Hancock County Historical Society Scofield 1921
Page 1296MILLER, James Clinton, now deceased, was one of the substantial men of Fountain Green Township. He was born in Fountain Green Township, October 29, 1868, a son of William and Christina (Seibert) Miller, natives of Fountain Green Township. William Miller was a son of Thomas and Margaret (Meridith) Miller, who, with the Seibert family settled in Hancock County at a very early day. James Clinton Miller was the eldest child born to his parents, the others being as follows: George W., who lives in Fountain Green Township; and Josephine, who is Mrs. George W. Hainline of McDonough County, Ill.
On February 12, 1896, James Clinton Miller was married to Ada Alice Rich, who was born in Fountain Green Township, January 27, 1872, a daughter of James and Mary (Hamilton) Rich, he born November 6, 1846, near Remington, Ind., a son of William Rich, while she was born in Fountain Green Township, a daughter of Henry and Charlotta (Ross) Hamilton, natives of Fulton County, Ill., who were early settlers of Hancock County. When he was six years old, James Rich was taken to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, by his mother, and he was there reared to manhood, and became a traveling salesman for Cole Bros., but later was a farmer, and he died October 15, 1908.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Miller lived for ten years on a farm owned by his father in Fountain Green Township and then bought eighty acres of land from his father, located in the same township, and there Mr. Miller was engaged in farming until his death, which occurred September 2, 1909. Since his death, Mrs. Miller has directed the operation of the place and she has erected a fine modern residence and large barn, and has been very successful as a general farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Miller became the parents of the following children: Harold H., who was born August 5, 1897; Virgil R., who was born December 7, 1899; James Clinton, who was born December 9, 1901; and William, who was born April 9, 1905. Mr. Miller attended the district schools only, but Mrs. Miller is a graduate of the high school of La Harpe. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. A Republican, he served as a school director, and the Modern Woodmen of America held his fraternal membership. A solid, reliable man, he worked hard and won and held the confidence of his neighborhood, and his death was much regretted by all who knew him.
