We are having difficulty tracing the parents of Joseph H. Giles (1845-1915). We would also appreciate any information to confirm and fill in details on the people listed below, ie middle names, exact dates and locations of birth/death/marriage. Joseph H. Giles was born in 1845, in either Alabama or Virginia, and died on 14 April 1915 in Ellis County, Texas. He married Lucinda J Petty in Madison County, Alabama on 19 December 1867. Lucinda J. Petty was born 27 January 1843, in Madison County, Alabama, and died 3 December 1892, in Ellis County, Texas. They had three children: Meredith Clarence Giles (M), born 29 April 1873, probably in Huntsville or New Market, and died 14 October 1952, in Italy, Ellis County, Texas. Daniel A. Giles (M), born 1871; died 1946, in Texas. Hannah Giles (F), born 5 March 1876 and died 2 January 1960, in Texas. We also think that Joseph H. Giles may have remarried on 5 January 1896 to Mrs. Mary Parker Manning, who was born in Arkansas in 1844 and died in 1926, probably in Avalon or Italy, Ellis County, Texas. At this point, our greatest need is the identity of Joseph's parents. He had a brother, James. We expected to find Joseph and James in the 1850 Census for Madison County, Alabama, but alas no sign of them. Thanks much, Ralph Giles Houston, TX (Grandson of Meredith)