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William Porcher Miles 1822 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jul 1822

Birth Location: Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1899

Death Location: Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA

Father: James Miles

Mother: Sarah Warley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beirne

Children(s): William Miles

William Porcher Miles was born in 1822 in Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Sanders Miles and Sarah Bond Warley. William Porcher Miles married Elizabeth "Betty" Beirne, and had children including William Porcher Miles. William Porcher Miles passed away in 1899 in Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Porcher Miles was born in 1822 in Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Sanders Miles and Sarah Bond Warley.
  • William Porcher Miles married Elizabeth "Betty" Beirne, and had children including William Porcher Miles.
  • William Porcher Miles passed away in 1899 in Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Miles
1794 – 1836
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Warley
1791 – 1864
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Beirne
1835 – 1874
Birth Location: Baltimore
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Children(s)

William Miles
1867 – 1936
Birth Location: Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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William Miles's Ancestors

Self
William Miles
1822 – 1899
Birth Place: Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Sanders Miles
1794 – 1836
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Bond) Warley
1791 – 1864
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Miles
1769 – 1809
Prince William Parish, South Carolina, USA
Felix Warley
1749 – 1814
South Carolina, USA
Anne Turquand
1748 – 1814
Great-Grandparents
James Miles
1745 – 1774
Rev. Turquand
1726 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Miles
1719 – 1764
Mary McKewn
1722 – 1745
Rene Turquand
1693 – 1775
Catherine Marin
1694 – 1754

William Miles's Descendants

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William (Porcher) Miles (04 Jul 1822 – 11 May 1899) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Beirne (31 Dec 1835 – 22 Oct 1874)
  1. 1. William (Porcher) Miles (22 Nov 1867 – 04 Oct 1936) m. Harriette ((Aunt Hattie)) Waters (1885 – 1981)
    1. 1. William (P) Miles (1912 – 1958)
    2. 2. Betty (Beirne) Miles (21 February 1913 – 25 May 1914)
    3. 3. Henry (Harcourt Waters) Miles (18 September 1915 – )
    4. 4. May (Carroll) Miles (16 October 1917 – 23 February 1999)
    5. 5. Nancy (Beirne) Miles (31 January 1920 – February 2008) m. Edward (Thomas) White (21 Oct 1916 – 14 Dec 1970)
      1. 1. Oliver (Beirne) White (1945 – ) m. Frances (L) Holsclaw (2 May 1946 – )
        1. 1. Miles (Lynn DeVan) White (26 Dec 1966 – ) m. Scott (Andrew) Ruby (08 Sep 1967 – )
        2. 2. Lisbeth (Herrick) White (7 Nov 1977 – )

William Miles's Timeline

2 Records

1822
04 Jul 1822
Birth of William Porcher Miles in Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
1899
11 May 1899
Age 77
Death of William Porcher Miles in Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA
Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1822
    Event Place: Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1899
    Event Place: Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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