Jacob Clemons Skiles Jr. and brother, Charles William Skiles, served in Company K, 19th Texas Cavalry Nat Buford's Regiment, which was organized at Breckenridge (located at the northwest corner of Richland College today) on 10 April 1862. This was Captain James Thomas' Company. They fought at Old River, Louisiana on 23 April 1864. Charles W. Skiles was a 5th Sergeant at the close of the war, 30th April 1865.
Charles Skiles (1831-1880) took a wagon load of corn to Dallas in February, 1880. He was unprotected along the trail when a norther blew in and he later developed pneumonia from exposure on the long trip and died. His wife Martha Alice Rowland Skiles (1837-1899) is buried beside him. One of their sons, Dickey, lived only a few hours in 1861. Lara, who was 6 months old died in 1864. Georgia Skiles was a young woman preparing for her wedding within weeks when she contracted typhoid fever and died in June 1895. The Skiles children are all buried beside their parents
Contributor: Joan K. (49936460)
Charles Skiles (1831-1880) took a wagon load of corn to Dallas in February, 1880. He was unprotected along the trail when a norther blew in and he later developed pneumonia from exposure on the long trip and died. His wife Martha Alice Rowland Skiles (1837-1899) is buried beside him. One of their sons, Dickey, lived only a few hours in 1861. Lara, who was 6 months old died in 1864. Georgia Skiles was a young woman preparing for her wedding within weeks when she contracted typhoid fever and died in June 1895. The Skiles children are all buried beside their parents
Contributor: Joan K. (49936460)
Jacob Clemons Skiles Jr. and brother, Charles William Skiles, served in Company K, 19th Texas Cavalry Nat Buford's Regiment, which was organized at Breckenridge (located at the northwest corner of Richland College today) on 10 April 1862. This was Captain James Thomas' Company. They fought at Old River, Louisiana on 23 April 1864. Charles W. Skiles was a 5th Sergeant at the close of the war, 30th April 1865.
Charles Skiles (1831-1880) took a wagon load of corn to Dallas in February, 1880. He was unprotected along the trail when a norther blew in and he later developed pneumonia from exposure on the long trip and died. His wife Martha Alice Rowland Skiles (1837-1899) is buried beside him. One of their sons, Dickey, lived only a few hours in 1861. Lara, who was 6 months old died in 1864. Georgia Skiles was a young woman preparing for her wedding within weeks when she contracted typhoid fever and died in June 1895. The Skiles children are all buried beside their parents
Contributor: Joan K. (49936460)
Charles Skiles (1831-1880) took a wagon load of corn to Dallas in February, 1880. He was unprotected along the trail when a norther blew in and he later developed pneumonia from exposure on the long trip and died. His wife Martha Alice Rowland Skiles (1837-1899) is buried beside him. One of their sons, Dickey, lived only a few hours in 1861. Lara, who was 6 months old died in 1864. Georgia Skiles was a young woman preparing for her wedding within weeks when she contracted typhoid fever and died in June 1895. The Skiles children are all buried beside their parents
Contributor: Joan K. (49936460)
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