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Max MILLER
1871 - 1963 (92 years)
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Name Max MILLER Born 12 May 1871 Free State of Saxony, Germany 
Gender Male Died 14 Dec 1963 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Buried 18 Dec 1963 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Notes - NOTE: Passenger record shows Max as being 11, when they arrived in 1884, which would generate a birthyear of 1872-3. The 1910 census and the 1915 South Dakota State Census indicate a birthyear of 1871. Family members cited his birthdate as 12 May 1871.
"Max Miller came to the United States when he was nine years old. He had come with his mother. His father had come to the U.S. a couple years earlier.
"Max and Ida lived west of Wall Lake until 1907 when they bought a farm just east of Ida's parents.(George and Augusta Leubecher). Augusta was extremely happy now that she could talk to her eldest daughter daily by telephone.
"Max left Lincoln County shortly after his wife's death and moved to Minnehaha County in the Humboldt and then Wall Lake area.
"Elsie married Al Stroebel and lived in Mankato, MN; Hazel married George Lowell and lives in Sioux Falls; Clifford married Nell Voelsch and farmed west of Sioux Falls in the Wall Lake area until his death in 1976."
"For two years [after Ida's death] Dad worked in Humboldt in a blacksmith's shop there and then he went back to farming again. When he went back to farming he hired a housekeeper and then he took Cliff and I. We lived 17 miles west of town at that time. [this is before he bought Cliff's place] I think the place he farmed had been homesteaded by his Dad. I must have been about 9 yrs. old when he bought the farm where Cliff lived. When my mother was killed, they were farming about a mile and a half east of Herman’s. This is where Ida was killed."
"The time that I was about 9-10 years old, the housekeeper we had used to spend her summers with her sister. She had a little boy who was 8 months old when she came to live with us. His name was Bill Carrie. He lived with us off and on for fifteen sixteen years. He was like a brother to Cliff and I. We were about the only family he ever knew."
"[After Ida's death] he sold out that fall sold everything that fall. This was 1909. He never wanted to move there in the first place since it was only a half a mile from Grandma Leubechers. "--Interview with Hazel Lowell, August 1984
"You know, my dad and his dad came from Sioux Falls in the winter time in the sleigh. It was blizzarding so hard, it was cold and nasty, and the animals were following the trail and they got off the trail somewhere and couldn't see anything. And then my dad said, turn around, we just passed Lowell's I seen the light. George's grandma always put a light in the window when they were up and around so if anybody was out they would know there was a house there. So they turned around and went back to Grandma Lowell's and spent the night. This was before Max was even married. "
"The Miller's and the Leubecher's knew each other in Germany."
Rex and Ruby Leubecher wrote a short biography of Max and Ida Miller Family that appeared in a local publication whose title and date are unknown:
“Max Miller (1871-1963) was born in Germany and came to the United States when he was nine years old. In 1899 he married Ida Leubecher (1872-1909) who was also born in Germany and arrived in this country when she was 11 or 12 years old.
“Max and Ida lived west of Wall Lake until 1907 when they bought a farm just east of Ida’s parents (George and Augusta Leubecher). Augusta was extremely happy now that she could talk to her eldest daughter daily by telephone. That pleasure was short-lived as just two years later (1909) Ida was killed by lightning as she was upstairs tucking her three small children into an iron bed. Survivors were husband, Max, and children Elsie, Clifford, and Hazel. Max left Lincoln County shortly after his wife’s death and moved to Minnehaha County in the Humboldt and then Wall Lake area.
“Elsie married Al Stroebel and lives at Mankato, Minn.; Hazel married George Lowell and lives in Sioux Falls; Clifford married Nell Voelsch and farmed west of Sioux Falls in the Wall Lake area until his death in 1976.”
1910 U.S. Federal Census: SD: Minnehaha, Humboldt: p. 12b:
Miller, Max, head, 39, widowed, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, laborer, implement shop.
1915 South Dakota State Census:
Name: Max Miller
Age: 44
Birth Year: 1871
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Germany
Nationality: Widowed
Marriage Year: 1900
Arrival Year in Country: 1883
Arrival Year in State: 1883
Arrival State: South Dakota
Arrival Country: USA
Religion: Methodist Episcopal
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Residence in 1915: South Dakota, United States
1920 U.S. Federal Census, SD, Minnehaha, Wall Lake Township:
Miller, Max, Head of household, owns his property, age 47, widowed, came to the U.S. in 1882, naturalized citizen in 1885
Elsie, daughter, age 18
Clifford, son, age 16
Hazel, daughter, age 15
Cary, Rose, housekeeper, 32, widow
In the 1930 census, Max is living with his son, Clifford.
Legal records for the settlement of the estate of Max’s father lists Max as being 32 in 1907, making his birthdate being abt. 1875.
No SSDI record found under Max Miller, Mueller, Muller or Maximillian Miller.
