Edwin Miles
Edwin Miles was born on December 21, 1818, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to Nathaniel and Sarah Miles. His father was a farmer who owned $300 of personal property by 1860. He began working as a teacher in the late 1830s. He married Susan Jones on March 30, 1847, and they had at least four children: Amanda, born around 1847; George, born around 1850; Nathaniel, born around 1852; and Sarah, born around 1856. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, around 1846, and he earned a living as a clerk. By 1860, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $9,000 of personal property.
In 1862, he became a partner in the Black Diamond Steel Works. Then, in 1869, he became a partner in the Duquesne Iron & Steel Company. By 1870, he owned $85,000 of real estate and $5,000 of personal property. He later joined the Evanson, Glass & Macrum firm, and he remained there until his retirement. His wife died on December 2, 1893. By 1900, he was living in his son George’s household in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. He died in Pittsburgh from “exhaustion due to the infirmities of age” on May 25, 1915.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3591) | Miles, Edwin | 1818-12-21 | 1915-05-25 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 25
- (10014) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 26 August 1861
- (10016) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 10 November 1861
- (10019) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 20 January 1862
- (10023) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 28 February 1862
- (10027) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 4 April 1862
- (10031) [recipient] ~ Owen P. Miles to Edwin Miles, 28 May 1862
- (10037) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles, 30 May 1862
- (10039) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 29 June 1862
- (10042) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 19 August 1862
- (10043) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 24 August 1862
- (10056) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 8 January 1863
- (10058) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 6 February 1863
- (10059) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 17 February 1863
- (10064) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 21 March 1863
- (10065) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 13 April 1863
- (10066) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 9 May 1863
- (10070) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 21 June 1863
- (10076) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 5 October 1863
- (10078) [associated with] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 17 November 1863
- (10080) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 24 January 1864
- (10083) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 29 June 1864
- (10094) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles, 27 August 1864
- (10095) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles, 16 October 1864
- (10096) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles and Susan E. Miles, 5 December 1864
- (10082) [recipient] ~ George B. Miles to Edwin Miles, 3 July 1865
People - Records: 5
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1972, available from Ancestry.com; The Pittsburg (PA) Press, 26 May 1915
