Francis Newton Stiles^[1]

1837 - 1911  (73 years)

• Name	Francis Newton Stiles  [2]
  Birth	Dec 1837	Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Rancher  [5]
  Census	25 Feb 1841	Pulaski County, Missouri, United States   [6]
  Census	18 Sep 1850	Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States   [7]
  Census	5 Jul 1860	Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States   [8]
  Census	2 Jun 1900	Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [3]
  Census	5 May 1910	Precinct #6, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Cause of Death	Bowel obstruction/Pnumonia  [10]
  Death	1 Jul 1911	Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [10]
  Burial	2 Jul 1911	Stiles Cemetery, near Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I720	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Seaborn Stiles,   b. 16 Jan 1807, _______, Laurens District, South Carolina, United States d. 5 Nov 1874, Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Fincher,   b. 1810, _______, _______, Tennessee, United States d. Abt 1843, _______, _______, Tennessee, United States (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1834  [2]
  Family ID	F522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marina Floyd Thomas,   b. 29 Oct 1857, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States d. 28 May 1898, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1875	Sabine, Milam County, Texas, United States   [11, 12]
  Children	1. Francis Elmo Stiles,   b. 1 Feb 1877, _______, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 28 May 1947, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 70 years)   2. Villa Ernest Stiles,   b. 16 Oct 1879, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 10 Nov 1957, Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 78 years)   3. Regina Elizabeth Stiles,   b. 3 Jul 1882, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 17 Aug 1930, Cameron, Milam County, Texas, United States (Age 48 years)   4. Lois Miranda Stiles,   b. 4 Mar 1885, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 19 May 1975, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 90 years)   5. James Oran Stiles,   b. 12 Dec 1887, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 4 Dec 1937, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 49 years)   6. Cecil Elliot Stiles,   b. 18 Dec 1891, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 17 Mar 1967, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 75 years)   7. Marina Floyd Stiles,   b. 19 Aug 1895, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 7 Jan 1989, Summit, Union County, New Jersey, United States (Age 93 years)
  Photos		Marina Floyd Thomas and Francis Newton Stiles Bill's 2G-grandmother and 2G-grandfather (paternal)
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2002

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 18 Sep 1850 - Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States Census - 5 Jul 1860 - Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States Death - 1 Jul 1911 - Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Burial - 2 Jul 1911 - Stiles Cemetery, near Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Marina Floyd Thomas and Francis Newton Stiles Bill's 2G-grandmother and 2G-grandfather (paternal)
  		Francis Newton Stiles Bill's 2G-grandfather (paternal)

  
  

• Notes

  Every census record from 1850 though 1910 in addition to [TxDoSHS-1911a] lists an age for Francis Newton Stiles’ consistent with a birthdate in 1837 or 1838. In fact [US-1900-1f], the only US census to list the month and year of an individual’s birth, reports his birthdate as “Dec 1837”. Despite this, 15 Sep 1841 (probably derived from Francis Newton Stiles’ headstone) is widely reported to be his birthdate. But if Francis Newton Stiles is accurately enumerated with his father’s family in 1840, as suggested by [US-1840a], then he cannot have been born in 1841. Moreover, [US-1840a] is the only census record discovered for Seaborn Stiles and his family in 1840...thus far, and is only consistent with the known number of children at the time if the 1837 birthdate for Francis Newton Stiles is accurate. Consequently, this database uses a birthdate of “Dec 1837” rather than 15 Sep 1841, since the latter isn’t consistent with any of the known facts of Francis Newton Stiles’ life. [2, 3, 4, 6, 13] [Stiles-1998] has birth place listed as “Middle, Tennessee”, but this is contradicted by many other sources. [2] [US-1880-1d] has a listing for a Frank and Pomfie Stiles having two children of the correct age matching Frank Elmo Stiles and Villa Ernest Stiles. This may be Francis Newton Stiles and Marina Floyd Thomas, but numerous facts don’t match including Francis’ age in 1880, his birthplace which is listed as North Carolina, and the children’s names. [14]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Francis Newton Stiles". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I720&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 10, 2025).