Son of John. He married Lucy D. Phillips, the daughter of David B. Phillips who is buried here also, the son of Densy Phillips.
Published in The Kentucky Standard (Bardstown, Ky.), Thursday, 21 Jan 1932, front page: Dies At 90 Demus Stiles, Last Male Of Pioneer Line Buried Today. Uncle Demus Stiles, last male descendant of the line of pioneer settlers which founded the Stiles community in this county, is dead.
His death was sudden, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, following a stroke of paralysis a few days before. On March 5 of this year he would have been 90 years old. One sister, Mrs. Sallie A. Stiles, survives in the direct line, while 100 nieces and nephews carry on the family name.
Orgin In New Jersey. The Stiles line of Nelson County began in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where John Stiles, father of Uncle Demus, was born. Stiles, Ky., was founded by him in the early years of the 19th century, and Demus Stiles was born there on March 5, 1842. Uncle Demus saw during his lifetime the development of nearly a century of American history. A babe of four when the Mexican War began, he was 19 when the shadow of Civil War fell upon the nation. When Spain and the United states went to war in 1896 he was 54, and his 75th birthday was past at the time of America's entry into the World War. His life covered the span of 22 U.S. Presidents. Was Beloved Citizen A great talker, and possessed of an almost inexhaustible fund of anecdote and reminiscence, Uncle Demus was one of the best citizens of Nelson County. He was a kind, lovable character, pious and sincere; his influence on the community was definitely constructive. Slightly above average height, he had become slightly stooped with age, but, despite grayed hair and the encroaching years, his eyes remained clear and undimmed to the last, his smile as ready and as kindly as in earlier days. Besides his sister, his wife, Mrs. Lucy G. Stiles, a daughter of the late D. B. Phillips, of Lebanon, survives him. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock from Union Band Baptist Church, with burial following there.P
Published in The Kentucky Standard (Bardstown, Ky.), Thursday, 21 Jan 1932, front page: Dies At 90 Demus Stiles, Last Male Of Pioneer Line Buried Today. Uncle Demus Stiles, last male descendant of the line of pioneer settlers which founded the Stiles community in this county, is dead.
His death was sudden, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, following a stroke of paralysis a few days before. On March 5 of this year he would have been 90 years old. One sister, Mrs. Sallie A. Stiles, survives in the direct line, while 100 nieces and nephews carry on the family name.
Orgin In New Jersey. The Stiles line of Nelson County began in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where John Stiles, father of Uncle Demus, was born. Stiles, Ky., was founded by him in the early years of the 19th century, and Demus Stiles was born there on March 5, 1842. Uncle Demus saw during his lifetime the development of nearly a century of American history. A babe of four when the Mexican War began, he was 19 when the shadow of Civil War fell upon the nation. When Spain and the United states went to war in 1896 he was 54, and his 75th birthday was past at the time of America's entry into the World War. His life covered the span of 22 U.S. Presidents. Was Beloved Citizen A great talker, and possessed of an almost inexhaustible fund of anecdote and reminiscence, Uncle Demus was one of the best citizens of Nelson County. He was a kind, lovable character, pious and sincere; his influence on the community was definitely constructive. Slightly above average height, he had become slightly stooped with age, but, despite grayed hair and the encroaching years, his eyes remained clear and undimmed to the last, his smile as ready and as kindly as in earlier days. Besides his sister, his wife, Mrs. Lucy G. Stiles, a daughter of the late D. B. Phillips, of Lebanon, survives him. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock from Union Band Baptist Church, with burial following there.P
Son of John. He married Lucy D. Phillips, the daughter of David B. Phillips who is buried here also, the son of Densy Phillips.
Published in The Kentucky Standard (Bardstown, Ky.), Thursday, 21 Jan 1932, front page: Dies At 90 Demus Stiles, Last Male Of Pioneer Line Buried Today. Uncle Demus Stiles, last male descendant of the line of pioneer settlers which founded the Stiles community in this county, is dead.
His death was sudden, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, following a stroke of paralysis a few days before. On March 5 of this year he would have been 90 years old. One sister, Mrs. Sallie A. Stiles, survives in the direct line, while 100 nieces and nephews carry on the family name.
Orgin In New Jersey. The Stiles line of Nelson County began in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where John Stiles, father of Uncle Demus, was born. Stiles, Ky., was founded by him in the early years of the 19th century, and Demus Stiles was born there on March 5, 1842. Uncle Demus saw during his lifetime the development of nearly a century of American history. A babe of four when the Mexican War began, he was 19 when the shadow of Civil War fell upon the nation. When Spain and the United states went to war in 1896 he was 54, and his 75th birthday was past at the time of America's entry into the World War. His life covered the span of 22 U.S. Presidents. Was Beloved Citizen A great talker, and possessed of an almost inexhaustible fund of anecdote and reminiscence, Uncle Demus was one of the best citizens of Nelson County. He was a kind, lovable character, pious and sincere; his influence on the community was definitely constructive. Slightly above average height, he had become slightly stooped with age, but, despite grayed hair and the encroaching years, his eyes remained clear and undimmed to the last, his smile as ready and as kindly as in earlier days. Besides his sister, his wife, Mrs. Lucy G. Stiles, a daughter of the late D. B. Phillips, of Lebanon, survives him. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock from Union Band Baptist Church, with burial following there.P
Published in The Kentucky Standard (Bardstown, Ky.), Thursday, 21 Jan 1932, front page: Dies At 90 Demus Stiles, Last Male Of Pioneer Line Buried Today. Uncle Demus Stiles, last male descendant of the line of pioneer settlers which founded the Stiles community in this county, is dead.
His death was sudden, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, following a stroke of paralysis a few days before. On March 5 of this year he would have been 90 years old. One sister, Mrs. Sallie A. Stiles, survives in the direct line, while 100 nieces and nephews carry on the family name.
Orgin In New Jersey. The Stiles line of Nelson County began in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where John Stiles, father of Uncle Demus, was born. Stiles, Ky., was founded by him in the early years of the 19th century, and Demus Stiles was born there on March 5, 1842. Uncle Demus saw during his lifetime the development of nearly a century of American history. A babe of four when the Mexican War began, he was 19 when the shadow of Civil War fell upon the nation. When Spain and the United states went to war in 1896 he was 54, and his 75th birthday was past at the time of America's entry into the World War. His life covered the span of 22 U.S. Presidents. Was Beloved Citizen A great talker, and possessed of an almost inexhaustible fund of anecdote and reminiscence, Uncle Demus was one of the best citizens of Nelson County. He was a kind, lovable character, pious and sincere; his influence on the community was definitely constructive. Slightly above average height, he had become slightly stooped with age, but, despite grayed hair and the encroaching years, his eyes remained clear and undimmed to the last, his smile as ready and as kindly as in earlier days. Besides his sister, his wife, Mrs. Lucy G. Stiles, a daughter of the late D. B. Phillips, of Lebanon, survives him. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock from Union Band Baptist Church, with burial following there.P
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
