MILES
LAURA TEXANA MILES, "Teck,"
was born on 30 January 1858 and died on 19 February 1918. On 7
October 1877, she married James D. Woodall (see Woodall)
who was born on 21 November 1853 at Nip and Tuck (near Tatum),
Texas, and died on 22 April 1922.(1)
They are both buried in the Gum Springs Cemetery, near Longview,
Texas.
The children of Teck and James are
listed under "Woodall." Laura
was the daughter of
WILLIAM ASBURY MILES was born on
12 April 1828 in Franklin County, Tennessee,(2)
and died on 10 September 1910. On 11 November 1851,(3)
he married, as her second husband, Nancy Kuykendall (see Kuykendall)
who was born on 22 November 1825 and died on 15 April 1893.(1)
They are both buried at Gum Springs Cemetery, near Longview,
Texas.
He lived his first 10 years in
Tennessee. The family moved to Illinois in 1838 where his mother
died and is reported to be buried near the present site of Cairo,
Illinois. In 1839, they moved to Mississippi and after the War
with Mexico, Bill Miles moved to Rusk County, Texas, in January
1850, and to Harrison County, Texas, in 1854.(2)
Bill Miles served with the First
Mississippi Battalion, Company E, 14th Texas Cavalry, Confederate
States of America, in the Civil War.(4)
He had one arm shot off with a "mini-ball" just above
the elbow. Enroute home he swam the Mississippi River near Memphis
with only one arm.
Bill Miles was a very capable person
and amassed a fortune in farming after he returned home from the
Civil War. His ability was recognized throughout the community and
he was the neighbor- hood advisor on all matters pertaining to
farming and business.
The children of William and Nancy were:
Mary Elizabeth, born 23 September 1852, died 11 July 1923, and
married William McKay; Martha Olerra, born in 1856, and married
Ike Russell ; Laura Texana (see above), born 30 January 1858, died
19 February 1918, and married James D. Woodall; Rachel Bell, born
in 1860 and married Lem Gage; Nancy Alice, born in 1862 and
married a Johnson; Eugenia Ausline,
born in 1866, and married, first, a Gaffney, and, second, Will
Cain; and Annis, born in 1868, died on 13 June 1947, and married
Will Pliler. William was the son of
SAMUEL MILES died toward the end
of the 19th century and was buried at Ft. Crawford
Cemetery, Hallsville, Texas. Samuel was married four times, but
the names of his wives have not been learned. He and his first
wife whom he married around 1825 were the parents of four
children: William Asbury (see above), born on 12 April 1828, died
on 10 September 1910, and married Nancy Kuykendall; Angelina was
born on 22 November 1832, died on 3 May 1905 and married, first,
James Scott, and second, James Russell; John married, first, a
Ferguson, and, second, an Echols; and David, a bachelor. His first
wife died in 1838/39 and is buried near the present site of Cairo,
Illinois.
He had two children by his second wife.
They were Tom and Pamella. It is not known whether there were
children by his other wives.
Ref:
I. Gum Springs Cemetery, near Longview,
Texas.
2. Declaration for Pension, National
Archives, Record Group 15-A, BLWT 60129-160-47.
3. Marriage Records, Rusk County,
Texas.
4. Will dated 24 July 1909, Harrison
County, Texas.
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