To start, Donna, you might want to read the obituary of Minna's father, Charles Miller. After finding your message yesterday, I posted his obit on this board. He must have been quite a character.

Here's a brief rundown on the Miller family:

Charles Frederick Wilhelm3 Miller [Johann Frederick Christian Ludwig2 Müller, Heinrich1] b. 05 Jun 1854, Volkersheim in Bochenem, Brunswick [now Braunschweig], GER; d. 19 Dec 1925, Mandan, Morton Co, ND; bur 22 Dec 1925, Harmon Cemetery, Morton Co, ND; m. Rocksy Jane Jenkins 29 Jul 1880, Bismarck, Burleigh Co, DT [later North Dakota]. She b. 17 Dec 1858, supposedly Antioch, Jay Co, IN; d. 07 May 1931, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; bur Harmon Cemetery.

Children of Charles Miller and Rocksy Jenkins are:

1. Louis William4 Miller b. 27 Apr 1881, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. Oct 1958, Beach, Golden Valley Co, ND; bur Harmon, Morton Co, ND; m. Emma Augusta "Gussie" [?] Christensen 08 Sep 1920, Mandan, Morton Co, ND. She b. 1877-1878, Minnesota; d. 04 Apr 1942, Mandan, Morton Co, ND; m1 Conrad Christensen, abt 1899, Minnesota. No Miller children.

2. Charles Clew Miller b. 20 Dec 1883, Harmon, Morton Co, ND. He was working on a stock ranch in Cedar Creek, Park Co., MT, in 1920; living in Alberta, CAN, when his mother died [1931]. No further information.

3. Johanna Elizabeth "Bessie" Miller b. 24 Apr 1886, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 13 Jun 1967, near Oakland, Alameda Co, CA; bur Willamette Memorial Cemetery, Albany, Linn Co, OR; m1 Thorvald Adolf "Tom" Thorson 02 Mar 1905, Mandan, Morton Co, ND. He b. 23 Aug 1871, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co, MN; d. 21 Apr 1923, Bismarck, Burleigh Co, ND; bur Hazen, Mercer Co, ND. Johanna m2 Henry Hanley 27 Dec 1938, California. He b. 18 Sep 1887, Colorado; d. 1957, bur Albany, Linn Co, OR. Five Thorson children: Thilmore, Clifford, Evelyn Bernice, Laureen, Evelyn.

4. Minna Jane "Minnie" Miller b. 22 Jun 1888, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 07 Sep 1981, Marion Co, OR; bur Westwood, Los Angeles Co., CA; m. Charles Hunter 16 May 1908, Red Lodge, Carbon Co, MT; b. 05 Dec 1870, Iowa; d. 18 Aug 1943, Westwood, Los Angeles Co, CA; bur Westwood Cemetery. Nine Hunter children: Delta Clara, Mildred Lucille, Vernon Sylvester, Fay and Ray [twins], Roland, Ethel, Shirley.

5. Frederick Virgil Miller b. 13 Sep 1890, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 15 Mar 1968, Powell, Park Co, WY; bur Crown Hill Cemetery, Powell; m. Leta Faye Osborne 21 Aug 1911, Bowler, Carbon Co, MT. She b. 23 Oct 1894, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO; d. 30 Dec 1967, Powell, Park Co, WY; bur Crown Hill Cemetery, Powell. Nine Miller children: Katherine Pearl, Loraine Alice, Virgil Charles, Floyd Frederick, Jane Mae**, Ervin, Harry Russell, Ruby Lucille, Evelyn Elenora.

6. Anna M Miller b. 09 Jul 1893, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 09 Apr 1994, last resided Everett, Snohomish, WA; m. Lewillery Thornton "Jesse" James 1914, Forsyth, Rosebud Co, MT. He b. abt 1890, Illinois, d. 1958. Five James children: Bonnie Ellen, Russell, Eldola Maxine, Homer Jerome, Harold Quentee?.

7. Benjamin Harrison Miller b. 06 Mar 1896, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 16 May 1929, supposedly near Center, Richland Co, ND; bur Harmon Cemetery, Morton Co, ND [found 1918-1920 in North Dakota State Hospital for the Insane, Jamestown, Homer Township, Stutsman Co., ND].

8. Florence Miller b. 30 Jan 1899, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 10 Jul 1900, Harmon, Morton Co, ND.

