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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Family/Spouse: Grace Inez Bevels. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living Bryson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

http://www.swdtimes.com/swdtimes/html/daily1/WEDNESDAY/may24/page2.htm l
LEE CH ILES
Lee Chiles, 69, Liberal, died Monday, May 22, 2000, at the Southwest
Me dical Center, following an extended illness.
He was born Oct. 12, 1930, to Rol and and Gracie Chiles in Waxahachie,
Texas.
He came to Liberal in the 1940s and worked for Gravey Enterprises
Petroleum Inc. for 19 years. Later, he was an oilfield consultant and
oilfield pumper for Lowery Exploration. He retired because of ill health.
He was a veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed in
England with the 301st Air Bombardment Wing which was attach ed to the
92nd. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge No. 1947 and the Veter ans of
Foreign Wars Lane Day Post No. 3166, Liberal.
He married Juanita Full er on April 3, 1981, in Perryton, Texas. She
survives.
Other survivors inclu de one son, David L. Chiles, Dodge City; four
daughters, Mary Ellen Helfrich, Spearville, Sharon Diefort, Dodge City,
Linda Lynn Connely, Dodge City, and Patricia Ann Maas, Greensburg; one
step-daughter, Deborah E. Kidder, St. Loui s, Mo.; one brother, Roland H.
Chiles, Jr., Waxahachie; one sister, Verna Mae Bryson, Waxahachie; 12
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
He was p receded in death by his parents, two brothers, and one
step-daughter.
* No m emorial services are planned and inurnment will be at Liberal
Cemetery at a l ater date. Miller Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.