LB Giles Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Leonidinas Banton Giles

~1841 - ??

Born in Montgomery County, TX around 1841.
Worked as a farmer near Gillelands Creek in Travis County, TX.

Mustered in with Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Wounded near Woodsonville, KY on December 17, 1861.
Hospitalized at Nashville, TN.
Listed as present in February 1864.
Detached with Lt. B. E. Joiner of Company F to arrest deserters in fall of 1864.
Paroled at Natchez, MS in May 1865.

Also Identified As:
	Lee Giles
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Travis County, Gillelands Creek PO, Page 263, Dwelling, Family, (15/16)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	"The Gallant Pellhams—Other Heroes," Confederate Veteran, July 1894 (pp. 219)
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Giles) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Giles) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Travis County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Travis County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Travis County, TX)

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