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Headstones Oil Springs Cemetery, Oil Springs, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
Mary N. Rowe wife of Walter Miller 1828 - 1916.

Walter Miller 1831 - 1896.

Margaret Kirkland wife of Walter Miller 1828 - 1871.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; p.:
Walter Miller, whose untimely death brought sorrow to his devoted family and deep regret to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Enniskillen township, Lambton County, was one of the enterprising and prosperous farmers of that section. He was born Oct. 6, 1832, near Glasgow, in Rosburghshire, Scotland, son of John and Mary (Archibald) Miller, also natives of Scotland.
John Miller migrated with his family to Canada, and located on Lot 21, Concession 2, in Enniskillen, as early as 1852. There he died in 1882, his wife passing away in 1873. They were the parents of four children: Mary (deceased) married Moses Merchant, of Oil Springs; Isabella (deceased) married John Cotton, of Hamilton; Margaret is the wife of Alexander Walk, of Sarnia, Ont.; Walter is our subject.
Walter Miller was educated in Scotland and came to Canada in his youth. He married Miss Margaret Kirkland, who was born in 1835 in Scotland, and they settled in Haldimand County, near Hamilton, for a short time before coming to Enniskillen, Mr. Miller at that time being engaged in the milling business. In 1854 he settled on a farm beside his father's farm, and from that time until his death he was engaged in agriculture. He was second to none in that line either as regards intelligence of method or successful...and the barns upon the farm, making the home in which his children now reside one of the most attractive and comfortable in this section.
Mrs. Margaret (Kirkland) Miller died in 1871, leaving seven children as follows: Agnes; John; George; Mary, now Mrs. Alex C. Wallen, of Oil Springs; James, who married Miss Jean Wood, of Dawn, and lives on part of the old homestead; Walter; and Margaret, a teacher of Toronto.
In 1873 Mr. Miller married Mrs. John Radcliff, who was born April 1, 1828, in Cornwall, England, the estimable daughter of John and Mary (Tryleven) Rowe, natives of Cornwall, England, where they died. Mrs. Miller's brothers and sisters all remain in Cornwall with the exception of William, who lives in Detroit. In 1847 Mrs. Miller came to Canada. She first married John Radcliff, second son of the Hon. Col. Thomas and Sarah (Armstrong) Radcliff, of Ireland, who came to Canada in 1832. He was an officer in Her Majesty's 27th Enniskillen Regiment. John Radcliff served as a custom house official at Wallaceburg and died in that place in 1866, leaving four children: Annie, married D. P. Sisk, of Oil Springs, a leading man of that village; Marion, the widow of George C. Dew, now residing in Brooklyn, New York; Mary, married to George Pyke, a chartered accountant of Montreal; and Thomas, who died Dec. 17, 1894.
Mr. Miller had two daughters by his second marriage: Blanche, a graduate of the Royal Victoria Hospital, of Montreal, and Laura, a graduate of the Ottawa Normal School, and a teacher in Manitoba, where she has been eminently successful.
Mr. Miller died March 30, 1896. In religion he was a Presbyterian. He was a prominent member of the Reform party and ...

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; p.70:
Alex C. Wallen, a prominent oil producer at Oil Springs, Lambton County, was born Feb. 27, 1866 in Dresden, Kent County, Ont., eldest son of Capt. John and Ellen (Lane) Wallen...
On Aug. 4, 1897, Mr. Wallen was united in marriage with Miss Mary Miller, who was born May 27, 1865, in Enniskillen township, daughter of Walter and Margaret (Kirkland) Miller, of Scotland, both of whom died in Enniskillen. Mr. Miller was a prominent farmer in that township, and served in the council for many years.
Politically Mr. Wallen is a Conservative, and he has filled the office of councilor at Oil Springs, for two years. Religiously the family are Presbyterian.

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John Miller 1801-1882   Mary Archibald 1803-1874
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Walter Miller 1831-1896