Daughter of William Franklin Giles/Jiles and Irene Harrison.
Granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Jiles and Sarah Ellen Whitfield; John Lee Harrison and Rebecca Ann Moore.
Sibling of John Benjamin, Willie Ether, Nora Lydia, Robert Algin, Leonard Hobson, Alvia Rabun, Mary Ellen, Lessie Wilbur, Infant Giles, Infant Giles.
Wife of Hughes Colvin, married 1911 in Lincoln Parish, LA, Bk H, Pg 68.
Mother of Willie Press, Avis Irene, Adele, Mildred Elaine, Major Melvin, Leonard Gilbert, Infant Son, and Arnold Lavelle.
Myrtle is buried with Hughes in the Mineral Springs Cemetery near several of her children and parents.
Daughter of William Franklin Giles/Jiles and Irene Harrison.
Granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Jiles and Sarah Ellen Whitfield; John Lee Harrison and Rebecca Ann Moore.
Sibling of John Benjamin, Willie Ether, Nora Lydia, Robert Algin, Leonard Hobson, Alvia Rabun, Mary Ellen, Lessie Wilbur, Infant Giles, Infant Giles.
Wife of Hughes Colvin, married 1911 in Lincoln Parish, LA, Bk H, Pg 68.
Mother of Willie Press, Avis Irene, Adele, Mildred Elaine, Major Melvin, Leonard Gilbert, Infant Son, and Arnold Lavelle.
Myrtle is buried with Hughes in the Mineral Springs Cemetery near several of her children and parents.
Inscription
Their joint marker inscribed "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want".
Family Members
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John Benjamin Jiles Sr
1891–1970
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Willie Eather Giles Dowling
1893–1976
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Nora Lydia "Liddie" Jiles Simmons
1895–1978
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Robert Algin Jiles Sr
1897–1980
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Leonard Hobson Giles
1899–1980
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Alvia R. Giles
1901–1952
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Mary Ellen Giles
1903–1905
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Lessie Wilbur Jiles Woodard
1906–1997
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Infant Son Giles
1911–1911
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Infant Son Giles
1913–1913
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