Return to the Land

Preface

Have you every noticed in your children certain behavior patterns that mimic their grandparents or a close relative? Have you ever imagined what your great-great-grandfather or grandmother were like? They certainly had similar emotions, aspirations, hopes and dreams that we have today. Therefore, in a sense, we emulate them as we live our lives now. To know your family background is to know yourself. We often like to believe we are descendants of royalty, war heroes, discoverers, great scientists, or outstanding national leaders. In reality we are unique individuals who possess certain qualities and talents that have been given to us by our ancestors through genetic transmission. Every individual possesses certain characteristics that express traits of their ancestors some of which in turn will be passed on to following generations. We do not have to be directly linked to a famous individual or family in order to feel a sense of pride. Each of us contributes to mankind and the culture in which we live. This book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the earlier years of the Miller family tree, as we know it; the second part concerns the lives of the children of John Harvey Miller; and, the third part is devoted to the author’s immediate family. Search of the Miller family history was a meager attempt in trying to discover who we are. The research has taken years to accumulate facts and stories of our forebears so that an historical record can be given to subsequent Miller generations. This reporting is not complete by any means. Hopefully, our descendants may uncover more facts, which will correct and add to this original manuscript. Every generation should record their story for posterity because once we are gone it can never be recorded accurately again. Soon we will be known as the ancestors

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