Ditto, Jim Shirl -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [PYLE] Posting Data to the Internet >My two cents: > >A hundred years from now, we're all going to be dead, and there ain't nobody >who's going to have gotten rich by stealing other people's genealogical >information. However, there will be countless people who will appreciate the >wealth of information that has been collected, distributed, shared, analyzed, >etc by we folks who share. Sure some of it is going to be wrong, but let's >give these future generations some credit regarding their ability to sort >through what is out there and make the most of it (and enjoy it and be >fulfilled by it). > >I wish some thief three hundred years ago had stolen and recorded information >regarding who the father of Francis PILES was. I'd pay a few shillings to >know that now. > >Jim Smee >Pittsburgh PA > > >==== PYLE Mailing List ==== >Visit the PYLE GenConnect Suite >Copyright 2000 >Author retains copyright >

amen tam

Jehu Pyle/Pile was born 5 Aug. 1768 in Chatham Co, N.C. ded 1 Jan. 1846 in Clinton Co, Ohio. He married Rutha Lindley. ~Helen~ Owensboro, Kentucky [email protected]

>>>>>>>>>>>>Shirl wrote me to say: Just for what it's worth -- this morning I was thinking about the fact that no one knows where James Pyle, Sr. (died in Orange Co NC c1823) came from. Maybe we should be looking for the spelling POILES. Older family members made it clear that the name was always POILES and would always be POILES. This came from my Uncle John who was born 1886. His older sister, Luella b. 1880, echoed his claim. As I stated before, I have found documents with the name spelled POILES as far back as 1785. I found a Mary Poiles on a VA 1850 census (Bolevar Co) and I found a Robert Poiles who served during the Revolutionary War. What do you think? Shirl Hi Shirl, I've seen POILES on occasion, but always viewed as a "mistake". I remember seeing a Joshua POILES serving in a Revolutionary War militia unit from Frederick Co VA with Sgt. Joshua PYLES (later to become a lieutenant: The Romney List, or something like that, without looking). I figured they might have been father and son and someone had a system for keeping them separate. I'll be more open-minded about this from now on, and may need to give some census indices another look for this variant. Thank you. Jim Smee Pittsburgh PA

My two cents: A hundred years from now, we're all going to be dead, and there ain't nobody who's going to have gotten rich by stealing other people's genealogical information. However, there will be countless people who will appreciate the wealth of information that has been collected, distributed, shared, analyzed, etc by we folks who share. Sure some of it is going to be wrong, but let's give these future generations some credit regarding their ability to sort through what is out there and make the most of it (and enjoy it and be fulfilled by it). I wish some thief three hundred years ago had stolen and recorded information regarding who the father of Francis PILES was. I'd pay a few shillings to know that now. Jim Smee Pittsburgh PA

Hello Mary LaSHURE, Yes, I've owned a copy of the PYLE Book for about 12 years. It's an excellent reference, but I'm afraid there's very little information on the Hampshire Co VA PILES families, and some of what is there is wrong. It does not offer any insights regarding your Zachariah and Elizabeth JONES PILES. Do you have any clues as to where Zachariah and Elizabeth were for the 1860 and 1870 census? I'm curious about a 4 AUG 1874 marriage in Logan Co OH between Zachariah PILES and Elizabeth DEER. Logan sits near Miami Co, where your Zachariah PILES may have had some connections (i.e., son Benjamin living there in 1880). I thought this might be a second marriage for your Zachariah (with Arabel of the 1900 Henry Co IN census being the third). But when I found that Zachariah in 1880 Madison Co IN (borders Henry County), he was listed (both in the Soundex and in the actual census) as 38 years old (born VA, and the wife Elizabeth is 27, born OH). Your twin girls, Susannah and Sarah born 1863, are not in this household in 1880 (but I suppose they could have already left due to marriage.) There are a William (age 5 born OH) and a Minnie (age 1 born IN) in the household, so I believe this is the same Zachariah and Elizabeth who married in 1874. But unless there was a major census error, i.e., Zachariah actually being age 58, or something like that, I guess this is a different Zachariah (but likely somehow related due to the name, and the places of birth and residence). I suppose the census taker's original handwritten 58 might have been later transcribed as 38, but that's a stretch. I"d need some more evidence to start truly believing that. And of course the 1865 marriage record of John H. PILES (identified as a son of Zachariah and Elizabeth PILES) says he was a resident of Springfield, Clark Co OH in 1865 when he married Anna DAVIS. Clark County adjoins Miami County. Your Zachariah was presumably around there somewhere in 1860 and 1870, but does not seem to appear in the census indices, so we're stuck. Does any of this ring bells or make sense, relative to your search? I know this is a somewhat confusing posting, but it's a confusing line. Jim Smee Pittsburgh PA

