Miller, Robert Lazar, 1845-1941
Biography
Robert Lazar Miller was a cattle buyer and seller in Denver, and worked at the Denver Stockyards until his death at the age of 96 in 1941. He emigrated from Lithuania to Colorado in 1881. Along with his brother, Joe, they opened a furniture store in Cripple Creek, which subsequently burned, and a butcher shop in Denver. In the late 1890s he went into the cattle business. In the early part of the 20th century he worked as a cattle buyer at Sigman Meat Packing Company (K & B Packing and Provisions Company.) He was the father of Etta Miller Robinson, Irene Miller Stein, and Sophie Miller Peterman.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Eller Miller Family Papers
Robert Lazar Miller and Stanley Stein on Horseback, circa 1932
Robert Lazar Miller, wearing a bowler hat and suit, sits on a horse with his grandson Stanley Stein seated in front of him at the Denver Stockyards. They are in front of fences at the Denver Stockyards. Robert Lazar Miller worked at the Denver Stockyards until his death at the age of 96 in 1940. Stein wears a cowboy hat and bandanna.