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John Miller
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November 22, 1846
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Born in Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland
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1849
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Mother, Father, and two brothers contracted Cholera and died
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Fall 1850
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Miller Children arrived in Utah
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1851
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Moved into the Sixth Ward.
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Fall 1855
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Wintered in Cedar City, Utah
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Spring 1856
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Moved back to Salt Lake City
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1857 |
Received word that Johnson's army was coming. Brigham Young
ordered all people to move South. I went to Spanish Fork to live
with brother James
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Spring 1858
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Moved back to Salt Lake City
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1859
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Helping David in the kitchen, he was working for Robert Watson.
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Spring 1860
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Moved to Riverdale, 3 miles outside of Ogden.
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October 1860
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Worked as a teamster hauling flour to Reese River to supply the
Overland Stage Stations. This was 400 miles west of Salt Lake.
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June 1863
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Hired to drive team for the Overland Company.
One of 30 teams of oxen.
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Winter 1863
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Moved to Beaver City, Utah
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Summer1864
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Drove for the Overland Company. They had 2 trains
of cattle and wagons.
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Summer 1866
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Worked with brother-in-law making adobe bricks.
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Spring 1868
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Purchased 5 head of steers and drove them to
Salt Lake City to sell.
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June 1868
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Called to enlist to fight the Black Hawk War.
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June 1868
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Went to Round Valley, Weber Canyon, worked building track
for the Union Pacific Railroad as a member of the Sixth Ward.
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Winter 1869
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Camped at Indian Creek gathering wood for the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
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Summer 1869
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Hauled wood on shares up to Fort Douglas.
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Fall 1869
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Worked for the Townsend Hotel driving bus.
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1876
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Worked excavating in Salt Lake City
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Spring 1879
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Helped build the Denver and Rio Grande road up Spanish Fork
Canyon.
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Winter 1880
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Helped build the City Canal
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Spring 1881
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Took a contract on the Oregon Short Line
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Fall 1881
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Contracted with the help of William Irvin to build the narrow
gauge road up to the Christman Mine near Coalville.
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Spring 1882
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With William Irvin worked on the City Canal.
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Summer 1882
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Worked making a cut for the Union Pacific Railroad in Spanish
Fork Canyon.
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Winter 1883
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Worked building a 3 1/2 mile canal down to Six Mile Bridge west
of Brighton.
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November 1884
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Sold first home and purchased a lot (10 rods by 10 rods) on the
opposite corner.
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Winter 1884
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Hauled ice to fill the ice houses for various businesses.
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Summer1885
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Sold fish, fruits, and vegtables in Bingham Canyon.
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1885 - 1889
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Worked as an excavating contractor.
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1889
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Dug basement for Scott-Auerback Hardware store.
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1890
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Along with 20 men, worked cleaning the City Canal
at the Jordan Narrows.
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1894
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Daughter Ruth was born
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1894 - 1900
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Worked teaming and contracting.
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1898 - 1900
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Worked as Road Supervisor for the City Mayor, John Clark.
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Spring 1906
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Purchased a team of horses and worked laying sidewalks for
a contractor named Birch.
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1906
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Sold home located at Sixth South and Second West and purchased one on
950 Washington, in the Thirtieth Ward.
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March 21, 1924
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Wife Mary Emily died.
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December 28, 1939
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John Miller died at the age of 89.
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