Miles Waterman 1
- Born: 22 Dec 1818, Onondago County, NY
- Marriage (1): Susan Beard in 1845
General Notes:
Biography of Hon. Miles Waterman, page 636. History of De Kalb County,
Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.
Hon. Miles Waterman, section 17 Franklin Township, was born in Onondago
County, N.Y., Dec. 22, 1818, a son of Elijah and Sarah Waterman, natives of
Massachusetts, the former of Pittsfield and the latter of Salem. In the
spring of 1837 he accompanied his parents to Steuben County, Ind., and the
following fall to De Kalb County, and settled on section 19, Franklin
Township. At that time there was no house between their place of settlement
and Auburn, a distance of eight miles. The principal inhabitants were
Indians, who often visited them to exchange cranberries and game for corn
meal and bread. The father died in 1864, aged seventy-five years, the
mother having preceded him several years. Our subject was reared on a farm,
receiving a common-school education. After coming to De Kalb County he
assisted his father in clearing his land and improving a farm, and since
attaining manhood has followed agricultural pursuits. He has been
successful, and now owns a good farm of 330 acres. He has always taken
an interest in the public affairs of the county, and in the fall of 1845
was elected County Auditor, and served ten years. In the fall of 1858 he
was elected to the State Legislature, again in 1862, and a third time in
1874, serving in the meantime in two special sessions, and while there
introduced two important bills, which were adopted. He was married in the
fall of 1845, to Susan Beard, daughter of George Beard, an early settler of
the county. They have had five children---Jasper M., Oliver P. and Olive
C. (twins), M. Jefferson and Emma A. Oliver P. is deceased.
Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com
Miles married Susan Beard, daughter of George Beard and Unknown, in 1845.
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