Individual Details
John Milton Piles
(26 Aug 1840 - 24 Mar 1919)
- Name: John M. Piles [3] [4]
- Name: John H. Piles [5]
[1] 1910 US Census
[2] Marriage Record, Doc1458.pdf
[3] 1900 US Census
[4] Find a Grave Memorial, John Milton Piles
[5] Birth Record, Acc002540
Events
Families
Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton (1843 - 1928) |
Child | O. K. Piles (1867 - ) |
Child | Lola M. Piles (1868 - 1871) |
Child | Jessie K. Piles (1881 - 1977) |
Father | Jesse H. Piles (1799 - 1844) |
Mother | Mary Williams (1800 - 1844) |
Sibling | Mary Mahala Piles (1829 - ) |
Sibling | William Piles (1829 - 1892) |
Sibling | Jane Piles (1829 - ) |
Sibling | Eliza Ann Piles (1838 - 1895) |
Sibling | Joshua F. Piles (1842 - 1928) |
Notes
Description
5 ft 4 in, 109 pounds, light complexion, brown eyes, brown hair - Pulse rate, 88 sitting, 90 standing, 124 after exercise; respiration, 28 sitting, 28 standing, 32 after exercise; temperature, 98.5Military
John's widow applied for a military pension following his death - Date of application: 8 Apr 1919.Biography
John's parents died when he was a small boy and he was raised by friends of the family. He was a farmer in Preble County when he enlisted in 1861 in the 71st Ohio Volunteers, as a drummer boy and private. John became quite ill after the battle of Shiloh but managed to return to his regiment, only to be taken prisoner and was later paroled. He remained with the 71st for the rest of the war and was mustered out in November 1865.While still in the service, in 1864, John married his sweetheart Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton. They raised a family in Preble County after the war. Due to injuries from the war John had to abandon farming and they moved to Darke County near Arcanum, and then later Dayton where he was a house painter. In 1910 they moved to Cleveland to be with his children.
Occupation
In 1861 he listed his occupation as farmerIn 1873 he stated that because of his Leg and ankle injury he was no longer able to farm
Signature
24 Dec 1872: Acc002587/Doc1501.pdf, p 14-16 - Invalid Pension21 Oct 1890: Acc002587/Doc1501.pdf, p 82: Declaration for Pension
22 Dec 1893: Doc1501.pdf, p 20 - Affidavit from John M. Piles
4 June 1898: Acc002560 - Military Questionnaire
10 March 1911: Acc002561 - Declaration for Pension
8 June 1915: Acc002563 - Pension Questionnaire
Endnotes
1. 1840 US Census, Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio. Original Data: NARA, M704, Roll 421, page 146. Line 16, Jesse Piles, ID0418 household. www.ancestry.com, accessed11 May 2008. Acc001109/ Doc0757.pdf.
2. Lucas, Wilma, The Haas Family, 1992. (Jonesboro, Indiana: Author, 1992; Bk3397/Doc3186.pdf, pg 28..
3. 1880 US Census, Arcanum Township, Darke County, Ohio, Page 56, SD 2, ED 70, Line 16, Dwellin 177, Family 179, John Piles Household. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 1011 - Family History Film: 1255011. www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 Jan 2012. Acc002053/Ph9356.jpg.
4. 1900 US Census, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. SD 2, ED 56, Sheet 3A, Line 5, address: 144 Leroy St., Dwelling 44, Family 48, John M. Pyles Household. Original Data: NARA, T623_1307. www.ancestry.com, accessed 2 Feb 2012. Acc002062/Ph9365.jpg.
5. Death Record, John M. Piles, ID1278, 24 Mar 1919. Cleveland, . Cuyahoga County, Ohio, File No: 17478, Registered No: 3362. Original Data: Database Online: "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8K8-3VJ : accessed 29 Jan 2013), John M Piles, 24 Mar 1919; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 17478; FHL microfilm 1984640. Acc002513/Doc1436.pdf.
6. Web Page, RobbHaas, Civil War Pension Records/ Declaration for Pension, page 2 - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#Declaration_for_Pension_-_10_March_1911.
