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LEWIS F. NILES, dealer in clocks, watches and jewelry, West Milton; was born in this county June 12, 1837; his father, Ephraim Niles, was born in Massachusetts about the year 1791; his mother, Fanny (Collan) Niles, was born in the same State in the year 1800; their marriage was celebrated in Massachusetts in 1824; they emigrated to Miami Co. in 1830, and located in West Milton, where he kept hotel for a while, and then removed to the farm where he resided until his death, which occurred in August, 1839; his mother departed this life Sept. 6, 1863; they were the parents of five children, four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living. Our subject was reared on his father’s farm, where he assisted in doing the work, and attended the usual terms of school until his 16th year, when he began to learn the carpenter trade, which he followed, at irregular intervals, for several years; in 1859, he established himself where he is now located and engaged in his present business. Jan. 7, 1869, he married Frances L., youngest daughter of Rowland R Chase; two children are the fruits of this union, viz., Nina A., born Oct. 7, 1869, and Daniel R., born Jan. 17, 1876.