Glenn Allen Miller

5 February 1901–5 March 1994 (Age 93)
Hancock, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

The Life of Glenn Allen

When Glenn Allen Miller was born on 5 February 1901, in Hancock, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, George Edwin Muller, was 30 and his mother, Caroline Elizabeth Deffenbaugh, was 36. He married Hazel Marie Taylor on 26 May 1928, in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1925 and James Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 5 years. He died on 5 March 1994, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Glenn Allen Miller
1901–1994
Hazel Marie Taylor
1908–1971
Marriage: 26 May 1928
Maurice Eugene Miller
1930–2008
Gloria Ardelle Miller
1932–2017
Barbara Lucille Miller
1936–1969

Spouse and Children

    Glenn Allen Miller

    Male1901–1994Male

    Hazel Marie Taylor

    Female1908–1971Female

MARRIAGE
26 May 1928
Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
children

(3)

    Maurice Eugene Miller

    Male1930–2008Male

    Gloria Ardelle Miller

    Female1932–2017Female

    Barbara Lucille Miller

    Female1936–1969Female

Parents and Siblings

    George Edwin Muller

    Male1870–1949Male

    Caroline Elizabeth Deffenbaugh

    Female1865–1917Female

siblings

(8)

    Harry Lewis Miller

    Male1889–Male

    Maude Florence Miller

    Female1890–1964Female

    Roy N Miller

    Male1892–Male

    Alta B Miller

    Female1893–Female

    Ada Francis Miller

    Female1894–Female

+3 More Children

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

Age 1

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

Age 12

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world

Age 25

Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.

Name Meaning

1 English and Scottish: occupational name for a miller. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern Middle English term, an agent derivative of mille ‘mill’, reinforced by Old Norse mylnari ( see Milner ). In southern, western, and central England Millward (literally, ‘mill keeper’) was the usual term. The American surname has absorbed many cognate surnames from other European languages, for example French Meunier , Dumoulin , Demoulins, and Moulin ; German Mueller ; Dutch Molenaar ; Italian Molinaro ; Spanish Molinero; Hungarian Molnár; Slavic Mlinar , etc.2 Southwestern and Swiss German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Müller ( see Mueller ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Glenn A Miller, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Glen A Miller in household of George A Miller, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Glen A Miller in household of George A Miller, "United States Census, 1910"

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