NameRebecca Willett (Ree) STILES 61
BirthJun 9, 1869, Hodgenville, Larue Co., KY
DeathDec 5, 1931, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
Misc. Notes
Rebecca "Ree" Willett Stiles, fifth daughter of Kitchell Mathias (1819-85) and Caroline Hobbs Stiles (1828-1908), was born June 9, 1869, in Hodgenville, Ky. She lived in Hodgenville. She married (1) in 1890, Squire Hines Tarpley (1863-1900), son of Joseph (1815-94) and Elizabeth A. LaRue Tarpley (1826-88), of Hodgenville. He was a hotel clerk for his father. Their children were Katie Higgins (1894-1991)(dsp) who married William J. Kohler (c1885-1977) and lived in Louisville; and Stiles LaRue Tarpley (1898-1967). She married (2) in 1906, Edward T. Etherton (1844-1907), of Hodgenville.
Stiles LaRue Tarpley was a real estate broker in Louisville, Ky. He married (1) in 1916, Mary Catherine Dixon (1896-1961), daughter of George William (1852-1935) and Martha J. Pryor Dixon (1870-1947). Their children were Herbert Stiles (1918-88), and infant Tarpley (1919). He married (2) in 1924, Hazel Medley (1899-1979), daughter of William Eugene (1874-1945) and Lydia Downs Medley (1879-1909), of Meade County, Ky. Their four children were Ladonna "Donna" May (1925-2011) who married James Andrew Spellman (1922-2003); Beatrice Paul (1927-92) who married Winston Deane Kreachbaum (1923-91); Marilyn Frances (1928-) who married William C. Daugherty (1926-2009); and Lydia H. Tarpley who married (1)James Elwood Dowd, and (2) a McDaniel.
Rebecca Willett Stiles died December 3, 1931, and is probably buried in Louisville. Her husband, Squire Hines Tarpley, died October 10/15, 1900, and is probably buried in LaRue County.
Spouses
Birth1863
Death1900
OccupationHotel Clerk
Misc. Notes
Lived in Hodgenville, KY.