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From Portrait and biographical record of city of Toledo and Lucas and Wood Counties, Ohio : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the locality, together with biograph (1895), Commemorative historical and biographical record of Wood County, Ohio : its past and present : early settlement and development ... biographies and portraits of early settlers and representative citiz (1897)
MILTON F. MILES, a prominent citizen of Montgomery Township, Wood County, was a gallant soldier during the late Civil War, and served from September 14, 1861, until November 30, 1865. In times of peace and war alike, he lias been a loyal and trusted defender of the liberties and welfare of his country, and is away's to be found on the side of whatever makes for the public good. In 1887 he was elected Sheriff and served efficiently for two terms, but with this exception has not held public office.
A son of Davis and Julia A. (Demman) Miles, Milton F. was born in Chesterville, Knox County (now Monroe), Ohio, December 10, 1838. His father was born in Chester County, Pa., in 1814, and died August 6, 1865. The latter’s parents were born July 3, 1786, and April 3, 1790, respectively,and died May 18, 1840, and August 18, 1871, respectively. The early years of Davis Miles were spent on a farm, and when he arrived at maturity he was married, at Chesterville, Ohio. He had become a resident of this state a few years previously, and from that time until his death he continued to well in this state. He was a very prominent man in his community and served for two terms in the Ohio Senate.
Milton F. Miles is one of three children. He was given a good education, and at twenty years of age went to Delaware (Ohio) University for one year. The next two years he spent in study at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. While there he enlisted in the Students’ Battalion, but their services were rejected on account of the quota of men being already full. Mr. Miles returned home, and in the fall of 1861 enlisted in the Forty-third Ohio Regiment under Gen. C. Smith, and went into camp at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. January 9, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant, and was assigned to Company A, Forty-ninth Ohio Regiment. After camping fora short time at Green River, Ky., he was ordered to Bowling Green, February 14, 1862, and thence moved to Nashville, going to the assistance of General Grant. On the 6th of the following March he took part in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and with the other forces of his command retained a position from eleven until four o’clock p. m., though under constant fire, but was then obliged to retreat. His next important engagement was at Corinth, Miss. Among the battles in which he participated were the following: Crab Orchard, Murfreesboro, Liberty Gap, Cliiekamauga, and the Atlanta Campaign, Nashville being his last engagement. In one battle in which he participated twenty-four out of fifty-six soldiers of his command were killed, and a number were also wounded. After being assigned to the Western Army, Mr. Miles was stationed in Texas, where he was mustered out in the fall of 1865.
On returning from the South, Mr. Miles embarked in the drug business in Chicago, where he remained for two years. In 1868 he came to this county and started in the flouring-mill trade at West Mill Grove, and conducted a lucrative business there for twelve years. Afterwards selling his interest in the mill, he moved to Montgomery Township, where he has since resided.
October 11, 1866, Mr. Miles married Miss M. E. Diver, who was born June 30, 1843. Her parents were Asburn and Esther F. (Robinson) Diver, natives of Portage and Medina Counties, respectively. The former was born August 23, 1809, and the latter April 2, 1818, and their marriage was celebrated in Crawford County, Ohio. Mrs. Miles is one of seven children, the eldest of whom died in infancy unnamed, and the others are Franklin, Laura, Armand A. and Harriet M. Mr. and Mrs.
Miles are members of the Church of Christ, and enjoy the friendship and esteem of a host of friends in this locality.
As printed in Portrait and biographical record of city of Toledo and Lucas and Wood Counties, Ohio : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the locality, together with biograph (1895). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Colonel M. F. Miles, a representative farmer of Montgomery township, was born in Chesterville, Morrow county (at that time Knox county), Ohio, December 10, 1838, and is a son of Davis and Julia A. (Denman) Miles. His grandfather, Enos Miles, was born in Chester county, Penn., July 3, 1786. He married Miss Elizabeth Frame, who was born April 3, 1790. They came to Ohio in an early day, bought up tracts of land, and Mr. Miles named Chester township, also Chesterville. A man of means, he erected a large brick hotel and other buildings, one of which he fitted out as a school and boardinghouse; but his ideas were far too advanced for those days, and his venture involved him in financial difficulties. Mr. Miles died in Chesterville, May 18, 1840, and his wife on August 18, 1871. Their children were Davis, Euclid, Enos, Jane and Catherine.
As printed in Commemorative historical and biographical record of Wood County, Ohio : its past and present : early settlement and development ... biographies and portraits of early settlers and representative citiz (1897). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Davis Miles (b. 1814)
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