Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 174.

F. W. MILLER

     Among the men of enterprise and ability who have aided in developing the
natural resources of Oregon is numbered F. W. Miller, one of the pioneer
orchardists of Lane county and a recognized leader in his chosen line of
endeavor. He was born in the state of Illinois in 1864. His parents, William M.
and Ernestine (Sieps) Miller, natives of Germany, came to the United States in
youth and were married in Illinois, where the father engaged in merchandising
until 1875, when he brought his family to Oregon, purchasing a tract of two
hundred acres in the vicinity of Santa Clara. The land was covered with a dense
growth of brush and timber but after years of arduous toil he succeeded in
clearing about thirty-five acres and the remainder of his life was devoted to
the improvement of the property. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born six children:
Herman, who lives in Sandy, Oregon, and has one child, a son; F. W., of this
review; Ernest, who died in 1919; Minnie, who is the wife of 0. S. Gerard, of
Tacoma, Washington, and the mother of seven children; Henry, who is associated
with his brother, F. W., in ranching and has three children; and Rose, the wife
of William Forrester and the mother of two daughters. Mr. Miller died in 1898
and his widow passed away in 1925.

     F. W. Miller attended the public schools of Illinois until he was eleven
years of age, when the family migrated to Oregon. He aided his father in
developing the homestead and in 1884 began raising hops. He was one of the first
men in the Willamette Valley to enter that branch of agriculture and was thus
engaged for a number of years. He also became one of its pioneer fruit growers,
planting an orchard of prune, cherry and pear trees about 1890, and his success
led others to follow his example. Mr. Miller has always lived in the vicinity of
Eugene and in 1912 moved to his present place on the highway. He has a ranch of
two hundred acres, equipped with modern improvements and appliances to
facilitate the work. He has a young walnut grove and his orchard covers one
hundred and sixty acres. He specializes in primes and cherries and finds a ready
market for his fruit, which is of a high grade. Mr. Miller is an expert
horticulturist and from 1912 until 1919 was engaged in dairy farming, at which
time he was connected with the Farmers Creamery Association of Eugene.

     In 1913 Mr. Miller married Miss Alice Twombly, who was born in South
Dakota, and her parents, William and Celia (Doughty) Twombly, were natives of
Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had four children, all natives of Lane county, but
George died at the age of seven years. The others are Elizabeth, Margaret and
Eugene.

     Mr. Miller has been identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
for a period of thirty years and has held many offices in die organization. He
takes a deep interest in educational matters and is serving on the school board
of the Lone Pine district, with which he has long been connected. He is a
charter member of die Fruit Growers Association of Eugene and his influence is
far-reaching and beneficial. He is one of the most progressive men in the county
and enjoys the respect and esteem of all with whom he has been associated.

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2016 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.