I am looking for the siblings of Chester William Pyles b.1833 d.6/8/1907 and Hannah Fletcher Pyles b.1835 d.6/8/1907. Any help will be appreciated. Richard

Dear Ron, You are a wonderful historian and I just wish that Edward could be in my branch of the family tree because I would love to have this story be mine. Thank you. V. Graff -----Original Message----- From: Ron Pyle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PYLE] Edward Gant Pyle Dan; this is what ithink I know about Edward Gant Pile. Correct me if I am wrong. Doctor Richard Piles moved to Maryland in 1699 and married Mary Belt Fowler of London, England. He owned land in Prince George County once owned by Anthony Drane. Richard Pile named his estate "Something" and his descendents were William 2, William 3, and William 4. William 2 married Elizabeth Hutchinson and had three children, William, Richard and Mary. William 3 married Margaret Wright and their three children were Eleanor, Mary and William. William and Margaret's son William became Lt. William Pile III, He was born in Prince George, Maryland in 1755. He married Lucretia Keyes in Frederich, Virginia in 1784 and died on December 28, 1814. William served in the Continental Line from Virginia and received bounty land of 2000+ acres. He used Thomas Worthington as his agent during these transactions. Worthington was a lawyer who later became Governor of Ohio and the owner of William's bounty land. William is buried in the Pile Cemetery in Buras, Kentucky. He and Lucretia had the following children, Edward Gant Pile, Thomas Pile, Margaret Pile, Mary Wright Pile, Francis Henry Pile, Sally Pile, William Pile who died in his teens, Lucretia Pile, Henry G. Pile and Harrison Pile. After Lucretia died in 1806 William married her sister Nancy Keyes. William moved to Berkeley County, Virginia in 1774 and sold his Maryland property in 1775, listing his residence as Virginia. He enlisted as an ensign with the Continental Army in Shepardstown and participated in the longest march in Revolutionary War history from Shepardstown to Boston to fight the British. General Washington could not believe his eyes when he seen this column of soldiers, every one over six feet tall and dressed in identical uniforms. Washington leaped from his horse with tears streaming down his cheeks and shook hands with each soldier. The troops from this regiment were either captured or killed while William was standing guard at another location and he returned to Virginia to be promoted to lieutenant before returning to battle. He fought for two more years before he was captured and imprisoned. He was released from duty in 1783 and married Lucretia Keyes of Keyes Ferry on Virginia's Shanadoah River and was given 2000 acres of bounty land for his service. Following Lucretia's death, William married her sister Nancy in 1811. William Pile III was a slave owner and willed to his wife Nancy a black man named "Bill" so long as she remained single. If she remarried, "Bill" was to go to his son Harrison. To all his sons he gave a black boy "Limy" to share and to his daughter, a black girl "Philly." To daughter Sally, he gave a black girl "Mariah" and to his son Henry, the black boy "Jo." To Harrison, a black boy "Will" and the black woman and her two children were to be sold to cover expenses. "Moses" could go to the children of his choice for the rest his of his life and the black maid "Sally" is to be hired out to the highest bidder for eight years. Edward Gant Pile became associated with my great grandfather William and his brother Samuel Pyle after they arrived at Sutter's Fort in 1852. Edward was born in 1785 in Maryland and married Rosannah McMahon of Kentucky in 1807. Edward and Rosannah arrived in Sacramento, California in 1846 where she died a year later. Within nine months Edward moved into Sutter's Fort. Edward served in the War of 1812 as a soldier from Kentucky, but moved to Monroe County, Indiana in 1814 and later settled in Vermilion County, Illinois. Edward and Rosannah traveled overland to California with the Donner party which also included members of his mothers family, the Keyes. Edward was an experienced wagon master and separated from the Donner Party at Hasting's cut-off. Edward later moved to the Santa Clara Valley where he died on October 17, 1875 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, California. The Donner Party attempted to cross the Sierra above Truckee during the winter of 1846-47. The Stephen's party crossed at this location during the harsh winter of 1845, but the Donner Party was made up of farmers, women, children and elderly while the Stephens party consisted of experienced mountain men and included a physician. The Donners are legendary as an episode of the American dream becoming a nightmare. They left Illinois in April of 1846 and one-year later remnants of the group straggled into Sacramento. Lansford Hastings discovered a shortcut into California, suggesting that it was a quicker route through Utah and into Nevada. By using this route the Donner's lost precious time and found them selves facing the harshest of desert conditions. They arrived in the Sierra out of provisions and facing an early snowstorm. Without the strength to ascend the summit they returned to what was known as Truckee Lake. When the Stephen's party followed the Humboldt River into the Nevada Desert, they discovered that it disappeared at Beoawe, Nevada and enlisted the aid of Indians to direct them. By using sign language, and hieroglyphics drawn in the sand they determined a route into California. The Chief's name sounded like Truckee to them and as the Party entered California they named the Truckee River after the chief. The Donners lacked a will to survive after they lost their livestock and were without food. The stories of survival by boiling harnesses and resorting to cannibalism are legendary. Fifteen of them decided to cross the Sierra on foot, but only seven arrived at Sutter's Fort. James Reed stabbed another teamster enroute and was banished from the group, but he arrived at the fort to recruit a relief party. Four search parties went out and one of these reached the survivors in March of 1847. Edward Gant Pile was waiting for the Donners to arrive Sutter's Fort. When news came that they were stalled in the Sierra, he sent his son Thomas out to search for them. During the rescue Thomas met nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Graves, the daughter of Franklin Graves and Elizabeth Cooper. After arriving at Sutter's Fort they were married on May 16, 1847. The Pile's made their home in San Jose and one year later Thomas disappeared along the banks of Almaden Creek. Mary walked the banks searching for him, but his fate was not known for another year. His murderer was finally arrested and sentenced to death by hanging. Mary Graves Pile religiously cooked meals for him while he was waiting to be executed to ensure that he live long enough to be hanged. Edward and Rosannah Piles first child Sarah Riddle Pile was born on July 21, 1808 in Kentucky, marrying Jehu Cox when she was 16-years old. Jehu was the son of Thomas Cox and Rachel Carr. Sarah and Jehu became the parents of 16 children and joined the Mormon Church while living in Missouri. When Nauvoo became a gathering place for Mormons, they moved to Adams County, Illinois and then to Nauvoo in 1842 where they were forced to flee ahead of the angry mobs. The winter of 1848-49 was the worse ever for this family and starvation was a daily diet. When Spring came they moved to the tiny community of Little Cottonwood south of Salt Lake City where Martha Elizabeth Cox was born in August of 1849. Martha was the first white child born in Little Cottonwood and two years later their sixteenth child was born, but died the same day. Sarah Riddle Pile and Jehu Cox had 112 grandchildren and six hundred and four great grandchildren. Ron Pyle Angels Camp, Ca. "Home of the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." ---------- : : : : ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== : Keep up activity,post queries/ replies to the list. : Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright : ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== Keep up activity,post queries/ replies to the list. Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

