Henry Blackburn Miller

1881 - 1957  (76 years)

• Name	Henry Blackburn Miller
  Born	1 Jan 1881	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Sep 1957	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	11 Sep 1957	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5008	Rossville
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry H Miller, Sr.,   b. 4 May 1850, Ashtabula County, Ohio ,   d. 1 May 1916, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ella M Wyatt Miller,   b. 1852,   d. 1894  (Age 42 years)
  Married	1876
  Family ID	F2933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Goodrich Reed Miller,   b. 21 Mar 1883, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Nov 1962, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1917
  Documents		Marriage- Reed, Gertrude-Miller, Henry The marriage of Miss Gertrude Reed, of Topeka, and Dr. H.B. Miller of Rossville was announced through the Topeka papers last Sunday. The wedding will take place Saturday, June 30. Dr. Miller has leased the residence on south Main street owned by Mrs. Kirby. [From 21 Jun 1917] ---- Notice During my absence Dr. Smith of Willard will be in my office each evening except on Sunday between the hours of 6 to 8 p.m. to take care of any of my patients who might be needing something. By calling him at Willard he will answer calls at other times. I have left a list of my accounts with him so that anyone wishing to do so may pay him and he will receipt for me. If any should prefer they can deposit their account to my credit at the Rossville State Bank. I will be back Aug. 14th and will be found at the office or at home in the Kirby property. Henry B. Miller [From 28 Jun 1917] ---- Miller-Reed Wedding At seven o'clock last night Miss Gertrude Goodrich Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Reed, became the bride, of Dr. Henry Blackburn Miller, of Rossville. There were eighty guests at the wedding ceremony which was pronounced by Dr. Edmund James Kulp, pastor of the First Methodist church. Elaborate details in the wedding plans were omitted. Miss Reed was attended by Miss Grace Heron of Chicago, as maid of honor, and Dr. Milton Miller escorted the bridegroom. Mrs. Robert Fullerton and Miss Lenora Monroe held pink satin ribbons to form the bridal path. Harp music was played by Mrs. F.A. Derby as the wedding procession approached the altar of palms and flowers arranged in the living room. Miss Reed wore a white bridal satin gown made with Venise lace run with silver threads. The long train hung from the shoulders. Her veil of Brussels net held about her head with a band of silver fell over her face. She carried lilies of the valley. She wore a string of real pearls. The maid of honor was in pink Georgette crepe combined with mousseline de soie and carried pink Killarney roses. The ribbon girls wore simple white lingerie frocks. The house and veranda were decorated with quantities of summer flowers. Punch was served on the veranda by Mrs. George Porter, formerly Miss Edna Gafford. Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Reed, of Omaha, Neb. were among the guests. Doctor Reed is a brother of the bride. Mrs. Reed wore a white net evening gown. -Sunday's Capital. Doctor and Mrs. Miller will spend a month in California and will return to Rossville August 1. They will make their home in the Kirby property on south Main street. --- A Correction A mistake was made last week in Dr. Miller's announcement in the date of his arrival home from his honeymoon. It should have been August 1 instead of Aug. 14. [From 5 Jul 1917]
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2017 09:45:07
  Family ID	F2971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Miller, Henry B. 1 Rossville Doctor Dies in Hospital Dr. Henry B. Miller, prominent Shawnee County doctor since 1909, died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 76. Doctor Miller was born January 1, 1881, in Rossville. He graduated from Baker University at Baldwin in 1903 and taught school in Overbrook for two years. He entered the University of Kansas as a laboratory student and a chemistry instructor. Doctor Miller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and served as a resident physician at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Hospital for Contagious Diseases. He joined his father’s practice at Rossville in 1909. Except for the years 1929-31 when he practiced in Topeka, Doctor Miller practiced in Rossville. He was a past master of Hesperian Lodge 111 and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Topeka. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Reed Miller, of the home, and a brother, Earl D. Miller of Topeka. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rossville Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Jones officiating. Hesperian Lodge 111 will hold graveside services at the Rossville Cemetery. The Parker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Miller, Henry B. 2 (First published in the Shawnee County Reporter May 28, 1959) IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of HENRY B. MILLER, Deceased No. 23073 NOTICE OF HEARING The State of Kansas to all Persons Concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said court by Gertrude R. Miller, administratrix of the estate of Henry B. Miller, deceased, praying for final settlement of said estate, approval of her accounts as administratrix, allowances for attorneys fees and expenses, also that the court determine the heirs of said decedent and assign to them the real estate and personal property remaining in said estate, and you are hereby required to file your written defenses on or before the 17th day of June, 1959, at ten o’clock, A. M., of said day, in said court, in the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Gertrude R. Miller, Administratrix and Petitioner J. A. Babicki, Attorney for Petitioner Rossville, Kansas
  		Obituary- Miller, Henry B. 3 Dr. Henry B. Miller Dies Dr. Henry B. Miller died Sunday, September 8, at a Topeka hospital after a long and painful illness. He was 76. Dr. Miller was born January 1, 1881, in Rossville. He graduated from Baker University at Baldwin in 1903 and taught school in Overbrook for two years. He entered University of Kansas as a laboratory student and a chemistry instructor. Dr. Miller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and served as a resident physician at the University of Pennsylvania hospital, the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Hospital for Contagious Diseases. He joined his father’s practice here in 1909 and except for the years 1929-31 when he practiced in Topeka, he has practiced in Rossville. He was a past master of Hesperian Lodge 111 and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Topeka. Dr. Miller entered the hospital October 24, 1956, for surgery and was expecting to return in a few weeks when he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on November 4, 1956, at the hospital. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Reed Miller of the home; a brother, Earl D. Miller of Topeka; 3 nieces and 4 nephews. He was preceded in death by his only sister, Emma Majors, in 1927. Services were held at 2 pm Wednesday at the Rossville Methodist Church with Rev. Don Jones officiating. Hesperian Lodge 111 held graveside services at the Rossville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Marlin Harth, Clifford Cormack, John Fauerbach, Herbert Trimble, Roy Wilt, Leroy Parr, William Martinek, and Alfred Hause. Parker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Rossville business firms closed during the funeral of Dr. Miller. Both the grade and high schools met in a program of prayerful dedication to him during the hour of his funeral. [Poem by K.R. Barnum, M.D.]