Emil A. Miller came from Lansboro, Minnesota with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Miller and three brothers and two sisters in 1886 and they started farming a few miles north of Jessie, North Dakota. He also worked at the R. C. Cooper Ranch for a while. He later moved to the northern part of Pilot Mound Township where he was engaged in farming the remainder of his life.

In 1905 he married Anne Knutson from Gudbransdalen, Norway.

Mr. Emil A. Miller passed away in 1958. Mrs. Emil A. Miller passed away in 1973.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 375