Clifford MILLER

1903 - 1976  (73 years)

• Name	Clifford MILLER
  Born	10 Mar 1903	Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Mar 1976	Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	2 Apr 1976	Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Middle name unknown; an "H" appears in only a few vital records and newspaper articles. At the time of the 1910 census, lived with grandparents (Leubeckers) in Springdale Township, Lincoln County, South Dakota. South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949: Clifford Miller Age: 24 Residence Post Office: Tea, S.D. Minnehaha Cty Nellie Voelsch Age: 21 Residence Post Office: Sioux Falls, S.D. Minnehaha Cty Marriage County: Minnehaha Date: 22 Sep 1927 Name of Clergyman: Frederick A. Wellman Official Character: Pastor, Immanuel Congregational Church George J. Lowell and Hazel Lowell were witnesses for Cliff and Nell’s wedding. At that time, George and Hazel lived at 1119 N. Lincoln. 1930 Census, Minnehaha Cty., Wall Lake Township: Miller, Clifford, head, rents, age 26, married, first married at age 24, born in SD, father and mother born in Germany, occupation: farmer, general farm; Max, his father, age 52, widowed, first married at age 28, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany, date arriving in the U.S. is illegible, occupation: retired. "At that time, you had to take your seventh and eighth grade examinations in Sioux Falls. Cliff and I were in the same class. He didn't pass his eighth grade examinations and I did so he didn't go on." "He stayed on the farm and continued farming with Dad all the time." Geo. J. Lowell and Mrs. Geo. Lowell were witnesses for the wedding and the Lowells lived at 1119 N. Lincoln. SSDI: #503-50-0035; born 10 Mar 1903; died Mar 1976, res: 57033, Hartford, Minnehaha, SD Obituary: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Daily Argus Leader, April 1, 1976: Hartford, SD: Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home in Sioux Falls for Clifford Miller, 73, who died in a Sioux Falls hospital Wednesday. Mr. Miller was born near Sioux Falls March 10, 1903. He retired from farming in 1970. His marriage to Nellie Voelsch took place in Sioux Falls Sept. 22, 1926. Survivors include the widow; a son, Marvin, Sioux Falls; two grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. George Lowell, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Al Strobel, Mankato, Minn.” After WWII, Cliff hosted a displaced person from Estonia named Voldemar Sill. From a record in the Arolsen Archives, Voldemar’s name is listed, with occupation farmer, living with C. Miller, at Hartford, South Dakota. Records stated that he “desires to settle in Canada with sister and nephew, Elmar Valling. Sister’s name was Meralda, born 6 Jan 1926. Voldomars was born on 15 May 1925 in Estonia. He died on 11 Nov 2014 in Elk Grove, Cook cty, Illinois. His father was Samuel Siil. Mother’s name was unknown.
  Person ID	I229	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	25 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Max MILLER,   b. 12 May 1871, Free State of Saxony, Germany ,   d. 14 Dec 1963, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	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
  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 Miller
  Family ID	F3617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nell TERRIO,   b. 15 Jan 1906, Howard, Miner, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 17 May 1988, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1927	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Delores MILLER,   b. 23 Apr 1931, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 1972, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 41 years)   2. Marvin Charles MILLER
  Photos		Miller, Cliff and Nell Terrio Voelsch. 25th Wedding Anniversary celebration. Cliff and Nell Miller were married on 22 September 1927 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Date and place of their 25th wedding anniversary celebration unknown. Also pictured are George John and Hazel Lowell, who were witnesses at Cliff and Nell's wedding. Hazel and Cliff were siblings.
  Headstones		Miller, Cliff and Nell Terrio Voelsch Miller.
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2023
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1903 - Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, USA Married - 22 Sep 1927 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Died - 31 Mar 1976 - Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Buried - 2 Apr 1976 - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Leubecher, Augusta and grandchildren, Hazel Miller Lowell and Cliff Miller.
  		Miller, Cliff and sister, Elsie Miller.
  		Lowells and Millers. Pheasant hunting. L. to R.: John Lowell, Jim Lowell, Hazel Lowell, Delores Miller and Cliff Miller. Hazel had written on the back of the picture: "1 1/2 hrs of good hunting."
  		Miller, Clifford. Most likely taken at the time of high school graduation, about 1923.
  		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		Land Records. Family Farms in Wall Lake Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 195? Farms for Clifford Miller, John Franklin Lowell, and Flora Luker displayed. Township map publication data: Official County Plat Book and Rural Directory of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Published by Forde Printing, Inc., Mankato, Minnesota. [195?]
  		Land Records. Family Farms in Wall Lake Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, after 1960. Farms for Clifford Miller and John Franklin displayed. Township map publication data not available.

  
  

  Recordings		Country Life Revisited: Part 04: Recording A driving tour of southeastern South Dakota in August 1987. Contents include: a) the outbuildings of the Miller homestead; b) Grandma Lowell and her brother waiting for their father to return from his visits to Sioux Falls; c) my discovery of the mantel from the homestead; d) walking back to the car after our visit to the Miller homestead.
  		Summers on the Farm: Recording Recollections of G. James Lowell about the summers that he and his brother, John, spent out on the farms of their uncles.