Hi George, Your note bounced to me the PYLE list manager because you are not subscribed to the PYLE list. I can subscribe you to the mail list if you like. There is no charge of course. :) From the information in your note I think you will find others working this line. In the meantime, I am ccing your note to PYLE-L. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sara [email protected] george pyle wrote: > > A genealogy friend gave me this address, suggesting I might get help on my family tree. I am stuck with out being able to find the data needed on my gg grandfather William Pyle. > He was born about 1805 in North Carolina and m. Margaret Allen June16, 1825 in Sumner CO. Tennessee. They had four children: David Monroe Pyle (my g grandfather) Fountain Pitcher Pyle, Mary E. Pyle, Joseph F. Pyle. All the children were born in Sumner CO. TN. > The family had moved to Christian CO. Kentucky by 1850 where they show up on the Federal Census. At that time William Pyle was 45 years old and Margaret Allen was not shown in the census. > I have some data on the children. All of them married in Christian CO. and I have recorded two of them as buried in this CO. > > I have been searching for data on William Pyle for years, there are so many William Pyle's that all of my leads have ended up minus a solution. Of course I have to follow up every lead I get, so that is why I am asking your help. > I need my grandfather William Pyle's birth date, data on his parents and siblings and any other information that applies. He may be buried right here in Christian County Kentucky. If he is he has an unmarked tomb or is buried in a unkept rural cemetery. > > I have used rootsweb.com , but not through e-mail. I will appreciate any help or suggestions! > > Thanks, > George > [email protected]

