Blanch
Leora
Niles
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Louis Sherrill Niles
and Anna (Stewart) Niles
Sister of
Alletta (Niles) Brown, Bertha (Niles) Benedict, Mabel Dorma (Niles) Reeves, Nina Belle (Niles) Benedict, Frank C Niles [half], Cecil Genevieve (Niles) Andrus, Eva Belle (Niles) Farris [half], Edwin Sherrill Niles [half] and Blanche Juanita (Niles) McNutt [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at age 91
[location unknown]
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Biography
Blanch Niles is one of twins.
Obituary
Miss Niles Dies; Was Chief Nurse April 16, 1968, Syracuse Post Standard
Miss Blanche Niles, 91, of 115 Oxford St., former superintendent of nurses at Clifton Springs Sanitarium, died yesterday at the Hills of Home Rest Manor, Jamesville. A registered nurse, she was graduated from Clifton Springs Sanitarium in 1901. For five years she was employed by Dr. Martin Tinker of Ithaca. In 1910 she went to St. Anthony, Newfoundland, with Dr. Wilfred Grenfell of the Grenfell Mission[1] as a summer volunteer nurse. She went abroad in 1929, visiting many countries. Miss Niles was a member of the First Baptist Church in Syracuse and active in Rescue Mission work. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Albert A. Brown of Syracuse, Mrs. Charles Reeves of Jamesville and Mrs. Edward L. Andrus of Lake Worth, Fla. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Greenleaf Funeral Home, The Rev. George Earnshaw officiating. Burial will be in Georgetown. [2]
Timeline
1876 Blanch is born in Lebanon, NY [3]
1880 Living in Lebanon, NY [4]
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Lewis S Niles Self M 29 New York, United States Alletta S Niles Daughter F 5 New York, United States Bertha A Niles Daughter F 3 New York, United States Mabel Niles Daughter F 0 New York, United States Blanch L Niles Daughter F 3 New York, United States William Clark Other M 17 New York, United States Anna L Niles Wife F 28 New York, United States
1900 Living and working as a nurse at the Clifton Springs Saniatarium . [5]
1940 Living in Georgetown, NY [6]
1968 Died in the Hills of Home Rest Manor, Jamesville, NY [2]
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Edward L Andrus Head M 61 New York C Geneive Andrus Wife F 54 New York Edith L Andrus Daughter F 15 New York Blanche L Niles Sister-in-law F 63 New York
Sources
- ↑ Grenfell Mission, Wikipedia Entry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Syracuse Post Standard, April 16, 1968
- ↑ Blanche L Niles, New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909
- ↑ Anna L Niles, United States Census, 1880
- ↑ Blanche L Niles, United States Census, 1900
- ↑ 1940 Census
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Blanch by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Blanch:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Blanch by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Blanch:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Steve Benedict 
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23andMe
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jody Benedict :
23andMe, GEDmatch M075814 [compare]
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~0.78%
Phil Russell :
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Jody Benedict
Jody Benedict
Learned last week from talking to Edith Benedict that Blanch (her aunt) spent time as a nurse working in Newfoundland. Hoping to flesh out this biography more.
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