Windham

MILLER, Adin Franklin & Joseph Arms

Biography of Adin Franklin MILLER (brother of Joseph A.)

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, pp 278-279 
(portrait p 279)

Adin Franklin MILLER, of East Dummerston, was born 16 July 1850 in Dummerston 
[Windham County, Vermont], , son of Joseph and Sophia (ARMS) MILLER. Born 
and bred on a farm, he commenced his education by attendance in the common 
schools and then pursued a course of instruction at Power's Institute of 
Bernardston [Franklin County], Massachusetts. He has been his whole life a 
farmer, devoting his entire effort to this honorable calling, reaping where 
he has sown and winning a comfortable and well earned subsistence from the 
soil. He has been called upon to serve in many offices in his native town. 
For nearly ten years he has been constable and collector, and represented 
Dummerston in the General Assembly of Vermont in 1888. On 31 December 1874 
he [Adin Franklin MILLER] was married to Hattie Alice, daughter of Deacon 
Adin A. and Fannie (KATHAN) DUTTON.



Biography of Joseph Arms MILLER (brother of Adin F.)

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, p 277 
(portrait p 277)

Joseph Arms MILLER, of East Dummerston, was born 22 August 1847 in Dummerston 
[Windham County, Vermont], , son of Joseph and Sophia (ARMS) MILLER. He was 
born and bred on a farm, and in the intervals of hard and unremitting labor 
availed himself of such educational advantages as were afforded by the 
district schools of Dummerston. He has always followed farming, and the 
instruction of his youth, added to the experience of riper years has brought 
him a well-earned competency, derived from commendable care, industry, and 
punctuality. For four successive years he was first selectman, and refused 
at the beginning of the fourth year to longer hold the office; represented 
Dummerston in the state Legislature in 1890; and several times has been 
selected to minor offices in that town. On 10 January 1871 Mr. [Joseph Arms] 
MILLER was married to Sarah M., daughter of Thomas L. and Maria (RAMSDELL) 
REED. Ten children have been the issue of this union: Willie A., Addie S., 
J. Warren, Arthur L., Avery E., Earnest G., Florence E., Dwight R., R. 
Irving, and Floyd S.

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