JOHN M. NILES, farmer; P. 0. Millerstown; is a son of Ezra and Louisa Niles. She was born in Londoun Co., Va., Dec. 2'7, 1801, and came to this State with her parents, John and Rebecca (Morgan) Miller, in 1806. He was born March 20,1 '798, and came to Ohio, at a very early date, with his parents, Cyrus and Mary Niles. They came down the Ohio River, on a flatboat to Cincinnati, which was then only a small village, and located on Mill Creek, in Hamilton Co., where they lived for some time on rented farms. Ezra was raised on a farm, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits, principally, all his life. He never learned a trade of any kind, but he helped to con- struct the first steamboat that was built at Louisville. From Hamilton Co. he moved to Miami Co. and purchased 20 acre!J of land, which he afterward sold and entered 80 acres in Champaigu Co.. where he spent the remainder of his life. He was the father of seven children-Sarah A., horn Aug. 14,1822 ( deceased) ;John M., April 13, 1824 ; Thomas J July 20,1830 (deceased); Amanda M., born Oct. 24, 1833 (deceased) ; Rebecca J. (deceased); Lewis S. April 9, 1839, and Lewellyn, .Jan. 9,1843. Ezra Niles departed this life Aug. 19, 1871; his wife is still living and resides with her youngest son on the old homestead. Our subject worked at home on the farm until 21 years of age, when he was employed at various kinds of work, but principally at farm- ing. He never served an apprenticeship at any trade, but is handy with tools and does his own carpenter work. He married Amanda Jane Miller Dec. 2, 1852. She was born Oct. 10, 1833, a daugbter of Samuel Miller, who is mentioned in the biographyof Wallace Downs. In 1853, they moved to Indiana, thence to Kansas in 1857, and in the same year, back to Missouri, where they remained but a short time, when they went to Texas with a view of locating there, but finally came back to Champaign Co., in 1859. In 1864, they returned to Missouri to take possession of the farm they had sold, but had failed to receive the full payment. They repaired the farm, which had been made desolate by the war, and sold again in 1866, and bought 20 acres in Concord Township, Champaign Co., to which he has since added, in the same township, 122 acres, and 190 in Salem Township, besides a house and lot in Millerstown.