Though you folks may like reading this. It was sent to we as a reply to some genealogy searching. I hope the URL at the bottom does not mess up anything. Jim Giddens ----- Original Message ----- From: Hoyle Shirley To: Jim Giddens Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 8:27 PM Subject: Re: Giddens - Stiles Jim, I was in the Cooper High School band 1945-1948 and one of those years we played Clarksville and Jess Stiles was a one man wrecking machine for them. I don't know about the genealogy. Did you include Jess Giddens, Jr in you email? Here's a little bio I picked up from the internet. Jesse Stiles, a five year letterman at Clarksville High School (7th grade; 9th - 12th grades; did not letter in 8th grade due to broken leg; this was before the time of the age-semester rule); played football at Baylor Univ., Paris Junior College and Texas Tech; coached football at Texas A & M and Texas Tech University; Asst. Athletic Director, Texas Tech University. For a big write up click here: http://texastech.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092405aaa.html Jim Giddens <[email protected]> wrote: Giddens Genealogy, Thought this interesting genealogy point in a recent obit. Obit in Paris New of Charles Dedrick Stiles, of Clarksville, Tx born 1926 in Clarksville. One of his surviving relatives is a brother, Jess Giddens Stiles and wife Treva of Lubbock. I had been told only less than a year ago that Jess's middle name was Giddens for his Giddens ancestor (mother or grandmother). I don't have my fingers on the chart right now to quote the Giddens to Stiles marriage, this is not the marriage of John Giddens to Sarah Stiles. It is confusing because Murray Giles's of on the English/Concord area, mother or grandmother was also a Giddens. I talked with Murray (once RR Co Judge) about the Giles / Giddens relation about 2 years ago. Jess was know for his outstanding football playing in Clarksville. Must have been in the 40s or maybe even earlier. I am told he played at Texas Tech and was a assistant football coach for many years. I believe it was someone that knew of him from Lubbock that told me his middle name was Giddens. John Stiles, (1797 to 1854) and his wife Sarah K Reed Stiles are buried at Concord Cemetery with the many Giddens. John Stiles is know for his friendship with Sam Houston and David Crockett and hosting them in his home after they would cross the Red River, traveling to Texas. John Stiles was put in charge of the caring for Santa Anna after he was captured. John Stiles and his men arrived shortly after the battle and his grave marker has Tex Rev War plaque. I often figure (or hope) to find evidence that a Giddens was part of Stiles's group of men the took to battle, but I have never found any. I do know that Richard F Giddens was a 1st Sgt in the Black Hawk War in ILL before coming to Texas. Jim Giddens