Brief Life History of Frederick Alonzo
When Frederick Alonzo Niles was born in May 1839, in Vermont, United States, his father, Levi D Niles, was 25 and his mother, Mary A Peck, was 24. He married Melissa Brown on 4 May 1871, in Miami, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fontana, Miami, Kansas, United States in 1880 and West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 30 September 1906, in Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States.
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- Fred A Niles in household of Horace Riley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Frederick A, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- F A Niles, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Lykins, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Miami, Kansas, United States* *Lykins renamed Miami in 1861
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Nile (see Neal ), with post-medieval excrescent -s.
German: possibly a variant of Neils . The surname Niles is very rare in Germany.
History: John Niles from England is known to have been in Dorchester, MA, as early as 1634, before putting down roots in Braintree, MA, where his grandson Samuel was a Congregational minister for many years.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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