From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Monday, Dec. 16, 1963:
“Max Miller
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Miller Funeral Home for Max Miller, 92, of 3601 S.. Norton Ave., who died Saturday in Sioux Falls.
He was born in Germany May 12, 1871. He came to Parker in 1883. He married Ida Leubecher November 1899. He farmed in the Humboldt and Hartford areas until 1913.
He is survived by a son, Clifford Miller, Hartford; two daughters, Mrs. George Lowell, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Albert Strobel, Mankato, Minn., two sisters, Mrs. Hulda Kieni, Humboldt; and Mrs. Earl Collins, Phoenix, Ariz.”
Death Certificate
Name: Max Miller
Armed Forces: No
Date of Death: 12/15/1963
Date of Birth: 05/12/1871
Age: 92 years
Place of Death: 3601 S. Norton Ave. Sioux Falls, Minnehaha South Dakota
Disposition Information:
Method: Burial
Cemetery: Mt. Pleasant
Location: Sioux Falls South Dakota
Demographic information:
Residence: 3601 S. Norton Ave. Sioux Falls Minnehaha South Dakota
Marital Status: Widowed
Place of Birth: Germany
Surviving Spouse’s Name, if wife Maiden Name: Ida Leubecher Miller
Father’s Name: Adolph Miller
Mother’s name prior to first marriage: Unknown
Information Information:
Informant’s Name: Clifford Miller
Manner of Death: Natural Causes
Cause of Death Part I: Coronary Occlusion, 8 hours; Atherosclerosis (Coronary) cause unknown, 25 years.
Part II: Gen. Arteriosclerosis, , , [1, 2, 3]
Max Miller Property
100 North 49W Springdale Twp., Lincoln Cty
Section 17 NE Quarter - west half
NW Quarter - east half
Roger Lowell indicated that Max Miller has heart problems and had an enlarge heart when Rog was in high school. Rog said that Max was in the hospital for a month or so. After school, Rog went to the hospital and sat with him for 2-3 hrs. every day so that his mother, Hazel, could go home and fix dinner.
Person ID I227 Lowell&Block Last Modified 26 Jun 2021
Father Adolph MILLER, b. 29 Jan 1845, Germany , d. 24 Apr 1901, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 56 years) Mother Auguste "Augusta" Amalie "Amalia" BETTRICH, b. 14 Feb 1845, Waltersdorf, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany , d. 19 Jan 1918, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA (Age 72 years) Married 1868 Free State of Saxony, Germany Photos 
Miller Siblings, children of Adolph and Augusta Miller.
Two different snapshots taken at same family reunion held on August 5, 1950 in the City Park in Parker, South Dakota. L to R: Hulda Miller Kieni, Rudolph Miller, Viola Miller Collins, and Max Miller.
Miller, Adolph and wife, Augusta Amalia Miller. Documents 
Land Records. Miller, Adolph and wife Augusta. Sell land to their son-in-law, Henry W. Kieni, who lived in Humboldt, South Dakota. 1900.
Hulda Miller, Adolph and Augusta Miller's daughter, married Henry W. Kieni in 1892.Headstones 
Miller, Adolf and Augusta Histories 
Newspaper Articles. Miller Family Reunion. August 5, 1950.
Reunion was held at City Park, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota. Article appeared in the 10 Aug 1950 edition of The New Era newspaper, published in Parker, South Dakota.Family ID F83 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ida LEUBECHER, b. 9 Mar 1872, Tann, Hessen, Germany , d. 2 Aug 1909, Shindler, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (Age 37 years) Married 10 Jan 1900 Shindler, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Children + 1. Elsie Vera MILLER, b. 31 Mar 1901, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA , d. 23 Dec 1988, Mapleton, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA (Age 87 years)+ 2. Clifford H. MILLER, b. 10 Mar 1903, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA , d. 31 Mar 1976, Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (Age 73 years)+ 3. Hazel Lucille MILLER, b. 16 Dec 1904, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA , d. 27 Jan 1994, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (Age 89 years)Photos 
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Miller, Max and wife, Ida Leubecher Miller. Children.
L. to R.: Cliff, Hazel, and Elsie. Taken 1905.
Miller, Max. Family.
Front seat, L. to R.: Helen Leubecher Thompson, Max Miller. Back seat, L. to R.: Cliff Miller, Hazel Miller Lowell, and Augusta Leubecher. Taken sometime between 1910 and 1913.
Miller, Max. Family.
L. to R.: Hazel Miller Lowell, Max Miller, Cliff Miller, Helen Leubecher Bates, and Elsie Miller Strobel. Taken around 1913.At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Miller, Max and wife, Ida Leubecher Miller. Wedding party.
Wedding occurred on January 10, 1900 at Shindler, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.Headstones 
Miller, Max and Ida Leubecher Miller Histories Newspaper Articles. Miller Family Reunion. August 5, 1950.
