Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 NILES I was born 1603 in Wales, and died ABT February 8,
1693/94 in Braintree, Mass. He married (1) JANE REED 1635 in Braintree, Mass.
He married (2) HANNAH AMES ABT 1655.
Children of JOHN NILES and JANE REED are: 2. i. JOHN2 NILES II, b.
March 4, 1638/39, Braintree, Mass; d. September 7, 1684, Block Island. ii.
HANNAH NILES, b. February 16, 1636/37; m. NATHANIEL MOTT. 3. iii. JOSEPH
NILES, b. August 15, 1640. 4. iv. NATHANIEL NILES, b. August 16, 1642,
Braintree, Mass; d. December 22, 1727, Braintree, Mass. 5. v. SAMUEL NILES, b.
May 12, 1644; d. September 5, 1724. 6. vi. INCREASE NILES, b. December 16,
1646; d. September 1, 1693. 7. vii. BENJAMIN NILES, b. March 11, 1650/51; d.
1712, Lyme Conneticutt.
Child of JOHN NILES and HANNAH AMES is: viii. ISAAC2 NILES, b. April
20, 1658; d. 1659.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 NILES II (JOHN 1) was born March 4, 1638/39 in Braintree,
Mass, and died September 7, 1684 in Block Island. He married ABIGAIL.
Children of JOHN NILES and ABIGAIL are: 8. i. JOHN3 NILES III, b.
1680, New Shoreham, Rhode Island; d. 1768, Colchester, Conn. ii. AMBROSE
NILES, b. November 28, 1683.
3. JOSEPH2 NILES (JOHN 1) was born August 15, 1640. He married MARY
MCCALL November 2, 1662 in Braintree, Mass.
Children of JOSEPH NILES and MARY MCCALL are: i. HANNAH3 NILES, b.
February 15, 1663/64. ii. JOSEPH NILES, b. September 21, 1666.
Notes for JOSEPH NILES: Joseph was made a "freeman" of
Rhode Island in 1709. He witnessed a deed of Benjamin Niles at Lyme Conn. in
1710. In his will dated at Lyme in 1731, he left all his property to his wife
Patience.
iii. PETER NILES, b. Unknown; d. March 16, 1691/92. iv. MARY NILES,
b. January 8, 1668/69. v. JOHN NILES, b. ABT 1671. 9. vi. BENJAMIN NILES, b.
January 2, 1674/75; d. February 27, 1724/25.
4. NATHANIEL2 NILES (JOHN 1) was born August 16, 1642 in Braintree,
Mass, and died December 22, 1727 in Braintree, Mass. He married SARAH SANDS
February 14, 1670/71 in Block Island, daughter of JAMES SANDS and SARAH
WALKER.
Notes for NATHANIEL NILES: Captain Nathaniel Niles was born at
Braintree, Mass. on Aug. 16th, 1642. He was the son of John and Jane Niles. He
removed to Rhode Island when a young man. He married Sarah Sands, daughter of
Captain James and Sarah (Walker) Sands on February 14, 1671. His home was at
South Kingston. He was a Captain of Militia in King Phillips war, Justice of
Peace, Grand Juror 1687, member of the Rhode Island Assembly 1705. Owned
plantations at South Kingston and on Block Island. By deeds and Will, he
distributed his large estate to his children. He died December 22, 1727 at
Braintree, Mass. His Will was proved in Rhode Island, February 12, 1727.
Children of NATHANIEL NILES and SARAH SANDS are: 10. i. EBENEZER3
NILES, b. January 3, 1682/83, South Kingston, Rhode Island. ii. SAMUEL NILES,
b. May 1, 1674. iii. NATHANIEL NILES, b. March 21, 1676/77. iv. TABITHA NILES,
b. January 22, 1684/85; d. December 28, 1717; m. ABRAHAM PERKINS, May 23,
1708. 11. v. KATHERINE NILES, b. March 13, 1689/90.
5. SAMUEL2 NILES (JOHN 1) was born May 12, 1644, and died September
5, 1724. He married MARY BILLINGS April 20, 1680, daughter of ROGER BILLINGS.
Children of SAMUEL NILES and MARY BILLINGS are: i. SARAH3 NILES, b.
January 1680/81. ii. HANNAH NILES, b. 1682. iii. BETHIAH NILES, b. 1684. iv.
SAMUEL NILES, b. June 15, 1686; d. November 23, 1715; m. MERCY SACAN, November
18, 1708.
