Orange County NcArchives Obituaries.....Warmoth, Nancy Squires Miles 1914
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Obituary for Nancy Squires Miles Warmoth, 
September 25, 1820 - November 2, 1914

Nancy Warmoth was born in Orange County, North Carolina near Hillsboro, 
September 25, 1820, and died November 2, 1914, having lived 94 years, 5 weeks 
and 3 days.  She was the daughter of Thomas and Bettie Squires.  She was 
united in marriage with James W. Miles in 1835.  To this union was born 7 
children, 4 sons and 3 daughters.  All have preceded her to the tomb except 2 
sons.  Her first husband (James W. Miles) passed away in 1880.

In the year 1886 she was married to Bright Warmoth.  After four years of 
companionship he passed away in October 1890.  She came with her first husband 
from North Carolina to Morgan County, IN in 1868.  In 1869 they moved to 
Orange County, IN and in 1875 moved to Hall, Morgan County, IN, where she 
resided with the exception of four years, til she came to live with her son, 
J. T. Miles, at Eminence, IN where she made her home until her death.

She came of long lived, sturdy Scotch stock who live to ripe old age, her 
father being 96 and her mother 91 years of age.  They have always lived a 
simple life, meeting each duty as it came with never a murmer if fate seemed 
hard and the road long and full of trials.  In early life she united with the 
Methodist Church, and in 1882, while living at Hall, IN, she learned the way 
of the Lord more perfectly and became a member of the Church of Christ, 
confessed her Savior and was 	baptized into Christ.  She loved to read the 
Bible, to learn more of God's promises of eternal life.  She read the New 
Testament through more than twenty-five times and she continued to read daily 
until her eyesight failed. 
 
While in the south she lived through the trying experiences of the Civil War, 
giving two sons to the ranks of the Confederate Army.  One fell in the Battle 
of the Wilderness (James Miles) and the other died at the hospital at 
Richmond, VA (George F. Miles).  She lived on the old state road where 
Sherman's army passed when on its way back from the sea.  Many were the times 
she remained at home caring for her family while her husband was away guarding 
his horses from the hands of the soldiers.  She has told of many times giving 
to the Union soldiers the last morsel of meat and the last bit of feed, not 
even keeping enough for the next day's supply.  She was quite well acquainted 
with hardships, having toiled all day in the field and far into the night at 
the loom to assist in earning a living for her family, but through all her 
hardships to obtain food and raiment she remained content.  With few 
exceptions she enjoyed good health through life until her last illness, which 
came about nine months ago.  She was an agreeable companion, a loving mother 
and a good grandmother.  Her life was an open book and she was well respected 
by all who knew her.  She had a host of friends and no enemies.  From early 
youth she lived a conscientious life, and from the time she became a member of 
the Church of Christ she lived a devoted Christian life, always trusting in 
the promise of the Lord.  Now her spirit has gone to the unseen to meet her 
God.  May the Lord receive her spirit kindly and reward her a home in the 
Glory Land where she may dwell with the Lord forever. 

The funeral was conducted by Elders Nixon and Mannan at Eminence, IN.   

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