| Name |
Moody Kellam Miles [1] |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
12 Jan 1878 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  [1] |
- His death certificate shows his birth as 12 Jan 1878 as do family Bible records. However, the Acc Co birth records show 5 Sep 1878. He was baptised Sep 1911. A birthday party to celebrate his 60th birthday was held on 12 Jan 1939 (Pen. Ent., 6 Jan 1939). This would put his birth in Jan 1879.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1880 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [2] |
| Church member |
1908 |
Meth Ch, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [3] |
| Anecdote |
7 Jan 1916 |
Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia [4] |
- 7 Jan 1916 (Sanford News) - Mr. Elmer Anderton has sold his bugeye, known as the "Burnadette," to Mr. Moody Miles, of Saxis, consideration $2,500.
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| Anecdote |
25 Aug 1920 |
Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia [5] |
- 27 Aug 1920 (Passengers Leave Burning Bugeye) - Boat of Moody Miles Burns in Bay - All Cash Aboard, Clothing and Jewelry Lost - Sanford, VA - On 25 August the bugeye "Burnette" loaded with 456 baskets of tomatoes owned by Mr. Moody Miles was partially destroyed by a fire caused by an expolding lantern last week. The boat was between Turkey Point and Chesapeake Locks whe the fire occured. Mr. and Mrs. Miles and their two sons were forced to take to the yawl, or life boat, and reached Chesapeake City about two hours later. The burning bugeye was sighted by a passing steamer and the flames were extinguished, not however, before they had done about $4,500 damage. The explosion of the gasoline tank and the hasty spread of the flames, drove Mr. Miles and his family to abandon all their personal property. All the cash aboard, a considerable quantity of clothing, two gold watches, a valuable cameo and other jewelry belonging to Mrs. Miles was lost. The boat is now at the Tull shipyard at Pocomoke undergoing repairs. Thee is said to have been no insurance.
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| Anecdote |
25 Feb 1921 |
Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia [6] |
- 25 Feb 1921 (Sanford News) - Capt. Moody Miles was home last week, just returned from the Potomac River, with a load of oysters. It will be remembered that Capt. Miles ' Bugeye was burned a short time ago near Chesapeake City, he had had the boat rebuilt and changed the name from the Bernette to the C.F. Russell.
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| Land bought |
3 Dec 1921 |
Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia [7] |
- Capt. Moody Miles has purchased the old Sanford school building and rumor says he will remodel same into a bungalow.
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| Anecdote |
19 Mar 1927 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [8] |
- 19 March 1927 (Saxis News) - Capt. Moody Miles is making preparation to add to his berry acreage twenty-five or thirty thousand plants.
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| Anecdote |
25 Feb 1928 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [9] |
- On 25 Feb 1928 (Saxis News) - Capt. Moody Miles has recently purchased a pair of mules and a double team wagon. He expects to plant about fifty barrels of round potatoes. He is one of the best and most up-to-date farmers in this place.
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| Anecdote |
22 Sep 1928 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [10] |
- 22 Sep 1928 (Saxis News) - Capts. Garland Weaver, Mallory Stant and Arthur Marshall arrived Monday with a load of James River seed oysters to be planted in Pocomoke Sound for Dr. Dick Fletcher, Messrs. Marvin Drewer and Moody Miles.
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| Anecdote |
29 Sep 1928 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [11] |
- 20 Sep 1928 (Saxis News) - Capt. Moody Miles left Saxis Monday for James River for a load of about two thousand bushels of seed oysters which he will plant in Pocomoke Sound.
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| Record ID |
4 |
| Death |
10 Mar 1954 |
Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia |
- Mr. Moody Kellam Miles Sr., aged 76 years, highly respected citizen of Saxis died at his home Wednesday March 10th. Funeral services will be held at the Saxis Methodist Church, of which he was a very active member, on Sunday March 14th, at 2:30 pm, conducted by the Rev. Herbert P. Hall, Rev. Frank Clark and Rev. F.C. Fulcher. Interment will be in the Miles cemeery, Saxis. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nolan F. Miles, one daughter, Mrs. Juanita Miles Porter of Saxis, five sons, Moody Everett Miles of Saxis, Vernon Chesnut Miles of Pocomoke, Moody K. Miles Jr. of Saxis, Wilson Coleman Miles of Parksley, Jesse T. Miles of Saxis; two step-children, Lynwood Russell of Pocomoke and Mrs. Florence Smith of Jenkins Bridge, fourteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. (Pen. Ent. & Eastern Shore News, 11 Mar 1954). Family members report that he had 3 strokes near the end of his life and he died as a result of the last one, which left him only able to blink his eyes during the last 8-9 days of his life.
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| Burial |
Miles North Cemetery, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia [12] |
| Person ID |
I4 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Family 1 |
Eveline 'Eva Lena' Lewis, b. 5 Sep 1879, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1 Aug 1913, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Jul 1897 |
Somerset Co, Maryland [14] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Moody Everett Miles, b. 7 Feb 1898, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 6 Feb 1981 (Age 82 years) |
| | 2. Vernon Chesnut 'Chess' Miles, b. 27 Feb 1900, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 3 Dec 1960, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 60 years) |
| | 3. Baby Miles, b. Abt 1902, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Abt 1902, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Family ID |
F327 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Nolan Franklin Stant, b. 20 Jun 1888, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 7 Dec 1956, Salisbury, Wicomico Co, Maryland (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage |
12 May 1920 |
New Church, Accomack Co, Virginia [15, 16] |
- Mrs. Nolan (Stant) Russell of Sanford and Mr. Moody Miles of Saxis were quietly married last Wednesday evening, 12 May 1920 (Acc News, 21 May 1920).
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| Children |
| + | 1. Moody Kellam Miles, Jr., b. 5 Mar 1921, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 25 Jul 1994, P.G. Hospital, Salisbury, Wicomico Co, Maryland (Age 73 years) |
| + | 2. Juanita Mavis Miles, b. 15 Nov 1922, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1 Oct 1999, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 76 years) |
| + | 3. Wilson Coleman Miles, Sr., b. 28 Feb 1924, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 13 May 1990, Dyersburg, Tennessee (Age 66 years) |
| + | 4. Jesse Thomas Miles, II, b. 16 Feb 1925, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 14 Aug 1975, Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 50 years) |
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| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Family ID |
F170 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1878 - 1954 (76 years)