9. Emma Margaret Miller b. 01 Oct 1901, Harmon, Morton Co, ND; d. 10 Mar 1995, Albany, Linn Co, OR; bur 14 Mar 1995, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR; m. Clarence Henry Bosler 19 Oct 1925, Bismarck, Burleigh Co, ND. He b. 04 Mar 1891, Dallas Co, MO; d. 22 May 1962, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR; bur 25 May 1962, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR. No children.
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**Jane Mae Miller & Clifford Russell Tilson were the parents of my husband, Robert. Jane had little time for or interest in family history so most of my original information came from the Millers' youngest daughter, Margaret ["don't call me Emma"] Bosler in correspondence spread over a number of years in the mid- to late-1980s. Margaret by then was in her 80s; her letters were interesting but tended to ramble. For example, about the short-lived daughter, Florence, she wrote:

The Millers "raised eight children [had nine]. One died at 18 months. She drank fly poison. In those days, they used a fly paper which contained poison and poured sweetened water over it in a flat pan. When the flies drank it, they died. She, being a baby, climbed up on a chair by the table and drank the poison, and it killed her. She had such a pretty name, Florence, and was an extra smart baby, so they told me. Her birthday would be Jan. 30th."

I have been able to document much, but not all, of Margaret's information so you can't consider everything said above about the Miller family engraved in stone.

She didn't seem to know much about Charles and Minnie [Miller] Hunter, except their children's names and the last names of a few of their spouses [i.e. She said Delta married a Smalley]. She identifed your father only as Roland but had nothing more. I hope you'll fill me in on him and the other Hunters as much as you can.

Most of what I know has come from their census listings and a few online vital records.
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1910 Census, School Dist. 2 Supplement, Carbon Co., MT, E.D. #11, Sheet 3A [stamped 144A] Dwelling, enumerated 25 Apr 1910:

Hunter, Charles, Head, 39, m1 2 yrs, b. Iowa, f/b New York, m/b Iowa, Farmer, Rents Farm
--- Minnie, Wife, 21, m1 2 yrs, mother of 1 child, 1 living, b. North Dakota, f/b Germany, m/b Indiana
--- Delta, Daughter, 7/12, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
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1920 Census, Township 141, Range 82, Oliver Co., ND, E.D. #168, Sheet 4B, Dwelling & Family #171, enumerated 20 Jan 1920:

Hunter, Charles, Head, Rents, 50, b. Iowa, f/b York State, m/b Iowa, Farmer, Farm
--- Minnie M, Wife, 31, b. North Dakota, f/b Germany, m/b Indiana
--- Delta C, Daughter, 10, Attended School, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Mildred L, Daughter, 8, Attended School, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Vernon S, Son, 6, Attended School, b. North Dakota, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Ray M, Son, 3 11/12, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Fay M, Daughter, 3 11/12, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Nellie J, Daughter, 1 7/12, b. North Dakota, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
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1930 Census, Tehama Town, Gerber Township, Tehama Co., CA, E.D. #9, Sheets 1B-2A [stamped 50B-51A], Dwelling & Family #28, enumerated 10 May 1930:

Hunter, Charles, Head, Rents [$10/mo], 60, 1st m. @ 38, b. Iowa, f/b Vermont, m/b Canada-Eng, Farm Labor, Ranch
--- Minnie J, Wife, 41, 1st m. @ 19, b. North Dakota, f/b Germany, m/b Indiana
--- Vernon S, Son, 16, Attended School, b. North Dakota, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Ray M, Son, 14 2/12, Attended School, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Fay M, Daughter, 14 2/12, Attended School, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Nellie J, Daughter, 12 1/12, Attended School, b. North Dakota, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Roland P, Son, 8 9/12, Attended School, b. North Dakota, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota
--- Ethel V, Daughter, 4 7/12, b. Montana, f/b Iowa, m/b North Dakota

In Dwelling #29 were their daughter, Delta, 20, and her husband, Emmert R. Smalley, 23, b. Iowa. The census indicates they'd been married within the past year

According to the California Death Index, Delta Clara Smalley b. 20 Sep 1909, Montana; d. 15 Nov 1963, Shasta Co., CA; and Emmert Ray Smalley, b. 12 Mar 1907, Iowa; d. 22 Jan 1984, also Shasta County.
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From Oregon Death Index [Ancestry.com transcription]:

Name: Hunter, Minnie Jane
County: Marion
Death Date: 07 Sep 1981
Certificate: 81-15532
Spouse: Charles
Birth Date: 22 Jun 1988 [sic]*

*Should be 1888.
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Margaret got Minnie's POD wrong. She said she lived in Salem, OR, and died in Stayton, Linn Co., OR. And although she said Charles died in California, he's not listed on the California Death Index.

That should be enough for now. If you have any comments, questions or additional information, why don't you write me direct?

Carol Page Tilson
Omaha
bobcartilson@cox.net