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EDMOND MILLER was born in Sangamon county, February 1, 1843, a son of John C. Miller, who was born October 19, 1812, in Loudon county, Virginia, and came to Sangamon county in 1835, where he married Melvina Satley, who was born September 3, 1819, in Sangamon county. John C. Miller inherited a part of his father's estate of land in this township and went to farming, which he continued till his death, January 13, 1853. His widowed mother is living in the village of Rochester. Edmond's grandfather, Christian Miller, died September 14, 1842, and his grandmother, August 20, 1864, both in Sangamon county.