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William Goodman Miley

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William Goodman Miley

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
1 Apr 1862 (aged 59)
Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Robert Miley, 44, attended the reunion carrying Victor Miley, 6 months, who represents the fifth generation of Mileys who are native Floridians. Robert has traced the family heritage using notations found in a Bible that William Miley brought from Scotland. The Bible is now owned by Dolly Davis, Robert's great-aunt, who plans to donate it to the University of South Florida's library after her death. "Our whole heritage is listed in that Bible," Robert Miley said. "We're all right here, even William Miley, who is buried in the Thonotosassa Cemetery." The hearty Scotsman's headstone still stands in the cemetery. His descendants who share his chiseled features and piercing blue eyes, and no doubt his spirit as well, will gather again next year. "It's a fairly new tradition, but we'll keep it up," Gordon Miley said. "Mileys like to stick to traditions."

The Tampa Tribune - 23 Aug 1992, Sun

The first settler of Thonotosassa, Florida. He was a farmer and stockman of Scottish ancestry born August 3, 1802 in South Carolina. After the death of his first wife he married Emmaline Ouentz, a jew who was born August 16, 1814 in South Carolina. Emmaline married William only after extracting his promise that he would sell his slaves and buy no more.
Robert Miley, 44, attended the reunion carrying Victor Miley, 6 months, who represents the fifth generation of Mileys who are native Floridians. Robert has traced the family heritage using notations found in a Bible that William Miley brought from Scotland. The Bible is now owned by Dolly Davis, Robert's great-aunt, who plans to donate it to the University of South Florida's library after her death. "Our whole heritage is listed in that Bible," Robert Miley said. "We're all right here, even William Miley, who is buried in the Thonotosassa Cemetery." The hearty Scotsman's headstone still stands in the cemetery. His descendants who share his chiseled features and piercing blue eyes, and no doubt his spirit as well, will gather again next year. "It's a fairly new tradition, but we'll keep it up," Gordon Miley said. "Mileys like to stick to traditions."

The Tampa Tribune - 23 Aug 1992, Sun

The first settler of Thonotosassa, Florida. He was a farmer and stockman of Scottish ancestry born August 3, 1802 in South Carolina. After the death of his first wife he married Emmaline Ouentz, a jew who was born August 16, 1814 in South Carolina. Emmaline married William only after extracting his promise that he would sell his slaves and buy no more.

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