Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory

Introduction

The Miller Family Papers consist of materials relating directly to the William H. Miller family of Port Clinton, Ohio, but within the collection some papers of both the McRitchie and Mackey families are included. The McRitchie and Mackey families are related by marriage, as are the Mackey and Miller families. The materials are divided by record group and chronologically within the record groups when possible. The Papers date inclusively from 1828 to 1978 and include correspondence, diaries, legal and financial papers, printed materials, scrapbook material, photographs, and maps.

The Miller Family Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by John Belknap, executor of the William H. Miller estate, on August 18, 1992. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. Duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and research. The collection was processed and register prepared in December 1992 by Jay Smith and Janice Estey, graduate students in History 656 (Archives Administration) at Bowling Green State University, and was revised by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts in April 1993.

Biographical Sketch

The Miller Family was among the early pioneer settlers of Ottawa County, Ohio, with Henry J. Miller (1812-1874) arriving in the area in 1828. Serving as the first Sheriff when the County was organized, he was also active in the founding of the Ottawa County Agricultural Society, and in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Married in 1836 to Susan Wonnell, the family consisted of six children, Maria, Wilson S., George W., William, James H., and Permilia A.

His son, William, also had a lengthy career as a farmer and is credited with having introduced Elberta peach cultivation to Ottawa County, Ohio. Also active in the Ottawa County Agricultural Society, he was one of the organizers of the Peninsula Farmers and Fruit Growers Club. In 1901, 1902 and 1910, he served as President of the Ohio State Horticultural Association. William married Eliza Pettit Alexander in 1875 and had two children, Henry Alexander, born in 1877, and Mary F., born in 1879.

Prior to his career as a farmer, William served as a corporal in Co.A, 71st Ohio Volunteer Militia and later in Co. K, 139th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. His brothers, Wilson Shannon and George W. also served in the military during the war. Wilson was a Captain in Co.I, 41st O.V.I. and saw action at Murfreesboro, Shiloh, Franklin, Nashville, and the Atlanta Campaign. His brother George, who was a schoolteacher in Erie Township before enlisting, served with the Fifth Independent Company, Ohio Volunteer Sharpshooters. He was wounded at Missionary Ridge and died shortly thereafter on January 20, 1864.

Henry Alexander Miller continued the family tradition in the cultivation of fruits, having inherited the farm from his father William. In 1922 he helped to establish the Catawba Island Fruit Grower's Cooperative. In 1919 he married Alma Bell Mackey, of Gypsum, Ohio, having only one child, William Henry Miller, born on June 22, 1921. William Henry served briefly in the Army during World War II. In June of 1947 he graduated from the Cleveland School of Art, with a degree in Industrial Design. He died in 1992.

Alma Bell Mackey Miller, the daughter of James L. Mackey and Nancy McRitchie, was the granddaughter of David McRitchie and Jane Yule McRitchie, one of the founding families of Port Clinton, Ohio. David McRitchie had a varied political career, having served as Justice of the Peace and then County Auditor of Ottawa County. His brother, James McRitchie, served as Postmaster of Port Clinton, Ohio.

Scope and Content

The Miller Family Papers span the years 1828 to 1978. The largest portion of the collection are the papers of Henry Alexander Miller, son of William. However, the collection also includes papers of the Mackey and McRitchie Families, who were related to the Miller Family by marriage. The materials in the collection document the activities of these three families, with the emphasis being on materials pertaining to the Millers.

The collection contains a wide array of materials, including correspondence, diaries, financial records and legal documents, scrapbooks, photographs, maps, and printed material. Within each record group the material is arranged by series, and chronologically when possible.

The correspondence is the strongest portion of the collection, containing 170 letters from the years 1828 to 1969. The Civil War era letters of William Miller are of particular interest, describing the activities of his unit, Co.K, 139th O.V.I., in their duties guarding the 3,500 Confederate prisoners at Piney Point, Maryland. The McRitchie Family is represented in the correspondence with several letters to David McRitchie from members of the Yule Family, particularly Agnes Yule Rennie, David's sister-in-law, and her husband John in Scotland. Another series of significant letters are those written to Alma Mackey, who, while courting Henry A. Miller, also corresponded with American servicemen from the Sandusky and Port Clinton area during World War I.

There are 34 diaries, dating from 1862 to 1970 in the collection. The Civil War is represented in a record maintained by William Miller, documenting his time spent as a prison guard at Piney Point, Maryland with the 139th O.V.I. A number of other diaries of William Miller were apparently destroyed by his son, Henry. These journals are represented in the form of some notes of dates and events made by Henry prior to their destruction. One significant event noted was the introduction of the Elberta peach and its cultivation by William Miller in 1892. Twenty of the diaries, pertaining to the years 1917 to 1970 were kept by Henry A. Miller. These materials document the agricultural, household, and personal business of the Miller family. Several miscellaneous writings in the collection include family histories, genealogies, some subject files, a biography of William Miller for the American Historical Society, and a memoir of his regarding his service in the Civil War.

Legal and financial records include certificates, deeds, Civil War enlistment papers, the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution, and Bylaws of the Catawba Island Fruit Growers' Cooperative Association, and a significant series of account books, including a series extending from 1904 to 1964 kept by Henry A. Miller. A few of the earlier financial and legal records pertain to activities of David McRitchie.

Scrapbook materials in the collection are eclectic, containing a variety of items that were of interest to Henry A. Miller. In addition to folders of loose items, there are five bound scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, programs, obituaries, invitations, and sheet music. The topics covered include clippings on the Elberta peach, the political career of Henry A. Miller, and incidents of national, international, state, and local events. There are also hundred of obituaries of persons from the Miller family, friends, and civic leaders in the Sandusky and Ottawa County area. Researchers will find that there is a great deal of duplication among the loose and bound scrapbook materials.

