Miles Chesley Major
b. circa 1832, d. circa 1864
- Father: Elijah Teague Major b. 23 August 1809, d. 8 February 1861
- Mother: Eliza Cassandra Allgood b. 1 January 1813, d. 10 November 1843
- Miles Chesley Major was born circa 1832 in Pickens County, South Carolina.
- Elijah Teague Major and Louisa Anna Cowden appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Blount County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Miles Chesley Major, Martha M. Major, Sarah Ann Frances Major, James Pinkney Major, Barnett Ellis Major, Elizabeth Susannah Major, Stephen A. Major, John Huckaby Major and Amanda Jane Major.
- He married Mary Matilda Ingram, daughter of Council Brewton Ingram and Sarah Bostick, on 21 October 1854 in Blount County, Alabama, with William Deaver, M.G., officiating (or possibly 21 December).
- Miles Chesley Major and Elijah Elbridge Major appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Village Springs, Blount County, Alabama, living in the household of Georgia-born farmer Solomon Palmer, age 73.
- He was a teacher, according to the 1860 census.
- Miles Chesley Major died circa 1864 in Blount County, Alabama.
- His wife Mary Matilda Ingram became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 31 Mar 2008
Family: Mary Matilda Ingram b. 11 March 1833, d. 22 December 1885
- Eliza Cassandra Major b. circa 1856
- Elijah Elbridge Major+ b. 23 October 1858, d. 17 March 1935
- William Davis Major b. circa 1860