Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameDavid STILES Jr. 58
BirthFeb 14, 1807, Morristown, NJ
DeathMay 3, 1875, Howe Valley, Hardin Co., KY
Burial1875, Stiles-Shipley Cemetery, Howe Valley, Hardin Co., KY
Misc. Notes
Lived in Howe Valley, KY. Sheltered blacks from lynching, etc., in a cave on his farm. He answered a knock on his door in the night and was shot for harboring blacks.
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Spouses
Birthca 1819
DeathMay 8, 1856
MarriageJan 20, 1831, Hardin Co., KY
BirthJun 23, 1818
DeathMay 8, 1856
Burial1856, Stiles-Shipley Cemetery, Howe Valley, Hardin Co., KY
Misc. Notes
Headstone Inscription:
Dearest mother thou hast left us/Here thy loss we deeply feel/But tis God who has bereft us/He can all our sorrows heal.