A small number of maps in the holdings include blueprint copies showing mine work under the property of Henry A. Miller and a plat of Portage Township showing ownership of land.

Among the printed material retained in the collection are programs of both the Ottawa County Farmer's Institute and the Peninsula Farmers and Fruit Growers Club, and souvenir book of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Port Clinton, a church news bulletin of Trinity Methodist Church, Port Clinton, and the constitution of the Portage Township Cemetery Improvement Association. The twenty-two books included with the collection have been cataloged in the general collection.

An extensive photographic collection, containing several hundred images, is a large part of the documentary materials. There are daguerreotypes and tintypes of family members; 4 x 5 glass plate negative and photographs of the farm, farm crew, and family; and pictures of family events and activities.

A small number of records relating to Methodist Episcopal churches in Gypsum and Port Clinton were included with the family material and are located at the end of the collection.

Representing the wide range of activities and events of a prominent Ottawa County family over much of the 19th and 20th century, this collection is of great value for documenting the political, social, and agricultural life of the area.

Series Description

CORRESPONDENCE

CORRESPONDENCE - GENERAL FAMILY
1828-1968, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Letters between the Miller, McRitchie, and Mackey Family members, including Pettits and Yules. Several letters from Berea, Ohio where William attended Baldwin University (Baldwin-Wallace). Some letters unidentified, or partial identification

CORRESPONDENCE - CIVIL WAR (GENERAL)
1862-1864
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence from family and friends serving in the War, including George O. Bailey (Co.I, 41st O.V.I. with Wilson S. Miller), William Yule (living in Leavenworth, Kansas), and Abe Clendenning, with the Fifth Independent Company, Ohio Volunteer Sharpshooters, at Chattanooga.

CORRESPONDENCE - CIVIL WAR (WILLIAM AND WILSON MILLER)
1864
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence, primarily from William Miller while serving with the 139th O.V.I.

CORRESPONDENCE - WORLD WAR I
1917-1918
Arranged chronologically
Letters and postcards, primarily to Alma Mackey, from various correspondents, including Lee C. Regal, Charles S. Johnson.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

DIARIES - MILLER FAMILY
1862-64, 1900, 1917-19, 1921-34, 1936, 1940-70
Arranged chronologically, and by diarist
Includes two of George Miller's diaries recorded prior to his enlistment in the Union Army, a diary of William Miller which gives an account of time spent in Co.K, 139th O.V.I., a diary kept by Mrs. L.P. Miller, and 26 of Henry A. Miller's diaries documenting life on the family farm.

DIARIES - MACKEY FAMILY
1896
One diary kept by Pearl Mackey, sister of Alma Bell Mackey Miller.

DIARIES - UNIDENTIFIED
1922, 1950, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Diaries kept by unidentified individuals.

DIARY ABSTRACTS
1892-1917 (1953)
Notes made in 1953 from old diaries destroyed by Henry A. Miller.

FAMILY HISTORIES
1914-1934
Arranged chronologically
Printed family histories of the Lattimore and McRitchie families; also, a newspaper clipping about the Miller family ancestry.

GENEALOGICAL NOTES
1918-1974, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Genealogical notes and correspondence on the Mackey, McRitchie, Wonnell and Miller families. Also included is a notebook of Liza P. Miller with genealogical and other personal notes.

MEMOIRS
1924-1954, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Biographical reminiscences and historical notes and anecdotes of William Miller on the Civil War, a family rifle, and an unidentified religious society

FAMILY SUBJECT FILES
1869-1966, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Files on graduations, the Aurora Turkey Shoot, certificates relating to the Miller Family, Alma Bell Mackey's grade cards, a DAR application, and awards

POEM
n.d.
Handwritten poem "Holy Willie's Prayer"

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

CONTRACTS
1854
Contract for sale of land to David McRitchie

AGREEMENTS
1922
Articles of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws of the Catawba Island Fruit Growers' Cooperative Association. Folder includes box label for Buckeye Brand Peaches

DEEDS
1855
Deed to David McRitchie

CERTIFICATES
1843, 1846, 1852-53, 1863-65, 1893, 1932
Arranged chronologically
Justice of the Peace and Ottawa County Auditor certificates of David McRitchie, school teaching certificates of William Miller, and a certificate of nomination of Henry A. Miller as a candidate for the Ohio General Assembly. James McRitchie's appointment certificate as Port Clinton Postmaster located in Oversize flat folder in map drawers.

MILITARY PAPERS
1863
Appointment papers for George and William Miller in the 71st Battalion, Ohio Volunteer Militia. Located in Oversize flat folder in map drawers.

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

ACCOUNT BOOKS
1853-1954 (Scattered)
Arranged chronologically
Includes account books of David McRitchie (1853-1893) detailing expenditures and receipts by account; an account book of Henry J. Miller and account books of Henry A. Miller, showing farm and household expenditures. Some of the account book owners are unidentified.

ACCOUNT SHEETS
1954-1964
Arranged chronologically
Includes ledger account sheets detailing the farm and household accounts, probably of Henry A. Miller.

BILLS
1860-1864
Arranged chronologically
An accounting of bills to and from David McRitchie.

RECEIPTS
1859-1924 (Scattered)
Arranged chronologically
Includes receipts for a tuition payment to Baldwin University, funeral expenses, livery purchases, purchases of English Walnut trees and jersey cows by McRitchie and Miller family members. Note: Facsimile copy of receipt for purchase of the first Elberta Peach trees ordered by William Miller located with correspondence in Box 2, folder 23

NOTES
1842
I.O.U. to Joseph Gill from David McRitchie, apparently for sale of land.

SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS

BOUND SCRAPBOOKS
1896-1967
Five bound scrapbooks which include clippings, funeral notices, wedding invitations, Philo/Clio programs, and sheet music.

LOOSE SCRAPBOOK MATERIAL
1890-1977
Folders of loose scrapbook materials, including newspaper clippings regarding the political career of Henry A. MIller, the Elberta peach, American politics, local events, and obituaries. There are also miscellaneous wedding invitations, anniversary cards, funeral announcements, and maps of World War I battle sites clipped from newspapers.

MAPS

PROPERTY MAPS
1921-1929, n.d.
Mine maps showing excavations under the property of Henry A. Miller in Gypsum, Ohio, and a map of Portage Township showing land ownership. Located in Oversize flat folder in map drawers.

PRINTED MATERIAL

PROGRAMS
1882-1886, 1952-1969
Arranged chronologically
Programs and annual calendars of the Ottawa County Farmer's Institute, the Pensinsula Farmers and Fruit Growers Club, the Port Clinton Garden Club, and the Fortnightly Club of Port Clinton.

BROCHURES
1902-1950, n.d.
Sales brochures, guides and price lists of various farm implements

PAMPHLETS
1942-1961, n.d.
Travel guides and maps for Cleveland and Lakeside, Ohio, the Perry Monument on South Bass Island, and road maps for locations in Florida, the Eastern U.S., and Ohio.

PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS
1900-1957, n.d.
Twelve family albums with portraits of family members, family activities, and landscapes. Some identified.

LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS
1850s-1978 (Scattered)
Arranged chronologically and by format
Several hundred photographs. Includes daguerreotypes, tintypes, and carte de visits of family members, photographs of the Miller family farm, agricultural activities, houses, landscapes, and family vacations.

PHOTOGRAPHS (OVERSIZE)
1892, 1910, 1931
Large group portraits, including the Ohio Electoral College, Ohio State Horticultural Society, and the Ohio State Horticultural Association. Located in Oversize flat folder in map drawers.

NEGATIVES (GLASS)
Circa 1904-1911, n.d.
Glass plate negatives of Miller Family home, fruit packing house and apple picking activities.

NEGATIVES (FILM)
1978, n.d.
Loose negatives, color and black and white, of unidentified subjects.

CHURCH RECORDS

CHRISTIE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GYPSUM, OHIO
1879-1905 (Scattered)
Arranged chronologically
Includes subscription list for a new church, account sheets, Board minutes, tax levy notice for cemetery lots, cemetery account sheets, a Sunday School publication, and papers concerning laying of the cornerstone and dedication of the new Gypsum Methodist Episcopal Church.

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, PORT CLINTON, OHIO
1834-1963 (Scattered)
Arranged chronologically
Includes church histories, centennial souvenir program, and pictures (lines drawings, photo-reproduction).

TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, PORT CLINTON, OHIO
1963-1978 (Scattered)
Arranged chronologically
Includes program of deconsecration, church bulletin, constitution for cemetery improvement, and a photograph.