Was his W.Virginia connection anywhere near Wheeling? >>>>>Paul Crawford ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 6:00 PM Subject: [PYLE] Frank Pyle, b. ca 1870, Del. > I am searching for ancesters of my grandfather, Frank Pyle (approx. > 1870-1954), married to Bertha Underwood, who resided in the Wilmington, Del. > and SE Pa. area for 60 years.(he may have had a W. Va. connection as a young > man). His children were Ruth,Paul,Lois,Burton,and Alma. > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Not sure how to sub/unsub? Contact Sara at > [email protected] > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright >

I am searching for ancesters of my grandfather, Frank Pyle (approx. 1870-1954), married to Bertha Underwood, who resided in the Wilmington, Del. and SE Pa. area for 60 years.(he may have had a W. Va. connection as a young man). His children were Ruth,Paul,Lois,Burton,and Alma.

---------- : From: Ron Pyle <[email protected]> : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: Mark Jones family : Date: Sunday, July 23, 2000 7:35 AM : : Dear Martha; : : I am glad to hear that you got some of the information you : needed. I am writing a family history concerning the Pyle : Family. This was an issue that my parents completely : ignored when I was a child, even though we were closely : related to the war correspondent Ernie Pyle. I found my : relationship to Ernie in 1996 when I was 60 years old. Much : to late to use him as a role model for myself. I made an : oath at that time that my descendents will not suffer from : this same fate. : : Robert and Martha Malone Pyle were the great Grandparents : of Ernie Pyle. My grandfather and Ernie's father were first : cousins. I am especially proud this morning because the : Knight Ridder Newspapers are doing a special report in : their Sunday Newspapers today concerning the parade held : this week at Ie Shima by Villagers commemorating the 55th : anniversery of his death. : : Other than having the marriage information from Mariah and : Martha Pyle, I do not know much about their families. I'm : hoping to get some of this information from you and your : contacts. : : I am going to forward you a lot of information concerning : my great Aunt Frances Pyle [their sister] with the hopes : that it may fit into your history somewhere. Frances : married Wilson Bratton a postmaster from Vermillion County : Indiana in 1855. This was a couple of years prior to the : family moving to Texas. I was real concerned about the : reason they went to Texas while my great-grandfather : William and his brother moved to Sacramento, Ca. : : Mrs. Alice Hasty from Austin Texas found my three year old query in 1999 and sent me the complete story as I'm going to send it to you. Wilson and Frances had many businesses after going back to Texas, but Wilson was appointed postmaster at liberty Hill in 1870. : Here is the Bratton Story; : : Great-grandma Mary Mack Pyle shared information she : received from A.T. Smith in 1867. She was informed at that : time that Robert and Martha had passed away in Williamson : County. Alice contacted us in May of 1999 with information : concerning our ancestors after arriving in Texas. Alice's detailed packet included family photos and pictures of headstones from various cemeteries. Her biographical sketches traced Wilson from his birth in : Kentucky until his death in Comanche, Texas. : : Patience is a virtue thrice rewarded when we apply it to : family research. My hope of solving the mystery of the : Pyles and the Brattons after they disappeared had dimmed : over the years, so Alice's involvement in the Pyle family : research is greatly appreciated and the importance of : finding Aunt Frances Pyle and the Bratton family cannot be : overstated. Robert and Martha Malone Pyle had two sons : before they left Ohio and six other children after settling : in Eugene. Aunt Frances married Wilson R. Bratton in 1855 : and her sister Mary married Benjamin Bentley before they : left Vermillion County. Martha married Albert Smith in 1861 : and Mariah married Mark Jones in 1867. Martha's husband : administrated the estate of Robert and Martha and sent : William his share in 1867. According to records at : Georgetown, Texas Robert and Martha's probate was August : 28, 1865. They were buried in Williamson County, but burial : records indicate that Robert and Martha were buried in : Taylor, Texas and Texas history tells us that Taylor did : not incorporate until 1871. : : : Wilson Bratton was born in Mason County, Kentucky on May : 8, 1830 and was the son of Hiram Bratton, a native : Kentuckian and a riverboat Captain. Captain Bratton became : a victim of cholera and died while working on the lower : Mississippi in 1832. A Texas rancher, Peter Smith married : Hiram's widow Edith Moore and moved the family to Texas : where they lived until Peter's death in 1862. In 1850, : Wilson returned to Indiana to attend school and was : appointed postmaster of Eugene Township in 1855. Wilson's : sister Emily was included in a biographical sketch in the : 1866 "History of Texas." Wilson R. Bratton is pictured at : the left in his military uniform. Wilson was a veteran of : two wars while living in Texas in the 1840's and after : returning to Texas he applied for his pension for serving : in the Mexican War. : : Wilson served in McCullough's Regiment in 1846 and : re-enlisted in 1847 in the First Texas Regiment, fighting : in Arkansas, Louisiana and Indian Territory (Oklahoma). He : attained the rank of First Lieutenant while serving with : the Williamson Volunteers. The Bratton's purchased a farm : in Brown County, Texas and were living on the William's : ranch during the 1880 census. The census listed Wilson R. : Bratton a 50-year-old merchant and his wife Frances C. : Bratton a housewife with four children also living at home. : In 1882 he sold this ranch and moved to Comanche, Texas : where he bought "The Iron Barn," a livery stable that was : one of the best equipped in the state. Robert Bratton, a : teamster born on November 1, 1857 in Indiana. Florence Eva : Bratton, born July 14, 1856 in Indiana. Florida (Flora) : Bratton born June 23, 1862 in Texas and A. Mae Bratton born : on July 29, 1860 in Texas were living at home while Wilson : and Frances operated the Livery Stable. : : Frances Pyle Bratton passed away on December 3, 1896 and is : buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in the old section in : Comanche, Texas. Comanche is a small town in the middle of : the state. Wilson married his housekeeper Laura A. : Poituvent following his wife's death and died on September : 27, 1905. He is also buried in the old section of the : Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche. Fannie Bratton a 16-year-old : was living in the home of her Aunt and Uncle John and Mary : Smith during the 1880 census of Florence, Texas. The : Smith's were related to Wilson's stepfather. : : The Bratton's of Indiana came from Bratton Village in : Wiltshire, England. A village that sits in a quiet valley : beneath the great white horse constructed by our ancestor : Robert Pile. They maintain an informative website and are : very co-operative with inter-active research. Researching : the Brattons led us to the history of Lewis and Clark. : : I'm assuming that Martha's husband A.T. Smith is part of : Wilson Bratton's step-family. As common as the Smith Family : is, it just pops up in my family history too much to be : co-incidental. Anyway I hope you enjoy the preceding : information. : : Ron : : : : : ---------- : : From: : : : :

