Phillip Edward Miller Born - July 3, 1878 Napanee, Ontario Died - January 3, 1947 Married February 25, 1918 to: Agnus Jan Pattullo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Eva Edna Miller Born - July 1, 1882 Napanee, Ontario Died - January 8, 1945 Portage La Prairie, Manitoba Married February 17, 1904 - Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to: John Wesley Prout Born -August 23, 1884 (AKA Jack) Portage La Prairie, Manitoba Died - September 26, 1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba *** Eva and John had ten children namely: Roy Wesley, Iola Victoria May, Carlyle Melford and eight other children. There are over two hundred decendants of this branch of the Portage La Prairie Prout Family Tree. *** *** This is the writer's direct family line. *** ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lyda Amadia Miller Born - June 19, 1886 Napanee, Ontario Died - September 5, 1972 Married January 25, 1913 to: Nicholas C. Arondus Lyda and Nicholas had three children: James Richard, Ellen Winnona and Glenwood James Nicholas. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dudley Abner Miller Born July 20, 1887 Napanee, Ontario Died August 24, 1971 Winnipeg, Manitoba Married May 7, 1919 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to: Ila V. Williams Born October 1, 1894 Des Moines, Iowa, USA Died June 9, 1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba Dudley and Illa had a daughter named Lillian who was born in "Aunt Eva's log cabin!". Lillian remembers Eva Miller Prout with great fondness. During her years of growing up she spent many weekends at the Prout farm "pickin' peas" and weeding the garden. There are many living relatives of this branch of our Portage La Prairie Prout Family Tree. |
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James Miller Born - November 23, 1857 Dover, England Died - October 14, 1926 Winnipeg, Manitoba Married April 23, 1876 - Napannee, Ontario to: Ellen Thelma Loomis Born - October 21, 1855 United States of America Died - August 12, 1918 Amaranth, Manitoba According to the 1901 census taken in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, James Miller immigrated from England in 1875. His wife, Ellen, immigrated with her family from the United States. Her family is said to have United Empire Loyalist ties. James Miller owned his own barber shop in Portage. Iola Prout once had very long hair that she got tired of when she was about fifteen years old. Besides that, short hair was "all the rage" at the time so she marched into her grandfather's barber shop and instructed him to "cut it off - I'm tired of all this hair!" According to her he tried in vain to talk her out of it but in the end did as she demanded - crying the whole time he was cutting it over the loss of his grandaughter's beautiful hair. Grandmother Miller taught Iola how to crochet (a favorite passtime of hers right up until her death in February, 2000) and also taught her how to do fancy sewing work. Ellen was a very large lady who kept a very clean and orderly house. A place for everything and everything always in its place was her motto! James and Ellen eventually sold the barber shop and bought as farm in Amaranth, Manitoba which was on Lake Manitoba. Iola had very fond memories of her Miller grandparents and described them as the sweetest and kindest people you would ever meet. James and Ellen had four children: Phillip, Lyda, Eva and Dudley. ************************************************************************************************************** |
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| James Miller |
| Ellen Thelma Loomis Miller |
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| Miller home on Garland Street in Portage |
| Phillip, Lyda, Eva and Dudley Miller |
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| John Prout, Iola Winters Glen Arondus & Kay Prout August, 1954 |
Ernie, wife Johnny & John Prout with Dudley & Illa Miller New Years Eve, 1965 |
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