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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of Nathan D. MILLER 

Transcribed exactly according to the original complete text by Anne Marie Willis. 

[Surnames: BOLENDER, BOONE, DOWNS, JOHNSON, MILLER] 

[Page 996] 

    
MILLER, Nathan D.--Among the farmers of Fulton County, Ill., the results of whose operations render a good account of their husbandry, is the subject of this sketch, who carries on farming on Section 25, Lewistown Township. Mr. Miller was born at Roane Mountain, East Tennessee, November 27, 1877, a son of Jacob Miller and wife, of whom the farmer was a native of Tennessee and the latter of North Carolina. Both are now residents of St. David, Fulton County, where the father is engaged in merchandising. They were married in 1865 and became the parents of three children besides Nathan D., one sister, who is the wife of J. Boone, of St. David; Etta and Frank, who are at home. 
    
Nathan D. Miller was reared on a farm and received his early mental training in the common schools. Being naturally inclined to mechanical work, and having manifested some skill in that direction in his youth, he applied himself to learning the carpenter's trade and followed that occupation for some time, alternating between farming and carpentering. Since reaching mature years he has combined the two lines of work during the greater portion of his life. In 1901 he made a purchase of forty-five acres of land on Section 25, Lewistown Township, where he is engaged in general farming, and also devotes considerable attention to the raising of good grades of stock. He is a careful and thorough farmer and his labors have been attended with good results. 
    
On January 1, 1901, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Bertha A. Johnson, a daughter of Homer and Lydia A. (Bolender) Johnson, of whom the former is now deceased. The mother is now the wife of John Downs, who is engaged in farming in Liverpool Township. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been blessed with two children, namely: Jessie T., who was born November 29, 1901, and Don D., born January 19, 1903. 
    
In politics Mr. Miller is a believer in the principles of the Republican party. He takes a good citizen's interest in public affairs, and whatever measures are proposed tending to promote the general welfare meet with his earnest support. Religiously he adheres to the faith of the Baptist Church.