6. INCREASE2 NILES (JOHN 1) was born December 16, 1646, and died
September 1, 1693. He married MARY PURCHASE December 4, 1677.
Children of INCREASE NILES and MARY PURCHASE are: 12. i. JOHN3
NILES, b. October 10, 1678. ii. INCREASE NILES, b. March 9, 1680/81; d. May
11, 1751; m. SARAH LITTLEFIELD, July 28, 1715. iii. EBENEZER NILES, b. 1683;
d. May 11, 1751. iv. MARY NILES, b. 1692; d. May 17, 1751; m. BENJAMIN CLARK,
August 17, 1719.
7. BENJAMIN2 NILES (JOHN 1) was born March 11, 1650/51, and died
1712 in Lyme Conneticutt. He married RUTH.
Notes for BENJAMIN NILES: Benjamin removed from Braintree to New
Shoreham, R.I., later than his brother Nathaniel, but is mentioned in a return
of the Lyme town meeting of November 19, 1690. His estate was distributed
October 7, 1712 by his sons-in-law. Children, all except the youngest born at
New Shoreham.
Children of BENJAMIN NILES and RUTH are: 13. i. RUTH3 NILES, b.
1680; d. 1740. ii. NAOMI NILES, b. Unknown; m. WILLIAM COMSTOCK.
Notes for NAOMI NILES: 2 children were born to Naomi and William.
Aug 9, 1696 and June 15, 1698. Names unknown.
iii. MARY NILES, b. Unknown; m. JONATHAN KELLOGG, January 1,
1735/36. iv. DEBORAH NILES, b. Unknown; d. September 23, 1732; m. JOHN REED,
January 1699/00.
Generation No. 3
8. JOHN3 NILES III (JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born 1680 in New Shoreham,
Rhode Island, and died 1768 in Colchester, Conn. He married MARY ELY 1716.
Children of JOHN NILES and MARY ELY are: 14. i. BARNABUS4 NILES, b.
June 12, 1735, Colchester, Conn.; d. 1789. ii. JOHN NILES IV, b. March 25,
1718.
Notes for JOHN NILES IV: John Niles IV was born 3/25/1718. He served
as Postmaster General in President Ban Buren's cabinet. The son of John Niles
III and Mary (Ely) Niles.
iii. NATHAN NILES, b. February 20, 1719/20. iv. SAMUEL NILES, b.
March 13, 1721/22. v. NATHANIEL NILES, b. May 7, 1724. vi. MARY NILES, b. June
26, 1726. vii. THOMAS NILES, b. September 28, 1728. viii. ABIGAIL NILES, b.
September 4, 1730. ix. DAVID NILES, b. 1733. x. AMBROSE NILES, b. March 30,
1741.
9. BENJAMIN3 NILES (JOSEPH 2, JOHN 1) was born January 2, 1674/75,
and died February 27, 1724/25. He married (1) RUTH SCANT May 19, 1698. He
married (2) LYDIA SEACUM January 17, 1715/16.
Child of BENJAMIN NILES and RUTH SCANT is: i. DAVID4 NILES, b.
October 20, 1700; m. HANNA SEKIN, December 20, 1730.
Child of BENJAMIN NILES and LYDIA SEACUM is: ii. REBECCA4 NILES, b.
ABT 1716.
10. EBENEZER3 NILES (NATHANIEL 2, JOHN 1) was born January 3,
1682/83 in South Kingston, Rhode Island. He married (1) ABIGAIL HAZARD. He
married (2) ELIZABETH TUCKER.
Notes for EBENEZER NILES: Ebenezer Niles was born 12/3/1683 in South
Kingston, Rhode Island. He was son of Captain Nathaniel and Sarah (Sands)
Niles. He was a planter. Executor to his father's will inherited under the
family will, the family mansion and two hundred acres of land. He lived part
of his life at South Kingston, Rhode Island, and part at Stonington, Conn. He
owned three hundred acres of property at Stonington. His first wife was
Abigail Hazard, after her death he married Elizabeth Tucker of Rhode Island.
Child of EBENEZER NILES and ABIGAIL HAZARD is: 15. i. STEPHEN4
NILES, b. 1735, Stonington, Conn.; d. 1810, Alburg, Vermont.
11. KATHERINE3 NILES (NATHANIEL 2, JOHN 1) was born March 13,
1689/90. She married ROBERT HANNAH.
