Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John W. Miller and Catherine Bossart




Husband John W. Miller 1 2

           Born: 1851 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1881 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Lewis Miller (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Susan Fox (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: May 1874 2



Wife Catherine Bossart 2

            AKA: Catherine Bussard 1
           Born: 1854 2
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1902 1 2
         Buried:  - Brush Creek Cemetery, near Manor Station, Westmoreland Co, PA


         Father: Conrad Bossart (1812-1881) 3 4
         Mother: Catherine Shumaker (1825-      ) 4 5 6



   Other Spouse: G. W. Miller (      -      ) 1 2 - 10 Feb 1884 2


Children
1 M Irwin C. Miller 1 2

           Born: 28 Sep 1876 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Eleanor Anderson (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 2 May 1905 7


2 F Mary E. Miller 2

           Born: 5 May 1878 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 M Clifford E. Miller 1 2

           Born: 22 Apr 1880 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Minnie Moore (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 7 Jun 1905 7



General Notes: Husband - John W. Miller


He was reared in his father's home, acquired his education in the common schools and when about twenty years of age, in company with W. H. Bussard, purchased the mercantile business of Adam Miller, at Arona, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This was the nucleus of the extensive house conducted by the Miller brothers. John W. Miller and his partner conducted the business up to the time of the former's death, when Mr. Bussard purchased Mr. Miller's interest, becoming sole proprietor and carrying on the same until 1895, when it was destroyed by fire.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 192.

2 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 35.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 386.

4 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 34.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 194.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 387.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 193.


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