Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-07-01
TRUE: STORY
FROM LIFE:
Mrs. Louise c. Stiffler Finds Rel
atives who had for Many Years
Believed her Dead.

The following article appeared
in the st. Louis Republic Of Jan
uary 81, 1910. Louise c. Stilfler
nee Miller, who was kidnapped
when she was Y years old as re-
lated in the article has lived near
Shosbone since 1882 and is we'll
known to all The old timers of Lin
coin county. Recently she has
been living in Ketchum. 1t was
through Joe Vernon, the civil en-
giner who moved here from LO-
gansport, Indiana, two years ago,
that Mrs. Stiffler became reunited
to her three brothers. Her hus-
band died some years ago. Mrs.
StiffIer is still in the east with the
members of her family who sup
posed till recently that she had
been killed by Indians.
Louisville, H., Jan. 30.--After a
separation of fifty-fiye years, three
brothers and sister of the Mil
Ter family have been reunited in
this city.
About the year 1928 Mr.. and Mrs.
Irvan Miller immigrated from
PENNSYLVANIA to Indiana and settled
in Cass County on what was then
known as the Indiana Reserve. y
A few yeare later Mr.. Miller died
leaving a widow and six children
The widow married Dennis Cram
mer. who lived in Logansport, and
the boys sought shelter in other
homes. The eldest, Jesse, drifted
to Milwaukee, Wis, where he was
adopted by a cabinetmaker, but
when the Civil War broke out he
enlisted in the Union Army and
was killed in the battle of Shiloh.
Samuel B., the next oldest of the
boys, was bound to Christian Mus
selman at Deer Greek, Ind. Af-
ter becoming of age he enlisted as
a volunteer in the Civil War in
1865. and during his service help
ed capture Richmond, Va. Since
thattime he has been located on a
farm near here.
The next son, Robert f.. was
bound to VIM. Pangham, but on ac
count of i'll treatment ran away,
going to Fort Wayne, where he
worked in the machine shops and
learned TO be a railroad engineer.
He followed the trade more than
twenty years. He is now located
on farm in this vicinity.
The youngest brother. William,
was bound out to a Mr.. Metzger,
hut he also ran away on being i'll
treated, going fromplace to place
until he finally married and now
lives in Wabash. Ind.
The youngest sister, jeanette
lived with her mother until she
married Andrew Robinson Of Sago,
Ind. where they lived for several
years. finally removing TO Loeans-
port. where she died about three
wears ago.
The eldest sister Louisa G. was
Kidnapped when y years old by
foreigners who were going west in
quest Of gold. She was mistreaied
by them and escaped of night. AZ
ter several hours Of wandering she
inst al ihe break Of day she cam'
upon on other wagon train snd
was taken in by a good family by
ih name Of Henderson. The fol-
lowing day Indians attacked the
wagon train and several persons
wore killed. among them Mr.. and
Nrs. Ienders0n's only daughter
then Young woman. Grief -iriek-
en. The, hefaine infatuated with %
Miller girl and she was treated 90
though she nas their own child.
They settled Of Central ciiy. Colo.
where Ni.. Miller was married %
few year. later to .. a. suffler
The, Then moved io kan-as. where
ihey lived Cor fen scar. later
going 90 Wt0nnng. Nhere iiei re-
sided uniil iaosi. Nhee ihef u0ted
io Llah0 on % sheep ranch ~ sef-
eral hundred arrcs Here ihef lit
ed roniinuousl, until about fite
year. aeo.whcn on account ~ Mrs..
~iifllrr's pCnr health. fhes moved
10 resort ~ keichum. Idaho.
while l,ine ~ that place .Ie
bccame acquainted with ~ en-
sireef named Vernon. on learn
ine that BE- came from lndiana .he
~. .oon be- touch with hef broth