Children of KATHERINE NILES and ROBERT HANNAH are: i. MARY4 HANNAH,
b. February 1, 1713/14. ii. SARAH HANNAH, b. December 10, 1716. iii. TABITHA
HANNAH, b. February 21, 1717/18. iv. GEORGE HANNAH, b. March 23, 1718/19. v.
CATHERINE HANNAH, b. June 2, 1721. vi. HANNAH HANNAH, b. October 13, 1722.
vii. ELIZABETH HANNAH, b. March 17, 1724/25.
12. JOHN3 NILES (INCREASE 2, JOHN 1) was born October 10, 1678. He
married MARGARET NASH. Notes for MARGARET NASH: Margaret Nash was John Niles
step sister
Children of JOHN NILES and MARGARET NASH are: i. INCREASE4 NILES, b.
February 5, 1703/04; m. HANNAH THAYER. ii. HANNAH NILES, b. September 9, 1705;
m. JOHN NILES. iii. JOHN NILES, b. March 17, 1707/08; m. DOROTHY REYNOLDS. iv.
NATHAN NILES, b. March 17, 1709/10; m. FREELOVE. v. DANIEL NILES, b. October
24, 1712; m. MERCY. vi. BETHAIAH NILES, b. April 2, 1715. vii. SARAH NILES, b.
May 31, 1717; m. JOHN HAYA. viii. LYDIA NILES, b. December 18, 1719; m. JOHN
RICHARDS. ix. PETER NILES, b. March 27, 1722; m. ELIZABETH VINTON.
13. RUTH3 NILES (BENJAMIN 2, JOHN 1) was born 1680, and died 1740.
She married EBENEZER COLEMAN March 11, 1704/05.
Children of RUTH NILES and EBENEZER COLEMAN are: i. NILES4 COLEMAN,
b. February 20, 1706/07. ii. RUTH COLEMAN, b. June 20, 1709. iii. MEHITABEL
COLEMAN, b. July 14, 1713. iv. MARY COLEMAN, b. April 8, 1718.
Generation No. 4
14. BARNABUS4 NILES (JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born June 12, 1735
in Colchester, Conn., and died 1789. He married THANKFUL CARTER.
Children of BARNABUS NILES and THANKFUL CARTER are: 16. i. BARNABUS5
NILES, b. April 4, 1771, Colchester, Conn. ii. SOLOMON NILES. iii. AMASA
NILES.
15. STEPHEN4 NILES (EBENEZER 3, NATHANIEL 2, JOHN 1) was born 1735
in Stonington, Conn., and died 1810 in Alburg, Vermont. He married DESIRE
PENDLETON.
Notes for STEPHEN NILES: Captain Stephen Niles, born 1735 at
Stonington, Conn., son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Hazard) Niles. Died at Alburg,
Vermont in 1810, where he is buried. Married Desire Pendleton of Westerly,
Rhode Island. Removed to Stephentown, New York prior to the Revolutionary war.
About 1800, removed to Alsburg, Vermont. He was commissioned to First
Lieutenant in the Albany County Militia 10/20/1780. References: state archives
Volume I (Documents relating to the Colonial History to the State of New York,
Volume 15, Page 265). Certificate of Treasurer showes Capt. Stephen Niles
received compensation several times for services rendered as an officer in the
army.
Child of STEPHEN NILES and DESIRE PENDLETON is: i. ROBERT5 NILES, b.
1758; m. TRACY.
Notes for ROBERT NILES: Ebenezer Niles was born 12/3/1683 in South
Kingston, Rhode Island. He was son of Captain Nathaniel and Sarah (Sands)
Niles. He was a planter. Executor to his father's will inherited under the
family will, the family mansion and two hundred acres of land. He lived part
of his life at South Kingston, Rhode Island, and part at Stonington, Conn. He
owned three hundred acres of property at Stonington. His first wife was
Abigail Hazard, after her death he married Elizabeth Tucker of Rhode Island.
Generation No. 5
16. BARNABUS5 NILES (BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born
April 4, 1771 in Colchester, Conn. He married ELIZABETH BUTLER March 31, 1799,
daughter of WILLIAM BUTLER and MEHITABLE MILLS.
Children of BARNABUS NILES and ELIZABETH BUTLER are: i. DOROTHY6
NILES. ii. JESSIE NILES. iii. LAURA NILES. iv. MARY B. NILES. v. SARAH ANN
NILES. vi. SOLOMON NILES. vii. STEPHEN NILES. viii. HETTY NILES, b. 1800. 17.
ix. WILLIAM B. NILES, b. March 24, 1803, New Hampshire; d. September 14, 1872.
x. BARNABUS NILES, b. 1808.