Inventory

Box 1: Correspondence

Folders

1. Eliza Pettit to C.E. Pettit [Mother & Father], [1828]
2. James Garner to William Miller, Mar 24, 1840, Milton, Saratoga County, NY
3. Samuel Pettit to Emmor Kimber, Dec 3, 1841, Piqua, Ohio
4. William Yule to William Miller, Sept 16, 1850, Clinton, NJ
5. Alma Root to David McRitchie, Oct 21, 1850, Defiance, Ohio
6. John & Agnes Rennie [to David McRitchie], Jan 25, 1851, Templelands, by Dundee, Scotland
7. Alex Smith to "Dear Sir", June 5, 1852, Clushmill [Scotland?]
8. John Rennie to David McRitchie, Aug 22, 1852, Templelands, by Dundee, Scotland
9. John & Agnes Rennie to David McRitchie, Nov 19, 1855, Templelands, by Dundee, Scotland
10. John & Agnes Rennie to David McRitchie, Dec 26, 1859, Templelands, by Dundee, Scotland
11. Jane Hogg Yule [to David McRitchie?], Jan 9, 1862, Drumsturdie, Scotland
12. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, Mar 14, 1862, Berea, Ohio
13. George W. Miller to William Miller, Apr 29, 1862, Port Clinton, Ohio
14. John S. Wheat & W.D. Savage to William Miller, June 10, 1862, Berea, Ohio [Baldwin University]
15. George W. Miller to William Miller, Oct 20, 1862, Berlin Heights, Ohio
16. George W. Miller to William Miller, May 18, 1863, Port Clinton, Ohio
17. H.E. Styring to William Miller, July 21, 1863, London
18. Anna Miller to William Miller, Sept 22, 1863, Maumee City, Ohio
19. George W. Miller to William Miller, Oct 6, 1863 Port Clinton, Ohio
20. John Wheeler, Pres. of Baldwin University, Nov 6, 1863, Berea, Ohio
21. James H. Miller to William Miller, Nov 23, 1863, [Port Clinton, Ohio]
22. George W. Miller to William Miller, Nov 29, 1863, Port Clinton, Ohio
23. William Miller to George W. Miller, Dec 5, 1863, Berea, Ohio
24. Emmeline Hess to Henry J. Miller, Mar 11, 1864, Prairie City, Ill.
25. Jane Hogg Yule [to David McRitchie?], Sept 7, 1864, Drumsturdie, Scotland
26. Nancy McRitchie to Alexander Miller, July 29, 1864, Gilead [Grand Rapids], Ohio
27. Alexander Miller to Nancy McRitchie, Feb 22, 1865, Dundee, Scotland
28. Jane Hogg Yule [to David McRitchie?], June 18, 1866, Drumsturdie, Scotland
29. Henry J. Miller to William Miller, Jan 3, 1867, Port Clinton, Ohio
30. Mary J. Park to Nancy Ritchie, Dec 2, 1863, Champaign County, Ill.
31. Mary J. Park to Nancy Ritchie, May 1, 1864, Champaign County, Ill.
32. Mary J. Park to Nancy McRitchie, Mar 12, 1868, Champaign County, Ill.
33. H. Heller to David McRitchie, June 7,1868, Burnt Hills
34. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, July 17, 1870, Port Clinton, Ohio
35. David Alexander to wife Harriet, Jan 8, 1871, Petersburg, Va.
36. Asa Waterman to David McRitchie, Mar 20, 1871, Burnt Hills
37. John R. Parsons to Charles Darr, June 8, 1871, Jackson, Mich.
38. David Alexander to daughter Lida, Nov 19, 1871, Rochester, N.Y.
39. George Whyte to David McRitchie, Feb 7, 1872, Ringgold, Ill.
40. Georgiana J. Whyte [to McRitchie's], May 27, 1872, Ringgold, Ill.
41. Georgiana J. Whyte [to McRitchie's], Aug 13, 1872, Ringgold, Ill.
42. Georgiana Whyte Blinks to McRitchie's, Jan 23, 1875, Ringgold, Ill.
43. Jane Yule to "Dear Friend", July 21, 1875, Monifieth, Scotland
44. Jane Yule death notice, Feb 28, 1876 Monifieth, Scotland
45. Helen Yule to Uncle [David McRitchie], Mar 16, 1876, Monifieth, Scotland
46. William Watson to David McRitchie, Apr 20, 1876, Linkville, Oregon
47. Helen Yule to David McRitchie, May 17, 1876, Monifieth, Scotland
48. Nellie Yule to David McRitchie, Sept 6, 1876, Monifieth, Scotland
49. Nellie Yule to David McRitchie, Dec 6, 1876, Monifieth, Scotland
50. Helen Yule to Cousin Helen, Mar 28, 1877, Monifieth, Scotland
51. Nellie Yule to Dear Cousin, Apr 30, 1877 Monifieth, Scotland
52. Nellie Yule to David McRitchie, Apr 6, 1879 Constantinople
53. Nellie Yule to David McRitchie, July 4, 1880 Constantinople
54. Anne Whitten to May, Feb 7, 1882 Newtyle, Scotland
55. J.W. Mackey to J.L. Mackey, Mar 6, 1882 Winfield, Kansas
56. David Doig to "Friend", July 18, 1882 Monifieth, Scotland
57. William Whitten to David McRitchie, Aug 2, 1882, Newtyle, Scotland
58. Liz Yule to Aunt & Uncle [McRitchie], Nov 6, 1882Balwise, Near Dundee, Scotland
59. Henry A. Miller to "Poor old Santa Claus", Dec 14, 1882, Gypsum, Ohio
60. S. Soutar to David McRitchie, Jan 25, 1883 Sandusky, Ohio
61. [Liz Yule] to "Dear Aunt", May 26, 1883 Balwise, Near Dundee, Scotland
62. Wilson S. Miller to William Miller, Feb 6, 1887, Elmore, Ohio
63. Janet Sharp to Jane McRitchie, Jan 19, 1888 Bartlett
64. Eddie Mizener & Ernie McRitchie to Cousin Pearl, Jan 19, 1889, [Autograph album page]
65. Gale Hardy to cousin Henry A. Miller, May 17, 1890, Madrid, Nebraska
66. Gale Hardy to cousin Henry A. Miller, Oct 23, 1890, Madrid, Nebraska
67. Gale Hardy to cousin Henry A. Miller, Dec 16, 1890, Madrid, Nebraska
68. Gale Hardy to cousin Henry A. Miller, Jan 12, 1891, Madrid, Nebraska
69. Gale Hardy to cousin Henry A. Miller, Mar 28, 1891, Madrid, Nebraska
70. William Miller to Henry A. Miller, Mar 24, 1891, Columbus, Ga. (with Ribbon from Peach Conference)
71. Gale Hardy to cousin Henry A. Miller, May 31, 1891, Madrid, Nebraska
72. W.E. Bense to J.H. McRitchie, Apr 19, 1893 Port Clinton, Ohio
73. William McKinley (signed Jas. Boyle) to William Miller, Sept 15, 1896 Canton, Ohio
74. S.J. Moore to William Miller, Oct 30, 1904 Zanesville, Ohio
75. William Miller to Henry A. Miller, Feb 24, 1906 Havana, Cuba
76. A.P. Sandles (Ohio Dept. of Agr.) to William Miller, Feb 10, 1911 Columbus, Ohio
77. William Miller form letter re candidacy, Oct 30, 1911, Gypsum, Ohio
78. Henry A. Miller to Alma Mackey, Mar 18, 1917, Albany, Georgia
79. Henry A. Miller to Mother, Dec 20, 1919, Washington, D.C.
80. Dorne [Finley] to Alma, Nov 25, 1919, ,Auburn, New York
81. Dave Mackey to Aunt Alma, Dec 15, 1919, Cleveland, Ohio
82. Mary Mackey to Henry and Alma, Dec 16, 1919, Gypsum, Ohio