Joe, It appears to be the same Nicholas as the one who Nancy was telling you about. I am another cousin in law that was at the Pyle reunion in Alabama in June. Maybe next year you can join us. Joan H Pyle > [Original Message] > From: Pyle, Joe <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 7/21/00 2:04:44 PM > Subject: RE: [PYLE] Thomas W Pyle > > If my records are correct, Nicholas E. and James B. were brothers. James B. > was my gggf. > > I show Nicholas E. living from 1793-1867, married to Mary Westbrook, with > only one child, Everitt V. 1833-1861. Does it look like that's the same > Nicholas? It could be that I just don't have complete data. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gwen Wood [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PYLE] Thomas W Pyle > > > Nicholas's name was Nicholas Eason Pyle > > Gwen > in Virginia > > "Minter, Nancy" wrote: > > > Joe -- No connection so far as I know. My ggrandfather, Edward DeGusta > was > > born in GA than moved to AL. We have recently identified his father as > > Nicholas, but without my paperwork (not here in the office) I can't tell > you > > the middle initial (I know there are several Nicholases). Gus and my > > grandmother had 12 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood. His first wife > > brought 3 children to their marriage, and added 4 with Gus, making 19 in > > all, so it's a considerable sized group. We were down at the end of June > > for a family reunion, and were delighted to learn that one of my great > aunts > > (Gus's daughter-in-law) is still living at age 92. Met lots of cousins! > -- > > Nancy > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > > Support RootsWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the PYLE GenConnect Suite > Copyright 2000 > Author retains copyright > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > All genealogy discussion lists can be found at: > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > --- Joan Pyle --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

