I hope this helps someone. Found in an antique store in Marshalltown, Iowa. Past and Present of Marshall County, Iowa 1912, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, Ind Vol. 2, page 1120-21 photo on 1122 -23 (forgot to copy page 1124-sorry) Benjamin Lewis Pyle. There is a great difference in this world of ours as to how we get our property, whether by small degrees and hard toil or by suddenly making it in one or a few lucky ventures, or even by inheriting it from successful and thrifty ancestors. It makes a wonderful difference in a man's life also, whether he earns his home by severe toil, or by easy methods, or secures it from his parents. One important fact that will not be disputed, that if a man earns it from hard knocks he is much more likely to retain it than if it had been left to him by his hard-working and honest father. People of all occupations should be thrifty enough to take care of what they have, no matter how they obtain it, for they have others to consider, children who have the right to demand of parents that they save the property left to them by ancestors. Benjamin Lewis Pyle, one of the thriftiest farmers of Marietta township, Marshall county, has, by hard and consecutive endeavor and without the aid of any one, past or present, built up a splendid property and competence, and now in his declining years he is living retired and enjoying the fruits of his earlier years, so he is eminetly deserving of what he has accomplished. He came to Marshall county in the early days and has seen and taken part in its wonderful development.. Mr. Pyle was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, November 13, 1841, and he is the son of Isaac and Catherine (Rossell) Pyle, both natives of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where they grew to maturity, were educated and married. They came to Columbiana county in the thirties, being among the pioneer element, and there they lived many years, moving to Marshall county, Iowa , in 1859, spending a year in Iowa townshiip, settling in Marietta township in 1860, securing a small farm of forty acres on which he spent the balance of his life, dying on September 22, 1888, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. He was a Whig, Know-Nothing and Republican, and, religiously, he belonged to the Christian Church. Benjamin L. Pyle was reared on the home farm and educated in the public schools, and he has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits. He came to Lousie county, Iowa, in 1857, and in March, 1859, came on to Marshall county. Here he engaged in farming and for eight years was associated with O. H. Hole in bridge building. He bought forty acres in Marietta township in 1863, adding to this until he now owns a fine farm of two hundred and forty-one acres, which he has brought up to a high state of improvement and cultivation. He has carried on general farming and stock raising very successfully and everything about his place indicates thrift and good management. He has a large, pleasant and substautial home. For a number of years he has lived practically retired from business life. Politically, Mr. Pyle is a Republican, and while he has always been interested in the affairs of his party he has never sought office, but was elected assessor for two years and school director for many years. He and his wife are members of Hicksite Friends church. On September 9, 1864. Mr. Pyle was married to Eliza M. Underwood, a native of Columbiana county, Ohio, and the daughter of Isaac and Zillah Underwood of Ohio, where they died. Mrs. Pyle came to Iowa with her uncle and aunt, the uncle dying at Albion on March 12, 1889, and the aunt passed away in March, 1860, soon after her arrival here. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pyle namely: W. M. lives in Marshalltown, Iowa; Clara I.; Charles L, is living at home and works his father's farm with his brother, Harry T., the next child in order of birth, who lives in a house adjoining his father on the west. The mother of these children was called to her reward on October 14, 1909. Mrs. Pyle was one of the good mothers of Marshall county, not only raising her own children, but she took a little girl who was left without parents, raised her and educated her well, giving her a home the same as her own children.

In a message dated 11/8/00 11:45:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << You didn't address this to me but I am searching the "Hib"/Carter S. line also. According to the 1880, 1900, and the 1920 census, Hib was born in Kansas and his father was born in Illinois. According to Hib's death certificate he was born in Missouri. I am inclined to believe the census records as they are consistent. Hib's date of birth is October 2, 1864. I don't know Carter's date of birth but I think Treece had written 1834. >> A question and a comment: Question: Who was Hib living with in 1880 (and where)? Comment: William and Hannah (STANDLEE) PYLE reportedly died in Dade Co MO in the 1870s. Have you looked for them in the 1860 and 1870 census indexes for MO? In 1860, you might find that Carter S. PYLE was still in the household (age 26), or perhaps he was a near neighbor. Perhaps he married shortly thereafter, had Hib there in 1864 (thus birth in Missouri), and then died right before the 1870 census (when Hib was six). This is all speculation, but seems like this is where you should be looking. Have you looked for Carter's widow in the 1870 MO census? Also, I don't imagine there were too many Carter Scogeris PYLEs around (then or now). I'd be trying to figure out how this would all fit together if Carter S. PYLE (Hib's father) and Carter S. PYLE (Ura's brother) were one person. Interesting possibility. Jim Smee Pittsburgh PA

