Ancestry of
Herschel Briles

Medal of Honor Recipient
World War II

Cyrus Adam Briles

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• • Grandfather of Herschel Briles — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Cyrus Adam Briles 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Metzger   
  • Birth Date:
  • 15 Sep 1849 
  • Birth Location:
  • Warren County, Indiana 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 23 Nov 1934 
  • Death Location:
  • Covington, Fountain, Indiana 
  • Burial Date:
  • 25 Nov 1934 
  • Burial Location:
  • Hopewell Cemetery, Rileysburg, Vermillion, Indiana 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Catherine Hughes
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1875 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  William Henry Briles (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Sources for Cyrus Adam Briles

  • ¹ Federal Census, IN, Warren County, 1860, Mound, p. 86, Image 19 of 26.
  • ² Federal Census, IN, Vermillion County, 1900, Highland, E.D. 93, Sheet 6B, Image 12 of 24.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com.
  • ⁴ Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Death record for son William H Briles.
  • ⁵ Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Death certificate for Cyrus Adam Briles.
  • ⁶ Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 23 NOV 1934, p. 13, Obituary for Rev Cyrus Briles.