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Benjamin Hallaway Giles 1908–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1908

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 1971

Death Location: Leatherman, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: David Giles

Mother: Mary Whitson

Spouse(s): Lucile Wilkinson, Pearl Hurst

Children(s): Paul Giles

Benjamin Hallaway Giles was born in 1908 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of David Giles And Mary Lucinda Whitson. In 1910, Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided in Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Hallaway Giles married Lucile Wilkinson, Pearl Elizabeth Hurst, and had children including Benny Kevin Giles, Brenda Joyce Giles, Carolyn Louise Giles, Doris Annette Giles, Glenda Kay Giles, James Elmer Giles, Paul Edwin Giles. Benjamin Hallaway Giles passed away in 1971 in Leatherman, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hallaway Giles was born in 1908 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of David Giles And Mary Lucinda Whitson.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided in Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Hallaway Giles married Lucile Wilkinson, Pearl Elizabeth Hurst, and had children including Benny Kevin Giles, Brenda Joyce Giles, Carolyn Louise Giles, Doris Annette Giles, Glenda Kay Giles, James Elmer Giles, Paul Edwin Giles.
  • Benjamin Hallaway Giles passed away in 1971 in Leatherman, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Giles's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Giles
1908–1971
Birth Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
David Giles
1878–1909
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Lucinda) Whitson
1869–1933
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Manning Whitson) Jr
1841–1924
Tennessee
Eliza (Louisa) McNabb
1848–1931
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Whitson
1805–1860
Delana McMahan
1803–1880
Calvin McNabb
1816–1862
Edith Lorance
1823–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli McMahan
1775–1850
Martha Smith
1777–1810

Benjamin Giles's Descendants

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Benjamin (Hallaway) Giles (1 Feb 1908–21 Mar 1971) m. Lucile Wilkinson (abt 1913–) m. Pearl (Elizabeth) Hurst (11 Oct 1921–22 Jul 1983)
  1. 1. Paul (Edwin) Giles 1939–1975

Benjamin Giles's Timeline

9 Records

1908
1 Feb 1908
Birth of Benjamin Hallaway Giles in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in District 9, District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 9, District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 32
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in Greens Creek Township, Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Greens Creek Township, Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
Benjamin Hallaway Giles resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1971
21 Mar 1971
Age 63
Death of Benjamin Hallaway Giles in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02932; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 50-9
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 53
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cowee, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 1310; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 57-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 53

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 9, District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02932; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 50-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greens Creek Township, Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02932; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 50-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cowee, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 1310; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 57-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Macon, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cowee, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 1310; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 57-3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leatherman, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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