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James Oran Stiles[1]

Male 1887 - 1937  (49 years)


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  • Name James Oran Stiles  [2] 
    Birth 12 Dec 1887  Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer  [4] 
    Census 2 Jun 1900  Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 5 May 1910  Precinct #6, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 22 Jan 1920  Justice Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Apr 1930  Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 11 Apr 1930  Taylor City, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 4 Dec 1937  Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Burial Aft 4 Dec 1937  Stiles Cemetery, near Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I752  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2014 

    Father Francis Newton Stiles,   b. Dec 1837, Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1911, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Marina Floyd Thomas,   b. 29 Oct 1857, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1898, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1875  Sabine, Milam County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Photos
    Marina Floyd Thomas and Francis Newton Stiles    		Marina Floyd Thomas and Francis Newton Stiles
    Bill's 2G-grandmother and 2G-grandfather (paternal)
    Family ID F510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessica Ramseur,   b. 6 Jun 1890, Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1978, Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1910  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Frances Virginia Stiles,   b. 2 Mar 1912, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1936, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     2. James Oran Stiles, Jr.,   b. 22 May 1915, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1917, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     3. John Vernon Stiles,   b. 19 Jun 1918, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1978, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. Franklin Newton Stiles,   b. 20 Dec 1923, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1996, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Dec 1887 - Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1930 - Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 Apr 1930 - Taylor City, Williamson County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Dec 1937 - Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 4 Dec 1937 - Stiles Cemetery, near Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • [Stiles-1998] records James Oran Stiles’ birthdate as “12 Dec 1888” which is probably obtained from the marker at his gravesite. But it seems likely that 12 December 1887 is more accurate because it was recorded by James Oran Stiles himself in [US-SSS-1917f]. [2, 13]
    • [Stiles-1998] lists this individual as “James Oran Stiles Sr.”. However there is no evidence that James Oran Stiles ever used the suffix, “Sr.” (senior), in his name. [1, 2]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "James Oran Stiles", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I752&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 07-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S29] [Stiles-1998] Stiles, William W., Stiles Family Genealogical Compilation (additions by Lois Kay Farnham).

    3. [S871] [US-SSS-1917f] "World War I Draft Registration - James Oran Stiles," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1983873, reference 42-1-76-A, card 180.

    4. [S870] [US-1920-2e] "Justice Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas," Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T625, roll 1857, E.D. 166, sheet 15A.

    5. [S442] [US-1900-1f] "Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1679, E.D. 133, sheet 234A.

    6. [S340] [US-1910-1d] "Justice Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T624, roll 1598, E.D. 129, sheet 14B.

    7. [S864] [US-1930-2c] "Taylor City, Williamson County, Texas," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 2411, E.D. 246-19, sheet 16A.

    8. [S874] [TxDoH-1937c] "Death Entry for James Oran Stiles," Texas Death Index: 1903 - 1940 Deaths, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, page 24473, entry 63570.

    9. [S875] [Stiles-Cemetery-1937a] "Gravesite of J. Oran Stiles," Interment Records of Stiles Cemetery (Williamson County, Texas), Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2018.

    10. [S67] [DAR-GRS-1998] "Texas Marriages," Genealogical Research System (GRS), Washington, District of Columbia: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1998.

    11. [S176] [LDS-AF-1999d] Allen, Opal T. (submitter), "Descendants of Richard Stiles Sr. and Frances Coussens (partial)," Ancestral File (familysearch.org), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1999.

    12. [S82] [Stiles-1986] Stiles, Edith Jordan and Dora Dean Rudd, Francis Seaborn Stiles Family.

    13. [S871] [US-SSS-1917f] "World War I Draft Registration - James Oran Stiles," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1983873, reference 42-1-76-A, card 180.


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