Living married Living Chiles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

PRIVATE ROLAND H. CHILES, son of Charles and Gertrude Chiles, 216 Bethel Street, Waxahachie. Born at Nash, Texas, August 28, ....(it's printed 1919, but t hat can't be correct) Received his education at the Nash public schools. Private Chiles volunteered for service April 2, 1917--before the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Germany, in the Medical Department of the 111th Engineers of the Texas National Guards, which was Federalized into the 36th Division. Stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Rio Grande City, and Camp Bowie.
Sent overseas, July, 1918.

Saw action in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26, to November 11, 1918. Spent 60 days in the front lines. Discharged at Camp Bowie, June 18, 1919.

Source Information:
Russo, Lori. Ellis County, Texas World War I Veterans [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Men of Ellis County, Texas, Who Served in WWI. www.ancestry.com

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Name: Roland H. Chiles
Death date: 24 Dec 1965
Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cause of death: Self inflicted gunshot wound
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 66 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 28 Aug 1899
Birth place: Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse name: Grace Chiles
Father name: Charley Chiles
Father birth place:
Mother name: Gertrude Davenport
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Retired Carpenter
Residence: 113 Bauder Street, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Burial date: 26 Dec 1965
Additional relatives: Mrs. Grace Chiles, wife
Film number: 2117868
Digital GS number: 4028293
Image number: 3207
Reference number: 76728
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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Roland married Grace Inez Bevels. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Charley C. Chiles
Death date: 13 Apr 1940
Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 69 years 6 months 11 days
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 02 Oct 1871
Birth place: Tennessee
Marital status: Married
Spouse name:
Father name: Buck Chiles
Father birth place: Tennessee
Mother name: Lizie Chiles
Mother birth place: Tennessee
Occupation: Carpenter
Residence: 206 Bethel Street, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cemetery name: Hillcrest Burial Park
Burial place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Burial date: 15 Apr 1940
Additional relatives: W. P. Chiles, Trinidad, Texas
Film number: 2118506
Digital GS number: 4005459
Image number: 1339
Reference number: cn 18601
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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Charles married Rosa Gertrude Davenport. Rosa was born on 22 Apr 1884 in Nash, Ellis County, Texas; died on 22 Sep 1949 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA; was buried on 23 Sep 1949 in Hillcrest Park Cemetery, near Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Rosa Gertrude Chiles
Death date: 22 Sep 1949
Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Gender: Female
Cause of death: Coronary Occlusion/Arteriosclerosis
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 65 years 5 months
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 22 Apr 1884
Birth place: Nash, Ellis, Texas
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse name:
Father name: F. J. R. Davenport
Father birth place: Kentucky
Mother name: Josephine Austin
Mother birth place: Kentucky
Occupation: Housewife
Residence: Route 5, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cemetery name: Hillcrest Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Texas
Burial date: 23 Sep 1949
Additional relatives: Informant: Roland Chiles
Film number: 2223523
Digital GS number: 4031959
Image number: 1194
Reference number: cn42818
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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