Men of progress, Indiana : a selected list of biographical sketches
and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official
life : together with brief notes on the history and character of
Indiana
Indianapolis: Indianapolis Sentinel Co., 1899, 636 pgs.
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LEWIS JACKSON MILLER has had his residence at Boonville, Warrick
County, his native county in which he was born August 18, 1834.
His father was David Miller, a farmer in moderate circumstances and
his mothers maiden name was Bloyd, Nancy Bloyd.
In the way of education young Miller secured such as was obtainable
in the schools of his native county by attending them two or three
months in the winter season.
These schools were usually held on houses built of logs, presided
over by men who could read or write and master arithmetic from
addition, these studies mastered the pupils were ready for their
diplomas.
The grand march of the common school system in Indiana since that
time reads more like fiction than fact.
Nevertheless these rude institutions of education thousands of sons
of pioneers with all the schooling they
recieved, and supplied them in so far as schooling was concerned ,
for the duties of life, and it is a fact worthy of notice that some
of these graduates in afteer life became citizens of thier localities
and state of prominence and usefulness in the higher walks of life.
Mr Miller worked on a farm until he reached the age of twenty four
years, when he entered the store of his uncle John Lynn, of
Lynnville, where he remained until 1867.
At this date Mr Miller was elected to the responsible office of
county treasurer on the democratic ticket and removed to Boonville
the county capitol.
His services as county treasurer were recognized by his fellow
citizens. He was a safe custodian of the peoples money and his
integrity unquestionable and was elected again , serving two terms in
succession.
At this time there was a pressing demand for banking facilities in
Bonville, as the banking buisness of the town had been transacted in
Evansville.
As a result Mr Miller in connection with others organized the
Boonville Banking company.
Mr Miller being largely instrumental in establishing the institution
beginning buisness January 1 , 1872 with Mr Miller as cashier.
The buisness proving profitable with steadily increasing patronage
in December 1874 the Boonville Banking company became a National Bank
with iller as president, a position he has held ever since.
Mr Miller from 1876 to 1883 served as county deputy treasurer and in
1888 was elected again the county treasurer.
Mr Miller is one of the most substantial and reliable of the
buisnessmen of Boonville and of southern Indiana .
He is a man of great means and large public spirit, ready at all
times to promote the welfare of the city, county and state.
In April 1858 he was united in marriage to Miss Martha C Hart, they
have had nine children born to them, of whom six are living, Mrs
Miller died in 1889.
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