James Miles (1828 - 1900)

Born Aug 1828 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Ditch) Miles — married 20 Feb 1852 in , Monroe County, Illinois

Descendants

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Biography

James Miles ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

was born Aug 1828 ^[9][10] in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. ^[1][2]
Conflicting birth information: about 1827 ^[4][8] or about 1830 ^[6][7]

David died at the age of 71 on June 4, 1900 ^[10].

He was buried in Miles Cemetery in Monroe County, Illinois. ^[10]

David married Mary Ditch on 20 Feb 1852 ^[5] in Monroe County, Illinois. ^[5]. They had the following children:

1. William Adolphus Miles
2. Luther C. Miles
3. David Hamilton Miles
4. Elenora Evelyn Miles
5. Amanda Catherine Miles

Census

1840 , Monroe County, Illinois. James is probably the male age 10-15 yrs in the household of Truman Miles. ^[3]

7 Sep 1850. Moredock Precinct, Monroe County, Illinois. in Stephen W Miles household: James, 23, laborer, b. New York. ^[4]

He appeared on the census on 1 Jun 1860 in Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois. ^[6] His family was enumerated as follows:

Miles, Jas; age 30; male; laborer; $300 real estate; born IL
Miles, Mary; age 26; female; born IL
Miles, Wm; age 7; male; born IL; attended school
Miles, Luther; age 5; male; born IL
Miles, David; age 3; male; born IL

James appeared on the census on 1 Jun 1870 in Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois ^[7]. His family was enumerated as follows:

Miles, James; age 40; male; farm laborer; born NY; male citizen over 21
Miles, Mary; age 38; female; keeping house; born IL
Miles,William D.; age 17; male; farm laborer; born IL
Miles, Luther C.; age 15; male; farm laborer, born IL
Miles, Hamilton D; age 12; male; at school; born IL; attended school
Miles, Ellen; age 9; female; at school; born IL; attended school
Miles, Amanda; age 6; female; at school; born IL; attended school
Ditch, Julia; age 24; female; keeping house; born IL
Ditch; [?]Boikin[?]; age 23; male; farm laborer; born IL; male citizen over 21

16 Jun 1880. Moredock Precinct, Monroe County, Illinois. ^[8] James, 53, farmer, b NY parents b NY. (See also wife Mary & children D H & Catherine. Also in home were Sol Harrison, 26, laborer, IL & John Crow, 51, laborer, IL)

2 Jun 1900. Mitchie Precinct, Monroe County, Illinois ^[9]. in son David's home. James, father, b Aug 1828, widowed, age 72, b NY parents b NY, occup peddler.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} " From Mighill to Miles" Patrick, Kerry] Publication: Ancestry.com AWT
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "In The Beginning .... Thomas Miles & Sarah Fisk" [ Miles, Frank] Publication: Ancestry World Tree, Ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1840 US Census, Illinois, Monroe County pg 340
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 1850 US Census, Illinois, Monroe County, Moredock Precinct 1 Jun 1850 pg 21b
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Secr. of State: Illinois Regional Archives Depositories, Illinois, Statewide Marriage Index, vol 2 pg 167. https://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} 1860 U.S. census, Monroe County, Illinois, population schedule, Waterloo, p. 35, dwelling 273, family 273, Jas Miles household; digital images (accessed 3 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 212. Ancestry Image
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} 1870 U.S. census, Monroe County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 2 South Range 10 West, Waterloo PO, p. 11 - 12, dwelling 78, family 81, James Miles household; digital images (accessed 3 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 261; Ancestry image
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} 1880 US Census, Illinois, Monroe County ED 66 pg 9
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} 1900 US Census, Illinois, Monroe County, ED 39 Mitchie Precinct pg 1b-2a
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2019), memorial page for James Miles (Aug 1828–4 Jun 1900), Memorial no. 88866388, citing Miles Cemetery, Monroe County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Dennis Miles (contributor 47784082) Find A Grave: Memorial #88866388