The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon.
E.C. Miles was born in Keokuk County, Iowa in 1867, the son of Daniel Miles, a farmer who fought in the Civil War for the Union Army.
The oldest of 11 children, Miles was educated at a rural school and later attended a business college in Colorado, after which he worked in the grocery business.
In 1911 he moved to Fullerton, and bought an orange grove, and became secretary and manager of the Fullerton Mutual Orange Association.
He married Alice Richardson in 1892 and they had two children: C. Neal and Bessie.
Fraternally, he was a Mason and a member of the Woodmen of the World. He was also a director of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fullerton.
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