Miles married Elizabeth Jane Parker on May 7, 1850, in Hancock County.  She was born December 16, 1828, in Ohio, the daughter of Abel Parker and Margaret Gragg.
Marriage License  (66k)

There are a couple of anomolies in census records for Miles and Elizabeth.  In 1850, shortly after their marriage, Miles was enumerated in the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Celona and Conrad Cratsenberg; Elizabeth apparently was missed.  But the 1860 Federal Census made up for that omission when Elizabeth was enumerated twice: once as "Parker" in her own home, and again as "Elizabeth Alton" in her father's home.

Elizabeth died May 10, 1889, probably in or near Fountain Green Township.  She was buried at Fountain Green Cemetery.  Miles followed her in death on August 20, 1901.  As of 1900 he was apparently living with his daughter, Eva, and her husband in Carthage, also in Hancock County.  He, too, was buried at Fountain Green Cemetery.

The children of Miles Allton and Elizabeth Parker were:

i.	Eva Allton, born June 12, 1854, probably in Fountain Green Township.  She died October 22, 1927, at her home in Carthage.
ii.	Mancel D. Alton, born December 10, 1855, probably in Fountain Green Township.  Like many of the later Allton descendants, Mancel adopted the spelling "Alton" for his surname.  He died November 27, 1927, in Keokuk, Iowa, less than a month after his sister, Eva.  Interment at Fountain Green Cemetery.
iii.	Jennie Allton, born about December 1860, probably in Fountain Green Township.  She died in February of 1935 in New York, the last surviving Allton sibling.  Burial location undetermined.

Conrad Cratzenberg, 48, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, born NY
Celone, 44, female, born NY
William C, 22, male, farmer, born NY
David, 20, male, farmer, born NY, attended school within the year
Miles Alton, 26, male, farmer, born NY
Andrew M Cratzenberg, 16, male, born NY, attended school within the year
Lucy, 13, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Alfred M, 4, male, born IL

Mills Alton, 37, male, farmer, value of real estate 2000, value of personal estate 500, born NY
Parker, 30, female, born OH
Eva, 6, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Mansel, 4, male, born IL

See also: the Abel Parker household - 1860 Census Listing

Alton, Miles, 35, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 700, value of personal estate 500, born NY, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Jane E, 30, female, white, keeping house, born OH
Eva, 15, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Mansil, 14, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Jennie, 8, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year

Family 78
Allton, Miles, white, male, 56, married, farmer, born NY, father born CT, mother born VT
Elizabeth J, white, female, 52, wife, married, keeping house, born OH, both parents born VA

Family 79
Allton, Mansel, white, male, 24, married, farmer, born IL, father born NY, mother born OH
Amelia, white, female, 24, wife, married, keeping house, born PA, both parents born PA
Bessie M, white, female, 3, daughter, single, at home, born IL, father born IL, mother born PA
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Allton, Clinton, white, male, 4/12, born Feb, son, single, at home, born IL, father born IL, mother born PA

Walker, John A A, head, white, male, Aug 1853, 46, married for 23 years, born IL, both parents born PA, feed store, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his home

Eva, wife, white, female, June 185- [illegible character], 4_ [illegible character], married for 23 years; mother of 3 children, all living; born IL, father born NY, mother born OH, could read, write and speak English

Clarence E, son, white, male, Sept 1879, 20, single, born IL, both parents born IL, school, attended school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Clyde A, son, white, male, Aug 1883, 16, single, born IL, both parents born IL, school, attended school for 4 months, could read, write and speak English

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Walker, Emma [initial illegible, possibly G], daughter, white, female, Feb 1888, 12, single, born IL, both parents born IL, school, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Allton, Miles, father-in-law, white, male, Aug 1824, 75, widower, born NY, father born VT, mother born MA, retired farmer, months not employed - 12, could read, write and speak English