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NEWMILLER, John

1849 - 1941

• Born	14 Jun 1849	North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	27 Jan 1941	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [1]
  	Freeport Journal-Standard, The
  Died	27 Jan 1941	German Valley, Stephenson County, Illinois   [2]
  Newspaper Article	1 Feb 1941  [3]
  Newspaper Article	1 Feb 1941	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [4]
  	The Freeport Journal-Standard
  UID#2	AA1BD674B530D511A3049557540ABD32BAC3
  Buried	Orangeville Cemetery, Orangeville, Stephenson County, Illinois   [5]
  		NEWMILLER, John & Elizabeth (Runkle) John Newmiller 1849-1941 Elizabeth His Wife 1845-1916
  Notes	May have been born in New Jersey?
  Person ID	I166	LohrFortun
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2008

  
  

  Father	NEWMILLER, Frederick,   b. 4 May 1821, New Hamburg, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 24 Dec 1904, Oneco, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Mother	BRITTING, Caroline,   b. 11 May 1823, New Hamburg, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 1 Mar 1906, Sumner, Dawson County, Nebraska
  Married	17 Nov 1843/1844	New York, Kings County, New York
  ID	091BD674B530D511A3049557540ABD3219B3
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	RUNKLE, Elizabeth,   b. 10 Jun 1845, , Centre County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 14 Mar 1916, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Married	1 Jan 1871
  ID	DB1AD674B530D511A3049557540ABD32EAC4
  Notes	Also have marriage date of March 1874
  Children	1. NEWMILLER, Ida Lucetta,   b. 28 Mar 1862, , , Illinois ,   d. 25 Nov 1927, Wilmar, Los Angeles County, California   2. NEWMILLER, Albert Newton,   b. 11 Nov 1871, , , Illinois ,   d. 17 Jan 1944, , Los Angeles County, California   3. NEWMILLER, Mary A,   b. 18 Jul 1877, Orangeville, Stephenson County, Illinois ,   d. 26 Dec 1958, St Mary's Hospital, Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin   4. NEWMILLER, Bessie I,   b. 10 Apr 1881,   d. 4 Mar 1976, Tulare, Tulare County, California   5. NEWMILLER, Edith A,   b. 18 Feb 1886,   d. 16 Jun 1981, Tulare, Tulare County, California
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Lohr & Newmiller Families, June 1939 L-R: Gerald Lohr, Charles H. Lohr, Unknown Girl, Edith (Newmiller) Wieman, John Newmiller (seated), Mary (Newmiller) Lohr, Betty (Newmiller) Bartholomew, Charles Bartholomew, Vera (Macheel) Lohr, Charles R. Lohr. Handwritten title Jerry + family was added in top border.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Freeport Journal-Standard, The, page 14, column C, 27 Jan 1941. DEATHS John Newmiller, German Valley German Valley, Ill., Jan. 27.--John Newmiller, 91, passes away about 7 o'clock at the home of his son-inlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wieman, German Valley, after an illness of several months. John Newmiller was born in New Jersey June 14, 1849 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Newmiller. When a small boy he came to Illinois with his parents and settled in Oneco township, Stephenson county. In March, 1874, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Runkle, who passed away about twenty-four years ago. A few years later he came to German Valley and had made his home here since. He is survived by one son, Albert Newmiller, of Hollywood, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Mayme Lohr, of Columbus, Wis.; Mrs. Bessie Barthlomew, of Shannon; Mrs. R. E. Wieman, of German Valley; one sister, Mrs. George Menberry, of Julesburg, Colo., and one brother, Charles Newmiller, of Granger, Minn. There are four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were not announced today. [S113] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, (Illinois State Archives), ., Cert# 1, 20 Jan 2008. Filed 27-Jan-1941, aged 91 years [S10] Freeport Journal-Standard, The, Page 5/Column 5, 1 Feb 1941. Those from out of town to attend the funeral services of the late John Newmiller were: Mrs. Gouse, Mr. and Mrs. Merril Rubendall, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newmiller and son, and Mrs. Alice Newmiller, Orangeville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lohr, Mrs. Emil Giese and W. Gourley, of Columbus, Wis., Harold Lohr, of Milwaukee, Wis., Miss Doris Wieman, of Monmouth, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartholomew and Mrs. M. Ernest, of Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Zerby, Mrs. Arthur Matter, Mrs. L. Lillian Moring, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Maxwell, Mrs. A. L. Wieman and daughter, Harriet, of Freeport. Under headline, "PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN IN GERMAN VALLEY GYM NEXT TUESDAY EVENING". [S10] Freeport Journal-Standard, The, Page 8/Column 1, 1 Feb 1941. ANNOUNCEMENTS NEWMILLER--We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the many kind expressions of sympathy and deeds of kindness shown during the illness and death of our father. MRS. CHARLES LOHR MRS. CHARLES BARTHOLOMEW MRS. R. E. WIEMAN. [S1] Some Lohr and Fortun Families of Southern Wisconsin & Northern Illinois, Lohr, Dennis E,