Box 2: Correspondence

Folders

1. Alma Miller to Mother and Brother, Dec 17, 1919 Washington, D.C.
2. Alma Miller to Mother and Dave, Dec 19, 1919 Washington, D.C.
3. Leila to Alma [Miller], Jan 11, 1920
4. Henry A. Miller to Alma Miller, Jan 26, 1920 Columbus, Ohio
5. Henry A. Miller to Alma Miller, [Jan 27, 1920?] Columbus, Ohio
6. Henry A. Miller to Alma Miller (7 a.m.), Feb 1, 1921, Columbus, Ohio
7. Henry A. Miller to Alma Miller (Evening), Feb 1, 1921, Columbus, Ohio
8. H.C.S. to Alma Miller, July 31, 1921 Cleveland, Ohio
9. Leila to Alma, Aug 6, 1921
10. W.L. Hutton to Alma Miller, Dec 26, 1921, Burden, Kansas
11. Eva Shafer to William Henry Miller, Jan 1, 1922
12. W.N. Robertson to Alma Miller, Aug 20, 1925, Conneaut, Ohio
13. Dorne Finley to Alma Miller, Sept 3, 1925, Mt. Sterling, Ohio
14. W.L. Hutton to Alma Miller, Dec 16, 1925, Burden, Kansas
15. Nell to Alma Miller, Dec 20, 1925, Sandusky, Ohio
16. Kate Hutton to Alma Miller, Oct 21, 1929, Burden, Kansas
17. William Henry Miller to Santa, Nov 30, 1929, Port Clinton, Ohio
18. Elizabeth Craig to Mary, Jan 16, 1930, Columbia, Pa.
19. Kate Hutton to Alma Miller, Oct 21, 1930, Burden, Kansas
20. Kate Hutton to Alma Miller, Jan 19, 1931, Burden, Kansas
21. Aunt Emma to Henry and Alma Miller, Mar 27, 1931, Sioux City, Iowa
22. Ethel to Alma Miller, Christmas 1934
23. T.H. Parks to Henry Miller, Aug 23, 1965, Columbus, Ohio
24. Edna K. Gould, editor American Fruit Grower to Henry A. Miller, July 24, 1968, Willoughby, Ohio
25. James M. to Aunt Alma, n.d.
26. 7th and 8th Grades to "Dear Teacher", n.d.
27. Alice A. Horn to Elizabeth Lattimore, n.d.
28. William Miller (?) to unknown, n.d.
29. Mary J. Park to Nancy Ritchie, Oct 30, 186-? Champaign County, Ill.
30. Jenny R. Walters to Lizzie Lattimore, May 21, 186-? Fremont, Ohio
31. Janet Sharp to David and Jane McRitchie, Aug 30, 188-? Elgin, Ill.
32. Henry A. Miller to Donna Miller, circa 1890, Gypsum, Ohio
33. Dora Carlton to Alma Miller, [1922?] Cleveland, Ohio
34. Carrie to Alma Miller and Dave Mackey, [Aug 13, 1925?]
35. Doc to Henry A. Miller, [193-?], Cleveland, Ohio
36. George O. Bailey to William Miller, June 19, 1862 Alabama
37. George O. Bailey to William Miller, Summer 1862 Alabama
38. Jacob Shirley to William Miller, Nov 17, 1862 New Albany Hospital No.1
39. George W. Miller to Henry J. Miller, Jan 1, 1863 Columbus, Ohio
40. William Yule to Henry J. Miller, July 19, 1863 Leavenworth, Kansas
41. George O. Bailey to William Miller, Dec 22, 1863 Knoxville, Tenn.
42. William Yule to Henry J. Miller, Jan 4, 1864 Leavenworth, Kansas
43. Wilson S. Miller to Henry J. Miller, Jan 22, 1864 Chattanooga, Tenn.
44. J.M. Barber to Henry J. Miller, Jan 25, 1864 Chattanooga, Tenn.
45. Abraham Clendenning to William Miller, Feb 14, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.
46. Abraham Clendenning to William Miller, Mar 28, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.
47. William Miller to Henry J. Miller, May 17, 1864 Camp Cleveland, Ohio
48. William Miller to Henry J. Miller, May 22, 1864 Camp Chase, Ohio
49. William Yule to Henry J. Miller, May 24, 1864 Leavenworth, Kansas
50. William Miller to Henry J. Miller, May 28, 1864 Washington, D.C.
51. [William Miller to Henry J. Miller], May 29, 1864 Along the Potomac
52. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, May 31, 1864 Point Lookout, Maryland
53. William Miller to James A. Miller, June 5, 1864 Point Lookout, Maryland
54. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, June 15, 1864 Piney Point, Maryland
55. William Miller to Henry J. Miller, June 29, 1864, Piney Point, Maryland
56. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, June 30, 1864 Piney Point, Maryland
57. William Miller to James A. Miller, July 8, 1864 Piney Point, Maryland
58. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, July 18, 1864 Piney Point, Maryland
59. William Miller to Henry J. Miller, July 30, 1864 Piney Point, Maryland
60. Wilson S. Miller to William Miller, Aug 2. 1864 Near Atlanta, Georgia
61. William Miller to Henry J. Miller, Aug 11, 1864 Piney Point, Maryland
62. William Miller to Wilson S. Miller, Aug 19, 1864 Point Lookout, Maryland
63. Earl C. Harsh to Henry A. Miller, Dec 23, 1917 France
64. Ross M. Coomer to Henry A. Miller, Mar 24, 1918 France
65. Arthur to Alma Mackey, June 24, 1918 Camp Jackson, S.C.
66. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, June 30, 1918 Camp Jackson, S.C.
67. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, July 23, 1918 New York
68. Charles S. Johnson to Alma Mackey, Aug 7, 1918 Italy
69. Arthur to Alma Mackey, Oct 13, 1918 Camp Jackson, S.C.
70. Charles S. Johnson to Alma Mackey, Oct 16, 1918 Italy
71. Ross M. Coomer to Henry A. Miller, Dec 9, 1918 France
72. Charles S. Johnson to Alma Mackey, Jan 20, 1919 Italy
73. Lee C. Regal to Nancy Mackey, Jan 25, 1919 Germany
74. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, Feb 2, 1919 Germany
75. H.S. Church to Alma Mackey, Feb 19, 1919 France
76. Lee C. Regal to "The Barbershop Gang", Feb 21, 1919 Wollendorf, Germany
77. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, Mar 2, 1919 Germany
78. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, Mar 16, 1919 Germany
79. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, May 7, 1919 Heimbach, Germany
80. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, May 12, 1919 Germany
81. Lee C. Regal to Alma Mackey, June 27, 1919 Germany
82. H. Rofkar to Alma Mackey, Aug 17, 1919 France
83. H.S. Church to Alma Mackey, Dec 14, 1919 France

