Biography of Hon. Miles Waterman, page 636. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. Hon. Miles Waterman, section 17 Franklin Township, was born in Onondago County, N.Y., Dec. 22, 1818, a son of Elijah and Sarah Waterman, natives of Massachusetts, the former of Pittsfield and the latter of Salem. In the spring of 1837 he accompanied his parents to Steuben County, Ind., and the following fall to De Kalb County, and settled on section 19, Franklin Township. At that time there was no house between their place of settlement and Auburn, a distance of eight miles. The principal inhabitants were Indians, who often visited them to exchange cranberries and game for corn meal and bread. The father died in 1864, aged seventy-five years, the mother having preceded him several years. Our subject was reared on a farm, receiving a common-school education. After coming to De Kalb County he assisted his father in clearing his land and improving a farm, and since attaining manhood has followed agricultural pursuits. He has been successful, and now owns a good farm of 330 acres. He has always taken an interest in the public affairs of the county, and in the fall of 1845 was elected County Auditor, and served ten years. In the fall of 1858 he was elected to the State Legislature, again in 1862, and a third time in 1874, serving in the meantime in two special sessions, and while there introduced two important bills, which were adopted. He was married in the fall of 1845, to Susan Beard, daughter of George Beard, an early settler of the county. They have had five children---Jasper M., Oliver P. and Olive C. (twins), M. Jefferson and Emma A. Oliver P. is deceased. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com