Captain Jacob Place Biles

Jacob’s death: 25 April 1890 (age 74 yrs, 2 mo., 26 days), at home at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; interred there in the Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry. (Note: one account has Jacob dying on the same date at “the Neck” in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.)

3. Other biographical notes on Jacob:

1. Named after his uncle, Jacob Place, oldest son of James and Phoebe (Winans) Place, who was interred in the Coolbaugh Cemetery, Monroe County, Pennsylvania the same day this Jacob was born.

2. In 1825 (abt age 9) moved with his parents from Northampton County to Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

3. After marriage (1839) Jacob and Mary resided in an old house low on the hill overlooking Homets Ferry. There was also a barn on the property that just down the road towards Homet’s Ferry, which was later destroyed by fire. The remains of their initial child was interred by a walnut tree not far from the house. In the following years Jacob cleared the land across the road and up the hill from this initial residence, and that’s where he built a new house, which was complete and occupied in 1850 (This new house is where John Addison Biles grew up and raised his own family.). When vacant, the old house frame was moved from below the road to the new house site, where it was attached off the back left corner of the new house (as viewed from the road) for use as a summer kitchen.

4. From 17 September 1842 to 1845 served as a Captain in the Union Light Infantry, 4^th Volunteer Battalion, 2^nd Brigade, 9^th Division of the Pennsylvania Militia.

5. Jacob was an extensive land owner and one of the finest farmers in Bradford County – everything neat and well kept. Was a devote Christian and, for a time, was a member of the Methodist-Episcopal Church, but severed his relationship with that church for some reason and did not join another congregation. Though he had limited formal education, Jacob was an avid reader and encouraged his children’s education.

6. The following note was found in 1950 in a scrapbook owned by Bessie (Biles) Heath (Para 4.C.10.a., below) and, before that, by her grandmother, Harriet (Adams) Quick:

“The Union Church at Lime Hill, PA. (photo)

This church was dedicated January 18, 1882. The Choir Leader was Chandler Baldwin Strunk. The organists were the Misses: Dell Biles, Allie Irvine, and M. L. Butts. The Secretary, S. S. Butts, reported:

The cost of the Building, Charter, etc. to be: $2,525.

The cost of the furniture and bell: $675.

Making the total cost: $3,200.

Item 8, Gifts, included: Mr. And Mrs Jacop P. Biles and family and friends have done themselves honor, and this neighborhood a great favor, by their almost princely gift – a new superior church bell. Long may they live to hear it call a happy Christians community to the house of prayer.”

Of further interest, the song books were a gift of Jacob’s wife, Mary Bunnell. The Union Church at Lime Hill was subsequently destroyed by fire.

7. The Biles Bell (photos): Was hung in a yoke beside the new house’s (exterior) cellar entrance. Later in the possession of Margaret (Biles) Bryant.

8. Jacob kept a pet peacock that routinely perched high on the roof of his barn and, just as routinely, made a great racket. One day, according to Clarence Emery Biles, the peacock was vocalizing while Jacob was trying to have a conversation with a friend, so Jacob threw a stick at it to quiet the noise. The stick struck the Peacock and killed it.

4. Jacob’s marriage:

A. To whom: Mary M. Bunnell (photos)

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1. Mary’s parents: John and Mary (Place) Bunnell of “the Neck,” Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

2. Mary’s birth: 24 February 1822 at Russell Hill (“the Neck”), Vosburg Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

Mary’s death: Thursday, 22 August/July 1889, age 67, at home near Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Pennsylvania; interred there in Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

3. Other biographical notes on Mary:

Mary probably did not know how to read or write; she affixed an “X” for her signature of record on a deed she and Jacob executed 17 June 1885.

As a young woman Mary would visit families on horseback to do spinning. Apparently was well liked, but “she married young – it was said she would only have her cousin, Jake.”

According to her obituary, Mary had had three bouts with paralysis (probably strokes), but survived them all by six years and died from other causes. In 1885 (ffrom the account of her son, Elmore’s death) she had not been able to walk or even sit up in bed for three years. Emma Catherine Biles [Mary’s granddaughter] said: “Grandma went out to where they were shearing sheep on a hot day in late spring – she had an attack of some kind and they carried her to the house on a stone boat [heavy, horse-drawn sled used to clear stones from fields] – the beginning of a long invalid time – ten years or so – I do not remember when grandma was not an invalid. Dad [James] and family lived down there winters before Leafy was born. Grandma’s one hand was paralyzed and she would cover it – sometimes she sat by the window and looked toward the water box and woodshed. Grandpa took care of Grandma a lot, but if she became bad, Aunt Helen came over to mud her, etc. – Uncle Allen figured he had to live alone a lot.”

B. Marriage date & location: 15/18 August 1839 at Russell Hill, Vosburg Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

C. Children:

1. Unnamed, still-born son:

Born about 1842. Remains interred in an unmarked grave by a walnut tree below the road at the west end of the corn crib, not far from their house, which at that time was below the road.

2. Hellen/Helen Marr/Mar Biles: (photos) (more info)

Born 11 January 1844 at Homets Ferry, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 8 December 1908, age 65, from complications of bronchial pneumonia; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry (obit says Viall Hill Cem.). Married, as his 1^st wife, Jared Allen Hoover/Hover “Allen” (photos) (b. 2 Mar 1846 in Pike Co.; d. 21 Nov 1916), son of John Linderman and Sophronia “Lydia” (Bradley) Hoover, on 15 May/June 1873 and resided on the hill above Homets Ferry (near the Biles Cemetery). Jared and Helen had the following daughter:

a. Edith Evelyn/Evylin Hoover: (photos) (more info) Born 19/18 August 1875 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there at home on 13 May 1923 (age 47); interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry. Married (1^st) Ira Vanderpool (d. before Jul 1895); no children. Following Ira’s death, Edith married (2^nd), as his 2^nd wife, Grant Andrew Neiley (photos) (more info) (b. 27 Jul 1865, d. 28 Feb 1907 from complications of liver disease; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry), son of Robert and Julia (Moyer) Neiley, on 24 July 1895 at Homets Ferry. From his 1^st marriage on 10 December 1891 to Florence "Fannie" H. Fowler (photos), daughter of Eliza A. (?) Fowler (more info) (and sister of Jewett C. Fowler of Watsontown) of Liberty Corners, Grant Neiley had the following son:

(1. Jewett F. Neiley: (more info) Born 5 October 1893. Raised from age 6 months by his maternal grandmother, Eliza A. Fowler, at Liberty Corners, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Was employed as a leather buyer for the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company. In 1968 resided at 3009 Country Club Road, Endwell, Broome County, New York. Married (?) and had at least the following son:

(a. Jewett F. Neiley, Jr.: (more info) In 1968 resided at 1 Hillside Court, Endicott, Broome County, New York. In 1970 resided at 499 Marcella Street, Endicott, Broome County, New York.

