The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Liberty Township, page 648
Thomas J. Miles, a prominent and successful farmer of Liberty Township, is a native of Hendricks County, born Sept. 24, 1842, the eldest son of John and Elizabeth (Hollingshead) Miles. His youth was spent in assisting his father on the farm, and three months of the year, when his services were not needed at home he attended the district schools. He remained with his parents till twenty-three years of age, when he began life for himself and engaged in farming and stock-raising. He has been successful and now owns 555 acres of choice land, and his stock are of the best grades. He was married in 1871 to Talitha Tudor, of Morgan County, Ind., and settled on the farm adjoining his present home. He afterward bought the 375 acres which comprises his homestead and built his brick residence, which is one of the best in the township, where he has lived since 1876. Mr. Miles is a liberal, public spirited and enterprising citizen and is one of the foremost to assist any laudable enterprise. In 1863 he enlisted in Company H, Fifty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and served his country four months. He has a family of five children--Horace G., Mary M., Jefferson W.T., Ruth A. and John R.