Born:

August 2, 1858, New Market, Madison County, Alabama

Died:

May 1, 1934, Huntsville, Alabama

Buried:

Cameron United Methodist Church Cemetery, Maysville, Madison County, Alabama

Father of:

Benjamin Franklin Giles

Father of:

Milton Columbus Giles

Notes:

•  Son of Joseph Washington Giles (1824 - 1863) and Mariah Maria Morring (1828 - 1920). - Ancestry.com

•  John would have been nearly five when his father died. - Ancestry.com

•  Married Minnie Frank Power April 14, 1891. She was born March 9, 1873 in Madison County, Alabama and died July 30, 1955 in Madison County, Alabama. (Note: We are not positive this is the same John W. Giles.) - Ancestry.com

•  County Board of Equalization 1927-1933
     "A three member board, with its members being nominated by the County governing body; the County Board of Education; and the municipalities. Their term is for four years and they are appointed by the State Commissioner of Revenue. The 1940 Code of Alabama, Title 51, Section 88, describes their function: Their duty is primarily to review all assessments and to see that taxes are equalized." - Record I

•  Madison County Board of Registrars 1931-1935. - Record I

•  Father of:
     Benjamin Franklin Giles (1896 - 1971)
     Gillie Giles (1899 - )
     Sue Giles (1901 - )
     Joe Ed Giles (1903 - ) - Ancestry.com


Related Links:

•  Ancestry.com - Page created by montana450 and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18275767/person/899949743.)

•  Cemetery Records - From Roots Web

•  Find A Grave - Page created by Sidney Allen.

•  GenForum - Message board talking about where his parents lived on Hurricane Creek.

•  MCRC - Madison County Records Center

•  Record I - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentally of Alabama and the United States, Volume I, by James Record, 1970, pages 272, 275.

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  Benjamin Franklin Giles
•  Milton Columbus Giles
•  Record I