Family Records
Joseph Miller-Elizabeth Leiterer (Leiter) Family History
Contributed by: Donna Fryer
I would like to share my Miller Family
History.
Joseph Miller b.abt 1828 d March 30,1867
married in Stark County, Ohio on Aug 22, 1850 Elizabeth
Leiterer (Leiter) b June 11, 1830 d January 3,
1898.
Joseph died while he was serving in the Mo. Home
Guard and left Elizabeth a widow with children.
Both
Joseph and Elizabeth are buried at St.Lawrence Cemetery, New
Hamburg, Scott County, Mo.
The children of Joseph and Elizabeth Miller are:
Sister Mary Gregory OSF formerly Miss Mary Miller born on 7-7-1852 d. at Joliet, Ill on 10-23-1907
William Valentine Miller b 11-30-1856 d 1-09-1940 married 10-04-1886 to Mary A Dirnberger b 9-12-1862 d 09-26-1918 both are buried at St. Lawrence
Sister Mary Anne OSF formerly Katherine Miller b 7-6-1860 d 12-13-1930
Joseph Miller b 10-30-1858 d 3-26-1932 married Regina Halter b 8-19-1858 d 7-09-1898
Edward Lawrence Miller b 07-06-1862 d 02-09-1944 married Caroline Killhoefner (Kielhoner) b 11-19-1864 d 09-01-1953 both are buried at Guardian Angel Cemetery, Oran, Mo Built their home in Oran, Mo around 1895. Edward was a farmer and reared 8 children.
Edward and Caroline Miller's children are:
Anna Kathryn Miller b 3-10-1890 d 2-14-1929 buried in Old Guardian Angel Cemetery, Oran, Mo. married Grover Gent.
Loretta Gregory Miller b
01-24-1892 d 11-30-1948 married 11-06-1918 to William
Nicholas Carroll b 9-36-1882 d 11-21-1970. They divorced
and she married on May 14, 1938 Ernst Hanselman
b 1874 d 1953. Loretta is buried at Guardian Angel
Cemetery, Oran, Mo--Wm N. Carroll is buried at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Sikeston, Mo.-----and Ernst Hanselman is buried next to his first wife in
Friends Cemetery.
Daughter of Loretta
Gregory Miller and William Nicholas
Carroll:
Virginia Mary Carroll Taylor - born May 02,
1929 in Vanduser, Scott County, Mo. to William Nicholas
Carroll and Loretta Gregory Miller.
She married Edwin Dean Taylor on May 19,1968 in Kabul,
Afghanistan. She passed away April 18,1997 in Woodbridge, Va. She lived most of
her childhood in Oran, Mo. She and her husband are both laid to rest in Arlington
National Cemetery.
- Parthena Francis Carroll
- Franklin Matthew Carroll
- William Nicholas Carroll
- Mary Anna Carroll
- Oscar Edward Carroll
- Arnold J. Carroll
- Ben Franklin Carroll
- Marvin Livingston Carroll
Marie Antoinette Miller b 01-20-1894 d 02-20-1990 buried at Guardian Angel Cemetery, Oran, Mo. she was formerly Sister Mary Lawrence OSF. She received dispensation in 1944 to take care of her elderly parents and made a deathbed promise to take care of her brothers and sisters, which she did. Known to family as "Toni".
Sister Mary Emmanuel OSFformerly Zita Miller b 04-09-1896 d 07-31-1944 she is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Joliet, Ill. Known to family as "Manny".
Sister Mary Michael OSF- formerly Geniveve Miller b 07-29-1898 d 05-01-1964. She taught school at St. Denis in Benton at the time of her death. She is buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Joliet, Ill - known to family as "Mikey".
Sister Mary Virgil OSF-formerly Bertilla Miller b 11-04-1900 d 12-09-1990 she is buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Joliet, Ill. Known to family as "Virgie" and she loved music!
Joseph Edward Miller - b 05-21-1904 d 05-12-1973. Joe never married, buried at Guardian Angel Cemetery, Oran, Mo.
Andrew Charles Miller - b 9-11-1909 d 09-01- 1997 married Dorothy Monan, both are buried at Guardian Angel Cem. at Oran, Mo. He was a postal carrier and never had any children. Family called him "Noonie".
Frank C Miller b 01-01-1866 d 11-26-1945 married 02-19-1889 to Cresentia Heisserer b 06-15-1868 d 05-19-1938 both are buried at Guardian Angel Cemetery, Oran, Mo.
Second husband of Elizabeth Miller was Adam Burger b 1819 d 10-24-1875 their children are:
Triplets:
Henry b 7-18-1869 d 8-06-1896
Philip b 7-18-1869 d 1-02-1871
Aurilla b 7-18-1869 d, (went by Emma) married Wm. H. Heisserer buried at St. Denis, Benton, Mo
Louis Burger b 12-16-1871 d, married Julia Eva Heisserer b 6-3-1871 d 11-06-1911