Dear Brenda; From the "Bluebook" page 920 comes the following information. Felix Pyles, born 1835 in Moundsville, WV., married in Marshall County WV. and died 1903 in Silver Hill, WV. Husband's father was Michael Pyles born in 1814 and died 1880. Husbands mother was Martha Burley, Dau. of Jacob Burley. Felix Pyles wife was Evaline Rhinehart, born in 1831 in Wetzel County, WV. and died in 1907 in Silver Hill, WV. Their children were Martha Pyles, born 11-5-1857 and Married Alonzo Kelley John Pyles, born 20-2-1859 Jane Pyles, born 14-10-1861, married William Miller Bernard A. Pyles James A. Pyles Jacob B. Pyles 19-2-1865 Son, died an infant Thomas I. Pyles Michael Pyles Vallarie Pyles. Reference is from "Hist. of West VA." by Callahan, page 549. Also from the "Bluebook" page 432, John Pile, born in Pennsylvania in 1791, died in 1860 in Clinton Co., IN. He married Margaret_______, (Knable?) born 1797 in PA. Family stories say he came from PA. to Ky. and then to Indiana. Some members of the family say he came from Somerset County, PA., There is a possibility that this John Pile is the son of John Pile 2 or Jr. on page 320 of the Casper Pile Line (Note) This is very confusing, but here goes! The first son of John Pile and Margaret______ was Anthony Pile, born 1-23-1830 in PA. and died 7-22-1907 in Teetersburg, IN. Anthony married (1) Louisa Smith, from 1856 through 1865, (2) Elizabeth Bittner between the years 1867 through 1874, (3) Nancy J. Bridgett who died in Tipton, County IN., 4-5-1928. In 1857 Nancy Bridgett married Washington Idle and 15 months later he died, there was one son born to this marriage, Three years after her widowhood, she married David Knable and he died. In 1878 she married Anthony Pile. On page 320, thhere is a full layout of the Casper Pile Line. The children of Casper Pile and Catherine_______, were JOHN PILE, b ca 1770, d 8-20-1845, married Catherine Dull, dau of John and Elizabeth (Putman) Dull. Their children were: Peter Pile, m Mary Kimmel and they had one son Emamuel Pile, b 8-19-1825 at Stoney Creek, Somerset County, PA. Joseph Pile, b 5-11-1804,died 2-21-1877, m Mary Barbara Bartman, died 1-16-1870, they had 6 children. Catherine Pile,b 12-16-1807, m Moses Miller John Pile Jr. HENRY PILE, b ca 1774-80, married 8-8-1821 Eleanor McMahon Rhoads, He had 4 children from the first wife and one from Eleanor. GEORGE PILE, 8-27-1777 ABRAHAM PILE, 3-19-1787 married twice and had 7 children JACOB PILE MICHAEL PILE CATHERINE PILE, m____________Koonce IF this is your line, I have more. Ron Pyle ---------- | From: Brenda J. Pittman <pittman_b@popmail.firn.edu> | To: PYLE-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: PYLES from WV formally VA | Date: Monday, July 21, 1997 4:32 PM | | Dear List Members: | | I am Brenda Mason Pittman and I live in Florida. I like Frances Bruce, | am a descendant of Michael Pyles and Martha Burley Pyles. Michael was | born (April 23, 1814) in Pennsylvania and migrated to Virginia. He | married Martha Burley who was born (May 14, 1820) in Virginia. Both | Michael and Martha are buried in the Jolliffee Cemetery at Silver Hill, | WV. I am a descendant of their son Felix Pyles, d.o.b. 10/26/1835. | | I am attaching a transcription of Michael's "Last Will and Testament". | Perhaps someone will find this of interest. | | I believe Michael's father to have been John H. Pile, Jr. who married | Margaret Knable. Anyone having information on either of these | individuals, I could use your help. | | I believe John Jr.'s father to have been John H. Pile, d.o.b. 8/17/1775 | in Hagerstown Maryland. He married Cathorin Dull about 1812 in Somerset | County, Pennsylvania. Again I am accepting any information you are | willing to share. | | I believe John's father to have been Casper Pile(Pfiles) who died about | 1808. This is where my research has come to a stop. | | This seems to be a prolific group and I am sure we are going to be able | to help each other. | | Brenda in Florida |