Wilson, Douglas L., ed; Davis, Rodney O., ed. 'Register of Informants' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: history]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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Miles was born in White County, Illinois, the son of George Uriah and Jane Miles. In 1840 he settled in Menard County where he engaged in farming and became friends with AL. Miles was a brother-in-law of WHH and a lifelong Democrat. (Petersburg Democrat, February 15, 1913; Miller; tombstone at Oakland Cemetery, Petersburg, Ill.)