Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Lewis D. Miles and Elizabeth Foster




Husband Lewis D. Miles 1 2

            AKA: Louis Miles 3
           Born: 24 Jun 1789 - Mercer Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Mar 1860 - ? Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Thomas Miles, Sr. (      -1827) 1 2 3
         Mother: Mary Treadway (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Elizabeth Foster 2

           Born: 4 Jun 1793
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1884
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Hugh Foster (Abt 1755-1846) 5
         Mother: Mary McCullough (Abt 1760-      )




Children
1 F Elizabeth Miles 2

           Born: 6 Apr 1816
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1842
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 6



2 M Hiram Miles 2

           Born: 10 Feb 1818
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Sep 1899
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 6
         Spouse: Mary Foster (1822-1906)


3 M Thomas Miles 2 3

           Born: 11 Oct 1819
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Sep 1898
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 6
         Spouse: Catharine Proper (1819-1875/1876) 3
         Spouse: Hannah Eliza Proper (cal 1822-1888)


4 M Hugh Miles 1 2




           Born: 1821 - Mercer Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ellen Miles (1828-      ) 1 7
           Marr: 1862 7


5 F Harriet N. Miles 2 8

           Born: 25 Jan 1824
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Aug 1888
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 9
         Spouse: Rezin Richard Grove (1818-1902)
           Marr: 13 Jul 1843 10


6 F Jane Miles 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Foster (      -      ) 2


7 M Milton Miles 2

           Born: 23 Jun 1828
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Apr 1888
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Spouse: Marie A. [Unk] (1826-1882)


8 F Hannah Miles 2

           Born: 21 Feb 1834
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1884
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 11
         Spouse: John Tuckey (      -      )


9 M Asa Miles 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



10 F Clarissa Ann Miles 2

           Born: 26 May 1837
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Apr 1863
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 12
         Spouse: Isaac Washington Davison (1831-1916) 13



General Notes: Husband - Lewis D. Miles


He was born on his father's farm in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and his primary education was received in the district schools of that vicinity. He later moved to Venango County, where he purchased a farm and continued that occupation until death claimed him. He also worked at shoemaking and coopering, and in his latter years he conducted a store, while his sons operated the farm.
He was a soldier in the War of 1812: Cpt. Robinson's Co., Pa. Militia, 121st Regt., Wolf Creek Rangers

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 870.

2 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 453.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1076.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 70.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 55.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 99.

7 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 454.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1021.

9 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 66.

10 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 96.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 74.

12 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 63.

13 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1055.


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