man‎Robert Forb "Forbs Miller, Hart Miller" Miller‏‎ 1) 2) 3) 4) 5), son of John Miller and Susan "Ann DeLancey, Susannah DeLancey" DeLancey‏.
Born ‎ Apr 15, 1871 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 2) 6) 7), died ‎ Aug 25, 1932 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 61 years 1) 2) 6), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 2) 6)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brothers. 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and son. 9)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Lumber merchant. Living with wife and children. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Lumber dealer. Living with wife, children and grandson William F. Miller (age 5, born PA). 12)

Married ‎± 1893 Marriage date estimate based on Robert's and Elizabeth's statements on the 1910 census that they have been married for 17 years. 10) (approximately 39 years married) to:

womanElizabeth Jane "Elizabeth Rearic" Rairie‏ 13) 14) 4) 5), daughter of Solomon A. Rairie and Caroline M. "Caroline Wagner" Wagoner‏.
Born ‎ Sep 19, 1876 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 15) 16) 7), died ‎ Jan 14, 1951 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 74 years 13) 15) 16), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 13) 15) 16)
On the 1900 census, Elizabeth states that she has had two children, and one is living.

On the 1910 census, Elizabeth states that she has had six children, and four are living.
10) 9)
Census (‎ 1880 at Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA) Living with parents and sisters. 14)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son. 9)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and grandson William F. Miller (age 5, born PA). 12)
Located: (‎ Dec 1937 at Armstrong Co. PA) 17)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Living with son Vernon and his wife. 18)

Children:

1.
manMalvin Oran "Melvin Miller" Miller‏ 5) 19) 20) 21)
Born ‎ Mar 22, 1894 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ 21) 5) 22) 23) 20), died ‎ Mar 6, 1940 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 45 years 5) 22) 23), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 5) 22) 23)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. 9)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer on the home farm. Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Lumberman and truck driver. Living with wife and children. 21)

2.
manRobert Homen Miller‏ 1) 24) 13) 25)
Born ‎ Aug 17, 1901 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 4) 26) 25), died ‎ Jul 30, 1978 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 76 years 4) 26), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 4) 26)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Truck driver. Living with wife and children. 27)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughter. 28)
Located: (‎ Mar 1945 at Armstrong Co. PA) Lumberman. 29)
Located: (‎ Jan 1951 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 13)
Located: (‎ Apr 1954 at Armstrong Co. PA) 30)
Located: (‎ Nov 1970 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 31)

3.
woman‎Edith Louella "Louella E. Miller" Miller‏‎ 32) 1) 10)
Born ‎ May 6, 1904 at PA‎ 10) 32) 33), died ‎ Dec 5, 1936 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 32 years 32) 33), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 32) 33)
Divorced at time of death; death certificate filed under maiden name. 32)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 11)

4.
womanLeona H. "Helen Leona Miller" Miller‏ 1) 13) 10) 7)
Born ‎ Dec 12, 1906 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 7) 10) 34), died ‎ Feb 26, 1992 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 85 years 35) 34), buried ‎ at Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, Armstrong Co. PA 35) 34)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Dec 6, 1906 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Birth date mentioned in obituary. Contradicted by birth certificate. 35) 7)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughter. 36)
Census (‎ 1940 at Manor Twp. Armstrong Co., PA) Living with husband and children. 37)
Located: (‎ Mar 1940 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 22)
Census (‎ 1950 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Saleslady at a magazine store. Living with husband and son. 38)
Located: (‎ Jan 1951 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 13)
Located: (‎ Apr 1954 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 30)
Located: (‎ Nov 1970 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 31)
Located: (‎ Jul 1978 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 4)

5.
manDonald Clifford Miller‏ 1) 13) 11)
Born ‎ Jul 30, 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 39) 40) 41) 31) 42), died ‎ Nov 11, 1970 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 60 years 39) 41) 31) 42), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 41) 31) 42)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Truck driver for a lumber company. Living with first wife Martha Jane Clements. 43)
Located: (‎ Nov 1935 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 44)
Census (‎ 1940 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) Carpenter. Living with second wife Madeline Coye and their son. 45)
Located: (‎ Mar 1940 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 22)
Census (‎ 1950 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) Hauls props (?) for mines. Living with wife, sons, brother-in-law David L. Coyle (b. abt 1930 in PA, laborer) and mother-in-law Maude A. Coyle (b. abt 1878 in PA). 46)
Located: (‎ Jan 1951 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 13)
Located: (‎ Apr 1954 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 30)

6.
manVernon Ray Miller‏ 1) 11) 39)
Born ‎ Nov 20, 1912 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 39) 47) 48) 49) 50), died ‎ Apr 18, 1954 at Skamania Co. WA‎, 41 years 39) 30) 48) 50), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 50)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and nephew William F. Miller (age 5, born PA). 12)
Located: (‎ Jul 1939 at Armstrong Co. PA) 47)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Truck driver for a lumber mill. Living with wife and mother. 18)
Census (‎ 1950 at Richland, Benton Co. WA) Patrolman. Living with wife, wife's niece (Eleanor M. Powell, b. abt 1922 in PA, divorced) and wife's great-nephew (Henry N. Powell Jr., b. abt 1945 in PA). 51)
Located: (‎ Jan 1951 at WA) 13)

