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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed and submitted by Joyce Pearson
May 10, 2011

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MILLER, Dennis
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Dennis Miller, farmer, section 28, Sheridan Township, was born in Paris,
France, Jan. 12, 1846. His parents, Ignatius and Teresa Miller, were
natives of Germany. They came to America when Dennis was a year old and
settled in Detroit, afterward moved to St. Clair Co., Mich., where the
mother died in 1854. The father still resides there. Dennis lived with his
parents until he was ten years old. After the death of his mother he went
to live with a man named Joel Hart, with whom he remained nearly nine
years. He then worked on the farm by the month until 21 years of age. In
the fall of 1865 he came to Newaygo County and bought 160 acres of land in
Sheridan Township, where he now resides, and has 140 acres cleared.

He married in Macomb Co., Mich., Oct. 3, 1865, Rhoda S., daughter of David
and Lydia Crawford, who was a native of Macomb Co., Mich.  Her parents were
natives of New York, and came to Michigan in an early day, settling in
Macomb County. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are the parents of nine children:
Charles J., Fannie M., Louise H., Egbert R., Frank D., Allison I., Lewis
H., Chauncy O. and Eva G.  Mr. Miller has held the office of Constable
about seven years, and Highway Commissioner six years, and in politics is a
Republican.

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