Her father, Ransford Miller, had worked at the American embassy in Tokyo from 1890, while her mother, Lilly Murray (who had arrived in Japan as a missionary in 1888), taught English at the Christian mission.
Her father had worked at the American embassy in Tokyo from 1890, while her mother (who had arrived in Japan as a missionary in 1888), taught English at the Christian mission. Lilly Murray was her mother. Ransford Miller was her father.