I recommend an excellent anthology of Ernie Pyle's wartime columns: Ernie's War, The Best of Ernie Pyle's World War II Dispatches, Random House, edited by David Nichols. There is also an excelled anthology of his travel writings before the war. Charles Pyle Richmond, VA

My father, who served in the So.West Pacific, was always asked whether he was kin to Ernie. The story in our family (which is from E. Tennessee) is that Ernie was a third cousin - whatever that means. There is an eerie resemblence between Ernie and members of our line. My dad recalled that Ernie often ticked off some of the troops in New Guinea and the Phillipines when he wrote how much more fortunate soldiers in the Pacific were than the troops freezing in France and Belgium. Pyle won them over before he died. My mother was wearing a black dress by chance on the day news reached the States that a Jap sniper had killed Ernie on Ie Shima. She walked into a bank in San Francisco to cash a check, which she endorsed Mrs. E. C. Pyle. There was much staring and whispering until she mentioned to the teller that her husband was a captain of engineers. Ernie's genealogy is a bit murky. As far as I know, he has never been connected with an English immigrant (such as the three brothers; Ralph, Nicholas and Robert). This (along with the tale told in my family and the resemblence - high forehead, long nose) has led me to believe that Ernie's family were originally German - Pfeil as opposed to Pyle or Pile. The Pyle book claims that Ernie's family denied any connection with hillbilly Pyle families in the South. Charles Pyle Richmond, VA

Albert , I was 8 yrs. when Ernie Pyle died. How well I remember the 9 cents movies starring Hoppy, Gene and Roy. Couldn't miss a Betty Grable, Dan Dailey Musical Either. With my quarter I paid to see the movie, plus had enough money left to buy a box of popcorn, a candy bar, and a coke. Those were the days! Cordially, Billie

At 07:46 AM 8/31/00 +1200, paddy taylor wrote: >I am most intrigued and must ask - who is the great Ernie Pyle? What do >his "writings" consist of? Please enlighten an ignorant Kiwi! >Patricia Taylor. Lord have mercy on us and bless our devoted young Pyle researchers. My Netscape browser came up with 3,479 web sites for "Ernie Pyle" Here's a very brief biography Ernest Taylor Pyle 1900-1945 Journalist; born near Dana, Ind. Leaving college to become a reporter for the La Porte (Ind.) Herald, he held various other jobs, including that of managing editor of the Washington (D.C.) News. In the late 1930s he devoted himself to reporting, especially as a correspondent in Latin America. During World War II he accompanied Allied forces in the invasions of North Africa, Italy, and Normandy, and reported from the front lines with personal stories of soldiers and their lives. His reports, collected in Here Is Your War (1943) and Brave Men (1944), won great popularity and earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Pyle was killed by Japanese gunfire during the U.S. landing on Okinawa and became a national hero. Harry Liggett in Akron, OH [email protected] Old (70) and tired retired (Mar 1965) newspaper reporter and editor ---also a descendant of William Pyles and Mary Louisa Shipley of Washington County, PA

