John Guiles Sr. (abt. 1811 - 1881)

Born about 1811 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1881 at about age 70 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Guiles Sr. was born in Pennsylvania ~1811 to John Gile (1770-1845) and Catherine Tuttle (1776-1836). John and Catherine were married in ~1792 in the USA.

Father - John Gile: FamilySearch RecordID

Mother - Catherine Tuttle: FamilySearch RecordID

John married Elizabeth Wert (1813 - 1881) in 1836.

Their children included...

1. Isac W. Guiles (1835-1916)
2. Corp John Guiles (~1838 - 1925). ^[1]
3. Edith Guiles (1840-1912)
4. Elizabeth Ann Guiles (1845- )
5. Benjamine Franklin Guiles (1850-1920)
6. Winfield Scott 'Henry' Guiles (1853-1940) ^[1]

He worked at R. R. Co (not sure of full company name) in Berks, Pennsylvania.

John died on January 13, 1881 in Pennsylvania aged ~69.

Information from FindAGrave. Possibly a brick wall? If you know anything, help me out!

Burial

Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[1]

John Guiles Sr. (1812–13 Jan 1881)

Find A Grave: Memorial #74670599

Elizabeth Wert Guiles (24 Jan 1813–1 Feb 1881) (spouse)

Find A Grave: Memorial #142908271

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 27 August 2021), memorial page for John Guiles Sr. (1812–13 Jan 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #74670599, citing Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

• John Guiles Sr.: FamilySearch RecordID
• https://www.geni.com/people/John-Guiles/6000000037357283860
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBNF-429 : 10 February 2018, John Guiles, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,975. (Year matches up but the previous link says he was born in Pennsylvania. Gives a mother's name but no maiden name or father's name.)

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXP9-SBH : 13 December 2017), John Guiles, 1860. (The children don't match up exactly to his listed children due to census taker spelling errors and Henry may be a nickname but birth year matches for Winfield
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLJ-P5D : 29 May 2021), John Giles, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6B-XVD : 13 November 2020), John Guiles, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 11, sheet 165D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,099. Includes a grand-daughter.