William H. Miles

1833 - 1902  (68 years)

• Name	William H. Miles  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Sep 1833	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census with another person	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as Wm. Miles, age 17 in HH#853 headed by Edward T. Wise, a 28 year old farmer.
  Census head of household	1860	Belle Haven PO, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as the head of HH#1134, age 24 and a farmer with real estate valued at $300 and personal property valued at $600. The Post Office was shown as Belle Haven. Listed with him were Nancy R. Miles, age 29; John H. Miles, age 1; Elizabeth Mason, age 24; and 3 black men, George Phillips, age 17; Daniel Jacobs, age 17; and John Sample, age 16.
  Census head of household	1870	Locust Mount PO, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	He was shown as William H. Miles the head of HH#LM354, a 36 year old farmer with real estate valued at $400 and personal property valued at $500. Listed with him were Mileses: Nancy, a 40 year old house keeper; John H. Miles, age 9; William, age 7; George, age 5; and Sally, age 1. Also listed was Elizabeth Mason, a 35 year old house keeper and John Watson, a 26 year old black farm laborer.
  Census head of household	1880	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as William H. Miles, the head of a household in Enumeration District 9, a 47 year old farmer. Listed with him were the following Miles: Nancy, a 50 year old wife, keeping house; John H., a 21 year old son, laborer; William, a 16 year old son, laborer; George S., a 14 year old son, laborer; and Salley M., an 11 year old daughter, at school. Also listed was Elizabeth Mason, a 44 year old niece, border; and Otho Kellam, a 11 year old laborer, other relationship to the head of household.
  Record ID	20315
  Death	27 Jul 1902	Gargatha, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	Mr. W.H. Miles died Sunday, 27 Jul 1902, near Gargatha of dropsy, aged 69 years. Burial was near Accomac C.H. He was survived by 3 sons: John H., William L., and George S. Miles; and 1 daughter: Mrs. T. Berkeley Smith (Pen. Ent., 2 Aug 1902). The personal property of William H. Miles, deceased, will be sold at public aution on Wednesday, 26 Nov 1902, and not on the 29th, as heretofore advertised in this paper (Pen. Ent., 15 Nov 1902).
  Burial	Miles-Groton Cemetery, Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	His tombstone shows him as William H. Miles, son of Wm. & Sally Miles, 2 Sep 1833 - 27 Jul 1902, age 68 years, 10 months & 25 days.
  Siblings	5 sisters
  + 1. Mary A. Miles,   b. 3 Feb 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Feb 1901  (Age 80 years) ╚═William T. Groten,   b. 22 Jan 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Dec 1851  (Age 28 years),  m. 21 Mar 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. Sarah C. Miles,   b. 1 Oct 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Oct 1899  (Age 76 years) ╚═William Henry Kellam,   b. 6 Nov 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Aug 1907  (Age 83 years),  m. 9 Jan 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     3. Emaline 'Emma' Miles,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═James Fosque,   b. Abt 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 21 Nov 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 4. Jane S. Miles,   b. Abt 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═George R. West,   b. 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Nov 1897, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 71 years),  m. 28 Jan 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. William H. Miles,   b. 2 Sep 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Jul 1902, Gargatha, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 68 years) ╚═Nancy R. Guy,   b. 24 Dec 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jan 1897  (Age 68 years),  m. 2 Apr 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     6. Elizabeth Miles,   b. Abt 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Roger Miles, (I),   b. Abt 1635, England d. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 65 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah 'Sally' (--?--),   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Apr 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 54 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I20315	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2003

  
  

  Father	William Miles,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1841 (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' (--?--),   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Apr 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1820  [7]
  Family ID	F10463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy R. Guy,   b. 24 Dec 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jan 1897 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1856	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was a 23 year old farmer, son of Wm & Sally and she was age 27, daughter of Jonathan & Elizabeth. Edward T. Wise said both were over 21. They were married by Montcalm Oldham.
  Children	+ 1. John Henry Miles,   b. 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1932 (Age 73 years) ╚═ Alicia Ann Barnes  (Age 62 years)  m. 26 Oct 1898 + 2. Capt. William Lee Miles,   b. Abt 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Jul 1934, Halthorpe, Baltimore Co, Maryland (Age 71 years) ╚═ Mary Elizabeth 'Mamie' Martin  m. Abt 1898   3. George S. Miles,   b. 2 Aug 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Jan 1923 (Age 57 years)   4. Sally M. Miles,   b. Abt 1869, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Berkley Smith  (Age 49 years)  m. 17 Dec 1890
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F6389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Sep 1833 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 2 Apr 1856 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Census head of household - 1880 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Miles-Groton Cemetery, Daugherty, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S687] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 2, St. George's Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row), 687. [S748] LDS Family History Resource File, 1880 United States Census & National Index (CD Set), Vol 55, 748. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), p. 242 (marriage of William Miles to Nancy Guy shows him as the son of Wm. & Sally Miles), 551.