Generation No. 6
17. WILLIAM B.6 NILES (BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN
1) was born March 24, 1803 in New Hampshire, and died September 14, 1872. He
married SARAH LUDLOW May 11, 1830 in Madisonville, Ohio.
Children of WILLIAM NILES and SARAH LUDLOW are: 18. i. TRUMAN
BISHOP7 NILES, b. February 24, 1838, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. September 23, 1906,
Waverly, Kansas. 19. ii. WILLIAM HENERY NILES, b. March 13, 1834, Pleasant
Ridge, Ohio; d. January 30, 1885, Ozone, Tennessee. 20. iii. EDWARD TREBLE
NILES, b. June 2, 1832; d. 1902, Lahartie, Kentucky. 21. iv. ALBERT NILES, b.
August 17, 1840; d. December 28, 1893, Poplar Ridge, Switzerland County,
Indiana. 22. v. HARRIET NILES, b. March 2, 1836. vi. EMILY NILES, b. February
25, 1842; d. December 1863, Poplar Ridge, Indiana; m. JOHN ROGERS, November 5,
1863.
Generation No. 7
18. TRUMAN BISHOP7 NILES (WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN
3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born February 24, 1838 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died
September 23, 1906 in Waverly, Kansas. He married SARAH WILSON October 27,
1863 in Swanville, Indiana, daughter of JOHN WILSON and MARY PARK.
Children of TRUMAN NILES and SARAH WILSON are: i. HARRY WALTER8
NILES, b. December 10, 1864, Poplar Ridge, Indiana; d. July 14, 1938, Nezperce,
Idaho; m. NELLIE FLORENCE DOLE, December 25, 1890. 23. ii. FRANK BUTLER NILES,
b. September 25, 1866; d. July 31, 1938. iii. CLARA WILSON NILES, b. February
7, 1869; d. August 16, 1895, Osage City, Kansas; m. WALTER HERBERT STARKEY.
24. iv. MAGGIE PARK NILES, b. January 31, 1872; d. December 24, 1949. 25. v.
GRACE BRIDEN NILES, b. April 18, 1874; d. December 23, 1969, Madison, Kansas.
vi. NELLIE VIOLET NILES, b. August 31, 1876; d. May 30, 1959, Moscow, Idaho.
26. vii. WALLACE TRUMAN NILES, b. May 4, 1879. 27. viii. ERNEST HILDRETH
NILES, b. August 31, 1882.
19. WILLIAM HENERY7 NILES (WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4,
JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born March 13, 1834 in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, and
died January 30, 1885 in Ozone, Tennessee. He married CAROLINE WILLEY BUXTON
October 1, 1854.
Notes for WILLIAM HENERY NILES: William Henery Niles, born 3/13/1834
at Pleasant Ridge, Ohio. He married Caroline Willey Buxton of Cincinnati, Ohio
on 10/1/1854. She was the daughter of William McVey Buxton and Catherine
Woodruff Terry, of Buxton Farms, in Cincinnati, Ohio. They later moved to
Knabb, Indiana. From there they moved to Liberty, Kentucky and later moved to
Grandview, Tennessee. He was a Lumberman. She was born 12/11/1832, died
10/19/1896, and he died 10/15/1902 in Daysville Community in Cumberland
County, Tennessee, and they both are buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in
Harriman, Tennessee. He fathered nine children. Two, William Buxton Niles and
Ellsworth Niles died in Infancy.
Children of WILLIAM NILES and CAROLINE BUXTON are: i. WILLIAM
BUXTON8 NILES. ii. ELLSWORTH NILES. iii. WALTER FRANCIS NILES, b. October 18,
1856. iv. JEROME B. NILES, b. August 28, 1866. v. CAROLINE EMILY NILES, b.
June 16, 1868. vi. HOWARD B. NILES, b. September 8, 1870. vii. KATHERINE B.
NILES, b. September 8, 1870. 28. viii. LOUIS RALPH NILES, b. September 23,
1873; d. December 1961, Glen Alice, Tennessee. ix. FERRIS ALBERT NILES, b.
December 26, 1874.
20. EDWARD TREBLE7 NILES (WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN
3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born June 2, 1832, and died 1902 in Lahartie, Kentucky.
He married JANE HARPER.
Children of EDWARD NILES and JANE HARPER are: i. ISABELLA W.8 NILES.
ii. LAURA J. NILES. iii. CHARLES LANHAM NILES. 29. iv. FRANCIS WILLIAM NILES,
b. April 18, 1861; d. St. Louis, Missouri.
21. ALBERT7 NILES (WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3,
JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born August 17, 1840, and died December 28, 1893 in Poplar
Ridge, Switzerland County, Indiana. He married JANET HARPER.
Children of ALBERT NILES and JANET HARPER are: i. ALBERT H.8 NILES.
ii. LOUISA M. NILES. iii. ARTHUR NILES. iv. ELLA M. NILES. v. HATTIE NILES.
vi. EMILY NILES. vii. FLORENCE NILES. viii. MARY NILES. ix. JOHN H. NILES. x.
WILLIAM NILES.
22. HARRIET7 NILES (WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3,
JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born March 2, 1836. She married JAMES CULBERTSON in
Morefield, Indiana.
Children of HARRIET NILES and JAMES CULBERTSON are: i. CATHERINE8
CULBERTSON. ii. JIMMIE CULBERTSON. iii. ELEANOR CULBERTSON.
Generation No. 8
23. FRANK BUTLER8 NILES (TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5,
BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born September 25, 1866, and died July
31, 1938. He married PEARL GOODMAN December 25, 1901.
Children of FRANK NILES and PEARL GOODMAN are: i. RUTH B.9 NILES, b.
September 27, 1902, Lyndon Kansas; d. September 26, 1920, Olivet, Kansas. 30.
ii. LAURA NILES, b. May 2, 1904; d. April 19, 1936, Emporia, Kansas. 31. iii.
GLADYS CLARA NILES, b. August 22, 1909. 32. iv. HERBERT TRUMAN NILES, b.
January 15, 1912. v. RUSSELL IRVING NILES, b. December 12, 1914.
24. MAGGIE PARK8 NILES (TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5,
BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born January 31, 1872, and died
December 24, 1949. She married EBEN BUTLER DOLE. Notes for EBEN BUTLER DOLE:
He was the son of George Dole and had one sister Dorothy.
Children of MAGGIE NILES and EBEN DOLE are: i. ROCKWOOD NILES9 DOLE,
b. May 25, 1894, Terra Ceia, Florida; m. MARGARET GRAY, May 26, 1919. 33. ii.
MARGARET LEES DOLE, b. June 12, 1895, Terra Ceia, Florida. 34. iii. JOSEPHINE
CHALMERS DOLE, b. May 29, 1897. 35. iv. HELEN HILDRETH DOLE, b. July 1899. v.
MAUDE HOPE DOLE, b. August 20, 1901. 36. vi. EBEN BUTLER DOLE , JR., b.
January 10, 1904. vii. HAROLD WALTER DOLE, b. December 6, 1906; m. IRENE BOYD.
37. viii. ARTHUR H. DOLE, b. May 19, 1909.
25. GRACE BRIDEN8 NILES (TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5,
BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born April 18, 1874, and died December
23, 1969 in Madison, Kansas. She married WILLIAM ALLEN FELTNER March 4, 1897
in Lyndon Kansas, son of WILLIAM FELTNER and MARGARET GERKIN.
Children of GRACE NILES and WILLIAM FELTNER are: i. GILBERT WAYNE9
FELTNER, b. October 10, 1900, Melvern, Kansas; d. October 24, 1986, Emporia,
Kansas; m. RUTH BETTERLY, August 11, 1925. 38. ii. GLENN KENNETH FELTNER, b.
August 31, 1903, Madison, Kansas; d. March 14, 1982, Emporia, Kansas. 39. iii.
VERNON LAVERNE FELTNER, b. April 18, 1907, Madison, Kansas. iv. WINIFRED
FELTNER, b. May 23, 1910; d. May 16, 1955, Madison, Kansas.
26. WALLACE TRUMAN8 NILES (TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS
5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born May 4, 1879. He married ELSIE
GOKEY December 10, 1901 in Valentine, Nebraska.
Children of WALLACE NILES and ELSIE GOKEY are: 40. i. REIVA9 NILES,
b. October 26, 1905, Crawford, Nebraska. ii. LUCILE NILES, b. April 4, 1907;
m. RAYMOND MCKENNA. 41. iii. GORDON TRUMAN NILES, b. April 14, 1913, Waverly,
Kansas. iv. DONALD E. NILES, b. April 21, 1919, Caspar, Wyoming; d. June 9,
1922, Caspar, Wyoming.
