Biography of Patrick H. Miles, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames listed: Miles, Doolen, Crimmons, Davis.

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Transcribed by: W. David Samuelsen

An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 
1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. 

page 234

PATRICK H. MILES

The son of James and Bridget (Doolen), natives of Ireland, our subject first 
saw the light in that famous little isle on December 29, 1841, and amid the 
rural scenes of his native land he passed the first six years of his life. 1847
was the year that the family tore themselves from the home land and sought their 
fortunes in America, settling first in Ontario county, New York, whence, two 
years later, they removed to Lockport, Illinois, where the father and mother 
passed to the other world, and at eighteen Patrick H. found himself on his own 
resources in this new land. He was possessed of strength and a dauntless spirit, 
coupled with consumate courage and pluck, and his energy at once caused him to 
try the west, his first venture being to Pike's Pkeak, where he mined and 
freighted for two years and then at the very beginning of the war enlisted in 
the Second Colorado Cavalry and did faithful military service for his chosen 
country in the army of the frontier in Missouri, Kansas, Colrado and New Mexico 
until the war closed. Soon after this time he was married to Miss Mary Crimmons, 
a native of Illinois, and together they migrated to Oregon, settling first in 
Union county, near the town of Union, and in 1869 he took land on Big creek
in the same county, where he remained for twenty years, devoting his attention 
to the cultivation of the soil and stock raising. FOllowing this period, he 
removed to his present place of one hundred and twenty acres in the Lower Powder 
river valley, fifteen miles from Baker City, where he is dividing his attention 
between agriculture and placer mining, which latter is prosecuted on Eagle creek. 
He is also interested in the recent oil finds in Malheur and Crook counties, 
this state, his son being the first discoverer of the same. In political matters 
he is a Republican and has frequently been called by his fellows to discharge 
the duties of public office, which has been done with faithfulness and the 
manifestation of ability.

To Mr. and Mrs. Miles have been born the following children: David A., James D., 
John D., Charles H., Ellen A., wife of W. Davis of Eagle valley, Roland G. 
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