season. At the time of his death, in California, Miller's estate was appraised at some , somewhat less than during his prime. The Miller and Lux Corporation did not long survive his death, though his grandson George Nickel reorganized the holdings and became a large farmer and land developer. Some of his descendants continue to farm in the area around Los Banos and to operate as farmers and land developers in Bakersfield and Kern County. Miller's contemporary descendants include Wiley Nickel, an American politician serving as a member-elect of the U.S House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 13th congressional district and Tucker Carlson, who is a descendant of Miller through his birth mother, Lisa McNear Lombardi. References External links Monterey County Historical Society: The California Cattle Boom, 1849-1862 Oregon History Project: Henry Miller, cattleman (photograph) Oregon History Project: Henry Miller, Cattleman (narrative) Article on Miller family history Guide to the Miller & Lux Records at The Bancroft Library Henry Miller letter, NC498. University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections Department. Further reading Treadwell, Edward F. (2005) The Cattle King: A Dramatized Biography of Henry Miller, Founder of the Miller and Lux Cattle Empire. Great West Books. 1827 births 1916 deaths Land owners from California Ranchers from California German expatriates in the United States German emigrants to the United States People from Los Banos, California 19th-century American businesspeople Burials at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Colma, California)