27. ERNEST HILDRETH8 NILES (TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS
5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born August 31, 1882. He married
LIZZIE MAY ALLEN June 30, 1908 in Williamsburg, Kansas.
Children of ERNEST NILES and LIZZIE ALLEN are: i. ALLEN TRUMAN9
NILES, b. June 21, 1910; d. June 21, 1910. ii. ALLEN WILSON NILES, b. November
28, 1913, Oconomowac, Wisconsin; m. DORTHY NELSON, 1943, Hartland, Wisconsin.
iii. VIRGINIA EDITH NILES, b. March 13, 1918, Oconomowac, Wisconsin. iv.
DONALD ERNEST NILES, b. November 4, 1922, Oconomowac, Wisconsin; m. LOELLA
FREDERICK, December 26, 1942, Hartland, Wisconsin.
28. LOUIS RALPH8 NILES (WILLIAM HENERY 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5,
BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born September 23, 1873, and died
December 1961 in Glen Alice, Tennessee. He married IDA CORCELLIA LOWERY
December 21, 1892 in Grandview Tenneesee.
Notes for LOUIS RALPH NILES: Louis Ralph Niles (Ralph Louis Niles) ,
born 9/23/1873 in Knabb, Indiana, son of William Henry and Caroline (Buxton)
Niles, later moved with his parents to Liberty, Kentucky, and then later moved
with his parents to Grandview County, Tennessee, where he met and married Ida
Corcelia Lowery, of Cumberland County, Tennessee, December 21, 1892. She died
in 1938. He taught school in Cardiff, Tennessee, later following the Lumber
Business and Farming. After leaving Cardiff, he bought a nice farm in the
early part of 1900 in Glen Alice, Roane County, Tennessee, where he made his
home until his death in December 1961. He appointed his son Howard J. Niles,
Executor of his Will, leaving his estate to his children, He and his wife are
buried in Glen Alice Cemetery. He fathered eight children.
Children of LOUIS NILES and IDA LOWERY are: i. THEODORE F.9 NILES,
b. July 18, 1894. ii. HOMER P. NILES, b. April 18, 1896. iii. OSCAR F. NILES,
b. June 12, 1898. iv. RALPH E. NILES, b. April 13, 1900. v. HOWARD J. NILES,
b. June 22, 1904. vi. HENRY W. NILES, b. June 22, 1904. vii. CAROLINE C.
NILES, b. March 24, 1909. viii. ROGER W. NILES, b. October 24, 1912.
29. FRANCIS WILLIAM8 NILES (EDWARD TREBLE 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS
5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born April 18, 1861, and died in
St. Louis, Missouri. He married AMELIA BARTLE.
Children of FRANCIS NILES and AMELIA BARTLE are: i. NETTIE9 NILES.
ii. FRED WILLIAM NILES. iii. JAMES HARPER NILES. iv. ALBERT REED NILES. v.
EDWARD NILES. vi. RUTH NILES. vii. MAMIE PEARL NILES. viii. MAUDE NILES. ix.
JOHN CECIL NILES. x. CLARA BELLE NILES.
Generation No. 9
30. LAURA9 NILES (FRANK BUTLER 8, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6,
BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born May 2, 1904, and died
April 19, 1936 in Emporia, Kansas. She married WILLIAM WARREN.
Children of LAURA NILES and WILLIAM WARREN are: i. GEORGE NILES10
WARREN, m. GLENDA SUE GRANT. ii. BILLY WARREN.
31. GLADYS CLARA9 NILES (FRANK BUTLER 8, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B.
6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born August 22, 1909.
She married TOM GRIFFITH 1933.
Children of GLADYS NILES and TOM GRIFFITH are: i. PATSY10 GRIFFITH.
ii. JUDY GRIFFITH. iii. TERRY GRIFFITH.
32. HERBERT TRUMAN9 NILES (FRANK BUTLER 8, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM
B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born January 15,
1912. He married ANITA THOMAS.
Children of HERBERT NILES and ANITA THOMAS are: i. SHERRIL10 NILES.
ii. DOUGLAS BUTLER NILES. iii. JANICE SUE NILES. iv. CLAIR DAVID NILES. v.
REBECCA NILES.
