George Washington MILLER

   Cause of his death was Angina Petoria.

  General Notes:

OCCUPATION: Farmer at time of marriage;
Gluer at telephone factory (1860 U.S. Census);
Marshal and Street Commissioner of Cassopolis for 10 years
RELIGION: Active in Baptist Church and later the United Church of Cassopolis.
CAUSE OF DEATH: Angina Petoria. He was well known and highly regarded.

OBITUARY: "The Cassopolis Vigilant" March 13, 1930 --
Well known citizen George W. Miller died very suddenly Saturday evening, following an attack of heart trouble, and the news of his deaath, coming so unexpectedly was a distinct shock, not only to his family but to his host of friends.
Mr. Miller left his home about 6:30 to go across the street and up the long slope to the A. L. Dool home, and was stricken while on his way. He call for help was heard by Mrs. W. P. Speyer, residing just north of the Dool property, and she found him on the ground in an apparently very serious condition. She summoned Chester Byrd from across the street and Mr. Miller was carried in to the Dool home. Dr. J. H. Kelsey was called, but Mr. Miller passed away before anything could be done for him. Funeral services were conducged at United church Monday afternoon by Rev. Jos. I. Lindsay, his pastor, and burial was made in Prospect Hill cemetery. The large concouse of people assembled on that occasion attested the esteem in which Mr. Miller was held by the people of thiscommunity w here almost his entire life had been spent.
Deceased was one of eleven children of John P. Miller, a pioneer preacher and farmer of Jefferson township in this county, his mother having been Margaret Lippincott Miller, the second wife of his father. George W. was born in Jefferson Dec. 20. 1862 and except for a year's residence in South Bend his entire life had been spent in Jefferson and in Cassopolis. He was married to Miss Eva Graham May 18, 1881, and she, witho ne son, Fred Miller of Grand Rapids and two daughter, Mrs. J. H. Kelsey and Mrs. Ray Gorton of Cassopolis survives him. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Mason of Cassopolis. The family had resided in Cassopolis for thirty years or more, and for ten years of that time he served very efficiently as marshal and street commissioner of the village.
Mr. Miller was a very industrious man and a good sitizen. For many years he had been active in the baptist church and in its successor, the United church of Casopolis.

  Research Notes:

-- Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=6068973&st=1)
-- Cass County MIGenWeb, part of The USGenWeb Project (www.migenweb.org/cass)

George married Eva Belle GRAHAM, daughter of Lester GRAHAM and Margaret "Maggie" SMITH, on 18 May 1881 in Ontwa Township, Cass County, Michigan. (Eva Belle GRAHAM was born on 20 Sep 1865 in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Michigan and died on 6 Feb 1936 in LaGrange, Cass County, Michigan.). The cause of her death was Generalized and Cerebral Arteriosclerosis and Cerebral Hemorrhages.