1930 U.S. Census, State of Virginia, Elizabeth City, Wythe Magisterial District
Enumerated 26 April 1930
701 Blair [Blain?] Avenue, Dwelling 505, Family 526
Miller, Stanley R., head, rents, $50 monthly rental, no radio, male, white, 35, married, age 29 at first marriage, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, speaks English, occupation proprietor of bakery, working on own account, actually at work previous day, not a veteran
Miller, Ruth T., wife, female, white, 29, married, age 23 at first marriage, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, father born in Germany, mother born in Kentucky, no occupation
Miller, Mary T., daughter, female, white, age 4-11/12 [possibly 4-10/12], single, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Thomas, August, father in law, male, white, 58, married, age 23 at first marriage, not in school, can read and write, born in Germany, both parents born in Germany, native tongue is German, occupation salesman in bakery, wage worker, actually at work previous day, not a veteran
Thomas, Mary G., mother in law, female, white, 55, married, age, 20 at first marriage, not in school, can read and write, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky, no occupation

1940 U.S. Census, State of Virginia, Norfolk City, Voting Precinct 16, Area C
Pages 10 and 11
423 Westover Avenue, home rented for 45, not on farm
Miller, Stanley R, head, male, white, 45, married, not in school, highest grade attended H-4, born in Virginia, in 1935 lived in Newport News, Virginia, employed for pay, 40 hours per week, occupation broker for mdse brokerage, working on own account, 52 weeks worked in 1939, has other income
Miller, Ruth T., wife, female, white, 39, married, not at school, highest grade C-3, born in Virginia, in 1935 lived in Newport News, Virginia, not on a farm, not at work, not seeking work, housework
Miller, Mary T., daughter, female, white, 15, single, in school, highest grade H-1, born in Virginia, in 1935 lived in Newport News, Virginia, not on a farm, not at work, not seeking work, school
Miller, Carol E., daughter, female, white, 5, single, not in school, highest grade 0, born in Virginia, in 1935 lived in Newport News, Virginia, not at work, not seeking work
Thomas, Mary, mother-in-law, female, white, 60, widowed, not in school, highest grade 7, born in Kentucky, in 1935 lived in Newport News, Virginia, not at work, not seeking work, other

On 24 August 1946, Merlin Jacob Schwitters was married to Mary Thomas Miller in Norfolk, Virginia. He was 25; white; single; not previously married; occupation ensign in USNR; born in Wall Lake, Iowa; father Jacob D. Schwitters; mother Dorothy Ballard; resident of Wall Lake, Iowa. She was 21; white; single; not previously married; no occupation; born in Norfolk, Virginia; father Stanley R. Miller; mother Ruth Thomas; resident of 423 Westover Ave., Norfolk, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Marriage 26684.]