If my records are correct, Nicholas E. and James B. were brothers. James B. was my gggf. I show Nicholas E. living from 1793-1867, married to Mary Westbrook, with only one child, Everitt V. 1833-1861. Does it look like that's the same Nicholas? It could be that I just don't have complete data. -----Original Message----- From: Gwen Wood [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PYLE] Thomas W Pyle Nicholas's name was Nicholas Eason Pyle Gwen in Virginia "Minter, Nancy" wrote: > Joe -- No connection so far as I know. My ggrandfather, Edward DeGusta was > born in GA than moved to AL. We have recently identified his father as > Nicholas, but without my paperwork (not here in the office) I can't tell you > the middle initial (I know there are several Nicholases). Gus and my > grandmother had 12 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood. His first wife > brought 3 children to their marriage, and added 4 with Gus, making 19 in > all, so it's a considerable sized group. We were down at the end of June > for a family reunion, and were delighted to learn that one of my great aunts > (Gus's daughter-in-law) is still living at age 92. Met lots of cousins! -- > Nancy > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== Visit the PYLE GenConnect Suite Copyright 2000 Author retains copyright

Nicholas's name was Nicholas Eason Pyle Gwen in Virginia "Minter, Nancy" wrote: > Joe -- No connection so far as I know. My ggrandfather, Edward DeGusta was > born in GA than moved to AL. We have recently identified his father as > Nicholas, but without my paperwork (not here in the office) I can't tell you > the middle initial (I know there are several Nicholases). Gus and my > grandmother had 12 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood. His first wife > brought 3 children to their marriage, and added 4 with Gus, making 19 in > all, so it's a considerable sized group. We were down at the end of June > for a family reunion, and were delighted to learn that one of my great aunts > (Gus's daughter-in-law) is still living at age 92. Met lots of cousins! -- > Nancy > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

Joe -- No connection so far as I know. My ggrandfather, Edward DeGusta was born in GA than moved to AL. We have recently identified his father as Nicholas, but without my paperwork (not here in the office) I can't tell you the middle initial (I know there are several Nicholases). Gus and my grandmother had 12 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood. His first wife brought 3 children to their marriage, and added 4 with Gus, making 19 in all, so it's a considerable sized group. We were down at the end of June for a family reunion, and were delighted to learn that one of my great aunts (Gus's daughter-in-law) is still living at age 92. Met lots of cousins! -- Nancy

Joe -- So far as I know, I am not related, or shall I say, I know of know connection between him and "my" line of Pyle folks, which is the St. Clair, County, Alabama branch. My grandfather was a member of the Marine Corps pistol team in WWI and was stationed in the Virginia suburbs of DC. When his enlistment time ended, he stayed in this area, having already met and married my grandmother. My grandparents had just one child, my late father, and from my research, we seem not to be related to others (at least not so far) in this general area, including the Scranton, PA -area Pyle families and others in VA and MD. But, then it's always possible that there is additional information "out there" that will prove differently... One of my sisters lives in Montgomery County and her three sons attend the county schools. Are you in this area, or have you moved on? -- Nancy

We moved back to TX after 8 years in the MD-VA-DC area. We lived near Olney. Loved it a lot, but TX is home. By the way, my line of Pyle folks moved through AL. They moved from GA to Sumter CO AL and then to DeSoto Parish, LA and then to TX. My ggf was in Cherokee Co TX in the 1880 Census. There is a Pyle Cemetery in Greene County AL that I tried to locate several years ago and couldn't find it. Do you know of a tie to the Sumter Co AL group? -----Original Message----- From: Minter, Nancy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [PYLE] Thomas W Pyle Joe -- So far as I know, I am not related, or shall I say, I know of know connection between him and "my" line of Pyle folks, which is the St. Clair, County, Alabama branch. My grandfather was a member of the Marine Corps pistol team in WWI and was stationed in the Virginia suburbs of DC. When his enlistment time ended, he stayed in this area, having already met and married my grandmother. My grandparents had just one child, my late father, and from my research, we seem not to be related to others (at least not so far) in this general area, including the Scranton, PA -area Pyle families and others in VA and MD. But, then it's always possible that there is additional information "out there" that will prove differently... One of my sisters lives in Montgomery County and her three sons attend the county schools. Are you in this area, or have you moved on? -- Nancy ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

