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Sallie Miller

Sallie Miller



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sallie MillerSallie Miller

    Family/Spouse: Levi Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John W. Franklin Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John W. Franklin MillerJohn W. Franklin Miller Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born in 1879.

    Other Events:

    • Industry: General Hauling
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Frank Miles
    • Name: Frank Miller
    • Name: Frank Miller
    • Name: John M. N. Miller
    • Name: John W F Miller
    • Residence: 1900, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
    • Residence: 1920, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Highland Ave.; 49 Age: 49; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 0101; HomeOwnership: Owned; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0101; ValueOfHome: 1500; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head; Teamster Occupation: Teamster

    John married Mary Elizabeth Thomas on 22 Feb 1900 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of Fred Thomas and Eliza Thomas) was born on 21 Jan 1882 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Jul 1945 in Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Charles William Franklin Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1901 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Mar 1967 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 4. Eliza S Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1904 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 5. James Theodore Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jun 1907 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 6. Anna Elizabeth Louvenia Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1908 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Charles William Franklin MillerCharles William Franklin Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 28 Oct 1901 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Mar 1967 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Charles Miller
    • Name: Charles Miller
    • Residence: 1910, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Residence: 1920, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Industry: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Restaurant
    • Residence: 1930, 506 Strawberry street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 29; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 0039; IsEmployed: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0039; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Lodger; Occupation: Cook
    • Residence: 1940, Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 39; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 9; EnumerationDistrict: 22-47; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Lodger
    • Physical Description: 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 5 3 Weight: 145 Complexion: Dark Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown
    • Residence: 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 41; Self RelationToHead: Head
    • Military Draft: 16 Feb 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 40

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery


  2. 4.  Eliza S MillerEliza S Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1904 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eliza Banks
    • Residence: 1910, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1920, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Eliza married Ozelle Banks on 20 Feb 1923 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Ozelle (son of Monroe Banks, son of Monroe Banks and Adaline Berry) was born on 27 Mar 1902 in River Junction, Gadsden, Florida, USA; died in Oct 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 5.  James Theodore MillerJames Theodore Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 16 Jun 1907 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Industry: General Hauling
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: James F Miller
    • Name: James Fleador Miller
    • Name: James Miller
    • Residence: 1910, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Residence: 1920, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Highland Ave.; 23 Age: 23; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 0101; IsEmployed: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0101; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son; Teamster Occupation: Teamster
    • Residence: 1935, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Employer: Harry Yates Height: 5 4 Weight: 130 Complexion: Dark Brown Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Black
    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Highland Avenue; 32 Age: 32; AttendedSchool: No; EmploymentCode: 7; EmploymentDetails: Unable to Work; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 22-122; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 5th grade; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son


  4. 6.  Anna Elizabeth Louvenia MillerAnna Elizabeth Louvenia Miller Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 24 Apr 1908 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Geary
    • Name: Anna Geory
    • Residence: 1910, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1920, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Anna married Joseph Thomas Geary, I on 15 Sep 1925 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph (son of Father Unknown Geary and Mother Unknown Geary) was born on 19 Apr 1876 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 May 1959 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Franklin Geary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1927 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 8. Eleanor Geary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1929 in New Jersey, USA.
    3. 9. Jeanne Geary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1931 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 10. William Edward Geary, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1933; died on 1 Sep 2013; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 11. Valeria Geary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1937 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. 12. George Geary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1938 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. 13. Russell Geary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1940 in Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Franklin GearyFranklin Geary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1927 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1935, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA


  2. 8.  Eleanor GearyEleanor Geary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1929 in New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1935, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA


  3. 9.  Jeanne GearyJeanne Geary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1931 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1935, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA


  4. 10.  William Edward Geary, Sr.William Edward Geary, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 20 Jan 1933; died on 1 Sep 2013; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: William Gerry Sr.
    • Residence: Edgemont, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    William E. Geary, Sr., 80, died on September 1, 2013.

    A lifetime resident of Edgemont, Susquehanna Township, he graduated from Susquehanna Township High School in 1950. He graduated second in his class and played varsity football, basketball and ran varsity track. He served in the United States Air Force for four years and worked in New York City for a short time. Other than those times he lived in his beloved Edgemont. He attended Waupeton Community College in North Dakota, while posted there and Elizabethtown College after returning to Pennsylvania. He worked a variety of jobs, the most significant being at the Lebanon VA Hospital, and Bethlehem Steel pipe mill. He retired from there in 1998, after 31 years.

    He was one of 10 children born of Anna (Miller) Geary and Joseph T. Geary, Sr. Of his siblings, Jeanne Geary Jackson, Russell T. Geary and Eleanor Geary Sloane ("Sis") died before him. Surviving him are Franklyn H. Geary and Faye Geary Lumpkin of Atlanta, Valerie Geary (Tootsie), George Leonard Geary (Lenny), Joseph T. Geary, Jr. (Tommy), and Bruce Geary (Bootsie), all of Harrisburg.

    Also surviving are his wife of 20 years, Ellen K. Barry and children, Maria Geary (Jerome Scott) of Durham, NC, William E. Geary, Jr. of Steelton, three grandchildren, Corinne Geary, Bryant Letterlough and Lindsay Carter (Eric), five great-grandchildren and many beloved nephews and nieces. He was a member of American Legion Post 733 and a past member of the Edgemont Fire Company.

    There are no services. He will be interred in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at a later date. His family have invited friends to stop over at his house on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 1pm - 6pm. Memorial donations can be made to the Humane Society of Harrisburg, 7790 Grayson Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111-5415. Arrangements by Auer Cremation Services of Pennsylvania, Inc. www.pennlive.com/obits

    Published in Patriot-News on September 3, 2013
    Inscription

    SSGT US AIR FORCE
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    Family/Spouse: Ellen K Barry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Valeria GearyValeria Geary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1937 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA


  6. 12.  George GearyGeorge Geary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1938 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA


  7. 13.  Russell GearyRussell Geary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anna3, 2.John2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1940 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1940, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA




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