James Vernon Stiles

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Justice Precinct No. 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, Precinct #6, Williamson County, Texas, United States

Notes:

[Stiles-1986] has birth at Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, but this conflicts with [Tx-DoH-1953a].

James Vernon Stiles never married.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Rancher
• Census: 25 Feb 1841, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States
• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 Jul 1860, Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 30 Jun 1880, Precinct No. 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States
• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Justice Precinct No. 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, Precinct #6, Williamson County, Texas, United States

Notes:

[Stiles-1999] has birth in Lincoln County, Tennessee and death at Thrall, Williamson County, Texas.

Moved to Texas in 1848.

James married Eliza J Thomas on 26 Dec 1875 in _______, Milam County, Texas, United States. Eliza (daughter of James T Thomas and Marina Clarinda Grice) was born on 26 Jul 1855 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States; died on 12 Feb 1927 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 24 Aug 1870, Beat No. 4 (Benton), Lowndes County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 30 Jun 1880, Precinct No. 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States
• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Justice Precinct No. 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, Precinct #6, Williamson County, Texas, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 25 Feb 1841, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States
• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 Jul 1860, Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Residence: Jul 1867, Precinct 4, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 26 Aug 1870, (unnamed district), Milam County, Texas, United States

Notes:

It is not known where exactly in Milam County Seaborn Stiles and his family lived, but secondhand sources occasionally refer to “Brushy, MIlam Co.”. No such town exists in modern Milam County, Texas, but Brushy may be a reference to Brushy Creek which runs from southwest to northeast across Williamson and Milam counties and crosses the county line approximately 2 miles south of Thorndale. Given census records from 1850 through 1870 which consistently place Seaborn Stiles and family in western Milam County, it’s likely his farm was located along Brushy Creek south or just east of Thorndale.

[LDS-AF-1999f] actually lists Seaborn Stiles’ birth place as merely “Laurens, S.c.” It is not known if he was actually born in the town of Laurens. This source also lists his death at Brushy, Milam County, Texas.

[US-1850-1a] has ages for Seaborn Stiles’ children (by Rebecca Fincher) that don’t correspond to the birth dates derived from sources [Stiles-1999] and [Dempster-2000].

Both [Stiles-1986] and the Williamson County Historical Commission have inaccurate locations for Lawrence Chapel Cemetery. The cemetery is actually located on County Road 473, 2.8 miles south of the junction of 473 and Texas Farm Road 112.

The given name for the individual referenced as the head-of-household in [US-1840a] is very difficult to read. It is likely to be a poor transcription of “Seaborn”, indicating that this is indeed the record for Seaborn Stiles and his family. Additional facts that lend themselves to this conclusion include the enumeration of a “William Styles”, likely to be William Stiles and his wife Piety Ellis, on the line above and the fact that the number and ages of the listed children are consistent with Seaborn Stiles’ family in the 1840s.

Despite being widely used and reported by a number of second-hand sources including [Stiles-1998] and [Stiles-1986], there are no references to the given name, “Francis”, in any first-hand sources or vital records. Consequently, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy uses “Seaborn Stiles” as this individual’s name.

A “Sibourne Stiles” is enumerated with his family in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1830. [US-1830a] lists one woman between the ages of 20 and 30 (Rebecca Fincher?) and one woman under the age of 5 (Amanda Stiles?). If this record actually refers to Seaborn Stiles, then the marriage date for Seaborn Stiles and Rebecca Fincher, derived from [Stiles-1998], is almost certainly inaccurate.

Seaborn Stiles had been a resident of Texas for 18 years and of Milam County for 17 years at the time his name was entered in the Milam County voter rolls. Consequently, he probably moved from Missouri to Texas with his family in 1849.

Census:
Millertown Post Office

Seaborn married Rebecca Fincher in 1834. Rebecca was born in 1810 in _______, _______, Tennessee, United States; died about 1843 in _______, _______, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Numerous sources, including [Stiles-1998] and [LDS-AF-1999f] list the name of Seaborn Stiles’ first wife as “Rebecca Fincher Newton”, but there are no first hand sources that support this assertion. Rather, [Lewis-1893a] claims that Seaborn Stiles’ first wife was Rebecca Fincher, presumably the daughter of Francis and Sarah (Flewellyn) Fincher, a family that also lived in Franklin County, Tennessee at about the time Rebecca married Seaborn.

