Olena Scott and James Alden Miller

JAMES ALDEN MILLER was born September 21, 1858 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri,^{6331, 120} and died August 10, 1940 in Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.^{120, 6331} He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles, California.^{120, 456, 6331}

He married OLENA SCOTT on September 30, 1891 in Redfield, Dallas, Iowa,³⁴³⁴ daughter of LAURA MATILDA MAULSBY and THOMAS LOGAN SCOTT. She was born August 4, 1861 in Indiana,^{334, 6331} and died April 27, 1949 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.⁶³³¹ She is buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles, California.^{456, 6331}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Olena Scott)

Children of OLENA SCOTT and JAMES ALDEN MILLER:

1. GEORGE SCOTT MILLER, b. January 12, 1896, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa;⁸ d. December 13, 1918, Los Angeles County, California.¹³²³

Education

Newspaper Articles

Perry Pilot, August 6, 1884³⁷⁵⁷

A number of Miss Lena Scott's friends, including several from Des Moins and Adel, enjoyed a very pleasant time at her home in Redfield, Monday evening, the event being her birthday. During the evening Miss Lena was presented with a handsome pair of roller skates by the party, and later a splendid supper was served. The evening was heartily enjoyed by all present.

Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, December 28, 1892²⁹³⁸

Miss Blanche Scott of Redfield, Iowa, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Miller at No. 267 Fourth avenue.

Obituaries

Los Angeles Times, August 12, 1940¹²⁰

MILLER, James A., August 10, of 763 North Michigan avenue, Pasadena, a resident of this community for 42 years. Survived by wife, Lena S. Miller.

Funeral services Tuesday, 10 a.m., at Memory Chapel, Ives & Warren Co., 100 N. Hill avenue, Pasadena. Interment Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena.

New York Times, August 12, 1940¹²⁰

JAMES ALDEN MILLER

Former Editor and Publisher Dies in Pasadena at 81

Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.—James Alden Miller, well known as a former publisher and editor in the Middle West and California for more than half a century, died in a Pasadena hospital last night at the age of 81.

At one time Mr. Miller was city editor of The Kansas City Times, held a similar position on The Des Moines Register and served later as editor and publisher of The Railway Conductor, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

In 1898 he came to California and served as editor and publisher of The Long Beach Press. He later was secretary of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce. In 1912 he became editor of The Pasadena News.

Mr. Miller was born in Kansas City, Mo., and was graduated from the University of Iowa. He leaves a widow.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 15, 1870326	Redfield, Dallas, Iowa	Thomas Logan Scott Laura Matilda Maulsby Nora Delle Scott Blanche Scott William Douglass Scott Inez Mary Scott Olena Scott Sarah Almeda Scott
188583	Redfield, Dallas, Iowa	Thomas Logan Scott Laura Matilda Maulsby Blanche Scott William Douglass Scott Harry Logan Scott Nora Delle Scott Olena Scott
June 5, 1900761	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California	Olena Scott James Alden Miller George Scott Miller
April 29, 1910352	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California	Olena Scott James Alden Miller George Scott Miller
January 5, 1920353	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California	James Alden Miller Olena Scott
April 5, 1930337	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California	James Alden Miller Olena Scott
May 1, 19402537	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California	James Alden Miller Olena Scott