Reunion was held at City Park, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota. Article appeared in the 10 Aug 1950 edition of The New Era newspaper, published in Parker, South Dakota.Family ID F77 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Ida LEUBECHER, b. 9 Mar 1872, Tann, Hessen, Germany , d. 2 Aug 1909, Shindler, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (Age 37 years) Married 10 Jan 1900 Shindler, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Children 1. Elsie Vera MILLER, b. 31 Mar 1901, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA , d. 23 Dec 1988, Mapleton, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA (Age 87 years)2. Clifford H. MILLER, b. 10 Mar 1903, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA , d. 31 Mar 1976, Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (Age 73 years)3. Hazel Lucille MILLER, b. 16 Dec 1904, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA , d. 27 Jan 1994, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (Age 89 years)Photos 
Millers and Leubechers, 1905
Left to right:
Clifford Miller on rocking horse; Max Miller; Anna Katharina "Kate" Leubecher; Ida Leubecher Miller; Herman Leubecher; Viola Miller; Children: Vera Holmes, Hazel Miller Lowell, and Elsie MillerLast Modified 3 Jun 2015 Family ID F3617 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- NOTE: Passenger record shows Max as being 11, when they arrived in 1884, which would generate a birthyear of 1872-3. The 1910 census and the 1915 South Dakota State Census indicate a birthyear of 1871. Family members cited his birthdate as 12 May 1871.
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Event Map 
Born - 12 May 1871 - Free State of Saxony, Germany 
Married - 10 Jan 1900 - Shindler, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Married - 10 Jan 1900 - Shindler, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA 
Died - 14 Dec 1963 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA 
Buried - 18 Dec 1963 - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Miller, Max. 
Miller, Max. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Miller, Max.
Taken August 5, 1950, at the Miller family reunion held at the City Park in Parker, South Dakota.Miller Siblings, children of Adolph and Augusta Miller.
Two different snapshots taken at same family reunion held on August 5, 1950 in the City Park in Parker, South Dakota. L to R: Hulda Miller Kieni, Rudolph Miller, Viola Miller Collins, and Max Miller.Millers and Leubechers, 1905
Left to right:
Clifford Miller on rocking horse; Max Miller; Anna Katharina "Kate" Leubecher; Ida Leubecher Miller; Herman Leubecher; Viola Miller; Children: Vera Holmes, Hazel Miller Lowell, and Elsie Miller
Documents 
Death. Miller, Max. Death Certificate.
Died 14 Dec 1893, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Land Records. Family Farms in Springdale Township, Lincoln County, South Dakota, 1910.
Farms for George Leubecher, Herman Leubecher, and Max Miller displayed. Township map publication data: Standard Atlas of Lincoln County, South Dakota, including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities, and Townships of the County. Compiled and Published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1910.
Land Records. Family Farms in Wall Lake Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 1929.
Farms for John R. Lowell, Viola Lowell, Minnie McCartney, Max Miller, and Louis Volsch displayed. Township map publication data: Atlas and Farmer's Directory of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Containing Plats of All Townships with Owners Names... Compiled from latest data on record. Published by The Farmer, Webb Publishing Company, Publishers, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1929.
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Land Records. Location of Family Farms in Wall Lake Township, South Dakota, Using Current Street Names
This 1950s Wall Lake Township Plat Map has been annotated with the street and highway names that were in use as of 2014, to assist in identifying the location of the Lowell, Luker, McCartney, Miller, and Volsch family farms.
Land Records. Miller, Max. Purchases Miller homestead farm from mother and siblings, after the death of his father. 1911.
Adolph Miller died in 1901. After his death, his wife, Augusta, and his children Paul, Hulda, Rudolph, Viola, and Max, jointly owned Adolph Miller's homestead farm. In 1911, Max bought out the interests of his mother and siblings and became sole owner of the Miller homestead farm.
Land Records. Miller, Max. Sells original family homestead to M. M. Davey. 1914.
Max Miller's father, Adolph Miller, was the original homesteader for this property. After Adolph Miller's death, his wife and children inherited his property. Max Miller then bought out the interest of his mother and siblings in this original homestead property and he lived on the property until 1914, when it was sold and no longer remained in the Miller family.
Recordings 
Country Life Revisited: Part 03: Recording
A driving tour of southeastern South Dakota in August 1987. Contents include: a) the Volsch family; b) sale of 1117 W. Madison; c) the Leubecher fraction of property next to the Adolph Miller homestead; d) approaching the entrance to the Miller homestead; e) the years that Grandma Lowell spent at this homestead farm; f) beginning of the walk up to the location of the house and outbuildings.Country Life Revisited: Part 08: Recording
A driving tour of southeastern South Dakota in August 1987. Contents include: a) more snow stories; b) location of the school house where Grandma and Grandpa attended as children; c) heading to the Lowell farms; d) Uncle Jack's farm; d) John Fairfield Lowell's homestead; e) double rainbow.
Albums 
Lowell, Miller, and Volsch Land Transactions in SD (10)
This album contains land records that occurred in three counties in Dakota Territory and later in South Dakota that involved members of the Lowell, Miller, or Volsch families.