33. MARGARET LEES9 DOLE (MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7,
WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born June
12, 1895 in Terra Ceia, Florida. She married COLUMBUS LEE COUNCIL July 24,
1913.
Children of MARGARET DOLE and COLUMBUS COUNCIL are: 42. i. EMMET10
COUNCIL. 43. ii. ROBERT L. COUNCIL. 44. iii. HILDA COUNCIL.
34. JOSEPHINE CHALMERS9 DOLE (MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7,
WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born May 29,
1897. She married LAWRENCE ELMORE COUNCIL April 14, 1916.
Children of JOSEPHINE DOLE and LAWRENCE COUNCIL are: i. DOROTHY M.10
COUNCIL. ii. JOSEPHINE W. COUNCIL. iii. LAWRENCE ELMORE COUNCIL , JR.. iv.
OWEN COUNCIL. v. JOYCE COUNCIL. vi. ERNEST COUNCIL. vii. GARY COUNCIL.
35. HELEN HILDRETH9 DOLE (MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7,
WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born July
1899. She married DANIEL DARWIN HAWKINS July 23, 1917.
Children of HELEN DOLE and DANIEL HAWKINS are: i. VIOLET MADGE10
HAWKINS. ii. IRENE HAWKINS. iii. NAOMA HAWKINS. iv. CHARLES HAWKINS.
36. EBEN BUTLER9 DOLE , JR. (MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7,
WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born January
10, 1904. He married ALICE PRINE.
Child of EBEN DOLE and ALICE PRINE is: i. GORDON10 DOLE, Adopted
child.
37. ARTHUR H.9 DOLE (MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM
B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born May 19, 1909.
He married NELL RIPLEY.
Children of ARTHUR DOLE and NELL RIPLEY are: i. MARSHA NILES10 DOLE.
ii. DOROTHY DELORES DOLE. iii. ARTHUR DONALD DOLE.
38. GLENN KENNETH9 FELTNER (GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7,
WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born August
31, 1903 in Madison, Kansas, and died March 14, 1982 in Emporia, Kansas. He
married CHASSIE LEE ELSON February 4, 1934 in Eureka, Kansas, daughter of
NICHOLAS ELSON and HALLIE BROWNING.
Children of GLENN FELTNER and CHASSIE ELSON are: 45. i. NORMA
GAYLE10 FELTNER, b. October 24, 1935, Emporia, Kansas. 46. ii. LINDA KAY
FELTNER, b. August 15, 1940, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.
39. VERNON LAVERNE9 FELTNER (GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7,
WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born April
18, 1907 in Madison, Kansas. He married FLORENCE LEE August 18, 1929 in
Emporia, Kansas.
Children of VERNON FELTNER and FLORENCE LEE are: 47. i. KENNETH
LEE10 FELTNER, b. February 14, 1935. 48. ii. SHERRY LANA FELTNER, b. April 13,
1941.
40. REIVA9 NILES (WALLACE TRUMAN 8, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6,
BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born October 26, 1905 in
Crawford, Nebraska. She married MAURICE CHRISTENSEN September 7, 1927 in
Caspar, Wyoming.
Child of REIVA NILES and MAURICE CHRISTENSEN is: i. DONALD10
CHRISTENSEN, b. February 11, 1929.
41. GORDON TRUMAN9 NILES (WALLACE TRUMAN 8, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM
B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born April 14, 1913
in Waverly, Kansas. He married MARTHA HARMS August 1937.
Children of GORDON NILES and MARTHA HARMS are: i. PHYLLIS10 NILES,
b. July 27, 1938. ii. KATHRYN NILES.
Generation No. 10
42. EMMET10 COUNCIL (MARGARET LEES 9 DOLE, MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN
1). He married AGNES.
Children of EMMET COUNCIL and AGNES are: i. BETTY11 COUNCIL. ii.
GAYLE COUNCIL. iii. EMMET COUNCIL. iv. MIKE COUNCIL.
43. ROBERT L.10 COUNCIL (MARGARET LEES 9 DOLE, MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN
1). He married KATHRYN.
Child of ROBERT COUNCIL and KATHRYN is: i. DONA PAT11 COUNCIL.
44. HILDA10 COUNCIL (MARGARET LEES 9 DOLE, MAGGIE PARK 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN
1). She married MILFORD JORGENSON.
Children of HILDA COUNCIL and MILFORD JORGENSON are: i. THEO LINDA11
JORGENSON. ii. CRISTY JORGENSON.
