CHARLES W. MILLER
Portrait and Biographical Record ~ Pages 655-656
Kindly submitted by: Shirley Reese
Siltala
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CHARLES W. MILLER, contractor in a stone
quarry connected with the American Cement Company of Egypt, is a
prominent resident of this section, and may be truthfully said
to know and be known by almost every individual in the county.
He is also the proprietor of a hotel and restaurant in this
city, of which he is making a success, and has been a resident
of the place since 1866.
Our subject was born in the kingdom of Saxony, Germany,
October 7, 1838, and is a son of Carl F. W. and Eve R. Miller.
He lived in his native country until attaining his majority, in
the meantime being given an excellent education. Since coming to
America he has gained a good knowledge of the English language,
and now ranks among the best citizens of Lehigh County. Prior to
coming to the United States he worked in his father’s brickyard
for a number of years, and for some time thereafter was a clerk
in a dry-goods store at Leipsic, Germany.
In 1862 young Miller decided to try his fortune in the New
World, and after coming hither made his home in different places
until 1866, the date of his advent into Egypt, with whose
interests he has since been connected. For about twelve years
after coming here he was occupied as brakeman on the Ironton
Railroad. The following three years he was with the Crane Iron
Company at Catasauqua, and for the past ten years has been
engaged as contractor in the quarry for the American Cement
Works of this place.
The lady to whom Charles W. Miller was married in 1870 was
Miss Mary Shields, a native of this county. She is a daughter of
Martin and Johanna Shields, born in Ireland. In social affairs
our subject is identified with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, holding membership at Allentown with Lodge No. 83. He
is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, and a follower of
the moral precepts promulgated by that faith. In politics he is
an ardent Democrat, and takes an active interest in the success
of his party. He is public spirited and enterprising, and in
favor of everything pertaining to the public good. He has met
with the success attending perseverance and industry, and is now
one of the substantial men of the county.
Submitted by Shirley Reese Siltala
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Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Lehigh, Northampton and
Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania. Containing Biographical Sketches
of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties,
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of
the United States. Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co., 1894; |
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