Primary Name: Miller, James M.
Filed as: james_m_miller
Also known as: James Miller; J. M. Miller
Occupation / Association: Meat Market Manager; Deputy United States Marshal; Jailer; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: 1855, Marietta, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1920, Skagway, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: Wife not named
Children: James Miller, Jr.; Raymond Miller
Associated places: Marietta, Ohio; Dawson, Yukon; Nome, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska
Keywords: James M. Miller, James Miller, J. M. Miller, Miller James M., Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Frye-Bruhn meat market, deputy United States Marshal, jailer, Skagway, Nome, Juneau
Biography
James M. Miller was born in 1855 at Marietta, Ohio. In 1898, he and his wife went north to Dawson and then to Nome, where they lived for several years before coming to Juneau about 17 years before his death.
In Juneau, Miller served as manager of the Frye-Bruhn meat market for more than eight years. About three years before his death, he was appointed deputy United States Marshal for Skagway. He was later appointed jailer there.
Miller was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska. He died on March 8, 1920, in Skagway, Alaska. He was survived by his wife and his son, James Miller, Jr.. An older son, Raymond Miller, had died several years earlier at Juneau at the age of fourteen. Raymond was noted as the first white child born in Nome.
Sources
Alaska Daily Capital, March 9, 1920; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Volume 1, pp. 222-223, by Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009); Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member records
Tags: James M. Miller, James Miller, J. M. Miller, Miller family, Raymond Miller, James Miller Jr., Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Frye-Bruhn meat market, deputy United States Marshal, jailer, Juneau, Skagway, Nome, Dawson, Marietta Ohio