Notes for James H. MILLER

Family History Pages

Thank you for visiting our family history pages, are you in some way connected to this family group? We'd like to include your family history and you are invited to submit you data by e-mail . We also accept information submitted by postal mail, please contact us by e-mail for the appropriate mailing address.

Ancestorial Home Page

Notes for James H. MILLER

Lewis Breyfogle identified James as having a middle initial of W., the history of Berks county identifies it as M. The 1880 census file clearly shows H.

SOURCE: History of Berks County, Page 439; 1880 Federal Census Reading, Berks, PA

James and Ellen are living with her parents, Seneca and Sarah Breyfogel in Reading, PA. Their son Ralph is 3-months old on the census form dated June 2, 1880.

SOURCE: 1880 Federal Census Reading, Berks, PA

James and Ellen are living in Reading, PA with their 7 children. James owns a bookstore and their oldest son Ralph is working as a clerk for his father.

SOURCE: 1900 Federal Census Reading, Berks, PA

James and Ellen continue to live in Reading, PA where James owns a bookstore. His son George is working as a bookkeeper for a Real Estate Company. Harold, the couples 6th child is working as an apprentice at a stove factory. It is assumed that the Miller's neighbor, E. Richard Meinig, owns this factory as this recent German immigrant is listed as the owner of a stove factory.

SOURCE: 1910 Federal Census Reading, Berks, PA

James and Ellen live in Reading, PA where James lists himself as a Merchant in the Retail Book business. Seneca B. Miller is listed as a clerk and it appears to be Penny Depot. Further research reveals that during this time there was a railroad that was known as the Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad and it is assumed that this is his place of employment. Helen is listed as a stenographer and Grace is a teacher in a public school.

SOURCE: 1920 Federal Census Reading, Berks, PA

James and Ellen are living in Reading, PA and have 3-children living with them. James continues to own and run his bookstore with Seneca working as a clerk in an unnamed business. Grace is working as a schoolteacher in a public school.

SOURCE: 1930 Federal Census Reading, Berks, PA

EDITORS NOTE: Flora Grumman and Lewis W. Breyfogle recorded James and Ellen as having 9 children. Current research has followed this family group from 1880 through 1930 and the children named Ellen and Howard do not appear on any of these forms. Since the 1890 census is not available due to a fire in the archives, there is no way to determine if these children were born during this period or between any of the census cycles and died as infants.

| HOME | EMAIL | SURNAMES |

In an effort to save space on this web site we have abbreviated the source information to the barest minimum. In many cases our source information is available in Word documents or other electronic files as well as links to other web sites. If you would like a complete source list on an individual please let us know and we will be happy to e-mail it to you. We would also be happy to share a complete GEDCOM file as well.

Ancestorial Home Page

This page is sponsored by www.breyfogle.com and all information, presentation, and graphics are considered the property of it's authors.