Thanks, Nancy Wonder how he fits into the Pyle family. I'm going to look for the website. Debra "Minter, Nancy" wrote: > Debra -- From the school's web page (or, out of the mouths of babes...) > > THOMAS W. PYLE: The Man and The > School > > Mr. Thomas W. Pyle was born on October 9, 1888 in Harford County, Maryland. > He received his B.S. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his M. > A. degree from Teachers' College, Columbia University. He also completed > advanced graduate work at the University of Chicago, and the University of > Maryland. > > He taught for six years outside the state prior to coming to the Montgomery > County Public School system in 1921 as the principal of Poolesville School. > In 1926 he became the principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School where he > served for 14 years. He was appointed supervisor of secondary education in > 1940, and assistant superintendent of schools in 1951. He retired in 1958 at > the age of seventy. Mr. Pyle passed away on October 9, 1967. He was 79 years > old. > > Thomas W. Pyle devoted 37 years of his life and professional career to the > improvement of educational opportunities for boys and girls in the > Montgomery County Public Schools. It was in recognition of this outstanding > service and dedication that our school was named Thomas W. Pyle Junior High > School when it opened in 1962. The formal dedication of the school was held > on October 9, 1962. > > ========================================== > Nancy (Pyle) Minter > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > List archives can be found at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

Thank you for that bio...are you related to him? My wife taught in the Montgomery County Schools from 1990 to 1996. -----Original Message----- From: Minter, Nancy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [PYLE] Thomas W Pyle Debra -- From the school's web page (or, out of the mouths of babes...) THOMAS W. PYLE: The Man and The School Mr. Thomas W. Pyle was born on October 9, 1888 in Harford County, Maryland. He received his B.S. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his M. A. degree from Teachers' College, Columbia University. He also completed advanced graduate work at the University of Chicago, and the University of Maryland. He taught for six years outside the state prior to coming to the Montgomery County Public School system in 1921 as the principal of Poolesville School. In 1926 he became the principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School where he served for 14 years. He was appointed supervisor of secondary education in 1940, and assistant superintendent of schools in 1951. He retired in 1958 at the age of seventy. Mr. Pyle passed away on October 9, 1967. He was 79 years old. Thomas W. Pyle devoted 37 years of his life and professional career to the improvement of educational opportunities for boys and girls in the Montgomery County Public Schools. It was in recognition of this outstanding service and dedication that our school was named Thomas W. Pyle Junior High School when it opened in 1962. The formal dedication of the school was held on October 9, 1962. ========================================== Nancy (Pyle) Minter ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== List archives can be found at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

Debra -- From the school's web page (or, out of the mouths of babes...) THOMAS W. PYLE: The Man and The School Mr. Thomas W. Pyle was born on October 9, 1888 in Harford County, Maryland. He received his B.S. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his M. A. degree from Teachers' College, Columbia University. He also completed advanced graduate work at the University of Chicago, and the University of Maryland. He taught for six years outside the state prior to coming to the Montgomery County Public School system in 1921 as the principal of Poolesville School. In 1926 he became the principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School where he served for 14 years. He was appointed supervisor of secondary education in 1940, and assistant superintendent of schools in 1951. He retired in 1958 at the age of seventy. Mr. Pyle passed away on October 9, 1967. He was 79 years old. Thomas W. Pyle devoted 37 years of his life and professional career to the improvement of educational opportunities for boys and girls in the Montgomery County Public Schools. It was in recognition of this outstanding service and dedication that our school was named Thomas W. Pyle Junior High School when it opened in 1962. The formal dedication of the school was held on October 9, 1962. ========================================== Nancy (Pyle) Minter

