Goodspeeds History of SE
Missouri pg. 658
George A. Miller, farmer of St. Francois County, Mo., and son of Daniel and Anna
Miller, was born in Farmington, Mo., in 1842. The father was born in
German in 1797 and was a tailor by occupation. He immigrated to
America in 1834, settling in Ste Genevieve, Mo., where he remained until 1838, and then moved to Farmington, Mo. He purchased 200 acres of land two and a half miles southeast of the county seat, located there and there died in 1872. He was a good man, an industrious citizen and the first
German to settle in St. Francois county. His wife was born in Germany and died in 1868. He was the mother of eight children, five of whom are living at the present: Mary (wife of Christian Study), Amanda (wife of Christian Osesterle), George A., William F. and
Lizzie (wife of John
Ebrecht), George A. Miller was educated in the district schools and attended his majority on the farm.. In September 1861, he enlisted in Company F. Sixth
Missouri Cavalry and served three years. He was in the battles of Champion's Hill, Vicksburn,
Sabine Cross
Roads and
Jackson, Miss. He was discharged in September 1864, at the State capitol of
Louisiana. In March, 1868, he married Miss
Millie Bluemeyer, daughter of Henry Bluemeyer. Mrs. Miller was born in
Ohio in 1849, and to her marriage were born eight children: Emma, Daniel, Ettie, Mary,
Cora, George,
Millie and
Smith. Mr. Miller owns ninethy-seven acres of land in the old home place, and is a kind neighbor and much respected citizen. He is a Republican in politics and cast his first presidential vote for
Lincoln. He is a member of the G. A. R. and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.