Tag Archive | Miller

Henry Schatz – Easy to Know You – 52 Ancestors 2015 #31

This week the theme for 52 Ancestors is “Easy.”  Finally, here is a chance to tell a story that isn’t about the challenges of research. I picked someone that I find likeable and that is because my dad always made him seem likeable. Henry Schatz was my father’s maternal grandfather, so I already knew a […]

Louise Miller Wessa Bell – She Married Two Military Men – 52 Ancestors 2015 #21

My great-grandaunt Louise was the youngest of the Miller children, born to Andrew Miller and Kate Wippel Miller on 7 May 1885 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  The Miller family was comprised of seven sisters: Anna, Katherine, Augusta, Helen, Mary, Eva and Louise; and, one brother: Philipp.  Augusta (Gustie) was my grandmother’s mother, so the rest of […]

Katherine “Kate” Wippel Miller – For a While, I Thought You Fell off a Turnip Cart – #52 Ancestors #32

Entry #32 I have been postponing blogging about some of my most complicated research endeavors. For week #32, I have to tackle one. After all, we only have 20 ancestors more about whom to write. For years, no single ancestor preoccupied me more than my second great-grandmother, Katherine Wippel. Katherine Wippel was my paternal grandmother’s […]

Philipp Müller (Miller, Mueller) – First West Virginia Cavalry – 52 Ancestors #21

Entry #21 Philipp Müller (Miller)was the brother of my two times great-grandfather, Andrew Miller. As with many who are blogging this weekend for the 52 Ancestors Challenge, I have chosen a Civil War soldier to honor. Both brothers served, but Philipp paid the ultimate price. Philipp was the son of Philipp Müller and Catharine Reich. […]