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Elizabeth Boyd
~ Oliver P. Miller
Guthrie County, Iowa
Oliver P. Miller was born June 23, 1842, in Parke county, Indiana, and is the son of Enos and Rufa Ann (Switzer) Miller. He moved with his
parents to Des Moines in the fall of 1851, and came to Jackson township in the spring of 1852. In December, 1865, he was married to Miss
Elizabeth Boyd, a daughter of John and Melinda (Pernell) Boyd. They have
seven children -- Mary E., Joseph, Enos B., Perry L., Rufa Ann, James R.
and Elizabeth A. M. Oliver came to this township in the fall of 1867 and settled on section 5, where he owns two hundred acres of land,
mostly under cultivation. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, 29th Iowa infantry, and took part in the engagements at Helena, Fort
Pemberton, Little Rock, Jenkins' Ferry, Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely and Whistler. He was discharged at Davenport in August, 1865. He is a member
of William Hill Post No. 41, of which he is adjutant.
Source: History of Guthrie and Adair counties, Iowa : together with sketches of their towns, villages and townships, educational, civil,
military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of old settlers and representative citizens. Springfield,
Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884. - FHL US/CAN Film 934942 Item 3
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