Edca Rufus Stiles

Other Events and Attributes:

• US SSN: 459-03-8827

Notes:

Death location is based on a single matching SSDI record for an “Edca Stiles,” born 9 Feb 1891.

[Stratton-2002b] lists this individual’s first name as “Edgar,” but this fact is not supported by any other sources.

[Stiles-1999] has middle name as “Reno”.

Family/Spouse: Minerva Viola Jones. Minerva was born on 20 Jun 1893 in (unknown); was christened after 19 Feb 1966 in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States; died on 19 Feb 1966 in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Stiles-1999] identifies this individual as “Cole Younger Stiles,” but there are no other sources supporting this name.

Source [Kilpatrick-Cemetery-1905a] lists a birthdate of 9 Feb 1864 for Younger Taylor Stiles, despite the fact that the inscription on his grave marker reads “10 Feb 1864”, a date supported by [Stratton-2002b].

Younger married Peachy Emma Parish on 11 Nov 1885 in _______, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. Peachy was born on 28 Sep 1867 in _______, _______, Tennessee, United States; died on 17 Oct 1952 in (unknown); was buried after 17 Oct 1952 in Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland, Eastland County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There are multiple burial references for John Alford Stiles. One has him buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. However there is no first hand evidence of a grave site or marker. More likely, John Alford Stiles is buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Vanntown, Lincoln County, Tennessee, located on the site of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Pleasant Hill Cemetery is where his second wife Sarah Catherine McDaniel is buried, and John Alford Stiles was married to Sarah for almost 35 years.

[LDS-AF-2002a] has birth at Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Virginia.

[USGenWeb-1998c] has an obituary entry for a “John A Stiles” who died sometime before 1 Jan 1914.

John married Mariah Payne on 2 Feb 1860 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. Mariah was born on 14 Aug 1835 in _______, _______, Tennessee, United States; died about 1865 in _______, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Stratton-2002b] states that Mariah Payne died in February of 1900, bu this is contradicted by numerous other sources including [Pleasant-Hill-1912a] and [Stiles-1999].

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[LDS-AF-2002a] lists death at Cedar Bluff, Tennessee (with burial at Cedar Bluff Cemetery) but this conflicts with [Stiles-Cemetery-1875a] which convincingly places burial at Stiles Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

[LDS-AF-1999f] and [Stratton-2002b] list James Stiles’ birth place as merely “Laurens, S.c.” It is not known if he was actually born in the town of Laurens.

Stiles Cemetery is located approximately 2 miles east-northeast of Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee at coordinates [35.1353, -86.4206].

James married Mary Ann Taylor in 1826 in Taylorville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. Mary was born on 15 Nov 1811 in Edgecombe, Pender County, North Carolina, United States; died on 26 Dec 1897 in _______, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States; was buried after 26 Dec 1897 in Stiles Cemetery, near Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[LDS-AF-2002a] lists death at Cedar Bluff, Tennessee (with burial at Cedar Bluff Cemetery) but this conflicts with [Stiles-Cemetery-1875a] which convincingly places burial at Stiles Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Stiles Cemetery is located approximately 2 miles east-northeast of Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee at coordinates [35.1353, -86.4206].

Mary Ann Taylor was the daughter of John and Sarah Taylor.