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WILLIAM P. WILES, farmer, P. O. Ripley, a native of Union Township, was born January 17, 1830. His parents, Christian and Elizabeth (Pettyjohn) Wiles, were natives of Lancaster County, Penn. Mr. Wiles was born June 20, 1791, and Mrs. Wiles April 9, 1802. Mr. Wiles’ parents were Christian, Sr., and Catharine Wiles. The former was born in 1760, and the latter in 1769. They came down the Ohio River, from Pennsylvania, in the year 1809, and located in Union Township. Mr. Wiles was the first Sheriff of Brown County. Ripley was then known as Stanton, and was but a small river village. He filled the office of Justice of the Peace in Stanton for a number of years, and died February 13, 1837, aged 77. Mrs. W. died April 17, 1846, at the same age. Mr. W., the father of our subject, passed most of his early life in Brown County. In 1824, he purchased a farm of 60 acres, and subsequent additions made him 275 acres at his death. He cleared up a farm and followed its pursuits all his life. He was one of the original members of the Ripley & Bradysville Turnpike Co. He was a patriot, in the war of 1812, and died March 7, 1860. Mrs. W.’s death occurred April 13, 1881. William, the subject of this sketch, was reared to maturity on his father’s farm. He was married, January 21, 1857, to Miss Victoria J. Devore, daughter of Nicholas F. and Hestoria Devore. Mrs. Wiles was born in Brown County, and died September 1, 1860, leaving one child — Hestoria L., wife of Marion Young. November 17, 1863, Mr. Wiles was again married to Hannah Martin, a native of this township, where she was born August 21, 1840. She was a daughter of Samuel and Rachel Martin. Two children were the fruits of this union — Georgiana, born July, 1865, and William M., born March 23, 1871. Mr. Wiles is connected with the Christian Church, and Mrs. W. with the Methodists. He is prominently associated with the Grange and in politics is Democratic. He owns a farm of 85 acres and is engaged in agriculture and stock-raising.