served in Civil War; buried at Corpus Christi Catholic Cemetery in Chambersburg, PA
Sources
"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHXC-MM9 : accessed 19 July 2015), Jacob Giles, 20 Aug 1921; from "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); company D, regiment 209, Pennsylvania, NARA microfilm publication T289.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKP-CKYG : accessed 19 July 2015), Jacob Giles, 1921; Burial, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Corpus Christi Cemetery; citing record ID 45528426, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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