John Briles   Gen. 6, id #1047, Keith #2410                          Edited 19800103
===========   Son of Jacob Briles & Catherine Rollins                       |[1]       
 
Born: 13 Jun 1822 NC, Randolph                                              |          
Died:        1886 IN, Madison                                               |[135]     
 
Marr: Elizabeth Young                                   
      m: 28 Dec 1842 NC, Randolph (lic.)                                    |[A]        
      b:    Apr 1824 NC, Randolph                                           |[136]     
      d:        1915 IN, Madison, Anderson                                  |[135]     
      (unknown) & Sarah Young                                               |          
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  Jacob                    Oct 1844 NC, Randolph                                
  2.  Noah                         1846 NC, Randolph                                
  3.  (Eleazer) Elwood      11 Aug 1865                  10 Apr 1921 IN, Madison, An
  4.  Thomas                       1868                                             
 
Census:
                                         Age BP   Occupation            
1850 Briles, John         NC, Randolph    28 NC   Farmer                                                                                               
1860 Briles, John         NC, Randolph    37 NC   F.                                                                                                   
 
John and Elizabeth moved to Grant Co., IN.  [165]

John is buried in Little Ridge Cem. in Madison Co., IN.  His wife
Elizabeth is buried in Park Cem., along with their son Elwood.
[135]

Excerpts from 'Biographical Memoirs of Grant Co., IN', p463 [165]:

John Briles, a farmer, came to Indiana in the fall of 1865 and 
located on a farm four and one-half miles from Fairmount.  He was 
a Union man in sentiment and bitterly opposed to both slavery and 
to secession.  He lost considerable property by reason of his 
devotion to the Union while living in the south, the Confederate 
troops devastating his farm and carrying off everything that was 
portable.  John Briles after coming to Grant County, Indiana, 
continued to cultivate the soil, and died on his Liberty township 
farm at the age of 64 years; his widow, born in 1824, still lives 
on the home farm in Liberty township.  The children born to John 
and Elizabeth Briles were three in number, Jacob being the 
eldest; Noah is a farmer in Madison County, Indiana; and Elwood 
E., the youngest of the family, is now a student of law in 
Fairmount.
 
Sources: 
[A]   Briles, John; Young, Elizabeth; Sec: Rush, Zebedee; Wit: McCain, Hugh; [172]
[1]   Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, "The Broyles Family", typescript reprinted in [4]
[4]   Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Newsletter" (periodical), self-published, 1982-2000
[135] Briles, Harriet, letter dated 26 May 1991
[172] WPA, Randolph Co., NC, Marriage Bonds, LDS Film 418149
[136] Wilson, Duane, letter dated 6 Jun 1991
[165] Briles, Harriet, letter dated Jul 1991

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