Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Wendelin MIEHLE
Birth8 Dec 1877, Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
Death8 Jul 1956, Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
OccupationFarmer
FatherWendelin MIEHLE (1825-1904)
MotherCaroline KIRSCHER (1841-1902)
Spouses
Birthabt 1891, Springfield, Illinois
Marriage26 Jul 1911, Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana9047
Census notes for Joseph Wendelin MIEHLE
1880 Montana, Lewis & Clark County, Prickly Pear Valley, E.D. 19, page 20B, stamped page 317 (taken 14 June 1880)
[heavy write-overs]
dwelling 208, family 211
Miehle, W., white, male, age 54, head, farming, born Germany, parents born Germany
———, Caroline, white, female, age 37, wife, married, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, father born France, mother born Baden
———, Josephine, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born Montana, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
———, Elizabeth, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, attended school, born Montana, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
———, Emma, white, female, age 10, daughter, single, attended school, born Montana, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
———, Frank, white, male, age 9, son, single, attended school, born Montana, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
———, Mary A., white, female, age 5, daughter, single, born Montana, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
———, Joseph, white, male, age 2, son, single, born Montana, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
illegible boarder, not same surname
Obituary notes for Joseph Wendelin MIEHLE
J.W. Miehle, Retired Rancher, dies
Joseph W. Miehle, 78, of 108 Stewart Homes, retired rancher from Townsend area, died early this morning in St. Peter’s hospital, where he had been a patient since Sunday.

A native of Helena, Mr. Miehle was born Dec. 8, 1877 in Helena the son of Joseph Miehle, and early day miner in the Helena area. He attended schools in Helena and later homesteaded and farmed on the Spokane bench until his retirement in 1942.

On July 16, 1911, he married Grace Baxter in Townsend. Following his retirement from ranching in 1942, the couple moved to Helena to make their home. Mr. Miehle was employed as a custodian at the Presbyterian church and the Union Bank and Trust company.

Survivors include his widow, Grace; a daughter, Josephine Bleed of East Helena; two sons of John R. of East Helena; Joseph W. of Monterey, Calif.; two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lou Prill of Minneapolis.

Funeral services are pending. Hagler mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Last Modified 21 Jun 2018Created 26 Aug 2023 using Reunion for Macintosh
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