 1890 - 1954 (63 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Quincy Victor MILLER was born on 16 Dec 1890 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 17 Aug 1954 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; was buried on 19 Aug 1954 in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA. Notes:
At the age of 14 Vic was tangled while hitching a spirited team of horses. Tetanus had to be administered to safe his life, but one leg was amputated. Severed nerves would continue to cause him pain. However, it did not stop him from riding and driving or hunting and fishing.
After graduating with a degree in law, Vic joined his father’s bank in Ballinger and then managed his father-in-law’s compress business in Elgin. However, his father’s death brought financial disaster. He did manage to salvage the familiy home for his mother as well as a modest income. Determined to avoid his father’s countywide promotions, Vic dedicated his practice to the unfortunate, the small businessman, and the farmer. He often only accepted a day of yard work as his fee.
Vic tried his hand at a bottling works, a race for County Judge, and in dealing oil, cotton, grain, and livestock. After tiring of office work, he worked land that his father had sold to Julia, his wife. He converted the farm to ranch and registered the “Running V” brand.
He taught his children tennis and bridge as well as to swim, ride and shoot. He was loved by the youth of the community and would manage a picnic or camp for Boy Scouts or Camp Fire Girls. He suffered a head injury in an auto accident in Austin. He soldiered on for two months before passing away.
Died:
at 10 p.m. at his residence, 701 6th St.
Buried:
Plot: Sec 3, Lot 320A, Space 3
Quincy married Julia Lena VON ROSENBERG on 3 Jun 1916 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. Julia (daughter of Carl Johannes VON ROSENBERG and Dorothea Elisabeth Charlotte MEYER) was born on 19 Jan 1896 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 8 Apr 1996 in Runnels County, Texas, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Laura Edith MILLER
 was born on 9 Nov 1917 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 28 Apr 2010; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA.
- 3. Quincy Victor MILLER, Jr. was born on 8 Nov 1919 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 15 Jan 2002; was buried on 22 Apr 2002 in Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King, Washington, USA.
- 4. John Stonewall MILLER was born on 5 May 1926 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died before 4 Feb 2017.
- 5. Robert von Rosenberg MILLER was born on 16 Oct 1933 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 4 Feb 2017 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Laura Edith MILLER (1.Quincy1) was born on 9 Nov 1917 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 28 Apr 2010; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA. Notes:
Laura was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority at the University of Texas, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She studied foreign languages there and at the University of Michigan while Bill worked on his Ph.D. She taught in the Water Valley schools in Galveston. After the children were older, she returned to teaching in the Jefferson County schools in Birmingham, Alabama. She earned the title of Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League and worked as a sectional director for 18 years, receiving credit for original progressions for individual player tournaments. After Bill’s death, Laura moved to Dallas, Texas to be nearer her family. She did some Spanish coaching, bridge playing, and traveling. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Buried:
Plot: Sec 3, Lot 320A, Space 2
Laura married William Jacob WINGO on 2 Jun 1940 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA. William (son of William Howard WINGO and Emilie Josephine THOMAS) was born on 17 Jul 1918 in Ladonia, Fannin, Texas, USA; died on 20 Mar 1993 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Quincy Victor MILLER, Jr. (1.Quincy1) was born on 8 Nov 1919 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 15 Jan 2002; was buried on 22 Apr 2002 in Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King, Washington, USA. Notes:
Vic grew up through the years of drought, depression, and dust storms of West Texas. He attended John Tarleton College and the University of Texas. When the war began in 1941 he left the university his junior year and joined the Air Corps as an aviation cadet. His military career included serving in World War II and the Korean War. In World War II, he trained in B-17s, was a lead pilot, and flew one of the few radar-equipped aircraft. He saw action in some of the greatest aerial battles of that war and was awarded three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Purple Heart, five Air Medals, and many commendations. He was also credited with three enemy aircraft destroyed in combat. After returning to the United States in 1944, he completed command and general staff school. He served in training command positions, including division level staff and squadron commander. At the outset of the Korean War, he was sent to the Far East. Among other duties, his squadron operated as bush pilots, moving supplies, people, and casualties, and as couriers to Japan. He was awarded a fourth DFC. The rest of Vic's career included carrying cargo across the Pacific, serving as wing inspector, and working in the intelligence section TAC during the U-2 loss, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. After retirement, he and his wife bought a small ranch in Mill City, Oregon; he went back to school, got a degree in engineering and a job at Douglas Aircraft. He retired from Douglas and took a contract job with Boeing and helped the design of the 767 and 757 airliners. Vic did all he had ever dreamed of—cowboy, pilot, military officer, engineer scientist and even stockbroker. He liked hunting and fishing including skeet shooting in which he received numerous trophies.
Buried:
Section R Row A Site 19
Quincy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | John Stonewall MILLER (1.Quincy1) was born on 5 May 1926 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died before 4 Feb 2017. Notes:
John graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in chemistry and a Master's degree in mathematics. He served two years in the U.S. Navy in California as a radio technician. He returned to the University of Texas in 1944 and obtained a Bachelor's degree in chemistry and a Master's degree in applied mathematics. He ranched in El Dorado and Ballinger, Texas, during the drought from 1951 to 1959. He moved to California in 1959 to work for North American Aviation near Los Angeles on the Minuteman missile. After spending 1970 as a commodities broker, he returned to North American Aviation Division of Rockwell to work on the B-1 bomber in the EMP shielding test lab. He wrote many articles and papers on shielding. One of several suggestions to Rockwell was patented. He retired from the B-1 Division in 1981. One highlight was EMI testing the space shuttle engine computer for a month at the Santa Susanna firing facility near Los Angeles. He consulted for Rockwell and G&H Technology on shielding. He set up Miller Enterprises to handle consulting, patents, and commodity market system development. He was active in his church and scouting.
John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Robert von Rosenberg MILLER (1.Quincy1) was born on 16 Oct 1933 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA; died on 4 Feb 2017 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, USA. Notes:
Robert was educated in the Ballinger, Texas schools before going on to Texas A&M to attend the College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed his final year of school and practiced veterinary medicine for 25 years in Runnels County. While he was practicing medicine, he also ran his mother's farm, eventually running it for himself. He converted the farm to ranch land and raised livestock. He adored the land, the wildlife, and the domesticated stock. He taught his children and grandchildren the work of the ranch, as well as a respect for God, country, man, and animal. He also taught them to love the plain and simple life. He also liked to hunt and fish with family and friends.
Robert practiced veterinary medicine in Runnels County for 25 years. While practicing he also ran his mother’s farm. He eventually began running it for himself and converted it to ranch land to raise livestock. He was a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and a member of the Texas National Guard. He had great respect for God, country, man, and animal and taught his children and grandchildren the same. In his time away from raising stock he liked to hunt and fish with his family and friends.
Robert married Clara Beth ALSOBROOK on 8 Sep 1956 in Andrews, Andrews, Texas, USA. Clara (daughter of Ray ALSOBROOK and Lola DYCHES) was born on 6 Jan 1937 in Knox City, Knox, Texas, USA; died on 6 Feb 2017 in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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