Marie Elizabeth Biel and Elwood Kingsley Miller

ELWOOD KINGSLEY MILLER, son of NANCY JANE ENGLE and LOUIS MILTON MILLER, was born January 30, 1888 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington,⁹⁴⁴⁴ and died August 22, 1952 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington.⁹¹⁸⁹ He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.⁴⁵⁶

He married MARIE ELIZABETH BIEL. She was born October 9, 1892 in Dodge, Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

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Children of MARIE ELIZABETH BIEL and ELWOOD KINGSLEY MILLER:

1. DOROTHY LOUISE MILLER, b. June 10, 1915, Spokane, Spokane, Washington;⁴⁵³² m. GRATTAN WILLIAM SEXTON on September 16, 1935 in St. Francis Church, Spokane, Spokane, Washington¹⁰⁸¹³; d. March 18, 2005.⁴⁵³²
2. LOIS MARIE MILLER, b. December 21, 1920, Washington;⁹⁴⁴⁴ m. ELMER REYNOLDS; d. February 23, 1968, Spokane, Spokane, Washington;⁷⁵⁶ bur. Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.⁴⁵⁶



Personal Information

Elwood K. Miller

• co-owned Carter-Miller Mill Furnishing company⁹⁴⁶¹
• was a member of the Knights of Columbus⁹⁴⁶¹
• was a member of the Rotary Club⁹⁴⁶¹
• was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Spokane, Spokane, Washington. ⁹⁴⁶¹

Obituaries

Spokesman-Review, August 24, 1952⁹⁴⁶¹

ELWOOD MILLER

Services for Elwood Miller, 64, Country Homes Estate, will be held at 8:15 a. m. tomorrow from St. Francis of Assisi church. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.

Rosary will be said at 7:30 tonight in the Hennessey funeral home.

Mr. Miller was partner in the Carter-Miller Mill Furnishing company, N1324 Ash. He died Friday night in a Spokane hospital.

A native of Spokane, Mr. Miller suffered a stroke about two weeks ago and had been confined to the hospital since.

His parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Miller, came to Spokane from Kansas in 1886. Following the fire that destroyed much of the city in 1889, the family for some time lived in a tent near the present site of the armory building.

Mr. Miller and his partner, A. L. Carter, founded the machinist company in 1929.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Serra club, the Rotary club, the Early Birds, the Spokane County Republican club, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic church, and the Holy Name society of that church. He held various offices in the organizations.

Survivors include the widow, Marie, at the home; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Sexton and Mrs. Lois Reynolds, both of Spokane; a sister, Mrs. Allie Gray, Philipsburg, Mont., and five grandchildren.

Spokesman-Review, August 25, 1952⁹⁴⁶⁰

MILLER, Elwood K.—His home was at N9015 Wall st. He was vice president of the Carter-Miller Mill Furnishing Co. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie E. Miller, at the home; 2 daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Sexton and Mrs. Lois Reynolds, both of Spokane; sister, Mrs. Allie Gray, Philipsburg, Mont.; aunt, Mrs. Ella Blenz, Colville, Wash.; uncle, Burrell Engle, Santa Barbara Calif.; 5 grandchildren. Funeral Mon., Aug. 25, at 8:15 a. m. from the St. Francis of Assisi church, Heroy and Jefferson. Rev. Frederick Bromhan, OFM, officiating. Interment Holy Cross cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 16, 19007650	Mayer, Spokane, Washington	Louis Milton Miller Nancy Jane Engle Elwood Kingsley Miller Warren Milton Miller Albertina May Miller
May 26, 19104558	Five Mile, Spokane, Washington	Louis Milton Miller Nancy Jane Engle Elwood Kingsley Miller Warren Milton Miller Albertina May Miller
January 10, 19204559	Spokane, Spokane, Washington	Elwood Kingsley Miller Marie Elizabeth Biel Dorothy Louise Miller
April 8, 19304597	Five Mile, Spokane, Washington	Elwood Kingsley Miller Marie Elizabeth Biel Dorothy Louise Miller Lois Marie Miller
April 10, 19402696	Five Mile, Spokane, Washington	Elwood Kingsley Miller Marie Elizabeth Biel Dorothy Louise Miller Lois Marie Miller Grattan William Sexton
April 21, 19509596	Five Mile, Spokane, Washington	Elwood Kingsley Miller Marie Elizabeth Biel Lois Marie Miller Son