Charles B. Miller

Charles B. Miller, of Orwigsburg, has had an active

and useful career, and although he has passed the

three-score and ten mark is still engaged in

business and counted among the enterprising

citizens of this borough. Born July 4, 1844,

in West Brunswick, Schuylkill County, he is a son

of Daniel Miller. His grandfather lived in East

Brunswick township, this county, where he married,

and later moved to Ohio. where some of his

younger children were born. His death was

caused by the kick of a horse. His children

were as follows: William, Daniel, Peter, Charles,

Francis, Anna, Eliza and Elizabeth.

Daniel Miller, father of Charles B. Miller, was

born August 10, 1810, in East Brunswick

Township, where he lived to the age of

eighty four years, passing at the home of his

son Charles, where he spent the last six years

of his long life. He is buried at Red Church.

Though he learned the trade of miller he did not

follow it long, farming has been his principal

business in life, and he carried on that occupation

in West Brunswick township, where he had a good

property, the farm now owned by Lewis Freeman.

To his marriage with Elizabeth Krebs were born

four children, namely, Francis, Charles B.;

Mary, wife of Michael Moser:

and Sarah, wife of George Hoy.

Charles B. Miller received a public school education

in his native township, and followed farming

there from early life. Meantime, he also became

interested in the manufacture of brooms, which he

carried on from 1872 to 1887 in connection with

his agricultural pursuits.  In the year 1907, he

moved to Orwigsburg and established the

Orwigsburg Broom Factory, which he has

conducted ever since, at present giving all

his attention to the business, which has prospered

steadily. Most of the product is sold in the cold

regions. Mr. Miller has always been thoroughly

alive to the best interests of the community, and

has shown his desire to further the same by his

association with such movements as have for their

object of promotion of the general welfare.

He was one of the founders of the Southern

Schuylkill County Fire Insurance Company, which

he served as secretary for seven years, and

for twenty years he was secretary of the

West Brunswick township school board, which

has charge of what is known as the Center

school district. He is a devote member of the

Reformed Church and formerly took an

active part in its work.

During the Civil War Mr. Miller showed his

loyalty to the Union cause by enlisting in the

Home Guards during Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania;

he was out ten days.

Mr. Miller's first marriage was to Miss Miriam

Hoy; daughter of Henry Hoy. Eight children

were born to this union, namely, Miriam, who died

young, Loretta, Lillian and Annie, all three deceased;

Oscar; Frank; Clayton and Joseph. The mother of this

family died, and Mr. Miller subsequently married

the widow of Samuel Bossler. No children have been

born to this marriage.

Excerpt from the Book

" The Historical Book of

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania"

By: J. H. Beers

Printed in 1916

Pages: 446 & 447