One of Most Widely Known Residents of County.
Funeral services for Martin Marion Miley, 81, one of Hillsborough county's oldest and most widely known citizens, who died at his home at Lake Thonotosassa yesterday, will be held from the funeral parlors, of J. L. Reed, interment will be in the Lake Thonotosassa cemetery. Mr. Miley, known to his friends as Doctor Miley, was a native of Hillsborough county, being born in a log cabin at Thonotosassa Dec. 1847. He was the son of William G. Miley, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who came to Florida in a covered wagon in 1846 and located the land on which the present Miley home stands. Frequently the elder Miley and his family were forced to take refuge in Fort Brooke, 14 miles southwest, in what is now the city of Tampa. Mr. Miley grew up on the land located by his father and was an important factor in the development or Thonotosassa. He was one of the first men to experiment in the growing of citrus here and was, at the time of his death, one of the largest producer's of citrus in the state. During the Civil war Mr. Miley served as a soldier in the Confederate army. In spite of his advanced age, Mr. Miley was active until a short time before his death, attending and taking an active part in the last picnic held by the Old Timers association here. In 1870 Mr. Miley married Miss Elizabeth Adams, of Massachusetts. He is survived by three children: Mrs. Lillian Mackey of Purvis, Miss. Elbert M. Miley, of Tampa; and Mrs. Charlotte Fullwood, of Thonotosassa. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. M. M. Davis, of Harney.
The Tampa Times - 12 Sep 1928, Wed
Civil War: 4th Regiment, Company B Infantry, Florida
One of Most Widely Known Residents of County.
Funeral services for Martin Marion Miley, 81, one of Hillsborough county's oldest and most widely known citizens, who died at his home at Lake Thonotosassa yesterday, will be held from the funeral parlors, of J. L. Reed, interment will be in the Lake Thonotosassa cemetery. Mr. Miley, known to his friends as Doctor Miley, was a native of Hillsborough county, being born in a log cabin at Thonotosassa Dec. 1847. He was the son of William G. Miley, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who came to Florida in a covered wagon in 1846 and located the land on which the present Miley home stands. Frequently the elder Miley and his family were forced to take refuge in Fort Brooke, 14 miles southwest, in what is now the city of Tampa. Mr. Miley grew up on the land located by his father and was an important factor in the development or Thonotosassa. He was one of the first men to experiment in the growing of citrus here and was, at the time of his death, one of the largest producer's of citrus in the state. During the Civil war Mr. Miley served as a soldier in the Confederate army. In spite of his advanced age, Mr. Miley was active until a short time before his death, attending and taking an active part in the last picnic held by the Old Timers association here. In 1870 Mr. Miley married Miss Elizabeth Adams, of Massachusetts. He is survived by three children: Mrs. Lillian Mackey of Purvis, Miss. Elbert M. Miley, of Tampa; and Mrs. Charlotte Fullwood, of Thonotosassa. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. M. M. Davis, of Harney.
The Tampa Times - 12 Sep 1928, Wed
Civil War: 4th Regiment, Company B Infantry, Florida
Family Members
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Miley Keene
1835–1908
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Emeline Miley Giddens
1837–1925
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PVT William G Miley
1838–1865
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Samuel Augustus Miley
1840–1920
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David Montgomery Miley
1842–1864
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Sular Miley
1844–1856
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Jacob Miley
1850–1861
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Florida Victoria Miley Smith
1852–1876
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Martha Octava Miley Barrow
1853–1927
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Henry Harney Miley
1857–1924
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Ursula Anne "Sula" Miley Davis
1860–1938
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