Grant Andrew and Edith Evelyn (Hover) (Vanderpool) Neiley, who resided at and managed Allen Hover’s farm at Homets Ferry. In 1906 Grant was severely injured operating his mill and had to use crutches to walk the remaining 11 months of his life. Grant and Edith had the following children:

(2. Allen Roy Neiley “Roy”: (more info) (SSN: 181-07-8742) Born 26/25 March 1896 (also seen: 15 Mar 1896) at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 18 June 1970/74 at Homets Ferry. Lost his right hand from combat injuries during World War I. Married Florence (NMI) Dodge (photos) (more info) (b. 21 Sep 1898 in Wyalusing Twp, d. 4 May 1991, SSN: 167-50-3047), daughter of Myron (b. 1870, d. 1930) and Bertha L. (Page) Dodge (b. 1877, d. 1948) of Sugar Run, Bradford County, on 29 November 1919/20 at the Methodist Church in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Roy and Florence resided at RD #2/5 Wyalusing and had the following children:

(a. Eleanor Elizabeth Neiley: Born 4 May 1920 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 23 February 1995 at Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Married William Gilbert/Guilbert Brewster (b. 21 Oct 1917), son of Lattimore Brewster, on 27 August 1941 (also seen: Sep 1941) and resided at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William Brewster was a veteran of World War II. In August 1990 Eleanor had had 5 strokes and resided at the Bradford County Manor (nursing home), Troy, Bradford County. Eleanor and William had the following children:

(1) William Gilbert Brewster, Jr.: Born 27 June 1942. Worked for Jones & Meade, a construction company in Apalachin, Pennsylvania. Married (1^st) Patricia Ann Moore/Moare on 26 December 1962 and resided at Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; they were divorced 23 April 1971. William and Patricia had the following children:

(a) Richard Lee Brewster: Born 1962-63.

(b) Thomas “Tom” William Brewster: Born 26 October 1964.

(c)

William Gilbert Brewster, Jr. married (2^nd) Darlene Dickenson and had at least the following daughter:

(d) Sandra Brewster.

(2) Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Brewster: Born 4 May 1945 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Married Edward James McGaire in 23 May 1964 and resided at Rome, Pennsylvania. Resided at Wysox when son, Raymond, was born. Betty and Edward had the following son:

(a) Raymond Evert McGuire: Born 1965.

(3) Nancy Lou Brewster: Born 1948.

(4) Dale Richard Brewster: Born 1951. Married (?) and had the following children:

(a) Richard Brewster: Born about 1965.

(b) Thomas Brewster: Born about 1966

(b. Doris Aline Neiley: (more info) Born 24 November 1921/23 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County Pennsylvania. Died 2 August 1999 at Camptown Center, Bradford County. Married Herbert Morton Preston (b. 1921), son of Charles and Sybil (Clark) Preston, on 22 March 1941 at Sugar Run, Bradford County, Pennsylvania and resided in Wyalusing (Spring Hill). Herbert was in the logging business with his father. In 1981 Doris and Herbert resided at Merryall, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County. They had the following children:

(1) Roy Charles Preston: Born 1941.

(2) Shirley Jean Preston: Born 1943. Married (1^st) Theodore Wilson, son of Albert Wilson, Sr. of Spring Hill, Pennsylvania, at Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania and resided there. Theodore and Shirley had the following daughter:

(a) Karen Sue Wilson: (more info) Born 1962. Married (?) Jayne and had a daughter.

(b) Debbie Wilson: Married Dennis Clair, son of James and Margaret (?) Clair of Des Moines, Iowa, and in 1981 resided at Warrenton, Virginia when the following son was born:

[1. Christopher James Clair: (more info) Born 1981 (8 lbs, 7 oz; 21”).

Shirley Jean (Preston) Wilson married (2^nd) (?) Jayne, and in 1981 resided at Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

(3) Donna Marie Preston: (more info) Born 1944. Graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School. Married Ronald Cole, son of Milton Cole of Wyalusing, in 1965 (license issued Dec 1964) at Wyalusing United Methodist Church, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Ronald also graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School and, subsequently, was employed by Ingersoll Rand, Painted Post, New York, residing at Corning, Steuben County, New York.

(4) Patricia “Pat” “Patsy” Ann Preston: (more info) Born 1947. Graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School. Married Burton Neuber, son of Lewis Neuber of RD #3 Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in 1965. Burton was graduated 1963 from Wyalusing Valley High School.

(5) Mary Jane Preston: Born 1954.

(6) John Edward Preston: Born 1961.

(c. Marian/Marion/Maria Bertha Neiley: Adopted at age 2. Born 1925 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 1999. Married (1^st) Robert “Swampy” Richard Kilmer (more info) (b. 4 Jan 1926, d. 1 Nov 1986, age 60, at University Hospital, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY; SSN: 112-16-8887) on 13 May 1944 (with Rev. R. Paul Freed officiating) and resided at Binghamton, New York. Robert was a veteran of World War II, and was subsequently employed by Montrose Publishing. Marion and Robert had the following children:

(1) Tanna/Tana Lee Kilmer: Born 1944 at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. Married Stewart “Stu” T. Boa of Binghamton and resided there. Tanna and Stu had the following children:

(a) Son.

(b) Daughter.

(2) Kathleen/Katherine “Kathy” Bertha/Florence Kilmer: Twin. Born 1946. Employed as a nurse. Married Ronald “Ronnie” Wakeman/Wightman of Binghamton and resided at Conklin, New York. Kathleen and Ronald had the following children:

(a) Kristine “Chrissy” Wakeman: “Mrs. Southern Tier”

(b) Carrie Wakeman.

(3) Infant: Twin. Born 14 June 1946. Died 14 June 1946.

(4) Frank Eugene Kilmer: Born 1951 (also seen: b. 1952). Married Margaret “Peggy” Jones in 1974 and resided at Conklin, New York. Frank and Peggy had the following children:

(a) Andrew Matthew Kilmer: Born 1976.

(b) Melinda Loren Kilmer: Born 1979.

Robert Richard and Marian Bertha (Neiley) Kilmer were divorced in mid-1956. Robert married (2^nd) Patricia Foote and resided at Conklin, New York. Robert and Patricia had the following children:

(d) Suzette Kilmer: Resided at Hallstead.

(e) Wade Kilmer: Married Kerry (?) and resided at Binghamton, Broome County, New York.

Marian Bertha (Neiley) Kilmer married (2^nd) Raymond Vanderpool; subsequently annulled. She married (3^rd) LaVerne James Hatfield “Jim” in the summer of 1965/61 and resided near Conklin, New York. Subsequently resided at 209 Zoa Avenue, Johnson City, Broome County, New York. Also seen: moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Marian and James Hatfield had the following daughter:

(5) Kimberly “Kim” Susan Hatfield: Born 1961. Married (1^st) Danny Holte at Harpersville; subsequently separated after having the following children:

(a) Jamie Marie Holte: Twin. Born 1980.

(b) Christy Holte: Twin. Born 1980.

Kimberly Susan (Hatfield) Holt married (2^nd) James Donald Hoskins and resided at Conklin, New York. James and Kim had the following son:

(d. Allen “Al” Roy Neiley, Jr.: Born 1928 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 1999. Married Francelia “Fran” May Burlington (b. 1929), daughter of Cecil Minty and Lyndel (Cole) Burlington of Herrickville, Pennsylvania, in 1947 at the Methodist Church at Herricksville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania and had the following children:

(1) Allen Roy “George” Neiley, III: (photos) Born 1948 (Of interest, the Biles Reunion Record vaguely records this birth among the 1952 births with a question mark.). Married (1st) Judy Shook and had the following daughter:

(a) Bridget Neiley.

Allen Roy Neiley, III married (2^nd) Norene Catharine Donahue (photos).

(2) Lyndel Diane Neiley: Born 1954. Married Michael “Mike” (?) and had the following children:

(a) Son.

(b) Daughter.

(3) James “Jim” Alton Neiley: Born 1955. Married Mary Edsell, daughter of Floyd C., Jr. and Joan (?) Edsell, and had the following children: (order uncertain)

(a) Scott B. Neiley: (more info) Born 16 May 1978 at Towanda, Bradford County, New York. Died 2 October 2020. Married (?) and had the following daughter:

[1. Samantha Ann Neiley: Married (?) Alexander.

(b) Amanda Neiley: Married Derrick Dolan.

(4) Cheryl “Sherry” Susan Neiley: Born 1956. Married (?) and resided near Washington, D.C.

(5) John Mark Neiley: Born 1959. Married (?) and had the following daughter:

(a) Daughter.

Allen and Francelia were divorced in the 1960s, and Allen resided at Camptown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

(e. Richard “Dick” Myron Neiley: (more info) Born 31 May 1929 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 7 November 2020 at Bradford County Manor, East Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Employed in the logging industry with Charles Preston and his sons (one of whom, Herbert Preston, married Dick's sister, Doris, above). Married Betty Jane Lattimer (b. 1931 in Luzerne Co., PA), daughter of Harold C. and Catherine (Robbins) Lattimer of Stony Point, outside of Camptown, Bradford County, on 26 July 1952 at Silvara (N. of Laceyville), Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (also seen: M. S. Auburn Twp, Susquehanna Co., PA), who had the following son:

(1) Gary Lee (?) Neiley (photos) Born 1951; subsequently adopted by Richard Neiley. Graduated from Wyalusing High School, Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Married Linda Denise Welles (photos) (b. 1954), daughter of John Roset and Amelia Katherine (Wells) Welles (d. ) of Wyalusing, in 1974 at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Linda was also a graduate of Wyalusing High School and knew Gary throughout their elementary and high school years. Both were very active in Boy Scouts of America. Gary and Linda had the following children:

(a) Robert “Rob” Todd Neiley: Twin. Born 1978. Graduated from the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. In 2010 resided in Washington, where he was employed as Plant Manager at the Saint-Globain facility, Pallyup, Washington, a manufacturer of aeronautical components for the Boeing Corporation. Married Julie Eleanor Calhoon (b. 21 Sep 1978), whose father was a Peace Corps member and mother a native Fijian, in 2005 in a national park in Washington State. Robert and Julie had the following son:

[1. Karn Savú Neiley: Born 2009. Of interest, Savú means waterfall in Fijian.

[2. Tradden Neiley: Born 2016.

(b) Richard “Rich” John Neiley: Twin. Born 1978. Resided in Pennsylvania. Married Rebecca “Becky” Nonnemacher (b. 1977) in 2002 at the farm residence of Richard's maternal grandparents (currently the Grovedale Winery), Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, and had the following children:

[1. Ashlyn Senaca Neiley: Born 2007 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tuckhannock, Pennsylvania.

[2. Aidan Fisher Neiley: Born 2009 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tuckhannock, Pennsylvania.

(c) Susan "Sue" Roset Neiley: Born 1982. Married Joshua "Josh" Philip Kilmer (b. 1980) in 2005 at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church, Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Josh was employed by in the insurance industry. Susan and Josh had the following children:

[1. Elizabeth "Liz"/"Lizzy" Roset Kilmer: Born 2008 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania.

[2. Noah Michael Kilmer: Born 2010 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Following their marriage, Richard and Betty (Lattimer) Neily resided on the old Neiley family farm in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. For a period of time Betty was employed as a notary public and tax collector, and with Richard had the following daughter:

(2) Cindy Lee Neiley: (photos) Born 1953. Has an interest in her family's history. Married Vernon “Vern” Lee Cole (b. 1951) in 1974 in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. For a period of time resided very close to the Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry. Subsequently resided in Pennsylvania. Cindy and Vernon had the following children:

(a) Jennifer Lynn Cole: Born 1975. She and (?) had the following children:

[1. Giavanni (Cole) Sutton: Daughter. Adopted by Tracy Sutton.

[2. Armani (Cole) Sutton: Daughter. Adopted by Tracy Sutton.

Jennifer Lynn Cole married Tracy Sutton and had the following son:

[3. Stryker Sutton: Son.

(b) Kelly Marie Cole: Born 1977. Married Nathan John White in North Carolina. In 2012 resided in Pennsylvania. Kelly and Nathan had the following children:

[1. Katherine Grace White.

[2. Sophie Marie White.

(d) Aaron Nathan (?) Cole: Born 1986; adopted at age 20 months. Aaron and (?) had the following son, who resided with Aaron:

[1. Son:

Aaron Cole married Deana (?).

(f. James “Jim” Rex Neiley: (more info) Born 30 September 1930 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died at home Thursday, 10 September 2009, age 78; interred Camptown Cemetery. Graduated 1948 from Wyalusing Valley High School. Enlisted 7 July 1948 in the US Army and participated in some of the toughest combat during the Korean War; discharged 12 April 1952. Married Virginia Marie Anderson (b. 1930/36 1935 at Terrytown) of Warren Center, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Clinton Lewis and Jennie Mabel (Croft) Anderson, in 1953 at Warren Center and resided at Myersburg. Jim owned and operated Neiley’s [auto] Body Shop from 1965 until his retirement in 1985. Jim and Virginia had the following children:

(1) Connie Louise “Lou” Neiley: Born 1953 when her parents resided at RD #2, Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Married (1^st) John Allen in 1972, but they were subsequently divorced; no children. Married (2^nd) Rusty Eddy and resided in Pennsylvania.

(2) Pamela “Pam” Sue Neiley: Born 1963. Married Mark Thompson and resided in Pennsylvania. Pam and Mark had the following children:

(a) Kara Thompson.

(b) Kodi Thompson.

(3) Penny Marie Neiley: Born 1965. Resided in Pennsylvania.

(3. Helen Marguerite Neiley “Marguerite”: Born 21 December 1899. Died 28 January 1929. Married, as his 1^st wife, Thomas “Tom” Nelson Brown (b. 20 Oct 1893, d. Jan 1976, SSN: 192-28-5166), son of Nelson and Emma J. (Jennings) Brown (more info) (d. 11 Nov 1977, age 79), on 16 September 1919 and had the following children:

(a. Thomas “Tommy” Nelson Brown, Jr.: Married Elizabeth Smith and resided on the Frank Vaughn farm. In 1955 had at least 2 children. In 1958 they resided at Elmira, Broome County, New York.

(b. Frances Brown: Married Gerald K. Potter and resided at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. Frances and Gerald had at least 2 children.

(c. Alfred Brown: Married Hilda Ruth Decker (a twin) and in 1958 resided at Elmira, Broome County, New York. Alfred and Hilda had at least 1 daughter and also, apparently, resided in Chemung, New York.

(d. Robert G. Brown: Died 14 September 1981. In 1958 resided at Elmira, Broome County, New York.

(e. Mary Brown: Married Andrew J. Pickney and resided on Riverside Drive, Johnson City, Broome County, New York (also seen: 137 Harry L. Drive, Johnson City). Andrew and Mary had the following son:

(1) Joseph Pickney: Born 1952.

Thomas Brown, Sr. married (2^nd) Marguerite Hines and had the following children: (order uncertain)

(f. James E. Brown: (more info) Born about 1934 in Wyalusing Towhship, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 14 December 1958, age 24, at Troy Community Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident; interred Camptown Cemetery. Married (?) and resided at Canton. James and his wife had the following children:

(1) Debra Brown.

(2) Virginia Brown.

(3) James E. Brown, Jr.

(g. Daughter: Married Bernard Greene and resided at Elmira, Broome County, New York.

(h. Daughter: Married Richard Brown and resided at Canton.

(i. William Brown: In 1958 resided at Canton.

(j. Keith Brown: In 1958 resided at Canton.

(k. Gerald Brown: In 1958 resided at Canton.

(4. Russell Roland Neiley: (more info) SSN: 071-09-1920. Born 17 March 1903. Died 20 July 1974. Married (1^st) Mary L. Churchill, daughter of David Churchill of Galton, Pennsylvania, on 13 December 1925 and at 382 Fulton Street, Elmira, Broome County, Pennsylvania. Russell and Mary had the following children:

(a. Russell Roland Neiley, Jr.: Born 1927. Served in the US Navy during World War II. Graduated from Syracuse University. Married Pauline Packard of Elmira, Broome County, New York on 16 June 1951. Subsequently resided at Elmira.

(b. Velma Yvonne Neiley: Born 1935.

Russell Neiley married (2^nd) Gertrude (Vosburg) (?)

(5. Glen/Glenn Thomas Neiley: (more info) SSN: 167-18-6314. Born 28 June 1905. Died 15 July 1978, age 72, in Florida. Resided at Fort Lauderdale, Florida since 1965. Married Sue Meitso/Metro of Philadelphia about 1933 and had the following daughter:

(a. Jean Neiley: Married (?) Chandler of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and had at least 2 children.

Edith Evelyn (Hoover)(Vanderpool) Neiley married (3^rd) Edmund Woodward Dodge (more info) (b. 1861 in Wilmot Twp, Bradford Co., NY, d. 1 Jul 1948 at Elmira, Broome Co., NY)(Para 3.b. of gen 3 of the Dodge Annex), son of Wallace and Orice (Ely) Dodge and her son, Allen’s father-in-law, on 2/12 April 1910 and had the following son:

(6. Arvin “Andy” Woodrow Dodge: (SSN: 185-05-8913) Born 20 July 1913 at Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 10 May 1976, age 62, at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania after a long illness; interment in Wysox Cemetery, Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Resided on Cole Hill Road, Nichols Township, Bradford County. Was employed by the Nichols Township Highway Department. Married (1^st) Marian Gladys Washburn and had the following children: (order uncertain)

(a. Arvin Woodrow Dodge, Jr.: Married Jean Leasure and resided in Pennsylvania. Arvin and Jean had the following son:

(1) Scott Dodge: Born 1963.

(2) Robert Dodge: Born 1966.

(3) Barry Dodge: Born 1970.

(b. Lois Dodge: Married Peter Kenney and resided at Wappinger Falls, New York.

(c. Andrea Dodge: Married Ronald Jayne and resided in Kentucky.

(d. Edmund Dodge: Resided at Porterville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

(e. Stephen Clearwater Dodge: Resided at Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

Arvin Woodrow Dodge, Sr. married (2^nd), as her 2^nd husband, Sophia A. (Biles) Hobbie, widow of Ralph William Hobbie. See Paragraph 4.C.2.g.(2.(a.(1) and paragraph 4.C.13.b.(4.(a. of the descendants of Alexander Patterson Biles. They cared for Arvin’s mother, Edith E. (Hover) (Vanderpool) Neiley, in her old age.

Following Helen’s death (1908), Jared Allen Hover Married (2^nd), as her 3^rd husband, Jennie (Rickets) (Strunk) Neff (just before Para. 4.C.2.i of the Alexander Patterson Biles page); no children.

3. James Monroe Biles: (photos) (more info)

Born 3 September 1845 near Homets Ferry in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died near Camptown, Bradford County on 14 March 1926; interred in the Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry (because of heavy spring snow, his remains were transported via horse-drawn sleigh). Bought his family Bible 17 April 1877. Married (1^st) Millie Wilson (photos) (b. 27 Sep 1845, d. 21 Feb 1879), daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Beesh/Bush) Wilson, on 7 August 1869/70 and operated a farm on the Camptown side of Lime Hill. James and Millie had the following children:

a. Mary Augusta/Auguste Biles: (photos) Born 21 May 1871. Died 2/21 June 1891 from complications of whooping cough; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry. Married John W. Coe in February 1891 and had the following child:

(1. Infant: Apparently died at birth.

b. Jacob Judson Biles: (photos) (more info) Born 15 June 1875. Died Monday, 11 February 1895, age 19, from complications of a high fever for 40 days; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

James Monroe Biles married (2^nd) Theresa C. McKernan (photos) (more info) (b. 13 May 1853 in Albany Twp, PA, d. 24 Jul 1932 from complications of a stroke; interred 26 Jul), daughter of Peter and Mary “Polly” (Stevens) McKernan (Polly Stevens being the daughter of Seth and Polly (Lee) Stevens (generation 4 of the Stevens Annex) and, thus, sister of Emma Stevens), on 6 September 1879. James and Theresa had the following children:

c. Emma “Em” Catherine Biles: (photos) (more info)

Born 10 May 1881. Died 8 June 1960; interred in the Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Named after Emma (McKernan) Steafather, who was the sister of Theresa C. (McKernan) Biles and mother of Grace (Steafather) Young (more info). Never married.

As an adult and after her parents had passed away, Emma lived with her unmarried sister, Anna, in her parents’ home on RD #2 (Lime Hill) in Wyalusing Township. By all accounts Emma was always a little strange and reserved, if not shy. Whenever visitors were present, Emma would normally be either out of the area entirely or away from others, occasionally coming forward to whisper something into Anna’s ear, then retreating again. As a minimum, it’s clear Emma was never a social, outgoing person. Another point of interest about Emma: when possible, she always posed for photos in a side profile.

d. Helen Biles: (photos) Born 5 October 1883. Died 22 January 1893 from complications of a burst appendix.

e. Lafayette “Leaf”/“Leafy” Judson Biles: (photos) (more info) Born 11 April 1886 at Camptown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 13 October 1949; interred Camptown Cemetery. Employed as a farrier (shoes horses) and blacksmith. Initially operated a blacksmith’s shop in the garage beside the house on his father’s farm. Later, for many years, Leafy had a blacksmith shop in the nearby village of Camptown, where he resided. During World War II Leafy was associated with the Merchant Marine, doing metal work aboard ships. It was at that time that he kept a black, 1931 Model A Ford sedan in the garage on the farm that he had initially used as a work shop.

Married (1^st) Arminda Caroline/Carolyn “Callie”/"Caroline" Patton (b. 13 Sep 1889 at Camptown, PA, d. 12 Apr 1914), daughter of neighbors Edward “Ed” C. (b. Wyalusing, PA) and Mary C. (Hankinson) Patton (b. Herrick, PA), on 23 December 1913; no children. Following Callie’s early death, Leafy married (2^nd) Frances Sarah Cannon (photos) (b. 19 Dec 1893, d. 26/2 May 1922; interred Camptown Cemetery), daughter of Charles F. and Ella (Ward) Cannon, on 7 November 1917 and had the following daughter:

(1. Helen Elsie Biles: (photos) (more info) Born 12:30 PM on 26 August 1918 at Camptown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; 8 ½ pounds. Died 14 April 1934 (age 16) while learning to drive a car; failed to negotiate a curve and drowned when the car left the road and sank in an adjacent body of water. Interred Camptown Cemetery.

Leafy Biles married (3^rd) (?) Deane/Dean. Little is known of her. (note: one report has this as Leafy’s first marriage).

f. Martin “Mart” Biles: (photos) Born 12 August 1887. Died 7 May 1910; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

g. Ann “Anna” or “Blanche” Biles: (photos) (more info) DAR member 157160.

Born 26 August 1893 at Lime Hill, RD #2 Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 15 December 1968; interred Biles Cemetery. Never married. Was a school teacher and, in later life, a teacher of teachers. At some point she was teaching at Alfred, New York. In the early 1930s she had a pretty good job at Cobleskill, New York, but quit for, perhaps, health reasons, and never went back to full-time employment, except for a brief period in Kentucky. It appears this decision may also have had a lot to do with her older sister Emma, who by that time had started to loose some of her mental capacity and needed support. Anna and Emma lived together on their father’s farm. with her unmarried sister, Emma, and their step cousin, Grace Steafather, in their parents’ house on RD #2 (Lime Hill) in Wyalusing Township.

Thinking it to be more dignified, Ann unofficially changed her name from Ann Biles to Anna Blanche Biles, and as an adult she always signed her name Anna B. Biles. Even some Bible records refer to Ann as Anna. Thus, she became officially and unofficially: Anna Biles.

Marlin (Bryant) Drake remembered how her “Aunt Anna” and “Aunt Emma” lived together in a relatively small house (photo) on Lime Hill, Bradford County, Pennsylvania that had no electricity or other relatively modern conveniences. Their toilet was an outhouse and their water supply was hand-pumped into their pantry/food storage and preparation area. They also had a massive, wood-fired stove in the middle of their main living area that was used to cook, as well as heat the house. Marlin also remembered being amazed and in awe of how Anna could read and speak Latin flawlessly and with ease.

Anna had 2 cars: a 1930 Model A coup with rumble seat, and a 1937 Packard coup.

After Emma died, and because Anna’s health was too poor to live alone, she moved to Mansfield, Pennsylvania to reside with Earl D. and Grace (Steafather) Young (Para. h., below), where she was in February 1961. Later they all moved to Anna’s house on Lime Hill. Grace insisted on electrifying and plumbing the house to relatively modern standards, and it was done.

James and Theresa (McKernan) Biles also raised, from age 3, the following child of Theresa’s sister, Emma:

h. Grace Etta Steafather: (photos) (more info)

Born 31 January 1895 at Lopez, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Wesley and Emma (McKernan) Steafather (d. 1898)(pronounced: steefather, a derivative of steifather), who were the sister and brother-in-law of Theresa (McKernan) Biles, wife of James Monroe Biles. Grace died 18 November 1972, age 77, at Memorial Hospital, Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; funeral in Mansfield, Pennsylvania; interment in Oakwood Cemetery in Durhare, where her parents were interred).

Grace’s mother died when she was 3 years old, and her aunt Theresa (McKernan) Biles, who had played a significant role in raising her husband’s children from his 1^st marriage, prevailed over the reported objections of James Monroe Biles to take in young Grace and raise her to maturity. According to Grace, her relationship with James was never warm and welcoming, so, as soon as she graduated from Camptown High School in 1913 she left his household. Grace worked briefly for her older “brother,” “Leafy” Biles (Para. e., above), when he resided at Camptown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, but left there as soon as possible, putting herself through the 2-year teacher’s course at Mansfield Normal School (later Mansfield University) by sewing/dress-making for people in and around Mansfield; she apparently got no help from James M. Biles. She taught school for several years at Mill Creek, Tioga County, New York, and later owned and operated a small restaurant at Milan (just south of Athens on Rt 220), Bradford County, Pennsylvania, where she met Earl Denver Young (photos) (more info) (b. 28 Jan 1898 at Roulette, Potter Co., PA, d. Fri, 9 Nov 1984 (age 86 yrs, 9 mo., 11 days) at the home of his daughter, Mirabel, RD #3 Mansfield, Richmond Township, Tioga County, PA, interred Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield) (SSN: 183-09-0222), who was employed as a mechanic on road projects at the time on Route 220, which connects Milan to communities north and south. At that time Earl operated concrete finishing machines.

Grace subsequently married Earl on 11 August 1923 at Athens, Pennsylvania with Justice of the Peace Ward W. Watrous officiating, and they resided in the Mansfield, Pennsylvania area for many years. Earl was employed throughout his life as a welder and road worker, often having to reside away from home. During the mid 1920s Grace contemplated moving her family west to be closer to her father and siblings in California, however, it did not happen.

For obvious reasons, Grace considered Emma and Anna Biles to be her older sisters. She didn’t remember her mother well, since she was just 3 years old when Emma (McKernan) Steafather died. Her father moved with her two brothers to California shortly thereafter. One brother, Grover Steafather, did drive east and visited with Grace and her family once, and Grace and Earl drove their family to California once to visit them when their daughter, Mirabell was a small baby (of interest: following that trip Earl got his 1^st driver’s license). Other than those meetings, Grace had no subsequent contact with her father and siblings.

Approximately 1960, after their children were grown and when Anna Biles was too old to live alone (Emma, her older sister, had died a few years before) and maintain what had been her parent’s house on RD #1 in Wyalusing Township, Grace and Earl Young moved into that house with Anna and made a lot of upgrades to the property (modern furnace, electricity, water system, indoor plumbing). Earl continued to live there until 2 days before his death.

Earl and Grace (Steafather) Young were members of the Camptown United Methodist Church. They had the following children, who are detailed further at generation 1 of the Young Annex.

(1. Charles Nevin Young: Born 28 May 1924.

(2. Mirabel Ann Young: Born 26 December 1925.

(3. Bruce Anson Young: Born 1933.

(4. Joan Marie Young: Born 4 June 1935.

4. Aaron Biles: (photos)

Born 10 September 1847 near Homets Ferry in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 11 October 1862, age 15 years, 1 month, 1 day, from complications of diphtheria; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

5. Mary "Molly" “Mame” Biles: (photos)

Born 26/16 December 1848/49 near Homets Ferry in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 7 November 1862 (age 13 yrs, 10mo., 12 days) from complications of diphtheria; interred Biles Cemetery.

6. Sarah/Sara Biles: (photos)

Born 10 May 1851 near Homets Ferry in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 7 May 1853 (age 1 yr, 11 mo., 27 days); interred Biles Cemetery (also seen:”Buried near house”).

7. Emily Amanda Biles: (photos)

Born 14 May 1853 near Homets Ferry in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 17 March 1872 (age 18 yrs, 10 mo., 3 days) from complications of the measles; interred Biles Cemetery.

8. Anna “Annie” Eliza Biles: (photos)

Born 31 October 1855 near Homets Ferry in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 15 March 1870 (age 14 yrs, 4 mo., 15 days); interred Biles Cemetery. Received an award of merit from her teacher in 1868.

9. John Addison Biles: (photos) (more info) Twin; two minutes older than his brother, Jacob. Born 16 February 1858 near Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 13 September 1929; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry. Married Sarah Ellen Kerrick (photos) (b. 20 Jun 1858, d. 18 Feb 1932), daughter of Wilson and Eliza (Emery) Kerrick, on 21 October 1884 and resided in the house built by and first occupied by his parents near Homets Ferry.

10. Jacob Madison Biles, MD: (photos) (more info)

Twin; two minutes younger than his brother, John. Born 16 February 1858 near Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 4/1 March 1928; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

1900 US Census: Jacob Biles, age 42 (b. Feb 1858 in PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a physician, was heading a household in Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife of 17 years, Ida M. Biles, age 38 (b. Feb 1862 in PA; parents b. PA), who had had 4 children, 2 of whom were still alive; daughter, Bessie M. Biles, age 15 (b. aug 1884 in PA); and son, Raymond D. Biles, age 3 (b. Jan 1897 in PA).

1910 US Census: Jacob Biles, age 52 (b. PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He had been married once. The household also included his wife of 28 years, Ida M. Biles, age 48 (b. PA; parents b. PA), who had been married once and had had 4 children, 2 of whom were still alive; and son, Raymond D. Biles, age 13 (b. PA). Of interest, the households headed by his cousins, Thomas P. Biles [son of Lewis Biles], age 42, and Peter A. Biles [son of Charles Biles], age 58, were enumerated close by on the same census page.

1920 US Census: Jacob Biles, MD, age 61 (b. PA; parents b. PA), with no record of employment, was heading a household on Porterville Road in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife, Ida M. Biles, age 57 (b. PA; parents b. PA); and mother-in-law, Harriet A. Quick, age 80 (b. PA) and widowed. Of interest, the households headed by Thomas P. Biles, age 55, and Peter A. Biles, age 69, were enumerated on the same census page.

Jacob Biles married Ida May Quick (more info) (b. 3 Feb 1862 at Quick’s Bend, Wilmot Township, Bradford Co.; d. 25/28 Dec 1924 (also seen: d. 12 Jul 1920?), age 62 yrs, 10 mo., 25 days, from complications of myocarditis (heart inflammation), at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; interred Biles Cemetery), daughter of Reverend Erastus C. and Harriett/Harriet A. (Adams) Quick of Camptown, Bradford County, on 29 November 1882 at the Quick residence, with Reverend G. M. Chamberlain officiating. They initially resided near Homets Ferry, very close to the Biles Cemetery. Later resided at 4 Weston Street, Towanda, Bradford County, where Ida died.

After his younger brother, “Dick” died unexpectedly (Jun 1885), Jacob followed in his footsteps by studying medicine at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati. He spent the first winter in Cincinnati while his family stayed with his in-laws. He stayed home 1 winter, then returned to Cincinnati for 2 more years of study, keeping the family with him the last year, graduating in 1888. Practiced medicine at Meshoppen, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Jacob and Ida had the following children:

a. Bessie Marguerite Biles: (photos) (more info) Born 4 August 1884 at Homet’s Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died Tuesday, 5 July 1966 at Tioga General Hospital, Waverly; interred Oak Hall Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford County.

1900 US Census: Fred Heath, age 23 (b. Jun 1876 in PA; parents b. PA), single, and employed as a day laborer, resided in the household headed by his brother-in-law, Samuel Kintner, age 23, in Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

1910 US Census: Fred Heath, age 33 (b. PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a polisher in a toy factory, was heading a household at 28 Main Street in the City of Towanda, Towanda Borough, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife of 4 years, Bessie M. Heath, age 25 (b. PA; parents b. PA), who had been married once and had had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive; son, Ralph R. Heath, age 2 (b. PA); and daughter, Mary M. Heath, age 1 year and 6 months (b. PA).

1920 US Census: Fred C. Heath, age 43 (b. PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a vaneer applicator in a furniture factory, was heading a household at 512 Fourth Street in Towanda Borough, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife, Bessie M. Heath, age 35 (b. PA; parents b. PA); son, Ralph R. Heath, age 12 (b. PA); daughter, Mary M. Heath, age 11 (b. PA); and son, earl P. Heath, age 8 years and 1 month (b. PA).

1930 US Census: Fred Heath, age 53 (b. PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a vaneer applicator in a furniture factory, was heading a household at 111 Fifth Street in the City of Towanda, Towanda Borough, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He married 1st at age 29, and his residence was valued at $2,000. The household also included his wife, Bessie Heath, age 45 (b. PA; parents b. PA); son, Ralph Heath, age 22 (b. PA), single, and employed as a bookkeeper for a plumbing shop; daughter, Mary Heath, age 21 (b. PA), single, and employed as a stenographer in an insurance office; son, Earl Heath, age 19 (b. PA), single, and employed as a civil engineer for the steam railroad; and daughter, Mabel Heath, age 9 (b. PA).

Bessie Biles married Fred Calif Heath (photos) (b. 18 Jun 1876 in Mercer Co., PA, d. 4 Jul 1933), son of David M. and Mary Jane (Oval) Heath, on 11 September 1905/06 (1906 in one Bible) and resided at 111 5^th Street, Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Fred and Bessie had the following children:

(1. Harriett Heath: (photos) Born 6 December 1906 at Homet’s Ferry, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 1 January 1907; age 1 month.

(2. Ralph Raymond Heath “Raymond”: (photos) Born 11 November 1907 at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 10/12 June 1978 at Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. In 1965 was working for IBM (as a plumber) in Endicott, Broome County, New York. Resided at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania when he died at age 70 on 10 June 1978.

Ralph Heath married (1^st) Sylvia Allen (b. 28 Apr 1912 at Towanda, Bradford Co., PA). Married (2^nd) Jane Armstrong Davis and had 3 children. Married (3^rd) Mrs. Dorothy (Drislane) Marcey (b. 2 Mar 1913 at Towanda, Bradford Co., PA, d. there 24 Jan 1989) of Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Francis Patrick and Maude E. (McGill) Drislane, on 13 August 1965 at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. One of these wives was “of Philadelphia” when she died in early November 1960.

(3. Mary Marguerite Heath: (photos) Born 15 October 1908 at Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 22 December 1995 at Owego, Tioga County, New York; funeral 27 December 1995 at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. In 1993 had moved to Vestal, New York. Never married.

(4. Earl Paul Heath: (photos) Born 31 January 1911 a Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 19 July 1959. Married (1^st) Evelyn (?). Perhaps married (2^nd) Louise (?).

(5. Anna Mabel Heath “Mabel”: (photos) (more info) (SSN: 171-01-3931) Born 16 August 1920 (also seen: 7 Jul 1915) at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died Tuesday, 17 February 2009, age 88, in Tioga County, New York. Graduated 1938 from Towanda High School. Married Gerald “Gerry” Wilson Houseknecht (b. 30 Nov 1916/18 Apr 1920 at Powell, Bradford Co., PA, d. 20 Nov 2005 at Sayre, Bradford Co., PA, SSN: 167-14-1906) of Tioga Center, New York, her high school sweetheart, on 29 June 1940 at Towanda and resided at 11 Dearwind Valley Road, Tioga Center 13845. Were residing at Elmira, New York when their children were born. Mabel resided last on Diamond Valley Road. Mabel and Gerald had the following children:

(a. Earl Brady Houseknecht: Born 1942 at Elmira, Broome County, New York. Married (1^st) Carol Elizabeth “Betty” Callaghan/Callahan and resided in New York. Later resided at Nichols. Earl and Carol had the following children:

(1) William “Bill” Henry Houseknecht: Born 1966. Married Anita Kraust and had the following children:

(a) Ashley Houseknecht: Born 1988.

(b) Joshua Houseknecht: Born 1989.

Bill and Anita (Kraust) Houseknecht were divorced about 1992. In 2009 Bill resided with Laurie (?).

(2) Dale Wilson Houseknecht: Born 1969. Married Amy Hoyt. No children as of 1992.

Earl and Carol were subsequently divorced. Earl married (2^nd) Darlene/Betty (Miller) Farlis and resided at Owego, New York. Darlene had the following children from her 1^st marriage to (?) Farlis:

(3) Tommy Farlis.

(4) David Farlis.

(5) Dale Farlis.

(6) Tiny Farlis.

(7) Tammy Farlis.

(b. James “Jim” Richard Houseknecht: Born 1947 at Elmira, Broome County, New York. Employed as a teacher at Tioga Central High School. Married Dedra Hanna in 1967 and resided in the Owego, New York area (perhaps Smithboro). In 2009 resided in Florida. James and Dedre had the following children:

(1) James Gerald Houseknecht: Born 1970. Graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.

(2) Jennifer Jo Houseknecht: Born 1973. Majored in sports therapy at New England University, Bedleford, Maine.

(c. Mary Ann Houseknecht: (more info) Born 1949 at Elmira, Broome County, New York. Married Stanley Brown, son of Hugh Brown, in 1968 at Tioga Center, New York and resided in Pennsylvania. Mary and Stanley were subsequently divorced. Mary Ann and Stanley had the following daughters:

(1) Tina Jill Brown: Born 1969. Married Robert Lewis in 1992.

(2) Stacy Marie Brown: Born 1971. Married Scott Teel in 2009.

b. Roy Biles: (photos) Born 22/21 May 1889 in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Died there 23 May 1889; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

c. Eva Biles: (photos) Born 27 March 1890 in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Died there 30 October 1890; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

d. Raymond Douglas Biles: (photos) (more info) Born 14 January 1897/96 at Meshoppen Borough/Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Died unmarried on 17 October 1918 at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania while assigned to the US Army Motor Transport Service during World War I (inscription on gov’t gravestone in Biles Cemetery: Co D 1 Regt SAC B SAT C 1897 – 1918 WWI). Graduated 1917 from Camptown High School, Camptown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

11. Martin Luther Biles: (photos)

Born 28 November 1860/59 (Biles Cem Book says 1859; so does Helen Hoover’s Bible) near Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 1 May 1884, age 24; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

12. Elmore “Dick” Llewellyn Biles, MD: (photos) (more info)

Born 17 August 1863 near Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 13 June 1885, age 22, from complications of malnutrition; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry. “As a child he was never exceptionally strong.” Graduated from Keystone Academy and the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, but at the same time he ignored his own nutrition while fully engaged with school activities. Dick became sick a few days before college commencement and was taken to his parent’s home, where he died soon thereafter, before his diploma from medical school reached him.

13. Albert “Bubbie” Sidney Biles: (photos)

Born 25 July 1866 near Homets Ferry, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died there 23 April 1872, age 5 years, 8 months, 27 days; interred Biles Cemetery on the hill above Homets Ferry.

4. Census Records:

1840 US Census: Jacob Biles, age 20 to 30, was heading a household in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The household also included 1 female, age 15 to 20.

1850 US Census: Jacob Biles, age 34 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued at $3,000. The household also included his wife, Mary Biles, age 28 (b. PA); daughter, Hellen Biles, age 7 (b. PA); son, James Biles, age 5 (b. PA); son, Aaron Biles, age 3 (b. PA); and daughter, Mary Biles, age 1 (b. PA).

1860 US Census: Jacob Place Biles, age 44 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Wyalusing Township (Lime Hill Post Office), Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal property was valued at $2,530. The household also included his wife, Mary Biles, age 38 (b. PA); daughter, Hellen Biles, age 16 (b. PA); son, Jas Biles, age 14 (b. PA); son, Aaron Biles, age 12 (b. PA); daughter, Mary Biles, age 11 (b. PA); daughter, Emily Biles, age 7 (b. PA); daughter, Ann Biles, age 4 (b. PA); son, Jacob Biles (twin), age 2 (b. PA); son, John Biles (twin), age 2 (b. PA); and son, Martin Biles, age 6 months (b. PA).

1870 US Census: Jacob Biles, age 54 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Wyalusing Township (French Town Post Office), Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued at $10,000 and his personal property was valued at $3,000. The household also included his wife, Mary Biles, age 48 (b. PA); daughter, Hellen Biles, age 26 (b. PA), with no occupation recorded; son, James Biles, age 24 (b. PA), with no occupation recorded; daughter, Emily Biles, age 16 (b. PA); son, Jacob Biles, Jr., age 12 (b. PA); son, John Biles, age 12 (b. PA); son, Martin Biles, age 10 (b. PA); daughter [should be male], Louellen Biles, age 6 (b. PA); and son, Albert Biles, age 3 (b. PA). Of interest, the household headed by Jacob's brother, James Biles, age 52, was next door.

1880 US Census: Jacob P. Biles, age 64 (b. PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife, Mary M. Biles, age 58 (b. PA; birth place of parents no recorded); son, James M. Biles, age 22 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer; son, John A. Biles, age 22 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer; son, Milton L. Biles, age 20 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer; son, Edward L. Biles, age 16 (b. PA) and in school; and servant, Charles McGovern, age 23 (b. PA; father b. Ireland; mother b. NYS).

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