Hello everyone, The two articles posted earlier about Benjamin L. PYLE and Ora PYLE prompted me to remind us about our seven GenConnect boards. These boards are for long term postings in addition to the notes that we send to our mail list. Click on the following urls to read or post information. You may also add your address at each in order to be notified of new postings. Thanks Sara Query: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Pyle Bible Records: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PyleBibl Biographies: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PyleBios Deeds: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PyleDeed Obituaries: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PyleObits Pensions: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PylePens Wills: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PyleWill

Hi Leslie and Jim, I don't know if I'm grasping at straws here, but this is my line of thinking..... Hib's father was Carter (Scogeris, I was told by either my dad or an uncle). Hib's wife, Emily's grandmother was Ura Pyle, one of William and Hannah Pyle's daughters. One of Ura's brothers was Carter (S.), b.1832-34(dates from both the 1850 census for Carroll Co., Arkansas and the Illinois IGI, possibly 1850 also.), and I'm trying to find out if this is Hib's father. I might just be chasing my tail :) Leslie, I believe that you wrote that Hib's father died in Kansas when Hib was six, which would have been around 1970. Was there any other info on Hib's parents from the census records that you have found? I haven't gotten that far yet. Did he have any siblings? Just curious! Well, that's all for tonight (almost this morning!) TTYS, Treece <>< -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Franklin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 8:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PYLE] Carter S. PYLE Hi Jim, You didn't address this to me but I am searching the "Hib"/Carter S. line also. According to the 1880, 1900, and the 1920 census, Hib was born in Kansas and his father was born in Illinois. According to Hib's death certificate he was born in Missouri. I am inclined to believe the census records as they are consistent. Hib's date of birth is October 2, 1864. I don't know Carter's date of birth but I think Treece had written 1834. Treece, do you have anything different? Leslie [email protected] wrote: > Treece, > > You posted something about a couple of Carter S(cogeris) PYLE ancestors. > > This isn't my line, but I'm aware that in the 1850 Carroll Co AR census (page > 151), There is a William PYLE_ household that includes a child Carter S. PYLE > (born c1834 IL). On page 152, there's a David PYLE household (eldest son of > William, I believe), > > This William PYLE was born c1801 in (Christian Co) KY and married Hannah > STANDLEE (born 1805 KY, died 1876 Dade Co MO). William died in 1875 in Dade > Co MO. I haven't verified much of this personally. It's just what I've > collected in LDS records and from some archived queries from this Rootsweb > list. > > I believe William can be traced back quite a few generations: His father > William PYLE married Elizabeth KIRBY. Grandfather John PYLE married Sarah > BRASHEAR, etc. I believe there are folks on the PYLE list who know this > history. > > Can you tell me when your greatgrandfather ("Hib") was born, and when his > father Carter was born? I'd be curious to know if you've made a connection. > > Jim Smee > Pittsburgh PA > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Have you posted recently? > Copyright 2000 > Author retains copyright ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== Not sure how to sub/unsub? Contact Sara at [email protected] Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

Treece, You posted something about a couple of Carter S(cogeris) PYLE ancestors. This isn't my line, but I'm aware that in the 1850 Carroll Co AR census (page 151), There is a William PYLE_ household that includes a child Carter S. PYLE (born c1834 IL). On page 152, there's a David PYLE household (eldest son of William, I believe), This William PYLE was born c1801 in (Christian Co) KY and married Hannah STANDLEE (born 1805 KY, died 1876 Dade Co MO). William died in 1875 in Dade Co MO. I haven't verified much of this personally. It's just what I've collected in LDS records and from some archived queries from this Rootsweb list. I believe William can be traced back quite a few generations: His father William PYLE married Elizabeth KIRBY. Grandfather John PYLE married Sarah BRASHEAR, etc. I believe there are folks on the PYLE list who know this history. Can you tell me when your greatgrandfather ("Hib") was born, and when his father Carter was born? I'd be curious to know if you've made a connection. Jim Smee Pittsburgh PA

