Person:George Miller (148)

Information on George Miller

From "History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania":

George T Miller, retired, post office, Port Perry, a son of Colonel William L Miller and Jane Torrence Miller, was born in Fayette county in 1825. The Millers are descendants of revolutionary stock on both sides. Col Miller was born in New Jersey in 1793, and moved in 1800 to Fayette county where he was brought up as a carpenter and builder. There he married, and was largely interested in the iron business, having built the Breakneck Furnace near Connellsville. In 1837 having made and advantageous disposition of his interests, he moved to Port Perry where he purchased an extensive tract of coal land.

Port Perry was laid out and plotted in 1793 by John Perry, its founder from whom it derives its name, buton completion of the Philadelphia Pike the village was deserted. Col Miller resurveyed it and laid it out anew in 1848. This was at one time the head of navigation, and an old Indian trail led to the mouth of Turtle Creek, where stood a large storehouse. The patent to the Colonel's purchase was taken out by John Frazier who lived near on the ground afterward Braddock's battleground, and was with the English in the fight. Washington stopped and rested with Frazier when on a secret mission to French creek. Col Miller was one of the prominent men of the state, and in addition to his furnace near Connellsville, had a lumber mill, paper mill, and sawmill and found leisure to serve his constituency in the convention held to revise the state constitution, and was one of the youngest members of that body.

His children were: George T Miller; Mary P Miller, now Mrs Dr Knox of McKeesport; Phebe Ann Miller, now Mrs Daniel F Cooper of McKeesport; and Albert G Miller who occupies and owns the old homestead. George T Miller married in 1851 Mary Jane Craig, daughter of Samuel Craig of Washington county. Mr Miller has been extensively engaged in business, owning valuable lumber and flouring mills for thirty five years, and also valuable coal properties. He resides on the bank of the Monongahela River, a delightful location, at Port Perry. Mr and Mrs Miller have four children: William S Miller, a clergyman at Washington, DC; Mortimer C Miller, at Turtle Creek, a member of the Pittsburgh bar; John T Miller at Edgewood with the Philadelphia Gas Company, and Joseph T Miller, now being educated. Mr Miller is one of the representative men of this portion of Allegheny county, but having sold out his coal and lumber interests is not actively engaged at present.

[Source: History of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania : including its early settlement and progress to the present time ; a description of its historic and interesting localities ; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history ; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests, improvements, resources, statistics, etc. ; also, biographies of many of its representative citizens. p 413].

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).