Hiram Meily ^{1 2}

   Another name for Hiram was Hiram Miley.³

   FamilySearch ID: K8DR-6Y1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Marion, Marion, OH. ⁴ The 1850 census recorded William Miley, grocer, 43, living with wife Lydia, 43; Catherine, 19; Maud A., 16; Mahlon, 14; Hiram, 12; Monroe, 10; Aaron, 9; Alfred, 3, and Susanah, 0. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Susanah in Ohio.

2. Census in 1860 in Marion, Marion, OH. ⁵ The 1860 census recorded William Miley, widowed, painter, 30, with his son George, 12, and Rohame H., 8 [note: she is William's sister per her obituary]. Next door is William's mother, Lydia Miley, 40 [should be 50], living with son Hiram, butcher, 20; and Henrietta, 8 [note: she is William's daughter, per her marriage license.] Also in the home: William Culbertson, brick mason, 43; Nicholas Jigin, 35; and Jennie Lynn, 6. Everyone was born in Ohio except Lydia, Hiram and William Miley in Pennsylvania; Culbertson in Ireland; and Jigin in Switzerland.

3. Military from 18 Apr 1861 to 14 Jun 1861 in , , OH: Civil War: Co. K Ohio 4th Infantry Regiment. Private. Seriously wounded. ⁶

4. Census in 1870 in Marion, Marion, OH. ⁷ The 1870 census recorded Mahlon E. Miley [indexed on FamilySearch as Miller], 32, living with wife Magge, 27; Grace M., 6; Charles M., 4; and Edgar, 1. With them is Mahlon's mother, Lydia, 62, with her son Hiram, 28. Children Grace, Charles and Edgar were born in Ohio, and all the adults in Pennsylvania.

5. Residence: Hiram moved into a National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders from 1 Aug 1878 to 31 Dec 1878 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH. ⁸ Record at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders:
Hiram Mieley.
Military Enlistment Marion Oh. 4 Jun 1861 Co. K 4 Ohio.
Discharged at Columbus, O.
Cause of discharge: disability, gun shot wound of right knee
Born: Penna. age 39
Residence subsequent to Discharge: Columbus Ohio.
Occupation Butcher.
Social condition: single
Rate of pension: $4.
Cause of discharge: At request S O #136.

6. Census in 1900 in Mifflin Twp., Franklin, OH. ⁹ The 1900 census recorded Hiram Meily, butcher, 60, born Oct 1839, boarding in the home of Richard E. Lontz, 43, and his wife Annie, 31. Hiram and his parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1910 in Walnut Township, Fairfield, OH, USA. ¹⁰ The 1910 census recorded renting a home on "Lake Side, Buckeye Lake" Hiram Meily, 70, single, living alone. He and his parents were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Obituary: Marion Weekly Star: Hiram Meily Dies At Buckeye Lake on 5 Oct 1912 in Marion, Marion, OH. ² Relatives Here Receive News of His Passing.

Saturday, news of the death of Hiram Meily, a former Marinite, at Buckeye lake, was received here. He died of paralysis, Friday. He was about seventy years of age.

Mr. Meily was a veteran of the civil war having enlisted in Marion. He was wounded seriously soon after enlistment. He left Marion about fifteen years ago. He never married.

The deceased is survived by two brothers and one sister, as follows: Mahlon A. Meily, of east Farming street, this city, and Aaron Meily, of Columbus and Mrs. Sarah Krause of north State street, Marion.