BIO:  Jacob Miley, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Fairview Township, Pg 99

JACOB MILEY was born in Cumberland County, Penn., July 24, 1827, son of Jacob and 
Catherine (Miller) Miley, natives of Lebanon County, Penn.  His grandfather Miley 
came from Germany at an early date, settled in Lebanon County, Penn., and 
followed farming and distilling.  He drove a team during the war of 1812-1814.  
Subject’s father was born in 1790, was a miller by trade and engaged in 
distilling in Lebanon County, Penn.  In 1828 he moved to Cumberland County, 
Penn., where he followed farming and milling.  He died in 1842, aged fifty-two 
years.  He had nine children:  William (deceased), Ellen, Nancy, Richard 
(deceased), Martha, Lydia, Levi, Jacob and Kate.  Our subject at seventeen years 
of age began learning the tanner’s trade, serving three years’ apprenticeship, 
and worked at that trade eight years.  He then bought a farm in Cumberland 
County, Penn., where he remained three years, and in 1864 removed to York County, 
and bought 103 acres of improved land in Fairview Township.  He also engaged in 
sawing timber three years.  Mr. Miley owns 222 acres of timber land in Perry 
County, Penn.  In 1859 he married Susan Hursh, a native of York County, Penn., 
and daughter of Christian Hursh.  They have three children:  William, John and 
Laura.