The Ben P. & Mary Eleanor (Hurst) Stiles Family

Benjamin Purtle "Ben" Stiles was born on 22 Jul 1877 in Kentucky. His parents, Charley and Sarah Ellen Neff Stiles had moved their family from Kentucky to Collins County, Texas sometime before 1900. Ben, as he was known, was a farmer and the 1930 Census shows that he owned his farm.

Mary Eleanor Hurst, daughter of Joseph Thurman Hurst and Amanda J. Davis, was born on 18 Nov 1888 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Joseph Thruman Hurst and Amanda J. Davis, left Chesterfield with his parents, PJ Hurst headed west to Arkansas in the early 1890’s.

Messenger-Intelligencer Jan 30, 1890 A convoy of families from Anson & Chesterfield have packed up to move to Arkansas. The Anson men leaving are WB Hinson, Joseph Ashcraft, Thos Phillips, John Talton, Marshall Phillips, James Green, John Niven, Fincher Huntley - The Chesterfield County men are PJ Hurst, JL Rivers, SW Lisenby, JT Hurst, GL Moore, Peter Moore, John Adams. Steve Bailey Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anson-County-NC-Genealogy-Services/316137393571?fref=ts

By June 1900, Joe Hurst, a widower, can be found in Collins County, Texas. Family folklore says his wife, Amanda J. (Davis) Hurst passed away on the trip between Cleveland County, Arkansas and Collins County, Texas. No record of her death or tombstone has been found.

Benjamin Purtle "Ben" Stiles and Mary Eleanor Hurst were married on 7 Feb 1906 in Collin County, Texas.

Benjamin Purtle Stiles and Mary Eleanor Hurst had the following children:

i. Burch Stiles, born 8 Dec 1906, Collin County, Texas; married Marie Betty; died 4 Apr 1981, Prnct 1, Collin, Texas.

ii. Charles L Stiles, born 23 Feb 1909, Collin County, Texas; married Mattie Craft; died 4 Jul 1988, Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

iii. Ruth Stiles, born 12 May 1911, Collin County, Texas; married Joe Frair; died 30 Jan 2000, Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

iv. Lena Lynn Stiles, born 11 Apr 1913, Collin County, Texas; married Michael Anthony Cannata, 28 Aug 1944, California; died 30 Jun 2000, Norwalk, Los Angeles, California.

v. Ida Leota Stiles, born 26 Aug 1915, Collin County, Texas; married Wayne Buchanan; married Buddy Hall; died 23 Feb 2002, Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

vi. Infant Stiles was buried in May 1918 in Collin County, Texas. He was born on 7 May 1918 in Collin County, Texas. He died on 7 May 1918 at the age of 0 in Collin County, Texas.

vii. Joseph W. Stiles was born on 9 Mar 1923 in Collin County, Texas. He was buried in Apr 1923 in Collin County, Texas. He died on 28 Apr 1923 at the age of 0 in Collin County, Texas.

viii. Bennie Ervin Stiles, born 24 Jan 1921, Collin County, Texas; married Betty Ruth Wells, 1 Apr 1949, Dallas, Collin, Texas; died 4 Feb 2003, Henderson, Clark, Nevada.

Ben Stiles died on 1 Feb 1956 at the age of 78, and buried 3 Feb 1956 at Cottage Hill Cemetery in Celina, Collin, Texas. Mary Eleanor (Hurst) Stiles died on 13 May 1943, age of 54, and was buried on 14 May 1943 at Cottage Hill in Collin County, Texas.

Mary Eleanor (Hurst) Stiles is my 2^nd Cousin Twice Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 September 2009); Memorial page for Ben P. Stiles; (22 July 1877–1 February 1956); Find a Grave memorial # 6545860, Citing Cottage Hill Cemetery; Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA.

2. 1910 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 019, Page #18/41 (stamped), Line 25, Dwelling 309, Family 318, Household of B. P. STILES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 September 2009); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1540.

3. 1920 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Weston, Collin, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 021, Page 9B/95 (stamped), Line 61, Dwelling 178, Family 196, Household of Ben P. STILES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 September 2009); citing National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll 1782.

4. 1930 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 0023, Page 2B/212 (stamped), Line 53, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Household of Ben P. STILES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 September 2009); citing National Archives Microfilm T626, Roll 2302.

5. 1940 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Collin, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 43-27, Page 1A/416 (stamped), Line 27, Household #7, Household of Ben P. STILES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 September 2009); citing National Archives Microfilm T627, Roll xxx.

6. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Ben P Stiles, 1 February 1956; Digital, database, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 January 2021).

7. "Ben P. Stiles 78, Dies at McKinney," Obituary, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, 3 February 1956, Page 21, column 2; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: viewed 3 January 2021); Newspapers.com.

8. Collin County, Texas, marriage (7 February 1906), B. P. STILES & ELEANOR HURST; County Courthouse, Collin County, Texas.

9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Eleanor Hurst Stiles (8 November 1888–13 May 1943), Memorial # 6545859.

10. 1900 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 4, Collin County, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 15, Page 3B/55B (stamped); Line 67, Dwelling 62, Family 62;, William J. A. HURST; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1621.

11. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Mrs. Eleanor Stiles, 13 May 1943.

12. "Mrs. Eleanor Stiles Passes Away, 13 May 1943," Page 1, Column 3."

13. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Eleanor Hurst Stiles (8 November 1888–13 May 1943), Memorial # 6545859.