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James 'Wilson' Giles[1, 2]

Male 1848 - 1921  (72 years)


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  • Name James 'Wilson' Giles 
    Born 14 Jun 1848  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 May 1921  Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Western State Hospital Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10288  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds, Thomas Carter of Goochland
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2020 

    Father Thomas H. Giles,   b. Abt 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Margaret Reynolds,   b. Abt 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1847  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia A. Reynolds,   b. 25 Jul 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 8 May 1870  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James A. Giles,   b. Abt 1873, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary E. Giles,   b. 5 Aug 1881, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1923, Chatham, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F518495005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Record for Wilson Giles and Julia A. Reynolds, Daughter of Berryman Reynolds [not Bowman]  must have been enunciated as Boman
    Marriage Record for Wilson Giles and Julia A. Reynolds, Daughter of Berryman Reynolds [not Bowman] must have been enunciated as Boman
    Pittsylvania Co. Marriages Reynolds Pg 71.jpg
    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
    jmswgiles.jpg

  • Notes 
    • http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/i/l/George-Giles-Va/PDFGENE1.pdf
      THOMAS H.5 GILES (HEZIKIAH4, GEORGE3, JOHN CRISTIE2, GEORGE1) was born 1820, and died Unknown. He
      married MARGARET REYNOLDS August 04, 1847, daughter of ROBERT D. REYNOLDS. She was born 1826, and
      died 1891.
      Children of THOMAS GILES and MARGARET REYNOLDS are:
      i. JAMES W6 GILES, b. 1848; d. Unknown; m. JULIA REYNOLDS, May 08, 1870; d. Unknown.
      ii. GEORGE J. GILES, b. 1850; d. Unknown; m. SALLIE P. WRIGHT, February 17, 1874; d. Unknown.
      iii. EDWRD HILL GILES, b. 1852; d. October 01, 1931; m. MARY ALICE OAKES; d. Unknown.
      iv. WILLIAM B. GILES, b. 1855; d. April 21, 1877; m. SARAH J. BAKER, February 13, 1877; d. Unknown.
      v. HEZEKIAH GILES, b. June 02, 1858; d. Unknown; m. ROSA L. OWEN, July 26, 1885; d. Unknown.
      vi. MARY SUSAN GILES, b. August 03, 1860; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE L. HUTSON, November 20, 1882; d.
      Unknown.
      vii. HENRY GILES, b. 1863; d. Unknown.
      viii. COLEMAN GILES, b. February 1866; d. Unknown; m. MARY AGNES HILEY, July 12, 1891; d. Unknown.
      ix. JOHN GILES, b. 1867; d. Unknown.http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/AdkinsFamily2.html
      JULIA A. REYNOLDS (NANCY ADKINS, HENRY, WILLIAM, WILLIAM, WILLIAM V., JOHN THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, THOMAS, HENRY) was born June 25, 1839 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She married JAMES WILSON GILES. He was born June 14, 1848.

      Children of JULIA REYNOLDS and JAMES GILES are:
      ...i....EUGENIE GILES, b. Abt. 1871.
      ...ii....JAMES A. GILES, b. Abt. 1873.
      ...iii....MARY ELIZABETH GILES, b. August 26, 1880.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42273502/james-wilson-giles.

    3. [S94] Piedmont Lineages, Wills of Pittsylvaia County, Virginia 1820-1880.
      Nancy Reynolds Wr. 29 Apr 1862. Pro: 20 Oct 1862 Children: July A., Mary E. John W. Exec: none Wit: William Smith, Henry Adkins
      Named in her mothr's Will