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About Eli Joshua Miles
Eli served in the First Dragoons ( US Armys first mounted troops) from 1838 until 1841 at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri from Fort Leavenworth on Discharge, took up farming in Jackson County, He married Nancy Luellen, on April 12, 1846, at Sibley, Ray County, Missouri, Eli Miles and his family live in Ray County or Jackson County, Missouri in 1846/47 and then moved to Indianola, Shawnee County, Kansas circa 1854, when Eli Miles lost his bounty land. Eli and his family are shown in Shawnee County 1860 Census. In 1863 Eli enlisted in Company F, 15th Kansas Volunter Cavalry, where he served until 1865, he was injured when his horse was shot during the battle of Westport. After leaving the Army they settled in Ogden, Riley County, Kansas. Children of Eli and Nancy Miles; Mary Ann Miles - born, Dec. 7, 1846 John Gillingham Miles - born, Feb. 4, 1849 Samuel Dennis Miles - born, Jan. 26, 1851 Sarah Amanda Miles - born, June 28, 1853 Emma Miles - born, 1858 Amer MIles - born 1859 Eli Joshua MILES was born on 27 Jan 1817 in Chester, PA ?. He died on Nov 4 1901 in Junction City, Geary Co., KS. He was buried in Plot 41, Government Hill Cemetery, Ogden, KS.
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Eli Joshua Miles's Timeline
| 1817 |
January 27, 1817
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Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1846 |
December 7, 1846
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Missouri Township, Boone County, Missouri, United States
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| 1849 |
February 4, 1849
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Fort Osage Township, Jackson County, MO, United States
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| 1851 |
January 26, 1851
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Ray County, MO, United States
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| 1853 |
June 28, 1853
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Ray County, Missouri, United States
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| 1858 |
1858
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KS, United States
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| 1901 |
November 4, 1901
Age 84
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Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, United States
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