Individual Details
Daniel Eli Briles III
(1874 - 1940)
To help distinguish him from his father, Daniel Eli II, Daniel Eli III went by "Eli" or "D.E." rather than "Daniel" or "Dan."
He is not listed as living with his parents in the 1880 Randolph County, N.C., Census.
He is in the caption (provided by Deborah Penny in September 2001) to a 1909 photo taken outside his parents' home in Italy, Texas, as being the son of Daniel Eli Briles II Thus, we know that he was alive in 1909.
Note that the photo does NOT include a wife or any children for Daniel Eli III.
The headstone transcriptions in Italy Cemetery in Italy, Ellis County, Texas, list a "Jonnie Mildred" as the child of D. Eli Briles and M. This child is listed below with the assumption that "M" stood for "Mary."
According to the 1910 Ellis County, Texas, Census (see details below), he was born in about 1880. Briles genealogy information from Jack E. Briles, Sr., New Albany, IN, jb50200@aol.com, Feb. 2002, says that he was born in 1874. The 1920 Ellis County, Texas, Census (see details below) agrees that Daniel Eli III as born in1874, which is the date used for these files.
1910 U.S. Census for the 8th Justice Precinct of Ellis County, Texas (Series T624, Roll 1549, Page 273) taken on April 22, 1910:
Eli D. Briles: Head of Household, White, Male, Age 30 (= born about 1880), Married once, Married 3 years, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas (hard to read birth locations of parents). [Whoever provided the information to the census taker was wrong about all of these birth locations.]
Mary Briles: Wife of Eli D., White, Female, Age 25, Married once, Married 3 years, Mother of 1 child who was still living as of April 1910, Born in Texas, as were her parents.
Aline Briles: Daughter of Eli D., White, Female, 7 months old, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas.
Fannie John: Sister-in-law of Eli D., White, Female, Age 20, Single, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas.
Knox John: Brother-in-law of Eli D., White, Male, Age 28, Single, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas, Occupation = Farmer.
Rufus Young: Servant, Male, Black, Age 46, Single, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas.
1920 U.S. Census for the 8th Justice Precinct of Ellis County, Texas (Series T625, Roll 1800, Page 259) taken on January 2 and 3, 1920:
D. E. Briles: Head of Household, White, Male, Age 46 (= born about 1874) [compare with age in 1910 Census!], Married, Born in NC as were both of his parents, Occupation = Farmer.
Mary Briles: Wife of D. E. Briles, White, Female, Age 34, Married, Born in Texas, Father born in NC, Mother born in Texas.
Aline Briles: Daughter of D. E. Briles, White, Female, Age 10, Single, Born in Texas, Father born in NC, Mother born in Texas.
His great grandnephew David Elwood Briles (great grandson of Daniel Eli's brother Enoch Elwood) looks a lot like him!
Leona Hays Connally Briles, the wife of the only child of Eli's brother Enoch Elwood Briles, said that Eli raised his family in Italy, Texas.
The list of attendees at the August 4, 1974 Briles Reunion in Italy, Texas, provides two children for Daniel Eli III and his wife that are not provided by other sources: Earnestine Briles and Otis Briles. Both are thus included below, along with their descendants whose names are also provided in the reunion list.
A visit to the Italy Cemetery, Italy, Ellis Co., TX, on April 26, 2007, confirmed the birth and death dates for Daniel Eli Briles III provided above.
He and his wife share the same headstone, which is inscribed as follows:
Briles
D. EliMary F.
1874-19401885-1976
He is not listed as living with his parents in the 1880 Randolph County, N.C., Census.
He is in the caption (provided by Deborah Penny in September 2001) to a 1909 photo taken outside his parents' home in Italy, Texas, as being the son of Daniel Eli Briles II Thus, we know that he was alive in 1909.
Note that the photo does NOT include a wife or any children for Daniel Eli III.
The headstone transcriptions in Italy Cemetery in Italy, Ellis County, Texas, list a "Jonnie Mildred" as the child of D. Eli Briles and M. This child is listed below with the assumption that "M" stood for "Mary."
According to the 1910 Ellis County, Texas, Census (see details below), he was born in about 1880. Briles genealogy information from Jack E. Briles, Sr., New Albany, IN, jb50200@aol.com, Feb. 2002, says that he was born in 1874. The 1920 Ellis County, Texas, Census (see details below) agrees that Daniel Eli III as born in1874, which is the date used for these files.
