Ancient Faces: Clarence Harry Miller

The greatest sorrow of Harvey and Alice (Shore) Miller’s family life was the loss of their youngest son, Clarence Harry (born 14 April 1887 in Lucas County, Iowa), who was electrocuted in the pump house on the family farm near Garden Grove, Calif., on the morning of 19 June 1906, when he was 19. There are some indications that their grief was a factor in a decision to leave the farm during 1908 and move into Corona, Calif., where Harvey entered the livery business and, during 1912, added a furniture business. Clarence was buried in the Santa Ana, Calif., Cemetery, and Harvey and Alice were buried with him when they died, respectively, during 1933 and 1935. This photograph is from the collection of William Ambrose Miller, my grandfather.