Box 3: Diaries, Poem

Folders

1. Diary - George W. Miller, 1862
2. Diary - George W. Miller, 1863
3. Diary - William Miller (139th O.V.I.), 1864
4. Diary - Mrs. L.P. Miller, 1900
5. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1917
6. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1918
7. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1919
8. Diary Notes- Henry A. Miller, 1921
9. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1922
10. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1923
11. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1924
12. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1925
13. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1926
14. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1927
15. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1928
16. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1929
17. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1930
18. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1931
19. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1932
20. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1933
21. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Oct 1933-Dec 1934
22. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1936
23. Diary - Henry A. Miller, 1940
24. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Jan 1941-Dec 1945
25. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Jan 1946-Dec 1950
26. Diary Pages - Miller Family trip to California to visit R.M. Coomer Feb-Mar 1954
27. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Jan 1951-Dec 1955
28. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Jan 1956-Dec 1960
29. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Jan 1961-Dec 1965
30. Diary - Henry A. Miller, Jan 1966-Dec 1970
31. Diary - Pearl Mackey, 1896
32. Diary - Unknown, 1922
33. Diary - Unknown, 1950
34. Diary - Unknown, n.d.
35. Diary Notes from old diaries (1892-1917), 1953
36. Poem - "Holy Willie's Prayer" n.d.

Box 4

Folders

1. History of the Lattimore Family, 1914
2. Miller Family Ancestry (Newsclipping), 1918
3. History of the Lattimore and McRitchie Families, 1934
4. Correspondence on Miller and Wonnell Families, 1918-1974
5. Notice on the Move of Henry A. Miller Family to Port Clinton, 1928
6. Miller Family History Notes, n.d.
7. Eliza Pettit Family Record Notes, n.d.
8. Genealogy Notes - Mackey Family, n.d.
9. Genealogy Notes - McRitchie Family, n.d.
10. Genealogy Notes - Miller Family, n.d.
11. Miller Family Genealogy Notebook, n.d.
12. Liza P. Miller Notebook, n.d.
13. William Miller Biography Notes, 1924
14. Notes on George Miller's Kentucky Rifle, 1954
15. William Miller Civil War Reminiscences, n.d.
16. Notes on History of Unidentified Religious Society, n.d.
17. Masonic Certificates of Dimit - William Miller, 1869-1886
18. Alma Mackey Grade Cards, 1901-1904
19. Mary Alexander Riker DAR Application, 1923
20. Aurora Turkey Shoot File (Photos & Correspondence), 1929
21. Masonic Certificates of Dimit - Henry & Alma Miller, 1929-1939
22. William Henry Miller Graduation File, 1947
23. Ottawa Co. Historical Society Centennial Land Certificate Program to Henry A. Miller, 1966
24. Certificate of Reward of Merit to George Miller, n.d.
25. Contract for sale of land to David McRitchie, 1854
26. Articles of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws Catawba Island Fruit Growers' Cooperative Association 1922
27. Deed for land in Ottawa County of David McRitchie, 1855
28. Justice of the Peace Certificates - David McRitchie, 1843-1846
29. County Auditor Certificates - David McRitchie, 1852-1853
30. School Teaching Certificates - William Miller, 1863-1865
31. Nomination Certificate - Henry A. Miller, 1932

Box 5: Account Books

Folders

1. Account Book - David McRitchie, 1853-1893
2. Account Book - David McRitchie, 1854-1861
3. Account Book - Henry J. Miller, 1855-1869
4. Account Book - Henry A. Miller, 1904-1921
5. Account Book (Farm), 1905-1957
6. Account Book - Henry A. Miller, 1911
7. Account Book - Unknown Ledger, 1937-1942
8. Account Book - Unknown Daybook, 1937-1946
9. Account Book - Henry A. Miller (Journal), 1946-1959

Box 6: Financial Records

Folders

1. Account Book - Unknown Journal, 1959-1969
2. Account Book - Henry A. and Alma M. Miller, 1956-1962
3. Account Book - Henry A. and Alma M. Miller, 1963-1968
4. Account Book - Family Budget Acct. - H.A. Miller, 1945-1947
5. Account Book - Family Budget Acct. - H.A. Miller, 1948-1950
6. Account Book - Family Budget Acct. - H.A. Miller, 1951-1952
7. Account Book - Family Budget Acct. - H.A. Miller, 1953-1954
8. Account Sheets - Henry A. Miller, 1954-1964
9. Bills - David McRitchie Account with Hollinshead & Detlefs, 1860-1864
10. Bills - David McRitchie Account with H.S. Cowell, 1860-1863
11. Bills - John Jenney Account with David McRitchie, 1862
12. Receipt - Tuition of Henry J. Miller (Baldwin Univ.), 1859
13. Receipt - Funeral Expenses paid by Mrs. David McRitchie, 1883
14. Receipt - Livery Purchases of J.H. McRitchie, 1897
15. Receipts - English Walnut Trees, 1909
16. Receipts - Registered Jersey Cows, 1924-1927
17. Notes - I.O.U. to Joseph Gill from D. McRitchie, 1842

