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Miller, Issac S., approximately 1829-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: approximately 1829-

Biographical History

Isaac S. Miller (born approximately 1829) was a carpenter in Iowa.

Isaac S. Miller was born in approximately 1829 in Vermont. By 1850 he had relocated to Keokuk, Iowa, where he worked as a carpenter. During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the 34th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry.

Citation:
UPB files, April 17, 2015 (I.S.M. are the initials of someone who wrote to Charles Custis from Keokuk, Iowa in 1853; lived near a Latter-day Saint encampment and often took walks to observe the situation nearby)

Ancestry.com, Aug. 31, 2015 (Isaac S. Miller; b. approx. 1829; carpenter in Keokuk, Iowa in 1850; served in the 34th Regiment, Iowa Infantry during the Civil War)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Isaac S. Miller letter to Charles Custis

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232587854]
Identifier: MSS 8726
Scope and Contents

Letter from "I.S.M." in Iowa to Charles Custis in Ohio apologizing for not writing on time and saying that he or she took a walk down to the Mormon encampment near their home where three thousand Mormons, mostly from England, were living while on their way to Salt Lake City. Dated May 10, 1853.

Dates: 1853 May 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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