Santa Cruz County Biographies

W. H. MILLER

Submitted by Kathy Sedler

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        The subject of this sketch is a native of New York State, and was born 
September 1, 1824. In his youth he attended school in Montgomery County, of his 
native State, and also learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for a 
number of years before leaving his home in New York.
        It was in 1851 that Mr. Miller determined to come to California. He 
started from New York on December 11 of that year. He arrived in San Francisco 
about the middle of the next month.
        His new business was mining, which he followed for eighteen years with 
variable success, chiefly in Calaveras County. It was in Calaveras that he met 
Miss Elvira Johnson, whom he married in 1861. He retained his mining interests 
and also engaged in the hotel business, and in November, 1869, came to Santa 
Cruz. In 1884 he purchased an interest in the San Lorenzo Livery Stables, which 
he retained until November, 1891, and then sold out to Elliott Chace.
        Mr. and Mrs. Miller have three children. The son, B. Miller, is a 
resident of Santa Cruz. The oldest daughter, Ida P., is now the wife of Joseph 
Rill, of Watsonville, and the youngest, Carrie D., is a member of the class of 
1892, Santa Cruz High School.
 
HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.-  E. S. Harrison, 
Pacific Press Publ. Co., San Francisco, 1891