PAUL J. AND AGNES MILLER FAMILY

Paul J. Miller was born on a farm north of Naperville in 1924. The family moved south of Naperville in the year 1926 when his father purchased the old Royce Farm. He remained on the farm until he enlisted in the Marine Corps during WWII.

After returning from the Marine Corps he took a construction job with a local contractor, Frank Knoch. Paul was working on the Kroehler addition in 1946 when the disastrous train wreck occurred and he helped people off the train.

He then later worked for the Kroehler Manufacturing Company as a truck driver. In 1950 he married a young lady, Agnes Rwichl, who was an office worker at Prince Castles.

They later rented a farm north of Naperville and he was the last farmer to farm land which is now known as Cress Creek. They farmed in this location for 22 years. They were forced to leave Naperville when the farm buildings were demolished and burned to the ground to make room for the new construction of homes.

The Millers then relocated and purchased land in Wheatland Township, south of Naperville where they are still engaged in farming. During this time they raised 8 children. David, the eldest, owns and operates a school bus. Tom married a Naperville girl, Marian Frederickson, and he is a heavy equipment operator. Paulette married John Snow, has 3 children and she is a bookkeeper at Dominick’s Grocery Store. Mark also married a Naperville girl, Janet Dowling, who also has 3 children. Mark is a truck river and mechanic. Joel works for a landscaping contractor. Patrick works with his father on the farm. Eric and Lisa are high school students.