Hi Jim, You didn't address this to me but I am searching the "Hib"/Carter S. line also. According to the 1880, 1900, and the 1920 census, Hib was born in Kansas and his father was born in Illinois. According to Hib's death certificate he was born in Missouri. I am inclined to believe the census records as they are consistent. Hib's date of birth is October 2, 1864. I don't know Carter's date of birth but I think Treece had written 1834. Treece, do you have anything different? Leslie [email protected] wrote: > Treece, > > You posted something about a couple of Carter S(cogeris) PYLE ancestors. > > This isn't my line, but I'm aware that in the 1850 Carroll Co AR census (page > 151), There is a William PYLE_ household that includes a child Carter S. PYLE > (born c1834 IL). On page 152, there's a David PYLE household (eldest son of > William, I believe), > > This William PYLE was born c1801 in (Christian Co) KY and married Hannah > STANDLEE (born 1805 KY, died 1876 Dade Co MO). William died in 1875 in Dade > Co MO. I haven't verified much of this personally. It's just what I've > collected in LDS records and from some archived queries from this Rootsweb > list. > > I believe William can be traced back quite a few generations: His father > William PYLE married Elizabeth KIRBY. Grandfather John PYLE married Sarah > BRASHEAR, etc. I believe there are folks on the PYLE list who know this > history. > > Can you tell me when your greatgrandfather ("Hib") was born, and when his > father Carter was born? I'd be curious to know if you've made a connection. > > Jim Smee > Pittsburgh PA > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Have you posted recently? > Copyright 2000 > Author retains copyright

Hi all, I received this link on another surname list and thought I'd pass it along: CALIFORNIA DEATH INDEX --- 1940 to 1997: Individual Database Search - Free until 11/10/2000 http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5180.htm I found 5,398 PETERS surnames listed. Check it out while it is FREE. I've been able to find quite a bit of info using it, since my family has been in California for a few generations. Happy hunting!! Treece <><

Sandy It should contain the husband and wifes birthdays , the address as to where both were living at that time, and the parents of both husband and wife. Good Luck Don http://community.webtv.net/donrut505/ThePylesOf

Don, thank you. that is a great idea. do you happen to know what information is on the NJ marriage cert? Sandy "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them." Quote by Louisa May Alcott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Pyles" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [PYLE] William Smock m Emily (or Ethel) Pyle > You may try the County Court House for their marrege cert. ( the county > wherethey were married) Also if you want their birth/death write to > State Dept. of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics South Warren & Market > St. CN 370 Trenton, NJ 08625. Phone 633-2860 They > charge I think $4.00 for service > Good Luck Don > Pyles > > > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Have you posted recently? > Copyright 2000 > Author retains copyright > >

I'm sorry, but I don't recall the name, I'll keep my eye open for you though. My sister is also helping me, so I'll alert her. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patterson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 1:50 PM Subject: [PYLE] Any info on this PYLE family? > Pyle, Simon head of household age 51 > Emily, wife age 53 > Smock William son in law age 27 > Smock, Ethel daughter age 25 > Pyle, Florence daughter age 28 > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Sandy > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > All genealogy discussion lists can be found at: > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > >

You may try the County Court House for their marrege cert. ( the county wherethey were married) Also if you want their birth/death write to State Dept. of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics South Warren & Market St. CN 370 Trenton, NJ 08625. Phone 633-2860 They charge I think $4.00 for service Good Luck Don Pyles

Pyle, Simon head of household age 51 Emily, wife age 53 Smock William son in law age 27 Smock, Ethel daughter age 25 Pyle, Florence daughter age 28 Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Sandy

I am looking for info on the following family who appears as follows on the 1910 census for Asbury Park, Monmouth Co., NJ Pyle, Ernest head of household age 30 Margaret wife age 35 Margaret D, daughter 7 Earl G. son 6 George W. son 4 LeRoy, son age 5 mos. Thank you for your help, Sandy "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them." Quote by Louisa May Alcott

Looking for info on William Smock b abt 1883 who married Emily or Ethel Pyle b April 1885 in NJ. Marriage took place between 1900 and 1910. Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks, Sandy "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them." Quote by Louisa May Alcott

Hope this helps someone I found it on the WPA interviews done in the 1930s. Pat Oates in TX. [H. M. Pyle] {Page image} {Begin page} {Begin handwritten} Interview {End handwritten} Mrs. Belle Kilgore 718 Wallace Street Clovis, New Mexico {Begin handwritten} [?] {End handwritten} JUL 17 1937 200 Words H. M. PYLE 409 Connelly Street Clovis, New Mexico Mr. Pyle was born near Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, in 1851 and moved to Texas with his parents near Bonham, Texas. He was educated in Texas and Arkansas, and taught school near Fort Smith, Franklin county Arkansas for six years. He came back to Texas and Married Miss Mary Ann Smith. He taught school in Texas twenty-four [years?], Oklahoma, three yearsaand in New Mexico twenty [years?]. He filed on land in 1906 [near?] Grady, New Mexico. He was progate judge from 1926 to 1930 in Curry county and was elected to the legislature in 1931 and served one term. "We have seen the development of this county and have had some very good [years?] and some lean years. But this country has the kind of history that is common to all of the southwest. It is settled up by pioneers from nearly all the states. "Most of my {Begin handwritten} teaching {End handwritten} has been in the rural districts, and it iswwith pride that I note the development of the consolidated districts. Curry county can point with pride at having some of the best rural district schools in the United States." Mr. Pyle is writing a history of the county and city in which he has lived so long. I have not been able to finish my interview with him on account of his illness and absence from home. {Begin handwritten} [C 18 - N. Mex.?] {End handwritten}

