Jesse Shiles Sr.
Notes: Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company M of the 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry (Civil War Pension Index - filed in DE, where his widow Mahala A. Shiles collected pension). Notably to the researcher, the "Veteran" Calvary was different than the "Volunteer" Calvary. The 2nd NY Veteran Cavalry was also known as the Empire Light Cavalry. Jesse Shiles is shown on the roster for this unit as "Jesse Shields" and he enlisted and mustered in at Westchester, NY on Aug 3 1864 at age 20 to serve for one year. He mustered out on Aug 24 1865 at Talladega, AL. Jesse married Mahala Anna Stuart, daughter of Captain John M. Stuart and Mary H. Baker, on 10 Dec 1866 in Laurel, Sussex Co., DE. (Mahala Anna Stuart was born on 11 Jan 1848 in Sussex Co., DE,5 6 7 8 9 10 11 died on 19 Dec 1935 in New Castle Co., DE 11 12 and was buried on 23 Dec 1935 in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.) |
1 1870 DE Census, Listed as Jesse Shiles, age 24, in Wilmington #26, New Castle Co., DE.
2 1860 DE Census, Listed as Jessee Shiles, age 13, in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE, born in DE.
3 DE Death Records.
4 Wilmington (DE) Death Registers, Died of Consumption.
5 1850 DE Census, Listed as age 3 in the 1850, 11th subdivision, Sussex Co., DE Census.
6 1860 DE Census, Listed as age 12 in the 1860, Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE Census.
7 1870 DE Census, Listed as Anna Shiles, age 23, in Wilmington #26, New Castle Co., DE.
8 1900 DE Census, Listed as Mahala Shiles, born Jan 1848, in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.
9 1920 DE Census, Listed as Annie Shiles, age 71, in Wilmington Ward 9, New Castle Co., DE. In household of her daughter Sallie Banks' family.
10 1910 DE Census, Listed as Annie Shiles, age 62, in Wilmington Ward 11, New Castle Co., DE. She had had 9 children by 1910 and only 4 had survived by then.
11 DE Death Certificate.
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Gravestone Record.
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