G1 Aaron Kreider Miller (1835-1899)

Oakland Cemetery, Adams Township Darke County, Ohio

G1 Aaron Kreider Miller, born April 16, 1835, died February 9, 1899 Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio; married September 1, 1859 DCO, Susannah E. Miller, daughter of John Miller & Elizabeth Martin, born July 27, 1841 Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio, died November 14, 1904 Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio.

In 1866 Aaron burnt the brick used to build the Oakland meeting house which today is the Oakland Church of the Brethren.

"Aaron K. Miller, son of John C. and Gertrude Kreider Miller, was born at the old Miller homestead one mile southwest of the Oak Grove church, April 16, 1835. In his later years he and his wife, Susan, lived the first place west of the Oakland church, in the brick house back from the road on the south side. He was elected to the ministry and later ordained to the Eldership and when the 1881 divide came, identified himself with the Old German Baptist brethren and gave the ground for the Oak Grove church just south of his buildings in the woods near the railroad. He died February 9, 1899, after a few hours of suffering. He was the presiding Elder at Oak Grove and after his passing the church was left without an overseer or minister. He is buried in the Oakland Cemetery."

MILLER.-Aaron K. Miller was born Apr. 16, 1835, departed this life Feb. 9, 1899 after about four hours of intense suffering from neuralgia. The cause of his death is supposed to have been neuralgia of the heart. His death was sudden and unexpected to all of us, but we must not mourn, for what God does is well done. His age was 63 yr., 9 mo. and 23 d. Services by the brethren, burial in the old Oakland graveyard. The remains were followed by a large number of sympathizing relatives and friends. This leaves the Oak Grove church without a shepherd or preacher.

The community surrounding the Oakland church, north of Gettysburg, was greatly shocked on Thursday of last week from the sad intelligence of the sudden death of Rev. Aaron Krider Miller, the only pastor of the Oak Grove church of that immediate vicinity.

He had been seemingly in robust health and of vigorous physique and that he should so soon be the victim of the resistless hand of death was the least expected by the near and dear ones around him.

For about a week before his death he complained at times of a slight pain in his breast, but attended to his work at home as well as to such business that had been intrusted in his care, up to about 9 o'clock, last Thursday morning, when he was suddenly almost prostrated by a severe pain in the breast, neuralgia of the heart, from which he suffered untold agony for about four hours, when the messenger came to his relief and bore is spirit away.

Aaron K. Miller was born April 16, 1836 and departed this life Feb. 9, 1899, aged 63 years, 9 months and 23 days.

He spent his entire life in Darke county in the vicinity of his late home. In his early manhood he united with the Dunkard church in which society he ever proved a helpful influential and worthy member. His daily walks and conversations were characteristic of such strong impulses of integrity of heart and kindness of soul that endeared him to all who learned to know him and no one loved him better than those who knew him best. Truly a good man has gone from among us and the places that knew him once so well and favorably upon the stage of action shall know him no more forever.

Some twelve years ago the deceased was elected pastor of the Old Order Dunkards, which capacity he served with satisfaction to his congregation, honor to himself and reverence to his Master above.

His last services as pastor of his congregation were held on Sunday, January 29, when he preached with his usual vigor of health and earnestness of soul and at the close announcing the service again in two weeks, thus virtually announcing the services of his own funeral, which was held at the church, last Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, Elder Bowman and others officiating. Interment in Oakland cemetery.

He leaves a broken hearted side companion, 3 sons, 6 daughters, 5 brothers and 3 sisters besides a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn the loss of one whom they knew not but to love.

MILLER.-In this Oak Grove district of church, Darke Co., Ohio, Sister Susan E. Miller, widow of Elder Aaron K. Miller. She was born in Adams Township, Darke Co., Ohio, July 27, 1841 and died Nov. 14, 1904 aged 63 years, 3 mos. and 17 days. She was married to Aaron K. Miller Sept. 1, 1859, who preceded her to the spirit world nearly six years viz. Feb. 14, 1899. To them were born three sons and seven daughters. One daughter has passed away. Three sons, six daughters, thirty grand-children, three great-grand-children, one brother, four sisters and a host of other relatives and friends are left to mourn her departure.

Children of Aaron K. Miller and Susanna E. Miller:

H1 Israel B. Miller
H2 Harriet Miller
H3 John Miller
H4 Emma Miller
H5 Noah C. Miller
H6 Sarah Miller
H7 Lizzie Miller
H8 Ella Miller
H9 Martha Miller