7. Web Page, RobbHaas, Civil War Pension Docs/Pension Questionnaire - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#Pension_Questionnaire_8_June_1915.
8. Web Page, RobbHaas, Surgeon's Certificate, 5 Aug 1903 - Acc002587/Doc1501.pdf, pgs 66-69 - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#[34]Surgeons_Certificate_5_Aug_1903.
9. Web Page, RobbHaas, Surgeon's Certificate, 22 Aug 1906 - Acc002587/Doc1501.pdf, p 70, 71 - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robbhaas/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#[35]Surgeons_Certificate_22_Aug_1906.
10. Find a Grave Memorial, John Milton Piles.
11. Military Record, Civil War Pension Records for John Milton Piles, ID1278. Original Source: NARA, Pension File No 127509. Acc002587/Doc1501.pdf, pages 30, 31.
12. Anita Short, Preble County, Ohio Common Pleas Court Records 1810-1850 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995, www.ancestry.com. Bk3083/ Doc6022.pdf), page 116.
13. 1860 US Census, Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, Page 164, Line 35, John Piles, ID1278, living in Emanuel Hottel Household. Original Data: NARA, M653_993. www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 Feb 2013. Acc002572/Doc1484.pdf.
14. Civil War Pension Documents, John Milton Piles, ID1278. Original Source: NARA Civil War Pension Files. Scanned from Photocopies. www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm , Declaration for Pension, page 2 - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#Declaration_for_Pension_-_10_March_1911.
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20. Civil War Pension Documents, John Milton Piles, ID1278. Original Source: NARA Civil War Pension Files. Scanned from Photocopies. www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm , Declaration for Pension, page 2 - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#Declaration_for_Pension_-_10_March_1911.
21. Web Page, RobbHaas, Civil War Letters Page - John Milton Piles -www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/JohnMiltonPiles-CivilWar-Letters.htm.
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30. Web Page, RobbHaas, John M. Piles Civil War Pension Records, Affidavit of David Shiverdecker, 5 March 1890 - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#[21]General_Affidavit,_David_Shiverdecker_5_March_1890 - Doc1501.pdf, page 38.
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32. Civil War Pension Documents, John Milton Piles, ID1278. Original Source: NARA Civil War Pension Files. Scanned from Photocopies. www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm , Pension Questionnaire, 15 Jan 1898. - www.robbhaasfamily.com/Piles/John-Milton-Piles_CW-Pension-Docs.htm#Questionnaire_-_15_Jan/_4_June_1898.
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34. 1900 US Census, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. SD 2, ED 56, Sheet 3A, Line 5, address: 144 Leroy St., Dwelling 44, Family 48, John M. Pyles Household. Original Data: NARA, T623_1307. www.ancestry.com, accessed 2 Feb 2012. Acc002062/Ph9365.jpg.
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37. Death Record, John M. Piles, ID1278, 24 Mar 1919. Cleveland, . Cuyahoga County, Ohio, File No: 17478, Registered No: 3362. Original Data: Database Online: "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8K8-3VJ : accessed 29 Jan 2013), John M Piles, 24 Mar 1919; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 17478; FHL microfilm 1984640. Acc002513/Doc1436.pdf.
38. Death Record, Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton Piles. 20 Aug 1928. Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, File No: 47911, Registered No: 7170. Database Online: "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8GW-95Y : accessed.
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41. Marriage Record, John Milton Piles and Sarah Hamilton, 18 March 1864, Preble County, Ohio. Certified Copy of Marriage Record, issued 4 Apr 1919. Original Data: Preble County, Ohio Record of Marriages, Vol. 2, Page 331. Wilma Haas Lucas Papers. Acc002567/Doc1478.pdf.
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62. 1880 US Census, Arcanum Township, Darke County, Ohio, Page 56, SD 2, ED 70, Line 16, Dwellin 177, Family 179, John Piles Household. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 1011 - Family History Film: 1255011. www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 Jan 2012. Acc002053/Ph9356.jpg.
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