There are 5 families of Briles, here in Portland. Why don't you contact some or all of them? Go to questdex.com, and look them up on the on-line directory. Jim Schira Portland --- Jb502000@aol.com wrote: > I am doing The Briles Family and Related families > Genealogy. I have been to > the Wall and saw James Walter Briles name on Panel > 07E, Line 115. I am > including him in my Genealogy with all of the > information I can for a young > man 20 Years old who gave his Life for his Country, > as well as Herschel Floyd > Briles, Medal of Honor Recepient from Iowa, in WW > II. I have not been able to > link up James thru his parents. I do not have them > in my Data Base. James was > born in Portland, Or. November, 30 1945 > If anyone would know any information on the > names of his Parents, and > Possibly his Grandparents I would appreciate it. All > Briles are directly > Descended from Fredrick Briles, son of Conrad > Broiles. The name never existed > untill Fredrick used the spelling. We all branched > out from him. The Briles > are from North Carolina in the mid to early 1800's. > We all are cousins. If > any one can help, please contact me at the > following. Thanks for your time. > > Jack E. Briles, Sr. > Floyd County INPCRP Coordinator > PO Box 444 > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 > (812) 282-6585 > E-mail jb502000@aol.com > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this > link to the Oregon-L > web site > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > Oregon Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== With best wishes, Jim Schira __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com