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Kenneth Leonidas Miller

Kenneth Leonidas Miller

Male 1918 - 1998  (80 years)

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  • Name Kenneth Leonidas Miller 
    Birth 8 Aug 1918  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    • His obituary gives his birth as 7 August 1918, the SSDI gives 8 August 1918, and the Social Security Application gives 18 August 1918. His birth record reads 8 August 1918, and this is the date we are using.
    Birth Record of Kenneth L. Miller
    Birth Record of Kenneth L. Miller
    Census 1920  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1930  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1940  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    History According to his obituary: "A well-known auctioneer, owning Ken Miller and Son Auctioneers, he ran auctions and flea markets for many years beginning in 1949. He was previously employed by Central Vermont Railroad, O'Neil Paper Company, Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation, Millers Falls Tool Company and The Northfield Seminary. He served the town of Northfield as road commissioner for 10 years. He was a member of Harmony Lodge of Masons in Northfield, Ducks Unlimited, he played softball for the Finnegans and Mulligans, a team of the Northfield Seminary. He had served as a coach for the Northfield Little League and umpired baseball games. He and his son, Kenny, owned and raced harness race horses. He did volunteer auctioning and was an avid Red Sox fan. He had served as a member of the parish committee and trustee of the First Parish Unitarian Church of Northfield."  [2
    Residence 1994 (Age 76)  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1998 (Age 80)  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 29 Sep 1998  Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7
    Agency: Franklin County Medical Center 
    Burial 3 Oct 1998  Northfield Farms Cemetery, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Gravestone of Kenneth and Velma (Shearer) Miller
    Gravestone of Kenneth and Velma (Shearer) Miller
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Person ID I531  | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2021 

    Father Leon Clark Miller,   b. 30 Nov 1882, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1950, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Lula Morse Hale,   b. 26 Oct 1881, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1966, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1908  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 10 months - She : 26 years and 11 months. 
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Velma Irene Shearer,   b. 17 May 1922, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 2006, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 04 Oct 1940  Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11
    Agency: Northfield Farms 
    Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 18 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Kenneth Leonidas Miller, Jr.   d. 1995
    Family ID F343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Aug 1918 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 04 Oct 1940 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1994 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1998 - Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Sep 1998 - Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 3 Oct 1998 - Northfield Farms Cemetery, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 904; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0030; Image: 828.0; FHL microfilm: 2340639

    2. [S118] Obituary of M. L. Miller, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 1 October 1998).

    3. [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).

    4. [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).

    5. [S805] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).

    6. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      Birth Record of Kenneth L. Miller

    7. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).
      Find A Grave Memorial# 67557842

    8. [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 295

    9. [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1592; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6-47

    10. [S1057] Obituary of Ione L. Rowe, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 18 July 1994).

    11. [S1102] Obtuary of Velma Miller, (Brattleboro, Vermont: "Brattleboro Reformer", 23 March 2006).