1910 U.S. Census for the 8th Justice Precinct of Ellis County, Texas (Series T624, Roll 1549, Page 273) taken on April 22, 1910:
Eli D. Briles: Head of Household, White, Male, Age 30 (= born about 1880), Married once, Married 3 years, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas (hard to read birth locations of parents). [Whoever provided the information to the census taker was wrong about all of these birth locations.]
Mary Briles: Wife of Eli D., White, Female, Age 25, Married once, Married 3 years, Mother of 1 child who was still living as of April 1910, Born in Texas, as were her parents.
Aline Briles: Daughter of Eli D., White, Female, 7 months old, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas.
Fannie John: Sister-in-law of Eli D., White, Female, Age 20, Single, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas.
Knox John: Brother-in-law of Eli D., White, Male, Age 28, Single, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas, Occupation = Farmer.
Rufus Young: Servant, Male, Black, Age 46, Single, Born in Texas, Father and Mother born in Texas.
1920 U.S. Census for the 8th Justice Precinct of Ellis County, Texas (Series T625, Roll 1800, Page 259) taken on January 2 and 3, 1920:
D. E. Briles: Head of Household, White, Male, Age 46 (= born about 1874) [compare with age in 1910 Census!], Married, Born in NC as were both of his parents, Occupation = Farmer.
Mary Briles: Wife of D. E. Briles, White, Female, Age 34, Married, Born in Texas, Father born in NC, Mother born in Texas.
Aline Briles: Daughter of D. E. Briles, White, Female, Age 10, Single, Born in Texas, Father born in NC, Mother born in Texas.
His great grandnephew David Elwood Briles (great grandson of Daniel Eli's brother Enoch Elwood) looks a lot like him!
Leona Hays Connally Briles, the wife of the only child of Eli's brother Enoch Elwood Briles, said that Eli raised his family in Italy, Texas.
The list of attendees at the August 4, 1974 Briles Reunion in Italy, Texas, provides two children for Daniel Eli III and his wife that are not provided by other sources: Earnestine Briles and Otis Briles. Both are thus included below, along with their descendants whose names are also provided in the reunion list.
A visit to the Italy Cemetery, Italy, Ellis Co., TX, on April 26, 2007, confirmed the birth and death dates for Daniel Eli Briles III provided above.
He and his wife share the same headstone, which is inscribed as follows:
Briles
D. EliMary F.
1874-19401885-1976
Events
| Birth | 1874 | Randolph County, North Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 1907 | Mary Frances Johns | | ||
| Death | 1940 | Italy, Ellis County, Texas | | ||
| Burial | Italy Cemetery, Italy, Ellis County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Frances Johns (1885 - 1976) |
| Child | Earnestine Briles ( - ) |
| Child | Aline Briles (1909 - 1987) |
| Child | Johnnie Mildred Briles (1918 - 1919) |
| Child | Lela Francis Briles (1920 - 2001) |
| Child | Otis Briles , Sr. (1922 - 1975) |
| Child | Melba Naomi Briles (1923 - 2007) |
| Child | Daniel Eli "Cotton" Briles IV (1924 - 1995) |
| Father | Daniel Eli Briles II (1833 - 1893) |
| Mother | Nancy Emily Sawyer (1838 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Betty Briles ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jasper Briles (1858 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Enoch Elwood Briles (1861 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Susan (Sue) Briles (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah S. Briles (1864 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy C. (Nannie) Briles (1867 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Oliver ("Ol" & "Ollie") Perry Briles (1869 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Mattie (Matt) Briles (1871 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Wilber Talmadge Briles (1884 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Cicero Harrison Briles (1877 - 1919) |
Endnotes
1. Briles genealogy information from Jack E. Briles, Sr., New Albany, IN, jb50200@aol.com, Feb. 2002.
2. Original Briles Family Genealogy Information Collected by Worthie Elwood Briles, Susan Marie Briles Kniebes, Sara Jean Br.
3. Ellis County, Texas, Cemetery Records, Volume 1, Italy Cemetery.
4. Ellis County, Texas, Cemetery Records, Volume 1, Italy Cemetery.