Richard Addison Stiles

1845 - 1904  (58 years)

• Name	Richard Addison Stiles  [1]
  Birth	9 Jun 1845	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	52339CECCB8A4908A2E6D803E90A837E0AF4
  Death	23 Feb 1904	Olin, Jones County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Burial	Olin, Jones County, Iowa, USA, Olin Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I13410	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2018

  
  

  Family	Levina Mandana Douglass,   b. 29 May 1852, Chazy, Clinton County, New York, USA d. 19 Mar 1934 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1867	Beaver, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Caroline Effie "Carrie" Stiles,   b. 26 Jun 1869   d. 21 Jan 1894, Olin, Jones County, Iowa, USA (Age 24 years)   2. Frederick Arthur "Fred" Stiles,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Olin, Jones County, Iowa, USA d. 3 Sep 1922, Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F4858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jun 1845 - Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Addison Stiles was born June 9, 1845, in Rockford, Winnebago County, IL, the son of Gardner and Mary Ann (Woodcock) Stiles. When young, he wanted to join the army and help free the slaves. He was too young, so told them he was older. He served in Co. A, 64th IL Infantry about 1961-2. He was Honorably discharged at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL, Oct. 1, 1862. Then, at age 19, he enlisted and was mustered in on Sept. 2, 1864, at Dixon, IL, by Capt. Eustace for a term of one year. He was a Private in Co. E, 146th IL Infantry. His residence was listed as Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL. He was lised then as being 5 ft. 10 in. tall, with light hair, dark eyes and fair complexion. Later in life, he was 6 ft. 2 in. tall. Richard stood guard duty often, sometimes all night with insufficient clothing for the cold weather. He took a cold that caused lung damage, and it affected him the rest of his life. He served his country until the end of the war. He was one of the soldiers that stood outside a black draped building in Springfield, IL, when President Lincoln was assassinated. He was mustered out July 8, 1865, at Springfield, IL, by Lieutenant Hawks. In 1866, he went to Spring Valley, MN, where he met and married Levina Mandana Douglass. They were married by Justice of the Peace, B. G. Holman, at Beaver, Fillmore County, MN, Dec. 18, 1867. They moved to Olin, Jones County, IA, where they engaged in farming. To this union six children were born: Caroline "Carrie" Effie, June 26, 1869 Ella Evangeline, who died at 2 months of age Frederick Arthur, b. Aug. 15, 1873, at Olin, IA Samuel Addison, b. May 25, 1875, at Olin, IA Alice Maud, who died at age 2 from diptheria, Olin IA Nettie Myrtle, b. Feb. 2, 1879, Olin, IA Richard died February 23, 1904, following an illness, and was buried in the Olin Cemetery, Olin, IA. [1]

  
  

• Sources

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