Individual Details

Burt Jefferson Stiles

(4 Jan 1894 - 21 Jan 1975)

Burt grew up on the family farm, in Rock Dell Twp., where he was born. He was raised as an only child, as his other 2 siblings, had died prior to his birth. His brother Roy George, died at the age of 6, from diphtheria, and the other unnamed brother was stillborn (and is buried in an unmarked grave on the family farm). Roy is buried in the Pleasant Valley cemetery. Some 'growing- up' stories, Burt told, were interesting to me, as a child. He told how his mother had found a rattle snake wrapped up in his blanket with him, when he was still a baby. He told us many times of travelling to Rochester to visit his maternal grandmother, Susannah Sherman, by horse drawn buggy. They would take a weekend to go to Rochester. They would go half way, and stop and have a picnic, finishing the trip in the afternoon, then come back the next day (Sunday), repeating the process. He never tired of telling stories passed down to him by his father and grandmother (his grandfather, William Lyman Stiles, had died before he was born). He told of how his father, Winfield Scott Stiles, as long as he was all of 10 years old, and one of the big kids, had to walk alongside the oxcart, when they moved from Gilmanton, WI, to homestead anew in Pleasant Valley, MN. He told stories his grandmother had told him, about life in Vermont, before coming to Wisconsin in the late 1850's. Another story possibly of interest to readers, concerns a "Jesse James tie-in". Dad always related the story of one of the James' gang, that was killed when the First National Bank, of Northfield, MN was robbed. He used the name William, or Bill Stiles. His real name was supposedly Bill Chadwell. Dad said that his grandfather had taken this Bill in as an orphan, and raised him, and to show his gratitude, he used my great-grandfather's name when he went on raids with Jesse James. I have not, however, found any documentary evidence that he actually lived around Pleasant Valley, MN, or Gilmanton, WI, two places, in which, my great-grandparents lived. This does not mean that it is not a factually accurate story, just that I have not been able to document it.

Events

Birth	4 Jan 1894	Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Birth	4 Jan 1894
Birth	7 Jan 1894	High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence	1895	Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence	1900	High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence	1900	High Forest village, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence	1910	Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence	1920	High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota
Residence	1930	Racine, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Residence	7 Nov 1939	Final Decree of Distribution - Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Single	8 Dec 1939	Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA - Odessa Mae Belcher
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Death	21 Jan 1975	Age: 81 - Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Death	21 Jan 1975	Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Death	21 Jan 1975
Marriage		Odessa Mae Belcher
Alt name		Burt Jefferson "Cap" Stiles
Burial		Stewartville, MN - High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence		Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Residence		Racine, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Residence		Olmsted, Minnesota
Reference No		6019431
Reference No		6200507
Reference No		40

Families

Spouse	Odessa Mae Belcher (1915 - 2002)
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Alice Marie Stiles (1946 - 1990)
Child	Living

Spouse

Odessa Mae Belcher (1915 - 2002)

Spouse

Odessa Mae Belcher (1915 - 2002)

Father	Winfield Scott Stiles (1855 - 1939)
Mother	Ella Jefferson (1859 - 1933)
Sibling	Roy George Stiles (1884 - 1891)
Sibling	Baby Boy Stiles (1891 - 1891)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Olmsted; Roll: 1675771.

2. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota; Roll: T624_713; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374726.

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota; Roll: T625_847; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 107.

4. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (N.p.: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T6, n.d.), Year: 1900; Census Place: High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota; Roll: T623_778; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 107..

5. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (N.p.: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Secu, n.d.), Number: 471-12-2351; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951..

6. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1944; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 55-36.

7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

8. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota; Roll: 778; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240778.

9. Ancestry.com, Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

10. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 471-12-2351; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951.

11. Ancestry.com, Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).

12. Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001).

13. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Racine, Mower, Minnesota; Roll: 1108; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 1078.0; FHL microfilm: 2340843.

14. Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007).

15. Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (N.p.: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, n.d.), Registration Location: Olmsted County, Minnesota; Roll: 1675771; Draft Board: 0..

16. Ancestry.com, Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 (N.p.: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47, n.d.).

17. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2GB-YNJ : accessed 31 August 2017), Bert J Stiles in household of Winfield S Stiles, Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, sheet 10A, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 713; FHL microfilm 1,374,726. .

Bert J Stiles in household of Winfield S Stiles, "United States Census, 1910"

18. Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at High Forest Cemetery (High Forest, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States) on 13 May 2012.

Headstone image of Burt Jefferson "Cap" Stiles from billiongraves.com

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