MILLER-John - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

John MILLER, Covington, one of Covington’s energetic business men is a native of Wartemburg Germany. He spent most of his early life there and received a good business education. In 1858 at the age of sixteen, he immigrated to the United States and landed in New York City June 14. He came direct to Covington and began work for Mr. M. Mayer, with whom he remained for about three years, learning the trade of a baker and confectioner. He then went to LaFayette Indiana and spent about four years the last eight months of the time as partner of the man for whom he worked. Selling out his interest he went to Danville Illinois, and engaged in business there, from 1866 to 1871. During this time he met with two losses by fire, In 1871 he returned to Covington and took charge of a hotel, owned by his father-in-law, William Heegel. In this he spent almost two years, and then began again in a small way in the Baker’s business. [From that time to the present his trade has been gradually increasing, and he is now running an extensive grocery and bakery.] In 1876 in company with his older brother, Joseph Miller, he built the Miller Block, which is a two story building 43x68 finished with a hall above known as Miller Brother’s Hall. The corner room, 23x68 is used by himself. In 1868 Mr. Miller was married to Miss Pauline Heegel. They are the parents of five children, three boys and two girls.