Brief Life History of George S
When George S Whiles was born on 10 March 1850, in Bethelridge, Casey, Kentucky, United States, his father, Lindsey Bailey Whiles, was 32 and his mother, Mahulda Phelps, was 35. He married Louisa Luce Wesley on 2 December 1868, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 2 Jenkins, Casey, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 May 1928, in Casey, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bethelridge, Casey, Kentucky, United States.
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- George White, "United States Census, 1870"
- George Whiles, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- George Whiles, "Find A Grave Index"
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1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a variant of Wiles or of Wheeless .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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