Viola Elsie MILLER

1888 - 1979  (90 years)

• Name	Viola Elsie MILLER
  Born	6 Aug 1888	Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Jan 1979	Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
  Buried	Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Living with mother in Parker, South Dakota, at the time of the 1910 census. Social Security Death Index: SS#: 527-31-8135, Issue state: AZ; birth: 6 Aug 1888; death Jan. 1979, death state AZ; last known residence: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, 85006. Gravestone states birthdate as August 6, 1887. Married sometime between 1907 and 1911. Obituary from the Phoenix newspaper: “Viola Collins Services for Viola Elsie Collins, 91, who died Jan. 21, 1979, in the Desert Haven Nursing Home, will be in South Dakota. Mrs. Collins, of 2645 E. Thomas, was born in Parker, S.D., and moved to Phoenix in 1929. Mrs. Collins is survived by a son, Cleo Earl; and two grandchildren.”
  Person ID	I242	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2013

  
  

  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	George Earl COLLINS,   b. 7 Mar 1890, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 13 Nov 1971, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1911	South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Mell COLLINS   2. Cleo Earl COLLINS,   b. 18 Jul 1919, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1995, Ventura, Ventura, California, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Documents		Marriage. Collins, G. Earl and Viola Miller Collins. 50th wedding anniversary announcement. Article appeared in The New Era, Parker, South Dakota, Tuesday, March 16, 1961.
  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.
  Last Modified	18 May 2016
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Aug 1888 - Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA Married - 1911 - South Dakota, USA Died - 21 Jan 1979 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Buried - - Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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, Augusta. Family home in Parker, Turner County, South Dakota. Assumed to have been taken sometime between 1909 and 1918. Identity of individuals not confirmed, but it is possible that they are Viola Miller Collins (woman in center of photograph), Elsie Miller Strobel (child next to Viola), and Augusta Miller, woman at far right of picture. Assumed date based on the fact that Elsie went to live with her grandmother in Parker after the death of her mother in August 1909. The 1910 U.S. Federal Census lists Augusta, Viola, and Elsie living at their home in Parker. Home was listed as being on 3rd Street.

  
  

  Documents

  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.

  
  

  Headstones

  Collins, Viola Miller

  
  

  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.