My husband and I have just returned from a trip to Tennessee where we visited the former home of the famed World War I soldier, Sgt. Alvin York. Alvin's son, Andrew Jackson York, is a Park Ranger and was on duty the day we were there. I had heard (and I believe this is documented) that Alvin's mother was a Pyle or Pyles but I didn't know that Alvin's wife's mother was also a Pyle. Alvin married Gracie Williams. Her mother's name was Alice Pyle Williams. According to Andy York, there are several Pyle/Pyles families in the town of Jamestown. Andy said the York family was originally from South Carolina. There is a York County in SC and he thinks it may have been named for some of his people, but does not know for sure. Frances

Hi my name is Deborah Pyles and I am searching for my family. My father was Floyd Henry Pyles . He was born in Tuscola Illinois on 8/13/1925 to John Clinton Pyles and Rosanna Milligan-(maiden name.) My father died on 6/13/1964. My father married Wilma "Maxine" Davison on 12/13/1956. She remarried after his death and I have had no contact with my family since my mother remarried. My mother has alzheimers and cannot provide me with any information. I do know that my father had at least one sister , her married name was Ruth Nidiffer born in 1915 and died in 1983. She was from the Decatur IL. area. This family was from the Douglas County-IL area as fa as I know. Any informatio on this family and or it's family now would be greatly appreciated as I have no clue as to where to go from here. Please any information or leads / I want to find my family. Thankyou!

--WebTV-Mail-12049-1868 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-12049-1868 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-101-7.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.41) by storefull-174.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:20:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtpin-101-7.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 410A216A; Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:19:58 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by smtpin-101-7.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id ACC8765C; Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:14:35 -0800 (PST) Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e9V0Jcq05468; Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:19:38 -0800 Resent-Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:19:38 -0800 X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Mon Oct 30 16:19:38 2000 X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhUAifMyol7X+QWX0/9BMasMU+Wp/WgCFFEfjoC8O2b283PEvYf6TqYCfWIz From: [email protected] (Donald Pyles) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 19:20:21 -0500 (EST) Old-To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [PYLE] consanguinity (cousin chart) Message-ID: <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: "lwames" <[email protected]>'s message of Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:52:14 -0800 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/4678 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] There are a few ways you can try 1. write to the hall of records in your state. 2. look for marrages in the county they were married in. 3 check the National Archives in your or their state. 4. Look for a family research center in your town they are run by the church fo latter day saints. 5 check with your own family , start with the older generation 1st . Look up old family BIBLES ,and old letters that family members may have stuffed away. Whenever you send off for information be sure you send the date of (birth,death,marrage,state they lived in ,the county,) this will be a big help if you know all of this information, also you may want to send a self stamped and your address envelope along with each request. ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== Have you posted recently? Copyright 2000 Author retains copyright --WebTV-Mail-12049-1868--

There are a few ways you can try 1. write to the hall of records in your state. 2. look for marrages in the county they were married in. 3 check the National Archives in your or their state. 4. Look for a family research center in your town they are run by the church fo latter day saints. 5 check with your own family , start with the older generation 1st . Look up old family BIBLES ,and old letters that family members may have stuffed away. Whenever you send off for information be sure you send the date of (birth,death,marrage,state they lived in ,the county,) this will be a big help if you know all of this information, also you may want to send a self stamped and your address envelope along with each request.

Thank you, Sandy. I've been wondering how to track my new found relations...I get so confused! Treece -----Original Message----- From: Patterson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PYLE] consanguinity (cousin chart) Two sites that gives you a chart to show what your relationship is to your new found cousins. http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/chart.htm http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/1769/consangu.html Thanks, Sandy P.S. My family: Monmouth Co., NJ Surnames: TILTON & HARRIS, PYLE & MORAN Mercer Co., KY Surnames: PATTERSON & BUNTON, LAWSON & McGINNIS "Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one, it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves." ----- Dale Carnegie ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== All genealogy discussion lists can be found at: http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright