Always look for spellingS LILES,LYLES,etc. when searching

Includes collateral families such as Atkinson,Bell, Billingsley,
Bolin, Box, Burcham, Busby, Colinger, Cowles,Davis,Eddings, Edwards,
Gilbreath,Harrell,Holt, Jackson, Martin, Murphey,Pack, Pierce,Smith,
Springer, Sutton, Tennison, Thompson and Vick Families

In the Sutton Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas resting in her
eternal sleep, is one CATHERINE "Katie" SUTTON LILES, wife of
John W Liles.
Katie was born 26Nov1855 and died 15Sept1894.
She was daughter of Ephriam and Barbara Gilbreath Sutton.
JOHN W LILES and KATIE SUTTON were married on 15Jan1871 in Newton
County, Arkansas.

Seeing the name LILES in many Newton County records, decided to
research this family and try to solve many questions I had on this
family.
Sent for Absalom Lile's Civil War Pension Records.
This is what I have found thus far:

ABSALOM LILES and CYNTHIA COLINGER were married 2 Sept 1849 in
Newton County, MISSOURI by John Gibson, Justice of the Peace.

1850 Newton County, Missouri, Benton Township,Visit #338
ABSALOM LIALS, 21, TN, Farmer
Cynthia Lials, 16, AR
LIALS, John, 24, TN
......Araminta , 23, TN
......Doctor, age 2, AR
......William, age ll/12,AR

1860 Newton County, Missouri, pg 0096
LYLE, John P, 35, TN
..... Araminta, 33, TN
..... Doc Sevier, 11, AR (note the use of this name throughout)
......William, 10, AR
......Mary J, 9, MO
......James Newton, 7, MO
......Nancy, 6,
......Eliza 4, AR
......John ,3/12/ TX

1860 Newton County, Missouri, Franklin Township, Newtonia,No.1381
on 25Aug1860
LYLE, Absolan, 31, M, $300, TN
..... Cynthia, 32, F, AR
..... Nancy, 10, F, MO
..... Young?, 8, M, MO (is this John?)
.....** Mary, 6, F, MO
..... Joseph, 4, M, MO
(Believe this is the **MARY LILES who married ROBERT JOBE EDDINGS in
Oct1873 at Neosho,Missouri)

Other Liles information:
Francis Quince Liles, born 28Oct1830 in Tennessee, married
MARTHA SALINDA DAVIS in Jan1849 in Newton County, Missouri.
Martha was born 8Oct1835 in Newton County, Missouri.
Children:
1. Joseph Samuel Liles, born 13Dec1849 Newton County, MISSOURI

2. John Wesley Liles, born 16Aug1851 in Newton County, MISSOURI

3. Martha Caroline Liles, born 2Aug1853 in Newton County,MISSOURI
She married JAMES ALEXANDER MURPHY on 27July1871 in Johnson County,
Texas.
Murphy children:
i: Martha Elizabeth Murphy, born 22Feb1878 Johnson County, Texas.
ii: Bertha Murphy, born ca1880 Johnson County, Texas.

(Francis Quince Liles children continued)

4. George Liles, born 20May1855 in Newton County, Missouri.

Francis Quince Liles died in 1855 in Newton County, Missouri.
His widow, Martha Davis Liles remarried :
Martha died in 1860 and Benjamin Harrell remarried
to SARAH HEAD BILLINGSLEY and together they raised his 4 stepchildren
and later also 2 step grandchildren named MURPHY.
Thanks to Lois Howard (tomorrow1943@aol.com)for her information.

Perhaps Dr. Francis Q. Liles was brother to Absalom and Sarah
Caroline Liles??

Was SARAH CAROLINE LILES, born 1832 in Tennessee who married
THOMAS TENNISON on 9Mar1848 in Arkansas, a sister of Francis and
Absalom Liles?
I tend to think so.
They used family names such as Cynthia, Mary, Nancy and Joseph
Tennison.

I have Thomas Tennison's Civil War Pension record.

After investigating a little further, found that ABSALOM LILES
enlisted on 10 Mar 1863 in Newton County, Arkansas in Co. F, First
Arkansas Infantry. Absalom Liles was born in 1829 in Roan County,
Tennessee.
He later enlisted on 20July1863 in Co. D, Second Arkansas Cavalry
at Jasper, Arkansas.
Absalom Liles died at Washington Hospital, at Memphis, Tennessee
on 8Feb1865 of acute bronchitis(pneumonia) while in Service.
He is probably buried at Memphis, Tennessee.

Absalom's mother Nancy Liles filed for his Civil War Pension as
guardian of the Liles children.
John Nichols, P C Campbell, Thomas C Bethel and L.R. Jones signed
the "Declaration of Guardian of Orphan Child Application".
Childrens birth dates were listed as:
Nancy, born 17 July 1850
John W, born 5 June 1853
Mary A, born 8 Nov 1855
Josephus, born 1 Oct 1857
Martha A, born 6 May 1861
Cynthia G (15Jan 1863-8Aug1863 Sexton Cemetery)
Mother Cynthia Liles died 25Jan1863,Sexton Cemetery,Newton County)

1870 Newton County, Arkansas Census, White Township, Mt.Judea
LILES, Nancy, 65, $300,$110, NC, at home
.....John W, 16, MO, farm laborer
.....Mary A, 14, MO
.....Josephus, 12, MO
.....Martha A, 9, AR

In the Sexton Cemetery of Newton County,Arkansas CYNTHIA LILES sleeps
her eternal rest. Cynthia was born 23Dec1834 in Arkansas?.
She died on 25Jan1863.
Cynthia was the wife of A.B. (Absalom) LILES.
Also buried in Sexton Cemetery is Cynthia G. Liles, born 15Jan1863
and died 8Aug1863 (daughter of Cynthia and A.B. Liles).

Absalom Liles known children:
(1)NANCY LILES, born 17July1850
She married JOHN H.PACK, 21, on 25Mar1869 in Newton County,Arkansas.
John Pack died 7Aug1870 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
in Newton County,Arkansas
Pack children:
i: Margaret Pack, born 1869 in Arkansas.
(on 1880 Newton County,Arkansas census)

ii: Samuel Pack,born 1879 in Arkansas.
(He is on the 1900 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Census with the
Thompson Family but not on 1880 census).
He was left off the census or living with another family).

Nancy Liles Pack married (2)SAMUEL A.THOMPSON,31,of Jasper on
10Mar1882 in Newton County,Arkansas

1900 Pottawatomi County, Oklahoma Census, Benton Township, Visit 125
THOMPSON, Samuel A, 52, born OH Nov 1848,father NC, mother Ohio
.......Nancy E, wife, 39, Nov1860?, 39, M18yrs, 3-3 living, AR,TN,TN
......Viola?,daug.,Jan1883, 17 M1yr, 0-0, AR,OH,AR
......Lizzie,daug.,Apr1891, 9, S, AR,OH,AR
PACK, Samuel, son..step?, Aug1879, 20, S, AR,NC,AR

1910 Pottawatomie County,Oklahoma Census,Benton Township,Visit 69-70
THOMPSON, Samuel A, M,W, 61, M2 28yrs, OH,US,US
......Nannie E., wife, 49, M2 28yrs, 3-3 living children, AR,TN,TN
......Lizzie, daug., 19, S, AR,OH,AR
MOORE, Nellie, grdaug., 8, S, OK,TN,AR

1920 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Census,Britton Township,Visit 15
THOMPSON, Samuel A, 71, OH,OH,OH Farmer
........Nannie E, wife, 59, AR,TN,TN
MOORE, Nellie, grdaug.,18, S, OK,TN, AR

(continuing with children of Absalom Liles

(2)JOHN W. LILES, born 5June1853
John married CATHERINE "Katie" SUTTON on 15Jan1871.
Catherine died on 25Sept1894 with burial in Sutton Cemetery,Newton
County,Arkansas
John W Liles married :
(2)REBECCA A. VICK EDWARDS on 28July1895 in Newton County,Arkansas
Rebecca was born 16Apr1851, daughter of Josiah Vick and Mary Jackson.
Rebecca had first married JOHN L.EDWARDS in April 1868 in Pope
County, Arkansas.
Rebecca Vick Edwards Liles died 26Jan1918 with burial in Sexton
Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas.
Rebecca had several EDWARDS children from her marriage to Edwards.

John Liles and Rebecca had "adopted" Martha Smith (daughter of
Nathaniel and Mary Ellen Pierce Smith.

1900 Newton County, Arkansas Census, White Township, Visit 238
LILES, John, Head, June1853, 46, M29yrs, AR,TN,MO
......Becka A, wife,Nov1853,46,M29yrs,10-6 living children,TN,VA,VA
EDWARDS,Charlie, stepson,Sept1885, 14,S, AR,AL,TN
SMITH, Martha, Adopted, Mar1890, 10, S, AR,AR,MO
(this is daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Ellen Pierce Smith).

(Absalom Liles children continued)
(3)MARY A. LILES, born 8Nov1855
Mary married ROBERT JOBE EDDINGS as his first wife in 1873 in
Neosho, Missouri. This was a surprise to me as I did not know that
Robert Jobe Eddings had been married before his other wives.
Mary's known children:
i: Mary Magdalene Eddings, born 24Sept1873 in Missouri.
Mary Magdalene married WILLIAM FREDRICK HOLT on 9May1896 in Stone
County, Missouri.
They had ten HOLT children.

Daughter Nancy Elizabeth Holt married ED LORD, 23, of Vendor on
25Feb1914 in Newton County, Arkansas.
Edmond Lord (1889 - 1983)

(See the "Eddings Families Story" on my website.)

Nancy Elizabeth Holt Lord I-346 Newton County,Arkansas Marriages
Birth: Nov. 25, 1896
Death: Jan. 10, 1981
Buried:New Hope Garden of Memories,Spiro,Le Flore County,Oklahoma

Family links:
Parents:
William Fredrick Holt (1875 - 1945)
Mary Magdalene Eddings Holt (1874 - 1967)

Lord Children:
Lela Viola Lord West (1916 - 1972)
Edith Lillian Lord Martin (1918 - 1983)
William Troy Lord (1920 - 1990)
Albert Roy Lord (1922 - 2005)
Susie May Lord (1924 - 1926)
Maggie Bell Lord Powell (1928 - 2008)
Ralph Coy Lord (1931 - 1981)

1880 Newton County, Arkansas Census, Prairie Township, Visit 454
LILES, Mary, F, 24, S, MO, KY, MO
...... Ebby M, F, 2, daughter, MO,MO,MO

ii: Ebby M Liles, born 1878 in Missouri
Mary Liles, 34, married BEN BURCHAM, 34, on 25July1889 (pg210)in
Newton County,Arkansas. They married again in 1912 in Newton County
Do not know why they married twice.

1900 Newton County, Arkansas census, White Township, Visit 239
BURCHAM,Ben J, head, Feb1849, 51, M12yrs, AR,TN,GA
.......Mary, wife, Nov1853, 46,M12yrs, 8-5 living children,MO,TN,MO
LILES, Sarah "Katie",daug.,Mar1884, 16, S, AR,AR,MO
......Cintha, daug.,Mar1888, 12, S, AR,AR,MO
BURCHAM, James M, son, Jan1893, 7, S, AR,AR,MO
....... Mary M, daug., July1895, 4, S, AR,AR,MO

Ben Burcham, born Jan1857, is buried in Carver Cemetery, Newton
County, Arkansas with no marker.

(Mary A Liles children continued)

iii: Sarah "Katie" Liles, born Mar1884 in Arkansas
She married WILLIAM HENRY BOLIN, age 22, on 22Mar1903 (pg256)in
Newton County, Arkansas.
William Henry was son of John E. Bolin and Sarah Atkinson
(see the JOHN E BOLIN STORY on my website)
William Henry Bolin died 10Feb1935 with burial in Pisgah Cemetery
Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas. He was born 16May1880
Children: 1)Sarah A. Bolin, born 1904
2)Alexander Bolin, born 1906
3)Virgil L Bolin, born 1907
4)William A Bolin, born 1908
5)Harley H Bolin, born 1910
6)Jeff Bolin, born ca 1910
7)Rusha Bolin, 1914
8)Anna (Angeline) Bolin, born 1917
9)Cleo R Bolin, born 1920

1920 Yell County, Arkansas, Galla Rock Township, Visit 46-46
BOLIN, Henry, 40, M, W, AR,TN,AR, Farmer, Rents
...... Katie, wife 34, M, AR,AR,AR
...... Alex, son 14, S, AR,AR,AR
...... Virgil, son, 12, S, AR,AR,AR
...... Willie, son, 11, S, AR,AR,AR
...... Jeff, son, 10, S, AR,AR,AR
....... Rusha, daug., 6, S, AR,AR,AR
....... Anna, daug., 3, S, AR,AR,AR
(Angeline Bolin married Mr. BOX. Anna Bolin Box died in California)
........ Cleo R, daug., 2/12, AR,AR,AR
BURCHAM, Mary, mother-in-law, 64, Wd, AR,*Miss, AR
(*some census enumerators used the initials Miss for Missouri;
believe this is Missouri).
iv: Cinthia Liles, born Mar1888 in Arkansas
Cinthia married JOHN LOUIS BOLIN 11Sept1904(pg450)in Newton County,
Arkansas. She must have died young as John L Bolin remarried.
See the "Henry Bolin Story" on my Kinfolks Stories Website.

v: James M. Burcham, born Jan1893 in Arkansas

vi: Mary M. Burcham, born July1895 in Arkansas
(Absalom Liles children continued)

(4)JOSEPHUS C. LILES, born 1Oct1857
He married SARAH ELIZABETH BELL on 21Nov1878 in Newton County,
Arkansas. Sarah Elizabeth was daughter of William Levi Bell and
Nancy Jane Busby Bell Davis Lawson
Sarah Elizabeth Bell Liles died in Muskogee County, Oklahoma and
is buried in Gibson Cemetery at Stone Bluff.
Joseph is buried at Inola, Rogers County, Oklahoma

1880 Newton County, Arkansas Census, Mill Creek Township
LILES, Joseph, 23, AR, TN, TN (said to be l/2 Cherokee)
..... Elizabeth, 19, AR, TN, TN

Joseph Liles' Children:
i: NANCY ELIABETH LILES, born 8Sept1880
She married HIRAM DEXTER COWLES on 13June1894 (pg117)in Newton
County, Arkansas. Hiram was born on 13June1875 at Harrison,Boone
County,Arkansas, son of John H and Margaret L Smith Cowles
Children:
1) Lola S Cowles, born May 1895
2) Ella M Cowles, born Mar 1898
3) John H Cowles, born Feb 1900

1900 Newton County, Arkansas Census, New Hope Township, Visit 47-48
shows the couple with the above three children
4) Ethel F Cowles, born 1905

5) Ida Marie Cowles, born 27Aug1908 at Haskell, Muskogee County,
Oklahoma.
She married MARION A. SPRINGER.
Ida died 24Jan1958 at Clovis, California and is buried in Red Bank
Indian Cemetery Branch of Old Clovis Cemetery.

6)Joseph C Cowles, born 1910
7) Henry(Harry?) E Cowles, born 1913
8) Effie L Cowles, born 1918
9) Clarence E Cowles, born 1920

Family was on the 1920 Okmulgee County, Oklahoma Census, Pascoe
Township, Visit 73-73. He was an oil worker.

Nancy E.Liles Cowles died 1Dec1930 at Haskell, Oklahoma with burial
in Gibson Cemetery, Stonebluff, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

ii: SARAH CATHERINE "Katie" LILES, born Dec1883
She is close in age to Catherine "Katie" Liles above

iii: JOHN B. LILES, born Mar1886
He married ROSE MARTIN 17 of Yardelle on 17Aug1905 (pg67)Newton
County, Arkansas.

