I know where my grandfather is buried. I learned it late in life. Some things I assumed.
Like I assumed that there was no headstone because my grandmother couldn't afford it.
And while I am probably correct, I didn't take it far enough.
As it turns out she couldn't afford to bury him, either.
Someone else actually owns the little strip of ground he's buried at and the burial location has two people in it, allowable by Nebraska law. This is something I could have known sooner, had I asked the gent who runs the cemetery. But it came up some other way.
So now the question is: Who was Archie Millar, and why did he or his family let Grandma bury Frank there?
Here are some answers, but the time frame hardly makes he and Frank friends or anything. Frank moved to Fremont in the mid 1950s. Hmmm.
Archie W. Millar, 80, the second white person born in Dodge County, died at a local hospital early this morning.
Born June 25, 1857, at North Bend, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Millar, North Bend pioneers, he grew to manhood in the North Bend vicinity, and lived there most of his life. Millar married Miss Mary Emma Clark November 12, 1885, at North Bend, and the couple resided on a farm three and one-half miles north of North Bend for many years.
Coming to Fremont 12 years ago, Millar had been residing with his daughter, Mrs. Ruby Westphal, 230 East 15th street. Mrs. Westphal teaches in school district 63 in Dodge county. Millar's wife preceded him in death January 28, 1933. One son, Glenn C. Millar, also preceded him in death. The former North Bend man was a member of the Presbyterian church of Fremont.
Surviving are two sons, Reuel and Harry A. Millar, Anaconda, Mont.; two daughters, Mrs. Charles B. Walker, Sidney, and Mrs. Westphal, and 11 grandchildren.
