John Wesley Briles   Gen. 6, id #1428, Keith #1271                   Edited 20140128
==================   Son of Ephraim Briles & Miriam Lockhart                |[1]       
 
Born:        1829 IN, Harrison                                              |          
Died:                                                                       |          
 
Marr: Burnetta Purcell                                  
      m:  1 Jan 1846 IN, Harrison                                           |[A]        
      b:        1828 IN,                                                    |          
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  Elroy P.                     1847 IN, Harrison                                
  2.  Atalisa                      1851 IN,                                         
  3.  Jennie Lucinda               1857 IA,                                         
  4.  Samuel A.                    1859 IA,                     1925                
  5.  Martha A.                    1864 IA, Muscatine                               
 
Census:
                                         Age BP   Occupation            
1850 Briles, John W.      MO, Clark       22 IN   Laborer                                                                                              
1860 Briles, John W.      IA, Humbolt     34 IN   Farmer                                                                                               
 
It appears John died in the late 1860's, probably in Boone Co.,
Iowa where his daughters married.  There is no census entry for
him in 1870, and his widow and children have not been located 
either.  Of some interest is the fact that a Jenette Briles 
married Butler S. Hand in Boone Co. in 1870.  This is presumably
John's widow, but in the 1880 census of that county we find
Jenette Briles and two daughters.  Butler Hand has remarried and
moved to Arkansas.  

Also of interest is that in 1850 and 1860 John and Burnetta/Jenette 
had young Briles girls, relatives, in their households.  It was
certainly common for older couples to have grandchildren in their
households, but it's a bit unusual to see young families fostering
children.
 
Sources: 
[A]   Briles, John W.; Purcell, Burnetta; Note: age by Elry P. Purcell [185], [183]
[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
[185] Slevin, Ruth, "Harrison Co., Ind., marriages, 1832-1849"
[183] Beanblossom, Walter, "Marriage Affadavits & Certificates, Harrison Co., Ind., 1809-1865"

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