Frederick Miller
Frederick Miller (deceased) was one of the prominent citizens of Washington Township. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, April 1, 1821, a son of Frederick and Catherine (Keller) Miller. In 1837 the parents came with their four children to America, and settled in Holmes County, Ohio, buying eighty acres of heavily timbered land in Washington Township, and here spent the rest of their lives. Their children were Margaret, Frederick, Jacob, and Lewis, Margaret being the only one now living.
Frederick Miller, the subject of our notice, lived in Holmes County from his sixteenth year; he was educated in the schools of his native country, and after coming to America, acquired a knowledge of the English language. He was intelligent, possessed of good business abilitiy, and became one of the prosperous men of the township. In 1859 he bought 200 acres of land, which he improved and which is now the home of his family. He also owned 80 acres in Ashland County, Ohio. Mr. Miller was married in December, 1849, to Catharine, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Goodbrick) Swaidner, who were of German ancestry. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born eleven children, viz: Jacob, Lewis, Catharine (Mrs. Moyer), Caroline (Mrs. Kettering), Elizabeth (Mrs. Davis), Frederick, John, Henry (deceased), Matilda, Minnie, and Charles. Mr. Miller was an adherent of the Democratic party. He was a member of the German Evangelical Church, as is also Mrs. Miller. He died in 1880.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889