Donna;
I have a deed written in 1874 that shows James D. Miles & Tamar (Pool)
Miles transferring 33 acres on February 26, 1874 to James D. Miles Jr.
there is a stipulation "The said James D. Miles Jr. is to Maintain keep and
support said James D. Miles Sen. and Tamar Miles in a manner suitable to their
condition in life as long as they or either of them shall live."
This deed was written on the 25th of February and recorded on the 26th
of February of 1874.
Do you know how much land they owned? They may have deeded only a
portion of what they owned to James D. Miles Jr. as payment for caring for
them. From this we know they were alive in 1874. I am going over to the
courthouse this morning as I don't have to work at the Library until afternoon
today. I will see if there is anything over there concerning James Sr.'s
death.
Sheila Kell