This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jdJBAEB/611 Message Board Post: STILES October 12, 1883 Death of John W. Stiles. News was received at Bloomington, yesterday, announcing the death of John W. STILES, formerly of Clinton. Mr. Stiles came from Bloomington to Clinton about twelve years ago and opened a jewelry store under DeWitt hall, and did an excellent business. He married a young lady living in Bloomington and for years seemed to be prosperous. Mrs. STILES developed into a vain, extravagant woman, and ultimately she was the financial ruin of her husband. Mr. Stiles suspected that his matrimonial arrangements were a little out of shape, and suddenly he left his wife in Clinton and went to California. After being separated for some time, Mr. Stiles, on account of his child, sent for his wife, and they lived together in Cambria, California. Then came rumors of her infatuation for a dentist, and finally a divorce. Poor John was a clever soul, and loved his wife and child with true manly devotion. Her fondness for dress and the admiration of the opposite sex brought sorrow and ruin to John a! nd his child. From the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index: STILES, JOHN W. WILSON, BELLA 05/29/1872 MC LEAN Submitted by Judy Simpson