Biography of Fred Miller, page 332. History of Northeast Indiana; LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, under the editorial supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and William H. McIntosh. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, New York, 1920. Fred Miller owns and looks after a good farm in Jackson Township of DeKalb County, farming is an occupation of his later years. He always had a fondness for the country life, but during the greater part of his active career followed as mechanical trade. His home is in section 36 of Jackson Township. Mr. Miller was born in Kendallville, Indiana, November 7, 1866, a son of John and Minnie (Keihl) Miller. His parents were native of Germany, were married in that country, and on coming to the United States made their first destination Chicago. Not long afterward they left that city and walked all the way to Kendallville. They lived there the rest of their days. The father was a drayman for many years. Fred Miller was seven years old when his father died and after that he lived with his mother and had little opportunity to attend school. At the age of sixteen he began learning the boilermaker's trade, and for many years was in the railroad shops at Garrett, and worked steadily at his trade for thirty years. In 1912 he invested his savings and earnings in his farm in Jackson Township, and has lived there and enjoyed a contented life and considerable prosperity since the fall of 1912. He is a democrat in politics and he and his wife are member of the Reformed Church. May 24, 1888, Mr. Miller married Ella Steffen. She was born in Keyser Township, near Garrett, June 5, 1867, and her parents were also native of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have six living children: Louis, who was in the army with the Expeditionary Forces in France; John a boilermaker living in Garrett; Charles, who also was in the army; Frank; Fred E. and Elzena. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com