Box 7: Scrapbooks

Folders

1. Scrapbook - (Brown velvet) Philo/Clio programs, etc., 1896-1897
2. Scrapbook - (Gray) Clippings, death notices, weddings, 1896-1967
3. Scrapbook - (Brown) Sheet music, death notices, 1896-1939
4. Scrapbook - (Labeled "Registration of Legal Voters")Newspaper clippings, 1910-1924
5. Scrapbook - (Green) Clippings, invitations, funerals, 1923-1937

Box 8

Folders

1. Clippings - Elberta Peach, 1904-1964
2. Clippings - Political Activities of Henry Miller, 1906-1965
3. Clippings - State and Local Politics, 1902-1960
4. Clippings - Miscellaneous Topical, 1904-1977
5. Clippings - Obituaries, 1960-1977
6. Miscellaneous cards, announcements, invitations, 1875-1975
7. Notes on Johnson's Island, n.d.
8. Notes on Elberta Peaches, 1964
9. Ribbons from Conferences (Peach growers, O.V.I.) 1884-1891
10. Maps of World War I Battlefields, 1917-1919

Box 9

Folders

1. Programs - Ottawa County Farmers' Institute, 1882-1884
2. Programs - Peninsula Farmers & Fruit Growers Club, 1886, 1888
3. Programs - Fortnightly Club of Port Clinton, 1951-1969
4. Programs - Port Clinton Garden Club, 1953-1968
5. Brochures on farm implements, 1902-1950
6. Guide to Perry Monument, 1952
7. Guide to Cleveland Streetcar and Bus Routes, n.d.
8. Tour Map Guide to Lakeside, Ohio, n.d.
9. Road Maps, 1942-1961

Box 10: Photographs

Folders

1. Photo Album - Gypsum, Ohio, etc. (76 images), 1900
2. Photo Album - Miller Orchard Operation (59 images), 1900
3. Photo Album - Columbiana County, Ohio (96 images), 1908-1910
4. Photo Album - Florida Vacation (8 images), 1955
5. Carte-de-Visite Album - Miller Family (49 images) Includes Millers, Sloans, Wonnells, Coomers, Hardys, circa 1870
6. Carte-de-Visite Album - Unidentified (43 images), n.d.

Box 11: Photographs

Folders

1. Photo Album - McRitchie Family (27 images) Includes McRitchies, Hydes, Yules n.d.
2. Photo Album - Unidentified Cabinet Cards (24 images), n.d.
3. Photo Album - Vacation Scenes (173 images), 1911-1945
4. Photo Album - Camping, Lake Activities (173 images), 1937-1942
5. Photo Album - Toledo Scenes (108 images), 1957
6. Photo Album - Lake Erie, Archery, Toledo (157 images), 1957

Box 12: Photographs

Folders

1. Daguerreotype - Unidentified Man, n.d.
2. Daguerreotype - Unidenfied Woman, n.d.
3. Cased Tintype - George Miller (?), n.d.
4. Cased Tintype - William McRitchie, n.d.
5. Cased Tintype - Unidentified Woman, n.d.
6. Full Plate Tintype - Jane McRitchie Mizener and her children Clarabell, James, and Edgar, n.d.
7. Tintype - Henry A. Miller, 1877
8. Tintype - Henry A. Miller, 1877
9. Tintype - Three Unidentified Men, 1895
10. Tintype - Two Unidentified Men at Lakeside, 1895
11. Tintype - Mackey and Lattimore Family Members, n.d.
12. Tintype - Two Unidentified Men, n.d.
13. Tintype - Three Unidentified Women, n.d.
14. Tintype - Two Unidentified Men, n.d.
15. Tintype - Unidentified Woman, n.d.
16. Tintype - Unidentified Baby, n.d.
17. Carte-de-Visites - Miller Family Members, 1861-1880
18. Carte-de-Visites - Miller Family Relatives, c.1860-1880
19. Photographs - Mackey Family Members, c.1850-1972
20. Photographs - Mackey Family Home, c.1920
21. Photographs - William Miller Portraits, c.1890
22. Photographs - Wilson Miller, Bert F. Miller Portraits, 1892
23. Photographs - Miller Family Relatives, 1895-1966
24. Photographs - Miller Reunion, Susan Wonnell Miller's at Lakeside, Ohio 1895-1897
25. Photographs - Miller Family Farm and Home, 1896-1905
26. Photographs - Port Clinton High School Class, 1896
27. Photographs - Berea, Ohio Group of 7 Men, 7 Women, 1896
28. Photographs - Apple and Peach Picking Crews, 1896-1918

