Roland H. Chiles, Sr.

1899 - 1965  (66 years)

• Name	Roland H. Chiles
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	28 Aug 1899	Nash, Ellis County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1965	Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA
  Burial	26 Dec 1965	Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
  Person ID	I6389	Carl
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles C. Chiles,   b. 2 Oct 1871, Tennessee d. 13 Apr 1940, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rosa Gertrude Davenport,   b. 22 Apr 1884, Nash, Ellis County, Texas d. 22 Sep 1949, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F2239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Inez Bevels
  Children	+ 1. Living Chiles   2. Living Chiles   3. Cecil Henry Chiles,   b. 1920   d. 1976 (Age 56 years)   4. Arthur Lee Chiles,   b. 12 Oct 1930, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 22 May 2000 (Age 69 years)   5. Billie Wayne Chiles,   b. 2 May 1944, Ellis County, Texas d. 26 Sep 1964 (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• 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 *************************** 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 www.familysearch.org