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Willis Paul Chiles

Male 1839 - 1861  (22 years)


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  • Name Willis Paul Chiles  [1
    Birth 18 Feb 1839  Giles Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1861  Giles Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 6 Dec 1861  Giles Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6367  Carl
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2014 

    Father Paul Chiles, Jr.,   b. 27 Apr 1814, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1861, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Sarah C. Collins,   b. 30 Jun 1821, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1891, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1836 
    Family ID F2250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary W. Glenn,   b. 24 Apr 1836, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1916, Marshall Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 4 Nov 1857  Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tennessee, 1851-1900 Marriage Index
      Gender: The gender of Mary W. Glenn is f emale.
      Spouse: W. P. Childs
      Marriage Date: Nov 04, 1857
      Cou nty: Lincoln
      More About: This record can be found at the County Court R ecords, Film #
      0968562 - 0968564
      www.Genealogy.com
    Children 
     1. W. S. Chiles,   b. Abt 1859, Giles Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Marshall Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Willis Paul Chiles, Jr.,   b. 11 Jan 1861   d. 8 Oct 1901 (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F2203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2014 

  • Notes 
    • Photo of grave at this website....
      Willis Paul Chiles
      Birth: Feb. 18, 1839
      Giles County
      Tennessee, USA
      Death: Dec. 6, 1861
      Giles County
      Tennessee, USA

      C.S.A.
      Giles Co.
      Widow's Pension #W491 filed for by Mary W. Chiles.
      Ref: Tn. State Library & Archives.

      Son of Paul Chiles Jr. and Sarah Collins Chiles Perry, Willis married Mary W. Glenn on 04 Nov 1857 in Lincoln County. He came home sick from the war with camp fever and died, leaving a widow and child.

      Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace.

      Special thanks to Mary Bob McClain for her volunteer work with this family and many others.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Paul Chiles (1814 - 1861)
      Sarah Collins Perry (1821 - 1891)

      Burial:
      Diana Cemetery
      Diana
      Giles County
      Tennessee, USA

      Maintained by: Gloria Tune
      Originally Created by: Mary Bob McClain
      Record added: May 29, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 52972661
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Chiles&GSiman=1& GScid=2186533&GRid=52972661&

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      GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM REPORTED DEATHS,
      THE NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, 1861; 1872-1873
      By Jonathan Kenn on Thompson Smith
      Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1997
      JULY-DECEMBER 1861
      ( Page 15)
      December 26, 1961
      PAUL CHILES, JR., born March 27, 1811; died Oct. 2 3, 1861; he and wife joined MECS Sept. 26, 1855; contracted disease while waiting on son, THOMAS H. CHILES, volunteer in Capt. Walker's company, and stayed with him until he died; brought son home for burial and he also soon died of camp fever. His son, WILLIS CHILES, of Capt. Worley's company, came home sick with camp fever and died December 6, 1861, leaving a widow and child.
      Source:
      www .tngenweb.org/records/davidson/nca/nca3-04.htm

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      Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index about Willis Paul Chiles
      Name: Willis Paul Chiles
      Soldier Name: Willis Paul Chiles
      State Served: TN
      Application Type: Widow
      Application Numbers: W491
      Application Location: Giles, TN
      Note: The name Chiles, Willis Paul appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application
      Info: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives for pricing and availability at the following address: Tennessee State Library and Archives, R
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
      Original data: Tennessee State Library and Archives, comp.. Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications. Nashville, TN, USA: 1964 (revised 1994).

  • Sources 
    1. [S359] Personal Family Information.


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