Listed below is where to get the Pyle book. But I don't think that there are any copies left. I think that my sister said that she got the last one. But you can try. I got mine about a month ago. It is a great book to have. Mrs. Jane Pyle 12999 N. Pennsylvania D-101 Carmel, IN 46032-5419 You can call the daughter, Sarah Bratton at 317.846.1844. I am fairly certain the price is $125.00 now. I have been told that it is also on microfilm at some LDS libraries and the book is in some public libraries too. Several of us on the list have the book and will do lookups etc. Betsy

I was almost 13 years old when Ernie Pyle was killed in April 1945. All us kids saw him in the newsreels just before the Hop-A-Long Cassidy feature cowboy movie on Saturday afternoons. Movie tickets were $.09 for kids. We all knew about Ernie Pyle, the war correspondent--and that <as previously stated> he was the soldiers newsman. I also remember the great sadness that swept across the country when it was reported that he had been killed. Albert

Hi Tom, Hey do you have any brothers or uncles by the name of Earl Creston Pyle?? Tam

James; Well put and I coudn't agree more with you. especially about the Frances Pyle Line. I have found quite a bit of family resemblance to this line and the mistake made in this section of the Pyle/Pile book concerning Zachariah leads me to believe that I may be on the right track by researching this line. I will be touring the midwest in September looking for information. I will be stopping to stick my nose in here or there. Any ideas? However, it appears that they may all be tied together back in Wiltshire anyway. Thought I would put my two cents worth in too. Ron Pyle Angels Camp, Ca. "Home of the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." ---------- : From: [email protected] : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: [PYLE] Posting Data to the Internet : Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:47 PM : : My two cents: :

I agree Joe ! Cordially, Billie

I believe you can get the Pyle book by contacting: Sarah Bratton 11535 Ralston Ave. Carmel, Indiana 46032 George -----Original Message----- From: John Tyler <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 5:05 PM Subject: [PYLE] Pyle Book >Dear Friends, > >Can anyone tell me how to get a copy of the Pyle Book? >Thank you. > >John Tyler > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > >==== PYLE Mailing List ==== >Have a question or complaint? Contact Sara at >[email protected] >Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > >

John, Sara, the Pyle-L list manager might know. Also the LDS in Salt Lake has it on microfilm and you can have it sent to the local LDS center to view. Frank Pyle

I was a child when he was killed, but I read his writings because of his name. I don't know if and how I might be related to him, but I was very pleased to visit his grave about 4 months ago in Honolulu. He was a man that made the world a better place during the 20th century. -----Original Message----- From: paddy taylor [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 2:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PYLE] the great Ernie Pyle I am most intrigued and must ask - who is the great Ernie Pyle? What do his "writings" consist of? Please enlighten an ignorant Kiwi! Patricia Taylor. ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== PYLE Listowner- Sara B. Pyle [email protected] Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

He was also a major syndicated columnist in the US prior to the war, and author of numerous books, all of which can be found in your local public library. He was considered "the soldiers newsman." Tom At 04:14 PM 8/30/2000 -0400, you wrote: >He was A world war 11 news correspondant.He followed the troops and >lost his life on the battlefield. > >Cordially, >Billie > > >==== PYLE Mailing List ==== >All genealogy discussion lists can be found at: >http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html >Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright _______________________________________ Thomas A. Pyle Executive Director/CEO Network for Instructional TV, Inc. [www.nitv.org] Home of TeachersFirst [www.teachersfirst.com] and VideoFirst [www.nitv.org/videofirst]

He was a great American War Correspondent. His name was Ernest Taylor Pyle, but known to all of us as Ernie Pyle. He was born in Indiana on August 3, 1900. He became a famous newspaper correspondent and while serving in that capacity in World War II he was killed by a Japanese machine gun ambush on Iwo Jimo on April 18, 1945. George -----Original Message----- From: paddy taylor <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 3:03 PM Subject: [PYLE] the great Ernie Pyle >I am most intrigued and must ask - who is the great Ernie Pyle? What do >his "writings" consist of? Please enlighten an ignorant Kiwi! >Patricia Taylor. > > > >==== PYLE Mailing List ==== >PYLE Listowner- Sara B. Pyle >[email protected] >Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > >