Thomas Jefferson Biles1
M, #3475, b. 25 November 1804, d. 7 September 1891
- Birth*: 25 November 18041
- Marriage*: January 1829; Spouse:Susan Ohara1
- Death*: 7 September 1891; Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey2
Last Edited: 23 Mar 2014
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Notes
- Note*: Resided Trenton, New Jersey. No children.1
- Note: Thomas Jefferson Biles in 1883 told John A. Biles the following: His father had died in 1814 when he was ten years old and that he was sent to live with his grandfather William Biles who was born about 1740 and had married Mary Updike about 1765-1770. His grandfather had one brother Alexander, who had only one daughter Martha, who married William Anthony. His grandfather's father was Alexander Biles, born about 1720? at Maidenhead New Jersey. Thomas Jefferson said that his grandfather, when a boy had lived with his grandfather, whose name was not remembered or not reported to John A. Biles with certainty.
Thomas Jefferson Biles and his brothers also told John A. Biles the names of their Biles uncles and aunts, and their siblings and their wives and children.1 - Note: Will of Thomas J. Biles, of City of Trenton, Mercer Co., N.J., written 14 April 1859, signed again 17 June 1879, proved 6 Oct 1891. All property to wife Susan. Wife Susan executrix. Viewed on FamilySearch.org. Mercer County Wills, Vol. L, p. 602-4.
- Note: Trenton Evening Times, 13 Sept 1891: "Died...Monday, September 7, Biles - Thomas J. Biles, in the 87th year of his age, at No. 223 North Broad street."2
Citations
- [S27] Biles, John A., Letters from John A. Biles (1858-1929), Wyalusing, Penn. to Warren S. Ely, dated 4 April 1927 & 9 May 1927, relating conversations he had 22 Feb 1883 with brothers Thomas Jefferson Biles, Israel Biles and Charles Biles, residents of Trenton New Jersey. The letters are contained in the section entitled "Biles and allied families of Tindall", from the "Ely Collection, by Warren S. and Josephine I. Ely". See key note in this database under Thomas Jefferson Biles. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, call number "FC Bi", ). Ely-Coll--Biles.pdf Ely-Coll--Biles-Inventory.pdf
- [S168] GenealogyBank, online GenealogyBank.com.