Carl R. Miller was born April 23, 1893 on a farm in Pilot Mound Township, Griggs County. His parents were Peter C. and Marit (Flagstad) Miller. There were ten children in the family. Carl's older brother died at the age of nine years from measles. Other brothers and sisters were:
Theodore, Henry, Elmer, Arthur, Clara, Hilma and Marie. One sister died in infancy. Theodore and Hilma have also passed away.
Carl grew to manhood on the farm in Pilot Mound Township. In 1919 he started farming in Nelson county near Pekin, North Dakota On January 1, 1925 he was married to Mary Anna Donahue of Forde Township, Nelson county, near Pekin, North Dakota. This farm was known as the Lars Fredrickson farm. In the fall of 1927 they bought and moved on what was then the John Hageberg farm in Bryan Township, four miles southwest of Binford, North Dakota. Here they farmed for 45 years. Mr. Miller served on the Bryan Township school board for twenty years. During the depression and drought years of the thirties the visibility was at times down to zero from blowing dust and the temperature registered as high as 118 degrees in the shade.
Seven children were born to the Millers, including one set of twins, Duane and Darwin. The seven children, all married are:
Mrs. Trygve (Marian) Thompson, Cooperstown, North Dakota, they have five daughters and one grand-daughter in their family.
Mrs. Robert (Florence) Stahl, Binford, North Dakota, they have two sons and five daughters in their family.
Robert Miller, Moorhead, Minnesota, his wife is Jean Johnson. They have two daughters, one son and one grandson.
Mrs. Walter (Dolores Ann) Boe, Fargo, North Dakota, they have three sons and one daughter.
Mrs. Roger (Shirley) Adrian, Madison, Minnesota, they have three sons and one daughter.
Duane Miller, Captain in the Air Force is stationed in Japan. His wife is Gayle Evans they have one daughter.
Darvin Miller, Moorhead, Minnesota. His wife is Karen Froiland and they have two daughters.
In 1972 the Millers moved from the farm to Fargo, North Dakota Carl Miller died August 1, 1973 at the age of 80. Mrs. Miller is living in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 page 248