I can't answer your question, but I would like to make a comment. B.F. Miles rented the ground floor of the Methodist Church Sunday School (which was located on the second, top floor) in a building built by Daniel Pratt. The building was adjacent to the Pratt Gin Company. Miles operated a retail mercantile busubess. The store space was rented to help the Methodists with the upkeep of the building. Does anyone on the list have other information which supports and/or complements this? On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 11:21 AM, Irma Roy wrote: > Can anyone on this list give me a reference that would support the > supposition that the father of Benjamin Franklin MILES, born August > 11, 1813; died July 21, 1864; buried in MILES Cemetery, Lawsonville > Community, Rusk County, Texas is Abraham MILES from Pike County, > Alabama. > > Benjamin Franklin MILES married in Autauga County, May 6, 1847 to > Sarah Albertine TATUM. > They had a son, Albert B. MILES, M. D. whose tombstone in the same > cemetery as Benjamin F. MILES states that he was born in Prattville, > AL He was a noted surgeon who practiced at Tulane University, in > Louisiana. > > Benjamin and his family is listed on the 1850 Autauga County, Census, > Prattville, Washington Beat, page 19B, #274/285 > MILES, Benjamin F., 36, Merchant, $5500.00, GA. > Sarah A., 20, AL > William F., 3, AL > Edward, 5/12, AL > MILES, Haywood, 34, Clerk, GA. > > This Benjamn F. MILES was in business with W. F. ALLEN, and at one > time was Deputy Post Master for Prattville. > > Any information on this MILES family will be greatly appreciated. > > Irma J. Roy > > > ==== ALAUTAUG Mailing List ==== > This list is maintained by Tom Richardson, [email protected] >