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William Porcher Miles 1867 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1867

Birth Location: Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Oct 1936

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Miles

Mother: Elizabeth Beirne

Spouse(s): Harriette Waters

Children(s): William Miles, Betty Miles, Henry Miles, May Miles, Nancy Miles

William Porcher Miles Jr. was born in 1867 in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Porcher Miles and Elizabeth "Betty" Beirne. William Porcher Miles Jr. married Harriette (Aunt Hattie) Waters, and had children including William P Miles, Betty Beirne Miles, Henry Harcourt Waters Miles, May Carroll Miles, Nancy Beirne Miles. William Porcher Miles Jr. passed away in 1936 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Porcher Miles Jr. was born in 1867 in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Porcher Miles and Elizabeth "Betty" Beirne.
  • William Porcher Miles Jr. married Harriette (Aunt Hattie) Waters, and had children including William P Miles, Betty Beirne Miles, Henry Harcourt Waters Miles, May Carroll Miles, Nancy Beirne Miles.
  • William Porcher Miles Jr. passed away in 1936 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Miles
1822 – 1899
Birth Location: Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Beirne
1835 – 1874
Birth Location: Baltimore
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Spouses(s)

Harriette Waters
1885 – 1981
Birth Location: 1420 Polymnia St., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
HW

Children(s)

William Miles
1912 – 1958
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
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Betty Miles
1913 – 1914
Birth Location: Burnside, Ascension, Louisiana, USA
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Henry Miles
1915 –
Birth Location: Houmas House Plantation, near Burnside, Louisiana, USA
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May Miles
1917 – 1999
Birth Location: Burnside, Louisiana, USA
MM
Nancy Miles
1920 – 2008
Birth Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
NM

William Miles's Ancestors

Self
William Miles
1867 – 1936
Birth Place: Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Porcher Miles
1822 – 1899
Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betty") Beirne
1835 – 1874
Baltimore
Grandparents
James (Sanders) Miles
1794 – 1836
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Bond) Warley
1791 – 1864
South Carolina, USA
OLIVER Bierne
1811 – 1888
Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Margaret (Melinda) Caperton
1812 – 1844
Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Miles
1769 – 1809
Felix Warley
1749 – 1814
Anne Turquand
1748 – 1814
Colonel Beirne
1771 – 1845
Eleanor Keenan
1779 – 1834
Hugh Caperton
1781 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Miles
1745 – 1774
Rev. Turquand
1726 – 1786
Mary Plunkett
1734 – 1820
Edward Keenan
1742 – 1826
Eleanora Donnally
1755 – 1810
Adam Caperton
1753 – 1782

William Miles's Descendants

1.
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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 – )
        1. 1. Lauren (Kay) Ruby (29 Sep 1993 – ) m. Robert (Leslie Phillip) Tyler (20 October 1987 – )
        2. 2. Claire (Frances) Ruby (10 Nov 1996 – )
        3. 3. Grace (Caroline) Ruby (12 Nov 1998 – )
      2. 2. Lisbeth (Herrick) White (7 Nov 1977 – )

William Miles's Timeline

2 Records

1867
22 Nov 1867
Birth of William Porcher Miles Jr. in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1936
04 Oct 1936
Age 69
Death of William Porcher Miles Jr. in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1867
    Event Place: Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1936
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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