Interesting question. I lived in Montgomery County, MD for 8 years and always heard of the Thomas Pyle school. I was told that he was a prominent educator within the Montgomery County Public Schools, but have no idea how he fits into the Pyle family. I would like to know also. -----Original Message----- From: Debra Chapman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 1:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PYLE] Thomas W Pyle I am a Pyle descendant, but just out of curiosity, I attended Thomas W Pyle Junior High school in Bethesda, Montogomery Co, Maryland. Anyone know who he was? I went there in about 1965-1968 and the school was 'modern' but not brand new. Probably built about 1955-1960. Debbie ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== Keep up activity,post queries/ replies to the list. Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright

hope this helps someone. Barbara [email protected] PG 65 The Kentucky Genealogist Vol 26 #2 April/June 1984 PILES Family BIBLE submitted by Roberta Pyles 211 North Poage Pattonsburg, Missouri 64670 This Bible was published by the American Bible Society, New York, in 1854. Entries in the Bible of the Family of Andres J. and Maragret A. (Patterson) Piles (Pyles). Their children were all born in Boone County, Kentucky and are as follows: Andrew J. Piles June 8, 1810 Margaret A. Piles (Margret) Feb. 14, 1822 Mary Ann Piles Dec. 20, 1842 Eliza Jane Piles May 3, 1844 Elizabeth Frances Piles act. 30, 1846 Augusta Ann Piles act. 10, 1848 Margret Mahia Piles Jan. 4, 1850 Caroline Piles Feb. 1, 1852 William Andrew Piles Mar. 4, 1853 John Thomas Piles Mar. 4, 1853 Manda Ann Piles Jan. 24, 1855 Melissa Jane Piles Dec. 23, Mary Catherine Piles Mar. 3, 1859 James Crittendon Piles June 8, 1861 Stephen Jasper Piles Apr. 14, 1863 Ephraim Downey Bondurant May 28, 1867 Ida Annie May Collins Sept. 20, 1867 Oliver Elliott Collins June 8, 1869 Zyra Jackson Bondurant Dec. 4, 1870 William Andrew Collins act. 1, 1871 Mary Louisa Collins July 13, 1873 Nancy Alice Bondurant Nov. 30, 1873 or 79 William Adrian Bondurant Sept. 3, 1877 The Kentucky Genealogist PG 66 DEATHS Mary Ann Piles Mar 26, 1843 Mary Catherine Piles Oct. 1, 1859 Andrew J, Piles Apr 27, 1872 Margret Piles June 8, 1889 John Piles Oct 14, 1891 Elizabeth Piles (born Stamper Jan. 25, 1892 MARRIAGES John Collins and Eliza Jane -Aug. 19, 1864 Elizabeth and Z. L. Bondurant -Aug. 19, 1866 Augusta and John Good -Aug. 31 (year illegible) Margaret and Joseph Bushy -Mar. 19, 1869 John Piles and Elizabeth Stamper -Nov. 4, 1875 Melissa Jane and George (rest illegible)

Hope this helps someone. Barbara [email protected] Prince George County Genealogical Society Bulletin Feb 1989 Vol 20 #6 Bible Records Compiled by Karen D. Miles Records from the bible of Wallace Ruthvin and Alice Jane Adams PYLES of Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland have been provided by Betty Harlan Rice (#261) of Rockville, Maryland. The bible has been missing for many years. Family record pages with birth and death information have been saved and are in the possession of Mrs. John Chester Pyles, Jr. Mrs. Pyles provided the information on marriages. Births Raymond E. Pyles - August 12, 1877. Wallace Eugene Pyles-Feb. 28, 1879. John Chester Pyles Feb. 17, 1881. Minnerva Lee Pyles - May 5, 1883. Gertrude May Pyles-August 26, 1885. Richard Albert Wade Pyles -June 22, 1887 . Hester Ellen Pyles -September 18, 1888. Ross Clifton Pyles -March 31, 1890. Ernest Ruthvin Pyles-August 24, 1891. Ruth Bernice Pyles-April 15, 1897. Alice Jane-Pyles- February 1, 1854. Wallace Ruthvin Pyles-Nov. 29, 1853. Deaths Minnie Lee Pyles-June 25, 1884. Raymond Edgar Pyles -April 22, 1885. Gertrude May Pyles -Sept. 20, 1886. Hester Ellen Pyles-August 23, 1920. Wallace Ruthvin Pyles- April 5, 1926. Marriages Wallace Ruthvin Pyles m. 10/6/1876 in Alexandria, VA, Alice Jane Adams (1854-1941) , dau. of Lewis and Martha (Naylor) Adams from Horsehead, MD Wallace Eugene Pyles m. Lulu Pyles Dr. John Chester Pyles (1881-7/12/1964) m. 6/16/1909 Fairfax Court House, VA, Josephine B. Hamilton (1892-1940) dau. of Robert B. and Josephine E. (Kirby) Hamilton of Wash. D. C. Richard A. W. Pyles m. (2) Malvina Lindsay Hester Ellen Pyles (1888-1920) m. Walter Duff Ross Clifton Pyles (1890-1/12/1945) m. Mary Miller Ernest R. Pyles m. Iva Ridgeway Ruth B. Pyles (1897-10/15/1984) m. William Affron (1889-6/16/1945)

