Ida Eleanor (Potter) Miller
1890-1936
Ida Potter was born on April 7, 1890, in Summit Township, Juneau Co. WI, the second child of Bertram Jerome Potter and Emma Jane Grant. Bertram died when Ida was 11 years old, leaving her mother to raise Ida and her 5 siblings.
Ida married John Louis Miller on February 12, 1918. John was the son of Louis
L. Miller and Magdalena Geisler of Hillsboro, Vernon Co. WI. At the time
they were married, John had two children: Isadore, age 7, and Evan, age 4.
John and Ida had two more children together: Ross Potter Miller, born in
1919 and Louis John Miller, born in 1924.
John and Ida lived on a farm on Plum Valley Road in Woodland Township, Sauk
Co. WI. The farm was known as Lone Pine Stock and Dairy Farm.
John was a breeder of pure bred Shorthorn and Durham cattle.
Ida was an active member of Womens Relief Corps and the Royal Neighbors
Lodge. She and her family were also active members and faithful workers of
the Wonewoc Methodist Church.
Ida passed away from cancer at her home on April 27, 1936. She is buried
in Pine Eden Cemetery, Wonewoc, Juneau Co. WI beside her husband and his
first wife, Nellie Ferguson.
Written by: Howard H. Miller-grandson, son of Ross Potter Miller
(www.howieandmyra.com)
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