BILES ANNEX
Bessie Rose Biles Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 19 June 2022
|
|
|
More Info |
Origin of
the surname “Biles:”
Generation
4 (?) Biles
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died 1883.
2. Wife: Anna M. McKenney
Born . Died 1918.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. James Biles: See generation 3, below.
b. Samuel Biles: Married (?) and had the following
children:
(1. Jennie Biles.
(2. Susie Biles.
c. Martha Biles: Married (?) Thorne and had the
following children:
(1. Samuel Thorne.
(2. Martha Thorne.
(3. Lizzie Thorne.
(4. George Thorne.
(5. Edward Thorne.
3 James H. Biles
1. Biographical notes:
Born England. Died 1883. Employed as a cabinet
maker.
1860 US Census: James Biles, age 32 (b. England),
with no record of employment, was heading a household in the City of Buffalo,
Erie County, New York. The household
also included his wife, Elizabeth Biles, age 33 (b. England); and son, George
Biles, age 6 (b. NYS).
1865 NYS Census: James H. Biles, age 41 (b. England)
and employed as a painter, was heading a household in the City of Buffalo, Erie
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Elizabeth Biles, age 42 (b. England), who had been married
once and had had 3 children; and son, George Biles, age 12 (b. NYS).
2. Wife: Elizabeth Murrant/Moorant
Born about 1820 in England. Died 1918.
1900 US
Census: Elizabeth Biles, age 80 (b. Sep 1820 in England; parents b. England)
and widowed, was boarding in the household headed by Martha E. Orcutt, age 53, at 211 Rhode Island Street in the City of
Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
Elizabeth had immigrated to the US in 1842 and had had 3 children, all no longer alive.
1910 US
Census: No clear record found.
3. Children: (3 total; order uncertain)
a. George Biles: See generation 2, below.
b. Child: Died before 1860.
c. Child: Died before 1860.
2 George Biles
1. Biographical notes:
Born 16 July 1853 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New
York. Died 18 May 1884; interred Forest Lawn
Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
Employed as a pharmacist.
1880 US
Census: George Biles, age 28 (b. NYS; parents b. England) and employed as a
druggist, was heading a household in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New
York. The household also included his
wife, Anna M. [McKinney] Biles, age 29 (b. NYS; father b. England; mother b.
Scotland); daughter, Bessie Rose Biles, age 3 (b. NYS); son, Ed. James Biles,
age 1 (b. NYS); and Robert Grills, age 22 (b. NYS; parents b. Ireland) and
employed as a clerk in a drug store.
2. Wife: Anna M.
McKinney (photos)
|
|
Born January 1851 in New York; daughter of Edwin
and Eliza J. (Ross) McKinney. Died 17
September 1917; interred with George. At
age 23 married George Biles, age 21 and employed as a druggist, on 16 July 1874
in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
1892 NYS
Census: Annie Biles, age 40 (b. US) was heading a household at 26 Penfield
Street in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The household also included her daughter,
Bessie Biles, age 15 (b. US); son, Eddie Biles, age 13 (b. US); son, Homer
Biles, age 9 (b. US); and mother-in-law, Elizabeth Biles, age 73 (b. England).
1900 US Census:
Anny Biles, age 49 (b. Jan 1851 in NYS; parents b. Ireland) and widowed, was
heading a household in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. She had had 3 children, all still alive. The household also included her daughter,
Bessie Biles, age 23 (b. Dec 1876 in NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed
as a telegraph operator; son, Edward Biles, age 21 (b. Jun 1879 in NYS; parents
b. NYS), single, and employed as a druggist; and son, Homer Biles, age 17 (b.
Jun 1882 in NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a druggist.
1910 US
Census: Anna M. Biles, age 58 (b. NYS; parents b. Ireland), widowed, and not
employed, was heading a household at 169 Herkimer Street in the City of
Buffalo, Erie County, New York. She had
had 3 children, all still alive. The
household also included her daughter, Bessie R. Biles, age 33 (b. NYS; parents
b. NYS), single, and employed as a private secretary for a church; son, Edward
J. Biles, age 30 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as proprietor
of a drug store; and son, Homer G. Biles, age 28 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS),
single, and employed as manager of a drug store.
3. Children:
a. Bessie Rose Biles: See generation 1,
below.
1920 US Census #2: (sheet 20A, page 1000, lined through) Bessie R. Biles, age 43 (b.
NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed secretary for a church, was heading
a household at 169 Herkimer Street in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New
York. The household also included her
brother, Homer G. Biles, age 37 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed
as a pharmacist in a drug store.
1930 US Census: Bessie R. Biles, age 53 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS), single, and employed as secretary for a church, was heading a
household at 169 Herkimer Street in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New
York. Her residence was valued at
$6,500. The household also included her
brother, Homer G. Biles, age 46 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed
as a pharmacist.
b. Edward James Biles: (photos) Born 28/29 January 1879 in New York. Died 24 July 1958 at Buffalo, Erie County,
New York; interred Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York. Employed as a pharmacist in
Buffalo, Erie County, New York. Married Florence L. Himmelsbach; no
children.
1918 WWI Draft Registration: Edward James Biles, age
39 (b. 29 Jan 1879) and employed as manager for a drug company, resided with
his wife, Florence L. Biles, at 17 Livingston Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New
York.
1940 US Census: Edward J. Biles, age 61 (b. NYS) and
employed as manager of a drug store, was heading a household in the City of
Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He had
completed 3 years of high school. The
household also included his wife, Florence L. Biles, age 60 (b. NYS), who had
completed 4 years of college; and aunt, Martha L. Hofheims,
age 71 (b. NYS) and single, with no record of employment, who had completed
2 years of high school. On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same
house.
c. Homer George Biles: Born 18 June 1882 at Buffalo,
Erie County, New York. Died 22 June 1967
at Beechwood Homes, Amherst, Erie
County, New York; interred Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New
York. Employed there as a
pharmacist. Never
married.
1918 WWI Draft
Registration: Homer George Biles, age 36 (b. 18 Jun 1882) and employed as
pharmacist, resided with his sister, Bessie R. Biles, at 169 Herkimer Street in
the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
1920 US
Census #1: (sheet 18B, enumerated 15-17 Jan 1920)
Homer Biles, age 38 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a clerk
for a drug store, was heading a household at 169 Herkimer Street in the City of
Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The
household also included his sister, Bessie R. Biles, age 34 [should be abt 43]
(b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as secretary for a church.
1940 US Census: [names were reversed by enumerator]
Homer R. Biles, age 63 (b. Buffalo, NY), single, and employed as a druggist for
Smither & Thurston, was heading a household at
169 Herkimer Street in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He had completed 4 years of high school. The household also included his "brother",
Bessie G. Biles, age 57 (b. Buffalo, NY), single, and not employed. On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same
house.
Bessie Rose Biles:
(photos)
Born 17
December 1876 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York. Died June 1967. Never married. Resided at Buffalo, Erie County, New
York. Corresponded
with Marian Elizabeth Biles and Clara Delphine
(Irvine) Coles.
WARNING: This page is a working draft of the results of ongoing
research; all information on or linked to this page is subject to change. Do not assume the information
displayed here is accurate. No
warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for its use or
interpretation. Please help us identify
inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate information and malfunctioning links
by clicking here or e-mailing us
at efamilyhistory1@gmail.com.