Isaac Benjamin Giles (1860 - 1942)

Born 12 Jun 1860 in Benhams, Washington, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Margaret (Statzer) Giles — married 14 Aug 1884 in Washington, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1942 at age 82 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States

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Biography

Isaac was born June 12, 1860, in Virginia, and died on September 28, 1942, in Amarillo, Texas.^[1] His parents were Jesse F. Giles and Sarah (Sproles) Giles.^[2] Isaac married Mary Margaret Statzer on 14 Aug 1884.^[3] Isaac and his brother John both served as Methodist ministers in Virginia in the late 1800s, Isaac in Coeburn and Clinchport; John in Washington and Russell, VA.^[4][5] Sometime between 1900 and 1910, the family moved to Los Tanos, New Mexico, where their names appear in the 1910 and 1920 censuses.^[6][7] Between 1920 and 1930 Isaac moved to Amarillo, Texas. His grandchildren (his daughter's children) were living with him there in 1930.^[8] This was due to the death of his daughter, Martha Myrtle Mutter Martha Myrtle (Giles) Mutter (1898-1922) which took place on 27 May 1922. When Isaac lived in Amarillo he and his sons helped build the San Jacinto Methodist Church.^[9]He is buried with his wife, Mary Margaret Giles, in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Randall Co. TX.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1V-L88 : 13 March 2018), Isaac Benjaman Giles, 28 Sep 1942; citing certificate number 41774, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,183.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR8-F4F : 15 July 2017), Jesse F Giles, Kinderhook, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 146B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1394; FHL microfilm 1,255,394.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRW9-G8P : 29 January 2020), Isaac B. Giles, 1884.
4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=yTcSAAAAIAAJ&ppis=_e&lpg=PA20-IA1&ots=mc0drMD6DX&dq=%22Isaac%20B.%20Giles%22%20washington%20county%20virginia&pg=PA20-IA1#v=onepage&q=%22Isaac%20B.%20Giles%22%20washington%20county%20virginia&f=false
5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=_TYSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=%22Isaac+B.+Giles%22,+Coeburn+VA&source=bl&ots=POf-s7I0v4&sig=ACfU3U3h3VPVC3ymED9tFqgBG-9gVSFJRw&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif9vmn5bHmAhUDS60KHVLeAcEQ6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=snippet&q=%22John%20Giles%22%2C%20&f=false
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS6-6HK : accessed 8 December 2021), I B Giles, Los Tanos, Guadalupe, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 7B, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 914; FHL microfilm 1,374,927.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VY-5WR : 2 February 2021), Isaac B Giles, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNGZ-63Z : 8 December 2015), J B Giles, 1930.
9. ↑ Information graciously supplied by Isaac's great granddaughter Lisa Rambo
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16002823
11. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1V-L88 : 20 February 2021), Isaac Benjaman Giles, 28 Sep 1942; citing certificate number 41774, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,183.