Alice Belle Stanton

1872 - 1934
Indiana

Alice Belle was born 8 Dec 1872 in Warrick County, Indiana, the second child of Michael Edward Stanton and Mary Polly Deweese. 

She was with her parents for the 1880 census:

1880 Indiana, Warrick - Boon Twp - taken 14 June 1880 - p. 189 line 18 house 214 -
Stanton, Michael mw 37 farmer Ireland Ireland Ireland
        Mary P 26 Ky Ky Ky
        John 10 farmer
        Alice B 8
        Michael 6
        Flora 2/12 Apr

Her mother died in 1897, but I think Alice was already on her own by then (she would have been about 25). 

Here is a picture of her with her two younger sisters (it is the only picture we have of Alice):

In 1900, she was living and working in Evansville.

1900 Indiana - Vanderburgh - Evansville (Pigeon Twp) SD 1, ED 83 Sheet 6b (written 2984) taken 5 June - 314 Washington Ave -
Conker, Etta - head, plus grandson & daughter
Stanton, Alice wf Dec 1872 - 27 single - Ind Ire Ky - servant

Her future husband was also living in Evansville at this time, with his first wife and two daughters:

1900 Indiana - Warrick - Greer - SD1, ED149 sheet 7a (stamp 218) line 39 - 142-142
Miller, Ulysses head wm Oct 1868 - 31 m 10 y - all Ind -day laborer, rents
      Dora wife Mar 1869 - 31 m 10 y - 4ch 2 living - Ind NC Ind
      Clyda dau wf June 1896
      Estel dau wf Aug 1898
I think the wife's name was Dora Jarrett.
Miller, Ulysis A to Jarett, Dora C 2 Nov 1890 8-170 [Warrick County, Indiana marriages, 1860-1940 / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley. [Chrisney? Ind. : S. Patmore, K. Manley], 1998 (Evansville, Ind. : Evansville Bindery)]

And here are two pictures of Clida and Estel Miller:

I don't know when Dora Miller died, but Ulysses married Alice in about 1906 (I get the date from the census listings - in 1910, she says she's been married 4 years; in 1930, she says her age at marriage was 34).

Despite her relatively late start, she and Ulysses had three children:

Lillian Helen Miller (m. Lee Blakeman) - born about 1908
James Edward Franklin Miller 1908-1991
       (he was married three times; he and his first wife were the parents of Shari Sheridan who gave me some of this information)
William Robert Miller 1910 - ?
       (he died fairly young, although he did marry Leola Broshmer and have 2 children).

About a year after her marriage, she brought her father to live with them.  Michael had been living for a while in the Marion Soldier's home, but he left there in 1903, and I don't know where he was for the next four years.  He moved in with Alice in 1907, and stayed there for the rest of his life (he died 1913).

1910 Vanderburg ED 95 Sheet 6A - Pigeon Twp - 4th Pct Evansville - taken 21 April -1210 S Governor St - 131-132
Miller Ulysses A. head m w 39 m2 times; married 4 yrs. Ind Ind Ky. carpenter. E&OH RR.
         Alice B. wife fw 38 m1 - m 4 yrs - 2 ch, 2 alive - Ind Ire(English) Ky
         Lillian H daughter fw 2 s Ind Ind Ind
         James E. son m w 1 s Ind Ind Ind
Stanton, Michael father in law mw 69 wd Ire English, Ire English, Ire English

By 1913 they had moved to 1000 Cherry Street in Evansville (according to Michael's obit) and they were still there in 1920.

1920 Vanderburgh 102-116-7-63 (census 8-9 Jan) - 1000 Cherry Street
Miller, Ulysses A rents m w 49 m Ind f Ind m Ky car repair - railroad
        Alice B 48 Ind, f Ire, m Ky
        Lillian H 12 
        Franklin 11
        William R 9 all Ind

I'm not sure what street they were on in 1930, but they were still in Evansville.

1930 Vanderburgh - Pigeon Twp - ED82-38, SD12, Sheet 12a Stamp 102 - Apr 12 - line 37 406 ---184-184
Miller, Ulyses A head rents $25/mo no radio mw56 married - age at first marriage 35 - Ind Ind Ky - carpenter railroad, not a vet.
        Alice E wife fw54 m34 Ind Ire Ky
        Frank son mw21 s Ind Ind Ind no occ

Alice died in 1934.

Boonville Enquirer, Boonville, Indiana. Friday September 7, 1934
Sleeping Sickness Victim
Mrs. Alice Stanton Miller, 62, wife of W.A. Miller, died Saturday afternoon at her home at 513 South Willow road, Evansville, her death having been caused by sleeping sickness.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Olivet Presbyterian church at Evansville, Rev. W. T. Pearcy being in charge. Burial was in Maple Grove cemetery in Boonville.
Mrs. Miller is survived by the husband, W. A. Miller; two daughters, Mrs. L. L. Blakeman and Mrs. William Way, both of Evansville; two sons, Robert and Frank Miller, of Evansville; two sisters Mrs. Stephen Miller of Evansville, and Mrs. Homer Polk of Boonville; three brothers, Clarence Stanton of Owensboro, Ky., Jonah Stanton of Boonville, and Rufus Stanton of Detroit, Mich; and three grandchildren.

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