George M. and Irene (Spitler) Miller
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Title
George M. and Irene (Spitler) Miller
Subject
Miller, George Martin (1916-2010)
Miller, Irene Pauline Spitler (1920-2004)
Description
Portrait of George Martin Miller in his U.S. Army Air Corps uniform, and his wife, Irene Pauline (Spitler) Miller beside him.
George was born in Jerome to Pius Martin (1876-1952) and Rebecca Frances (Nesselrodt) (1885-1969) Miller, a farming couple.
He married in April 1937 in Mt. Jackson. His bride was 16-year old Irene Pauline Spitler. She was the daughter of Mathias C. (1882-1949) and Mamie May (Whitmer) (1904-1983) Spitler. At that time, George was 21 years old and farmed in Jerome, probably on his father’s farm.
When he registered for the WWII draft, he worked for William B. Clark at Bird Haven Farm near Basye, Virginia. The wood-working factory stood on land owned by Mr. Clark and provided many local residents with income during the years it operated.
George served in the U.S. Army and by 1950, he had returned to the area. The census found both George and his wife, Irene, living in the Ashby District. Both were employed at a wood-crafting factory, probably Bird Haven Farm.
The couple had two daughters together: Sandra (Miller) Rinker and Betty Ann (Miller) Meadors.
George was born in Jerome to Pius Martin (1876-1952) and Rebecca Frances (Nesselrodt) (1885-1969) Miller, a farming couple.
He married in April 1937 in Mt. Jackson. His bride was 16-year old Irene Pauline Spitler. She was the daughter of Mathias C. (1882-1949) and Mamie May (Whitmer) (1904-1983) Spitler. At that time, George was 21 years old and farmed in Jerome, probably on his father’s farm.
When he registered for the WWII draft, he worked for William B. Clark at Bird Haven Farm near Basye, Virginia. The wood-working factory stood on land owned by Mr. Clark and provided many local residents with income during the years it operated.
George served in the U.S. Army and by 1950, he had returned to the area. The census found both George and his wife, Irene, living in the Ashby District. Both were employed at a wood-crafting factory, probably Bird Haven Farm.
The couple had two daughters together: Sandra (Miller) Rinker and Betty Ann (Miller) Meadors.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1940s
Contributor
Identified by Joanne Lockhart, who saw an advertisement in the newspaper in 2006 for a 90th birthday card shower for George MIller. The photograph in that advertisement was the same as this image of him.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo 10728.
Identifier
21949
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “George M. and Irene (Spitler) Miller,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 9, 2023, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/51516.
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