7.
manClair Edgar Miller‏ 1) 13) 11) 52)
Born ‎ May 28, 1915 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 52) 53) 54), died ‎ May 19, 1987 at Richland, Benton Co. WA‎, 71 years 52) 55) 54), buried ‎ at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Richland, Benton Co. WA 52) 55) 54)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 54)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings.
11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and nephew William F. Miller (age 5, born PA). 12)
Located: (‎ Nov 1939 at Armstrong Co. PA) Steel worker. 56)
Located: (‎ Mar 1940 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) 22)
Census (‎ 1950 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) Opener at a steel mill. Living with wife and children. 57)
Located: (‎ 1951 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) 13)
Located: (‎ Apr 1954 at WA) 30)
Located: (‎ Nov 1970 at Richland, Benton Co. WA) 31)
Located: (‎ Jul 1978 at Richland, Benton Co. WA) 4)

8.
womanBetty Jane "Elizabeth J. Miller" Miller‏ 1) 58) 11)
Born ‎ Jan 27, 1919 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 58) 59), died ‎ Apr 16, 2008 at Westerville, Franklin Co. OH‎, 89 years 59), buried ‎ at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV 59)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and nephew William F. Miller (age 5, born PA). 12)
Located: (‎ Jul 1939 at Armstrong Co. PA) 60)
Census (‎ 1940 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and mother-in-law. 58)
Located: (‎ Mar 1940 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 22)
Census (‎ 1950 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 61)
Located: (‎ Jan 1951 at Elderton, Armstrong Co. PA) 13)
Located: (‎ Apr 1954 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 30)
Located: (‎ Nov 1970 at Ravenswood, Jackson Co. WV) 31)
Located: (‎ Jul 1978 at WV) 4)
Located: (‎ Dec 1992 at Ravenswood, Jackson Co. WV) 35)


Sources

1) source: Obituary of R. F. Miller
2) source: Death Certificate of Robert Forb Miller
3) source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Vol. 2
4) source: Oituary of Robert H. (Bobby) Miller
5) source: Death Certificate of Malvin O. Miller
6) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Robert Forb Miller (Memorial # 120842947)
7) source: Birth Certificate of Helen Leona Miller
8) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 97-B, Dwelling 289, Family 296, John Miller Family
9) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 5-B, Dwelling 100, Family 103, Robert F. Miller Family
10) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 10, Sheet 2-A, Dwelling 35, Family 35, Robert S. Miller Family
11) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Sagamore District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 3-A, Dwelling 44, Family 44, Robert F. Miller Family
12) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-11, Sheet 1-B, Dwelling 12, Family 12, Robert F. Miller Family
13) source: Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Rairigh Miller
14) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, page: ED 70, Sheet 340-A, Dwelling 241, Family 241, Solomon Rairie Family
15) source: Death Certificate of Elizabeth Jane Miller
16) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Elizabeth Jane Rairigh Miller (Memorial # 120842982)
17) source: Mrs. Caroline (Wagner) Rairie
18) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 16-B, Household 288, Elizabeth J. Miller Family
19) source: Miller
20) source: Draft Card of Malvin Oran Miller
21) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 4-B, Dwelling 104, Family 111, Melvin Miller Family
22) source: Marvin O. Miller
23) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Malvin O. Miller (Memorial # 238060554)
24) source: Obituary of Clark Whitacre
25) source: Draft Card of Robert Homen Miller
26) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Robert H Miller (Memorial # 120842195)
27) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-11, Sheet 1-B, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Robert H. Miller Family
28) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 17-A, Household 294, R. H. Miller Family
29) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Delmont C. Miller and Velma Irene Henderson
30) source: Vernon R. Miller
31) source: Donald C. Miller
32) source: Death Certificate of Edith Louella Miller
33) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Edith L. Miller (Memorial # 120843825)
34) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Helen Leona Miller Westwood (Memorial # 232564830)
35) source: Leona Westwood
36) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kittanning Borough (Ward 1), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-25, Sheet 4-B, Dwelling 83, Family 117, Earl Westwood Family
37) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Manor Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-48, Sheet 1-B, Household 14, Earl Westwood Family
38) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-47, Sheet 74, Dwelling 134, H. Earl Westwood Family
39) source: The Rairigh and Rearick Families of Indiana and Armstrong Counties Pennsylvania, page: p. 29
40) source: Birth Certificate of Donald Clifford Miller
41) source: Death Certificate of Donald C. Miller
42) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Donald C. Miller (Memorial # 120843445)
43) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 45, Sheet 3-45, Dwelling 19, Family 20, Don Miller Family
44) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Donald Miller and Madeline Coyle
45) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-42, Sheet 13-A, Household 276, Donald Miller Family
46) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-60, Sheet 19, Dwelling 178, Donald C. Miller Family
47) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Vernon I. Miller and Winifred W. Boyce
48) source: Death Certificate of Vernon Ray Miller
49) source: Birth Certificate of Vernon Miller
50) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Vernon R. Miller (Memorial # 120844032)
51) source: 1950 Census, Richland, Benton Co. WA, page: ED 3-18, Sheet 83, Dwelling 438, Vernon R. Miller Family
52) source: Death Certificate of Clair Edgar Miller
53) source: Birth Certificate of Clair Edgar Miller
54) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Clair Edgar Miller (Memorial # 135072290)
55) source: Clair E. Miller
56) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Clair Edgar Miller and Wilanna Heilman
57) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 65-376, Sheet 26, Dwelling 284, Clair E. Miller Family
58) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kittanning Borough (Ward 1), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-34, Sheet 5-B, Household 132, Mabel H. Redifer Family
59) source: Betty Miller Tackett
60) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Lee W. Redifer and Betty Miller
61) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-85, Sheet 6, Dwelling 56, Lee W. Redifer Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Robert Forb Miller & Elizabeth Jane Rairie." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F2983&main_person=I8580 : accessed 07 March 2026) Robert Forb Miller #I8571, born ‎ Apr 15, 1871 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA


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