Hon. Charles Miller and Lydia Kantz

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Husband Hon. Charles Miller ¹

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           Born: 2 Mar 1843 - Penn Twp, Snyder Co, PA 2
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         Father: George Deshler Miller (1808-1884) 2
         Mother: Mary Kessler (1813-1861) 2

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       Marriage: 1 Jun 1862 2

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Wife Lydia Kantz ²

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         Father: Philip Kantz (1793-1856) 2
         Mother: Catherine Erdly (1802-1866) 2

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Children

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1 F Ida Miller ³

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M William K. Miller ³

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3 M George Philip Miller ³

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         Spouse: Mary Moyer (      -      ) 3

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4 M Franklin Miller ³

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5 M Charles A. Miller ³

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6 M Scott Edgar Miller ³

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Charles Miller

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He was born at the old family home, and always resided there. He attended the public schools of the locality for some years and then entered the classical department of Missionary Institute (now Susquehanna University) at Selins Grove. Much of his time in youth was spent in assisting his father in farm work.
During the Civil war, when Pennsylvania was invaded by the Confederate army, he offered his services, enlisting in the fall of 1862 in Company D, 18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia. This regiment pursued the enemy beyond Hagerstown, Maryland, and at the battle of Antietam many Rebel prisoners and wounded men from both sides were brought within their lines. Soon after his return from this service Mr. Miller took charge of the public schools at Salem, continuing until the spring of 1863. In 1876 he was elected on the Republican ticket as a member of the State Legis-lature, and in 1878, having served his constituents satisfactorily, he was honored with a re-election to the same seat. During his second term the Pittsburg Riot Bill was introduced, providing for the appropriation of four million dollars from the State treasury to be distributed among those who had sustained damage during the riot. This measure was pushed forward by most unscrupulous means, Mr. Miller and others being approached with large and tempting inducements, but Mr. Miller resented the insult and threw his influence toward the defeat of the bill. This act of integrity was rewarded by the people in 1882 with a third term as representative, an unprecedented distinction, Mr. Miller being the only representative from Snyder county who had been accorded three terms. In 1876 he was the Senatorial delegate for the district composed of the counties of Northumberland, Snyder and Union to the Republican State Convention, and in 1884 he was again complimented with the same appointment. In addition to these honors he served several terms as school director in his district, as township auditor, and as postmaster at Salem, where he served from the establishment of the office until his resignation several years later, when he was succeeded by his brother-in-law, David Witmer.
In religious and philanthropic work Mr. Miller was equally active. His kind and generous heart led him to relieve the needy whenever he could do so, and many sincere benedictions have followed his unobtrusive charities. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, having been confirmed on May 25, 1861, at Salem, by the Rev. C. G. Erlenmyer. His contributions were liberal, and he was a member of the building committee when the new church edifice was erected in 1897. (His grandfather was a trustee of this church in 1811, being one of the patentees who secured the title to the church property from the State, and he also was a member of the building committee when the ancient church was built, many years previously.) He also did much to promote the work of the Sabbath-school, in which his family always took an active part, and for years he was a leading member of the Church council.

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General Notes: Wife - Lydia Kantz

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from Penn Twp, Snyder Co, PA

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1058.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1059.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1060.