Hope this helps someone. Barbara [email protected] 12 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN Vol 20, Number 1 Compiled by Karen D. Miles Records from a bible originally owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Dennis PYLES of Prince George's County, Maryland, and now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Dove Pyles, also of Prince George's County, have been made available by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Rice (#260 and #261) of Rockville, Maryland. Mrs. Rice provided the Later Memoranda to complete the family record. An informative newspaper article on Moor Park, home of some members of the Pyles family is in the PGCGS Library file for reference. MARRIAGES William Dennis Pyles son of John v. Pyles and Ellen Pyles and Anne Mary Minnix daughter of John N. Minnix and Catherine v. Minnix were married December 30th, 1885. Edson Worcester Briggs, son of John Edson and Annie L. Briggs and Minnie Louise Pyles daughter of William Dennis and Annie M. Pyles were married August 23, 1906. William Elbert Pyles, son of William Dennis Pyles and Annie M. Pyles and Maude E. Small daughter of Francis H. Small and Annie N. Small were united in marriage September 8th, 1909. BIRTHS William Dennis Pyles was born March 11 th, 1855 Anne Mary Pyles born Feb. 9, 1862 Minnie Louise Pyles born September 26th, 1886 William Elbert Pyles, born May 7, 1888 Dennis Wilmer Pyles, born July 21, 1891 Florence Catherine Pyles, born Oct. 20, 1893 Charlotte Pauline Pyles born May 31st, 1895 Annie Marie Pyles, born July 2nd, 1897 --- DEATHS Anne Mary Pyles April 3, 1923 William D. Pyles March 15, 1934 Minnie Louise Briggs Raul Feb. 7, 1955 Dennis Wilmer Pyles April 16, 1967 MEMORANDA Dennis Wilmer Pyles, son of William Dennis Pyles and Annie Mary Pyles, and Nina Theo Dove daughter of George S. Dove and Alice C. Dove were united in marriage March 12, 1913. Clarence H. Corkran, A.B., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Corkran, and Charlotte P. Pyles daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pyles were united in marriage June 3rd, 1914. (LATER MEMORANDA) Sorry the following was not totally copied. Some information is missing. [Florence Catharine Pyles and Daniel Gibbons 16, 1920. (Florence died August 9, 1986; Annie Marie Pyles and Hamilton W. Worth were 1920. (Marie died September 26, 1986 and 25, 1973)]

I found this information Indiana. They are copies of bible records presented by the DAR Genealogical Records committee. I hope it helps someone. Barbara [email protected] DEATHS Richard Piles Died September the 16th, 1856 Jehial Turner Piles died April 30th 1871 Catherine Piles died Dec 25, 1898 Melissa Alber died June 19,1915 John H. Pyles Died April 30, 1918 Daniel Pyles Died Jan. 31, 1925 Enoch Pyles Died April 7 -1939 Erastus S. Spangler Died January 1, 1940 Mary C. Spangler Died. August 25, 1943 MARRIAGES William C .Alber and Malissa Piles was married April 20, 1861 Daniel Files and Adeline E Black was Married October 22 1863 _________ Piles and Sophia L E Cook was Married October the 1865 Enoch Piles was Elisa Myers was Married the 28 of March 1872 Erastus S. Spangler and Mary C. Files married November 11th 187 ? Births Daniel Piles Was born May 14, 1841 Melissa Piles was born August 18, 1843 John H Piles was born March 9, 1846 Enoch Piles was born February 11, 1845 Richard Piles was born July 28, 1854 Mary Catherine Piles was born January 26, 1863 Hezekiah Phillips was born July 1790 Mary Phillips was born December 16, 1800 Births & Marriage Jehial Turner Piles was born Jan 2, 1813 Katharina Piles was born Dec 28, 1819 Jehial Turner Piles and Katharine was married May 24, 1860