The Mystery of Miles

 

Gathering Clues

In scouring online records, and scant clues ... I have found information on Miles spanning nearly 100 years. This is just my first gathering of information, and will have to start to more analogue work in scouring libraries and available public records.

A Rough Timeline

1824

 birth of Miles M.McNair (location unknown)

1870's

 elected as Brodhead's Street Commissioner

 1896

 built Sunnyside

1903

 pallbearer to George West (1818 - 1903)

Profession

Although word of mouth and editorial mention Miles as having owned the local lumberyard, I also found professions listed as "Furniture & Undertaker's Goods" via Polk's Wisconsin Gazette published in 1882. 

Family

This is where things start getting interesting, taking twists, and where oral traditions don't always align with digital paper trails.

Coming soon ... a post on Mile's family, and the questions raised ...

*as Lap of Legends documents ongoing research, please utilize the post "tags" for the most recent and accurate information