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Alexander Miles
Alexander Miles (May 18, 1838 - May 7, 1918) was an African-American inventor who was best known for being awarded a patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator door design in 1887. He was awarded the patent, , on October 11, 1887.
Alexander Miles was born in Ohio, probably in Pickaway County near the town of Circleville,〔1840 Federal Census for Circle Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, page 76〕 in 1838 the son of Michael and Mary (Pompey) Miles.〔Death Certificate of Alexander Miles,Ancestry.com. Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960 (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data: Various county death registers. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.〕 Miles may have resided in the nearby town of Chillicothe, Ohio,〔1850 Federal Census for Chillicothe, Scioto Township, Ross County, Ohio, page 6〕 but subsequently moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin where he earned a living as a barber.〔1860 Federal Census for Waukesha village, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, page 40.〕 After a move to Winona, Minnesota, he met and married Mrs. Candace J. (Shedd) Dunlap, of La Porte, Indiana,〔1850 Federal Census for Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, page 231〕 a widow with two children who was four years his senior and a native of New York.〔1870 Federal Census for Second Ward City of Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, page 8, lines 1-3〕 Together they had a daughter, born in 1876, named Grace. Shortly after her birth, the family relocated to Duluth, Minnesota.〔1880 Federal Census for St. Louis County (Minnesota) Enumeration District 92, Sheet no. 39, Lines 43-47 (2nd Avenue West, Village of Duluth)〕
The family moved to Chicago, Illinois by 1889, where Miles was listed in the city directories as a laborer 〔''Chicago, Illinois City Directory for 1889,'' (Chicago: R. L. Polk & Company, 1889) p. 1217 Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.〕 However, by 1900, he listed himself as an insurance agent.〔1900 Federal Census for Cook County (Illinois) Enumeration District 1080, Sheet 13, Lines 13-16 (5917 Indiana Avenue, 34th Ward of the City of Chicago--Hyde Park Township)〕 Around 1903, they moved again, to Seattle, Washington where he worked in a hotel as a barber.〔1910 Federal Census for King County (Washington) Enumeration District 101, Sheet 7-A, Line 1--815 Madison Street, 4th Ward City of Seattle, Washington〕
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