Hulda Anna MILLER

1874 - 1967  (93 years)

• Name	Hulda Anna MILLER
  Born	24 Mar 1874	Free State of Saxony, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Dec 1967	Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Hulda lived in Humboldt. Birthdates for Hulda Miller vary: SSDI lists 24 Mar 1872; newspaper obituary lists 24 Mar 1874; 1900 census lists Mar 1875. 1905 South Dakota census: Hulda Kieni, born in Germany, age 31, housewife, years in SD and the US: 21, father and mother born in Germany. According to the 1920 census, she came to the U.S. in 1884. Social Security Death Index: SSN: 503-54-0461, born 24 Mar 1872, death Dec. 1967, died in SD, last known residence: Humboldt, South Dakota 57035 From the Humboldt Journal, December 21, 1967: “Mrs. H. Kieni, Oldest Citizen, Passed Away: “Mrs. Henry (Hulda) Kieni, 93, pioneer Humboldt resident and its oldest citizen, passed away Sunday evening at a Sioux Falls hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Congregational Church in Humboldt with Rev. Harold Becker officiating. Burial was in the Humboldt Cemetery. “Pallbearers were Claude Patzlaff, Al Etteldorf, Neal Van Viest, Harold Munce, Leon Lee and Carl Eisenberg. “Hulda Miller was born in Saxony, Germany, March 24, 1874, and came to America with her parents at the age of 10, settling in South Dakota in the Wall Lake vicinity. She was married to Henry W. Kieni on November 22, 1892, and they farmed southwest of Humboldt. They moved to Humboldt in 1899 where her husband was in the carpenter and contracting business until his death in 1936. “In October, 1963 (?) requiring intensive care, she became a patient at Mom & Dad’s convalescent home in Sioux Falls. “Mrs. Kieni was a member of the Congregational Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.” “She is survived by two daughters, Ella Kieni, Humboldt, and Mrs. Emma Carter, Alhambra, Calif., and one son, Arthur, Humboldt, and one sister, Mrs. Earl Collins, Phoenix, Arizona.”
  Person ID	I244	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	3 May 2016

  
  

  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	Henry William KIENI,   b. 8 Oct 1868, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Sep 1936, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1892	Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Ella A. KIENI,   b. 27 Apr 1895, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 18 Nov 1969, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 74 years)   2. Emma Elsie KIENI,   b. 6 Apr 1899, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1988, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 88 years)   3. Arthur H. KIENI,   b. 9 Jul 1902, Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1985, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  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		Kieni family plot
  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	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Mar 1874 - Free State of Saxony, Germany Married - 22 Nov 1892 - Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Died - 17 Dec 1967 - Humboldt, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Buried - - Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Minnehaha, 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.

  
  

  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

  Kieni, Hulda 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.