He married SARAH E. BURCH on 10 Oct 1842 in Fairview, Erie, Pennsylvania, daughter of BENJAMIN BURCH and PHEBE NEWMAN. She was born on 2 Sep 1823 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, and died on 7 Mar 1911 in Howard, Iowa.

The family left Erie county, Pennsylvania, around 1846 and settled in Dane county, WIsconsin. Samuel was a prosperous farmer.

1. MATHILDA AUGUSTA MILES, b. 16 Mar 1843, Erie, Pennsylvania; d. after 1891; mar. CHARLES ALLEN SMITH on 10 Sep 1881, Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin.
   
   
2. ANNA MARIE MILES, b. about 1845, Pennsylvania; d. after 1860.
   
   
3. CHARLES CLEMENT MILES, b. 23 Jun 1847, Vernon, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 1939, Chico, Butte, California.
   
   
4. ARTHUR REUBEN MILES, b. Aug 1850, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. after 1910.
   
   
5. JANE J. MILES, b. 20 Jul 1852, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 24 Jun 1887, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; mar. JAMES DALEY SYNON on 8 Feb 1881 in Westport, Dane, Wisconsin.
   
   
6. FLORENCE C. MILES, b. Abt. 1854, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. after 1881; mar. FRANKLIN P. SHUMWAY, 10 Sep 1881, Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin; b. 3 Feb 1853, Baldwinsville, Onandaga, New York; d. after 1881. No children are known from this union.
   
   
7. CAROLINE J. MILES, b. Abt. 1857, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. after 1880; mar. WILLIAM H. WEISE on 30 Dec 1880, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; b. before 1864, Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin; d. after 1880. No children are known from this union.
   
   
8. FRANK LESLIE MILES, b. Feb 1859, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. 1925, Bentley, Alberta, CANADA.
   
   
9. ELWIN N. MILES, b. Aug 1861, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. after 1900.
   
   
10. EFFIE C. MILES, b. Abt. 1865, Verona, Dane, Wisconsin; d. after 1895, Dane, Wisconsin. She married HARRIS F. ATWOOD on 29 Dec 1881 in Verona, Dane, Wisconsin.