Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph Giles and Tyla Crossett




Husband Joseph Giles 1 2

           Born:  - Massachusetts
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1859 - ? Erie Co, PA 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage:  - Massachusetts



Wife Tyla Crossett 3

            AKA: Tyle [Unk],4 Tyler Crossett(e) 5 6
           Born:  - Massachusetts
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Nov 1844 - ? Erie Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Sarah T. Giles 4 7 8

           Born: 19 Jan 1836 - Washington Twp, Erie Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Isaac Robbins Reeder (1832-Aft 1884) 4 8 9


2 F Melissa S. Giles 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Asa Wellman (1825-      ) 3
           Marr: 17 Apr 1851 3


3 F Fanny Giles 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Andrew Culbertson (1821-      ) 5 10
           Marr: 5 Mar 1844 5


4 F Anna Giles 11

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: David T. Slocum (1818-      ) 11


5 F Mary J. Giles 12

           Born:  - Erie Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: George Robbins (1825-      ) 13 14
           Marr: 1 Jan 1848 12



General Notes: Husband - Joseph Giles


He and his wife were early settlers of Washington township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, coming there in 1818, from Franklin County, Massachusetts, with an ox team, and were six weeks on the road. They located a half mile east of Edinboro. They lived there till their deaths. He was a prominent agriculturist of that township.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 213, 215.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 342.

3 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 215.

4 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 210.

5 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 204.

6 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 342.

7 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 177, 342.

8 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 47.

9 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 177, 341.

10 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 124.

11 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 213.

12 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 228.

13 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 227.

14 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 813.


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