, 1981 of stomach cancer.
More information on Ava Helen can be found at OSU Special Collections - Ava Helen & Linus Pauling Papers.
Gladys Patricia "Pat" Miller (Briggs)
Known Information: Married name Briggs, two children, Merton and Milton.
Lillian Elberta "Dickie" Miller (Wilson)
Known Information: Married name Wilson. Known children Robert. Lived near Seattle. Died February 7th, 2006.
If you have any information on the family I can add to this page, please E-Mail me! Thank you!
* - Snow on the Roses performed by Pan Franek & The Polka Towners
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