Born: July 25, 1895 in Metz, Ohio
Died: June 16, 1987 in Los Angeles, California
Husband: Harry Campbell Neely (1893-1943)
Father: William Alexander Miller (1865-1969)
Mother: Blanche Pearl Patterson (1868-1930)
c. 1897, Metz, OH. Elizabeth Miller left, sister Maude center, and brother Paul right
1904, Chetopa, KS. The Miller children.
Front row, left to right: Tom (or Ted), Amelia, Elizabeth, Ted (or Tom)
Back row, left to right: William, Paul, Maude
c. 1908
Front row, left to right: Ted (or Tom), Maude, Tom (or Ted), Amelia
Back row, left to right: Elizabeth, Paul, William
Elizabeth Miller, c. 1919
Wedding day, September 3, 1919
With Harry Neely
Blanche Pearl Patterson Miller
Mother
1868-1930
Blanche Pearl Patterson Miller
William Alexander Miller
Father
1865 - 1969
William Alexander Miller
Blanche Pearl Patterson Miller
William Alexander Miller, c. 1965, Youngstown, OH
1953, William Alexander Miller surrounded by his children celebrating his 88th birthday
Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Kirkwood, PA
Burial site for William Alexander and Blanche Patterson Miller, as well as children Theodore, Thomas, and Maude.
William Miller
Grandfather
1817-1897
Sewickley Cemetery, Sewickley, PA
Burial site for William Miller
Home in Scotland where William Miller born.
Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Kirkwood, PA
Burial site for grandfather, Thomas Miller Patterson (1825-1899), and grandmother, Elizabeth Alexander Patterson (1836-1901)
Penn Hills Friends Burial Ground, Wakefield, PA
Burial site for great grandparents, John Alexander (1796-1866) and Mary Alexander (c. 1809-1866)
Zoom in and select each location marker to find out more about where the Miller ancestors lived and were buried.
US Census records, maps , newspaper articles, and other archival records.
This detailed history provides some useful information on the first Patterson settler in Lancaster County, James Patterson. See page 942.
Hart, Charles Henry. Benjamin West’s Family. (Philadelphia: 1908)
This is an account of West's genealogy. It gives us information about his nephew and niece who married into the Pusey family.
Miller, Thomas. Letter to Louise. (August 18, 1954)
This letter, written by Elizabeth Miller's brother Tom, gives a history of Willam and Blanche Miller's family.
Miller, Thomas. Life with Father, As Recorded by his Son, Thomas. (1987)
This account, also written by Tom Miller, give a slightly more detailed account of the life of William Miller than the letter that he wrote in1954.
Miller, William and Patterson, Blanche. Marriage Certificate. (June 21, 1893)
This is a photocopy of Elizabeth Miller's parents' marriage certificate.
Oxford Press. John Alexander Obituary. (November 1866)
This obituary, which appeared in a Lancaster County newspaper, gives a detailed account of the life of John Alexander, Elizabeth Miller's great grandfather
Pusey, Samuel. Will. (September 29, 1843)
Samuel Pusey was Elizabeth Miller's great, great grandfather, a Quaker farmer who lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Youngstown Vindicator. Elizabeth Miller Neely's Obituary. (June 18, 1987)
This is a brief obituary from Youngstown's daily newspaper.
This site contains a mother lode of information about the descendants of William Pusey and Caleb Pusey, English Quakers who arrived in the New World in the first decade of the 18th century and settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Union Presbyterian Cemetery, Kirkwood, Pennsylvania. Find A Grave Site.
Numerous Patterson ancestors are buried in this Lancaster County cemetery, including Elizabeth Miller's parents, William and Blanche Patterson Miller. The site contains burial records and photographs.
West Family DNA Project. Descendents of Thomas West and Rachel Gilpin
This site provides Benjamin West's genealogy, including information that links our Pusey ancestors to West's nephew and niece.