[LDS-AF-1999f] lists Rebecca Fincher’s birthplace as South Carolina. However, in [US-1910-1d] both James Ellen Stiles and Francis Newton Stiles lists their mother’s birthplace as Tennessee. So, considering the notorious inaccuracy of the LDS Ancestral File database, this database uses the Tennessee location.

[LDS-AF-1999f] lists Rebecca Fincher Newton’s death year as 1874, but this is almost certainly not correct since Seaborn Stiles had married his second wife, Matilda Helena Moore around 1844. More likely Rebecca died in childbirth or of an illness around 1843.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Pine Flat Beat, Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

The information on James, his parents, and siblings is based on the only matching record of a “James Thomas” in the 1850 Federal Census for Dallas County, Alabama. It is also assumed that the family was likely to have been in Dallas County in 1850 due to James’ marriage to Marina Clarinda Grice in 1853.

James Thomas does not appear in the Eighth Census of the United States for Selma Dallas County, Alabama, and his wife Clarinda, as well as his two eldest daughters, are enumerated in the household of his in-laws. Although there is no record of James Thomas having served with the Confederate States Army, and despite the fact that the start of the Civil War was still 6 months away, his enlistment is a likely explanation for his absence.

James married Marina Clarinda Grice on 3 Nov 1853 in _______, Dallas County, Alabama, United States. Marina (daughter of Lindsey Baker Grice and Elizabeth Todd) was born on 11 Dec 1834 in _______, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States; died on 27 Jun 1867 in _______, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States; was buried after 27 Jun 1867 in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, near Collirene, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 15 Oct 1850, Lowndes District, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

The first 9 children of John Stiles and Margaret Lynch (Aaron, John R, John (?), Francis Seaborn, James, William Jesse, Margaret, and Jane) were all born in Laurens (Laurens County, South Carolina). Sometime between the birth of Jane in 1816 and the birth of Samuel in 1821 the family moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee.

[LDS-AF-1999f] actually lists John Stiles birth place as “Laurens, Laurens, S.c.” But, at the time, the area that eventually became Laurens County was part of the old “Ninety-Six District.” Laurens District was not organized until 1795 and Laurens County almost 70 years later.

It is not know which cemetery in Franklin County is “Cemetery No. 1”.

John married Margaret Lynch in 1800 in _______, Warren County, North Carolina, United States. Margaret (daughter of Aaron Lynch and Polly Lynch) was born before 1790 in Huntland, Franklin County, Tennessee Territory; died in 1838 in _______, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States; was buried in 1839 in Cemetery No. 1, Huntland, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is not know which cemetery in Franklin County is “Cemetery No. 1”.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Pine Flat Beat, Dallas County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

The information on George Thomas and his family is based on the only matching record of a “James Thomas” in the 1850 Federal Census for Dallas County, Alabama. It is also assumed that the family was likely to have been in Dallas County in 1850 due to James’ marriage to Marina Clarinda Grice in 1853.

George married Mary Thomas before 1828. Mary was born about 1808 in _______, _______, South Carolina, United States; died after 1860 in (unknown). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Pine Flat Beat, Dallas County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

“Thomas” is Mary’s married name. Her maiden name is not known.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 15 Oct 1850, Lowndes District, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 24 Aug 1870, Beat No. 4 (Benton), Lowndes County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

The record of Lindsey Baker Grice’s family, obtained from the 1850 US Federal Census for Lowndes County, Alabama, is listed under the name “Linny Grico”.

In 1837, Lindsey Baker Grice owned a small parcel of land adjoining the farm/estate of Josiah Todd and his sons: Northwest corner of Section 14, Township 14N, Range 12E (St. Stephens).

Lindsey married Elizabeth Todd on 4 Apr 1833 in _______, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Josiah Todd and Zilpha Thomas) was born on 1 Oct 1815 in _______, Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States; died on 26 Dec 1899 in Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States; was buried after 26 Dec 1899 in Stiles Cemetery, near Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 15 Oct 1850, Lowndes District, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States
• Census: 24 Aug 1870, Beat No. 4 (Benton), Lowndes County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

The birth date listed on Elizabeth (Todd) Grice’s headstone conflicts with the date listed in [Todd-1998], 4 Oct 1815.