45. NORMA GAYLE10 FELTNER (GLENN KENNETH 9, GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1)
was born October 24, 1935 in Emporia, Kansas. She married (1) RICHARD
STRASBURG September 2, 1956 in First Methodist Church, Emporia, son of FREDRIC
STRASBURG and MARY TRAVIS. She married (2) WILLIAM BERT ALLEN August 11, 1973
in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Children of NORMA FELTNER and RICHARD STRASBURG are: 49. i. RAKELLE
RAE11 STRASBURG, b. November 17, 1957, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. ii. MARK
STRASBURG, b. July 6, 1959. 50. iii. SCOTT GLENN STRASBURG, b. September 29,
1962, Emporia, Kansas.
46. LINDA KAY10 FELTNER (GLENN KENNETH 9, GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1)
was born August 15, 1940 in Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. She married JACK B.
BLOW December 21, 1958 in Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas, son of HARRY BLOW and
AGNES BEST.
Children of LINDA FELTNER and JACK BLOW are: 51. i. JULIE LYNN11
BLOW, b. December 9, 1960, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. 52. ii. STEVEN MICHAEL
BLOW, b. October 6, 1963, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.
47. KENNETH LEE10 FELTNER (VERNON LAVERNE 9, GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1)
was born February 14, 1935. He married PATRICIA BERGERHOUSE May 17, 1958.
Child of KENNETH FELTNER and PATRICIA BERGERHOUSE is: i. KAREN11
FELTNER.
48. SHERRY LANA10 FELTNER (VERNON LAVERNE 9, GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES,
TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1)
was born April 13, 1941. She married WARREN THOMAS June 26, 1965.
Children of SHERRY FELTNER and WARREN THOMAS are: i. BRETT WARREN11
THOMAS, b. September 5, 1969. ii. MARK DARREN THOMAS, b. July 22, 1973. iii.
SCOTT ALAN THOMAS, b. December 22, 1975.
Generation No. 11
49. RAKELLE RAE11 STRASBURG (NORMA GAYLE 10 FELTNER, GLENN KENNETH
9, GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS
4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born November 17, 1957 in Emporia, Lyon Co.,
Kansas. She married RANDY MARK FREED July 17, 1976 in Silver Lake, Kansas, son
of RAYMOND FREED and ROBERTA BLANKENSHIP.
Children of RAKELLE STRASBURG and RANDY FREED are: i. JASON KEITH12
FREED, b. August 17, 1978, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. ii. RYAN WILLIAM
FREED, b. May 10, 1982, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. iii. TRAVIS MARK
FREED, b. August 13, 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
50. SCOTT GLENN11 STRASBURG (NORMA GAYLE 10 FELTNER, GLENN KENNETH
9, GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS
4, JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born September 29, 1962 in Emporia, Kansas. He
married (1) MARY ANN PITKIN July 3, 1984 in Atchison, KS. He married (2) ANITA
SUE ZEIT December 11, 1993, daughter of LEWIS ZEIT and JANICE.
Children of SCOTT STRASBURG and MARY PITKIN are: i. ANTHONY GLENN12
STRASBURG, b. February 23, 1985, Atchison, Kansas. ii. NICHOLAS ROBERT
STRASBURG, b. February 2, 1988, Atchison, Kansas.
51. JULIE LYNN11 BLOW (LINDA KAY 10 FELTNER, GLENN KENNETH 9, GRACE
BRIDEN 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4, JOHN 3,
JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born December 9, 1960 in Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. She
married JEFFREY NEAL KINKAID June 30, 1979 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Children of JULIE BLOW and JEFFREY KINKAID are: i. LAURA RENEA12
KINKAID, b. January 6, 1981. ii. SETH JEFFERY KINKAID, b. March 11, 1984. iii.
KEVIN NEAL KINKAID, b. November 15, 1989.
52. STEVEN MICHAEL11 BLOW (LINDA KAY 10 FELTNER, GLENN KENNETH 9,
GRACE BRIDEN 8 NILES, TRUMAN BISHOP 7, WILLIAM B. 6, BARNABUS 5, BARNABUS 4,
JOHN 3, JOHN 2, JOHN 1) was born October 6, 1963 in Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.
He married RENEE JENNIFER ALONZO August 27, 1988.
Child of STEVEN BLOW and RENEE ALONZO is: i. ALEXANDER JACKSON12
BLOW, b. April 13, 1994.