Box 13: Photographs

Folders

1. Photographs - Henry A. Miller Family, 1885-1970
2. Photographs - Henry A. Miller, Mary Miller & Friends, 1897
3. Photographs - Berea, Ohio Family and Scenes, 1898
4. Photographs - Boarding Club, Columbus, Ohio, 1899
5. Photographs - Ohio State University Buildings (3 images), 1899
6. Photographs - Ohio Horticultural Society Group (William Miller, President), c.1900
7. Photographs - Family Outings, Picnics, Vacations, 1900-1905
8. Photographs - Sloan Family Home, 1900, 1968
9. Photographs - Alma Bell Mackey and Friends, 1903-1918
10. Photographs - Harriet McRitchie Lockert, c.1908
11. Photographs - Wenger Family Members, 1908-1973
12. Photographs - William Henry Miller, 1926-1949
13. Photographs - Henry A. Miller Family Vacations, 1928-1936
14. Photographs - Coomer Family Members, 1947-1951
15. Photographs - Miller Family Home, 1949-1963
16. Photographs - Mackey Family Members, 1960-1978
17. Photographs - Family vacations, 1967
18. Photographs - Ottawa County Historical Society Johnson's Island, 1967
19. Photographs - David and Jane Yule McRitchie, n.d.
20. Photographs - Hattie McRitchie, n.d.
21. Photographs - Irma McRitchie Tifft, n.d.
22. Photographs - Henry J. Miller with wife Susan Wonnell Miller and daughter Ann Miller Hardy Graves n.d.
23. Photographs - Henry A. Miller, n.d.

Box 14: Photographs

Folders

1. Photographs - Mizener Family Members, n.d.
2. Photographs - Railroad Depot, Sumner, n.d.
3. Photographs - Partially Identified People, Houses, etc., n.d.
4. Photographs - Partially Identified People, Houses, etc., n.d.
5. Photographs - Unidentified Houses and Landscapes, n.d.
6. Photographs - Unidentified Male Portraits, n.d.
7. Photographs - Unidentified Female Portraits, n.d.
8. Photographs - Unidentified Children and Families, n.d.
9. Photographs - Unidentified Women, n.d.
10. Photographs - Two Unidentified Women (9 images), n.d.
11. Postcards - Partially Identified (25 images), 1900-1956
12. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller New Home, c.1904
13. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller New Home, c.1904
14. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller New Home, c.1904
15. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller New Home, c.1904
16. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller New Home, c.1904
17. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home, c.1904-1905
18. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home Parlor Interior, c.1911
19. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home Parlor Interior, c.1911
20. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home Parlor Interior, c.1911
21. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home Parlor Interior, c.1911
22. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home Parlor Interior, c.1911
23. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Home Parlor Interior, c.1911
24. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Family Home, n.d.
25. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Family Home, n.d.
26. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - House, n.d.
27. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Family in Front of House, n.d.
28. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Family in Front of House, n.d.
29. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Family on porch of House, n.d.
30. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Porch Scene, 5 Women, 1 Man, n.d.
31. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Porch Scene, 5 Women, 1 Man, n.d.
32. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Porch Scene, 2 Women, 3 Children, n.d.
33. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Porch Scene (Loose Emulsion), n.d.
34. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Family in Yard, n.d.
35. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Two Women, n.d.
36. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Two Women, n.d.
37. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Two Women Beating Rugs, n.d.
38. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Farm, n.d.
39. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Family Car, n.d.
40. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - First United Methodist Church, n.d.
41. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Miller Fruit Packing House, n.d.
42. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Apple Picking (with print), n.d.
43. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Apple Picking (with print), n.d.
44. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Ohio State University Armory, 1899
45. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Steamship "Northland", n.d.
46. Negative (4 x 5 Glass) - Man Sitting by Hut, n.d.
47. Negative (4 x 5 Film) - Unidentified Man, n.d.
48. Negatives (110mm Color Film) - Unidentified People, 1978?
49. Negatives (35mm Color Film) - Unidentified People/Places, 1978?

Box 15

Folders

1. Methodist Episcopal Church (Christie Chapel)Subscription List for new Church, 1879
2. Christie Methodist Episcopal Church Account Sheets William Miller, Treasurer, 1880-1882
3. "Sunday School Classmate" (October 15), 1882
4. Christie Methodist Episcopal Church Board Minutes, 1895-1905
5. Christie Chapel Cemetery - Notice of Levied Tax to Owners of Lots, 1895
6. Christie Chapel Cemetery Fund - Account Sheets William Miller, Treasurer, 1895-1896
7. Gypsum Methodist Episcopal Church Cornerstone Laying Service, 1900
8. Gypsum Methodist Episcopal Church - Clippings on the Dedication, 1901
9. Photograph - Rev. R.S. Mayer, 1930
10. Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Clinton - Historical Souvenir Book, 1934
11. Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Clinton - Centennial Program, 1934
12. Photographs - Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Clinton, n.d.
13. Notes on Church history in Gypsum and Port Clinton, by Henry A. Miller, 1960-1963
14. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Clinton Program of Deconsecration, 1963
15. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church News Bulletin (April), 1965
16. Portage Township Cemetery Improvement Association Constitution, 1978
17. Photograph - Trinity Methodist Church, n.d.

Oversize Flat

Folders

1. Photographs - Ohio Electoral College, 1892
2. Photographs - Ohio State Horticultural Association, 1910
3. Photographs - Ohio State Horticultural Society, 1931
4. Photographs - Unidentified Group, n.d.
5. Certificate - George Miller Appointment Papers, 71st Batt., O.V.M., 1863
6. Certificate - William Miller Appointment Papers, 71st Batt., O.V.M., 1863
7. Certificate - James McRitchie Postmaster, Port Clinton, 1893
8. Certificate - Gold Medal Award to William Miller for Bartlett Pears, Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, 1907
9. Maps - Mine Work under Property of Henry A. Miller, 1921-1929
10. Maps - Portage Township (Ottawa County) Plat, n.d.
11. Printed Material - Ottawa County Republican article on William Miller Home, 1905
12. Printed Material - Progressive Times article on Miller Family Farm, 1927

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