1910 Wagoner County, Oklahoma Census, Stonebluff, Visit 45
JOHN B. LILES, 23; wife Rosella 20; son Elmer age 4; and daughter
Vestie age 1-l/12.

Mystery:
On the 1910 Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Stonebluff Census,Visit 49-49
is listed:(handwriting terrible)
LILES, Dick C?, head, 18, M1 1yr, born AR
...... Oparie?, wife, 22, M1 1yr, born AR
COWLES, Margaret, mother, 60, wd, born KY
Who is this Dick C Liles?
Was this Dock Liles?
Was Oparie? really Carrie Cowles who married DOCK LILES in 1908?

Margaret Smith Cowles was wife of JOHN HUDSON COWLES. They were
living in Newton County, Arkansas on the 1900 census.
John H Cowles born 25Aug1825 in Massachusetts and he died 23Feb1904
with burial in Morris Cemetery of Newton County, Arkansas.
After John H Cowles died, Margaret Smith Cowles married BEN CARVER
on 24 Dec 1916 (J-253)in Newton County, Arkansas.
Margaret Smith Cowles Carver, born 10Dec1849 in Warren County,
Kentucky?, died 5Dec1925 in Oklahoma

Thank you Barbara Lawson Wills for your Cowles information which
was in one of the Newton County, Arkansas Historical Society
Newsletters 1994 and 1995.

1920 Stone Bluff, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Visit 111-223
(handwriting is terrible) LILES, John, head, rents, 34, AR,MO,MO
..... Rose, wife, 18, AR,AR,AR
......Elmer, son, 13, AR
..... Vesta, daug., 11, OK
..... Ross, son, 9, OK
..... Dick, son, 7, OK
..... Garlin?, son, 2, OK

(continuing with children of Joseph Liles>br>

iv: JAMES THOMAS "Tom" LILES, born Oct1888
He married NANCY MARTIN 21 of Yardelle on 5Jan1908 (pg352)in Newton
County, Arkansas.
James Thomas "Tom"Liles children:
1) Talmage Liles, born 1909
1910 Wagoner Oklahoma Census, Stonebluff Township, Visit 44-44
Tom J Liles, 21; wife Nancy 22 and son Talmage Liles 1-3/12
Believe he is the TOM LILES, age 35, who was on the 1920 Wagoner
County, Oklahoma, StoneBluff Township Census, visit 98-103 with
wife, Toney(Nancy?), 33, born AR and children Clarence, Charley,
and Loucile Liles

(James Thomas Liles children continued)

2) Clarence Liles, born 1912 in Oklahoma
3) Charley, son, born 1914 in Oklahoma
4) Loucile, daug.,born 1918 in Oklahoma.

continuing with Joseph C Liles children

v: **DOCTOR SEVIER LILES, born 12Aug1891 in Arkansas
He married CARIE COWLES,20, of Hasty on 31Dec1908(pg465)in
Newton County, Arkansas.
Carie Cowles was daughter of John H. Cowles and Margaret Smith
Dock Liles died 16Oct1956 at Clovis, California.

vi: NORA A. LILES, born Oct1893

vii: GERTIE LILES, born July1896

viii: WILLIAM LILES, born Apr1899

ix: ERNEST LILES, born 27Mar1903 in Arkansas.
He died 26Jan1961 at Turlock, Stanislaus County, California per
California Death Index.
x: GEORGE WASHINGTON LILES, born 18Sept1905 in Arkansas.
He died 21June1983 in Fresno County, California per California Death Index.

The 1900 Newton County, Arkansas Census, Mill Creek Township,
Visit 141-144 shows they had 10 children with 8 living.

(continuing with the children of Absalom Liles)

(5)MARTHA A. LILES, born 6May1861

(6)CYNTHIA G. LILES, born 15Jan1863, died 8Aug1863.

Any additions or corrections welcome.
I do not claim to be 100% accurate in any of my stories.
There ARE ALWAYS additions and corrections to be added
Sometimes the handwriting on the census records is very hard to
read. Try to put a question mark by anything I cannot read clearly.

Evelyn Flood
E-mail me:
Rkinfolks@yahoo.com

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