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Norman Benton Miller

Male 1859 - 1931  (71 years)


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  • Name Norman Benton Miller 
    Census 13 to 14 June 1900  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    U.S. Federal 
    • Norman Miller, b May 1859 in Michigan; Emma A, b. Jan 1863 in Michigan. They have been married 20 years and had 3 children all living. Ferna A., b. Nov 1882 in Michigan; Freda B., b. Aug 1885 in Michigan; Jennie M., b. Aug 1897 in Michigan. Norman's occupation is livery man.
    Birth 25 May 1859  Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 17 August 1860  Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    U.S. Federal 
    • Norman B Miller, 21, farm laborer. He was married. Both his parents were born in New York, Norman was born in Michigan.
    Census 1880  Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation between 1889 and 1890  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Livery 
    Census 19 April 1910  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    U.S. Federal 
    • Norman Miller, 50, Emma, 48, and Jennie, 12, living in Grand Rapids.
    Census 3 January 1920  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    U.S. Federal 
    • Norman B. Miller, 60; Emma, 56; Ferna Kemp, 37; Norman Kemp, 15; Carl Kemp, 13; Doris Kemp, 5. Everyone born in Michigan.
    Census 14 April 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    U.S. Federal 
    • Norma [sic] B Miller, 70; Emma, 67; Jennie Burns, 32; Edward J Burns, 5; Robert O Burns, 3. Norman's age at first marriage was 20, Emma's age was 17.
    Death 15 February 1931  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: carcinoma of rectum 
    Burial 17 February 1931  Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Notes 
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan city directory, 1889-90, shows Norman B. Miller was in the Livery business at 51 Kent and 4 Central Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
    Person ID I8  Pat Wenzel
    Last Modified 15 May 2010 

    Father William Rump Miller,   b. 4 May 1833, Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 December 1888, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Eunice Jane "Jane" Daniels,   b. 7 September 1833, Scipio Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 June 1931, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 12 September 1854  Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F8  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse Emma Adelia Chamberlain,   b. 9 January 1863, Cloverdale, Barry, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 June 1939, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 22 January 1880  , Barry, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Children 
    +1. Fern A. Miller,   b. 16 November 1882, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 March 1951, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +2. Freda Miller,   b. 1885, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964 (Age 79 years)
     3. Jennie Mae Miller,   b. 1 August 1897, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 June 1975, Urbana, Champaign, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F73  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 April 2009 

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] Michigan. Kent County, 1900 US Census Michigan, Grand Rapids, Kent, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Norman B Miller household. Roll T623_722; Page 20B; Enumeration District 62; Lines 76-80; Enumerated on 13-14 Jun 1900. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S92] Michigan. Kent County, 1860 US Census Michigan, Lowell, Kent, (Washington D.C.: The National Archives), William R Miller household, town of Lowell, Roll M653_550; page 249; dwelling no. 2069; family 1860, enumerated 17 Aug 1860 (Reliability: 3).
      This census shows Norman's age as 1.
      Microfilm of original records in the National Archives, Washington D.C. T

    3. [S75] Death Certificate, State of Illinois death certificate no. 5168 (1931). (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S92] Michigan. Kent County, 1860 US Census Michigan, Lowell, Kent, (Washington D.C.: The National Archives), William R Miller household. Roll M653_550; Page 0; Image 251; Lines 1-4; enumerated 17 Aug 1860. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S93] Michigan. Kent County., 1880 US Census Michigan, Lowell, Kent, (Washington DC: National Archives), Norman B Miller household, National Archives Film No. T9-0588, family history library film 1254588; page 549A (Reliability: 3).
      Norman B Miller, 21; Emma A. Miller, 17.

    6. [S94] Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directories 1889-1890.
      Location of the livery was at 51 Kent Street.

    7. [S95] Michigan, Kent County, 1910 US Census Michigan, Grand Rapids, Kent, (Washington D.C.: National Archives), Norman B Miller household, city of Grand Rapids, enumeration district 67, Roll: T624_656; Page: 6A, Lines76-80; Enumerated on , 19 Apr 1910. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S61] Illinois. Cook County., 1920 US Census Illinois, Chicago, Cook, (Washington DC: National Archives), Norman Miller household. Chicago Ward 33, Roll T625_351; Page 4A; Enumeration District 2056; Image 897; Lines 14-19. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S97] Illinois. Cook County., 1930 US Census Illinois, Chicago, Cook, (Washington DC: National Archives), Norman B. Miller household, Chicago, Roll: 473; Page 21B; Enumeration District: 1356; Image: 950.0; house no. 2616; family no. 443; Lines 92-96. (Reliability: 3).
      This is indexed as "Norma" Miller at ancestry.com

    10. [S8] Grand Rapids Herald, Norman B. Miller obituary, 17 Feb 1931, Page 3. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S7] Miller, Mary J. Miller Boileau list of family with marriage dates and spouse names, (This page is not signed or dated.).
      provided to Theresa Y. Palmer in a letter in 1919.

    12. [S8] Grand Rapids Herald, Norman B. Miller obituary, 13 Feb 1931, p. 3. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S26] Barry County Marriage Licenses Online, (http://barryco.readyhosting.com/Cdata/MLSearch.asp), Norman B. Miller marriage to Emma A. Chamberlin; Book 1880, Book_Page C-154, 1206848 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S17] Author Unknown, Miller family tree dated Feb. 1930, (February 1930).


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