Howell Iles, Sr.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Enumerated 10 July 1880
Page 29 SD 1 ED 84 Stamped 222
260-270
Iles, Howell W M 25 Wheelwright La Akr Miss
Iles, Rebecca W F 22 Wf Tx La La
Iles, Mary W F 5 Dtr Tx La Tx
Iles, John W M 3 Son Tx La Tx
Iles, Samuel W M 6/12 Nov Tx La Tx

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 25 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheets 11A and
180-184
Iles, Howel Head M W July 1855 44 M 27 Ark Miss Miss Farmer
Iles, Rebecca Wf W F Mar 1858 42 M 27 8/7 Tx Tx Tx
Iles, John T Son W M Aug 1877 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Iles, Howel Son W M Aug 1882 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Iles, Wm E Son W M July 1885 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Iles, Jessie E Son W M Nov 1888 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Iles, Geo. R. Son W M Sept 1892 & S Tx Tx Tx
Iles, Clarence Son W M Jan 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Low. Rebecca (daughter of John C. Low and Sarah J. Johnson) was born on 2 Mar 1858 in Texas; died on 14 Oct 1903; was buried in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mabel K. Maund. Mabel (daughter of Judge Henry Clay Maund and Pattie Emma Goodloe) was born in Feb 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Nov 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A copy of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be seen online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He was shown as a son of Howell Iles and Rebecca Low, and a resident of Pineland, Texas. He was also shown as married. His occupation was shown as Farmer, and the informant was Mrs. B. E. Ener, daughter.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Ara Robena "Bena" Bennett. Ara (daughter of Adam Jackson "Tony" Bennett, Jr and Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones) was born on 29 Mar 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Feb 1985 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Jesse Edward Iles
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Jan 1957
Event Place: Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Father's Name: Howell Iles
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Rebecca Lowe
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Lela Iles
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Certificate Number: 1036
Page:
GS Film number: 4340974
Digital Folder Number: 004340974
Image Number: 00040

Citing this Record:
"Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNRY-CNP : accessed 26 Sep 2013), Jesse Edward Iles, 1957.

Notes:

Name: George R Iles
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jun 1965
Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1892
Birthplace:
Father's Name: Howell Iles
Mother's Name: Rebecca Low
Certificate Number: 37166
GS Film number: 2117827
Digital Folder Number: 005144742
Image Number: 00990

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K78B-N4S : accessed 26 Sep 2013), George R Iles, 1965.

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was a single resident of Sabinetown, and worked as a Machinist at Kirby Lumber Company in Browndell. He was described as slender, of medium heighth and with gray eyes and brown hair.

Name Clarence Walls Iles
Event Type Death
Event Date 23 Oct 1970
Event Place Bridge City, Orange, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 24 Jan 1896
Birthplace Texas
Father's Name Harvell Iles
Mother's Name Rebecca Low
Certificate Number 74957
GS Film number 2218909
Digital Folder Number 005145882
Image Number 01898

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3D1-VB3 : accessed 26 Sep 2013), Clarence Walls Iles, 1970.

Family/Spouse: Onie Josephine Martin. Onie (daughter of William Franklin "Frank" Martin and Mary Ann Elizabeth Jordan) was born on 23 May 1898 in Texas; died on 11 Apr 1984 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
June 20, 2007, page 14

Inez Blanche Ener

Inez Blanche Ener, 94, of Pineland, died June 10, 2007 at Hemphill Care Center.

She was born Sept. 3, 1912 in Sabine County to Howell Iles and Bena Bennett Iles. She had lived in Pineland her entire life and was a member of the Pineland Church of Christ. Shw and her late husband Bennie were owners of Ener's Store in Pineland until their retirement in 1974.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Bennie C. ENER and a son, Bennie Paul ENER.

Survivors: son, Bill ENER of Pineland; daughter, Beth McDANIEL and husband Weldon of Hemphill; seven granchildren, Elizabeth Ener PERRY and husband Bill of Mauriceville, John David ENER of Beaumont, Alan McDANIEL ane wife Kayla of Hemphill, Gay Lynne McDaniel MILLER and husband Guvie of Brookeland, Todd ENER and wife Cheryl of El Campo, Jennifer McDaniel MAXEY and husband Harold of Pineland and Jason ENER of Webster; 11 great-grandchildren, Brittany McDANIEL, Jordan PERRY, Amber WILSON, Byrun PERRY, Sara Beth McDANIEL, Gredgory PERRY, Scarlett PERRY, Patrick ENER, Ally ENER, Abby ENER, and Ty ENER; and two great-great grandchildren, Kierra and Akadynce LcBLANC.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jun 12, at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with Bro. Guvia Miller and Bro. Bill Perry officiating. Interment followed in Pineland Cemetery.

Inez married Benjamin Claudie "Bennie" Ener on 29 Dec 1934 in Sabine County, Texas. Benjamin (son of Hartman Erastus Ener and Sleta Margaret Sanford) was born on 5 Jun 1909 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Jan 1987 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
September 17, 1997, Page 12

Lucille Ball

Lucille Iles Ball, 82, of Brookeland died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1997, at St. Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana.

She was born Feb. 13, 1915, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Howell and Ira B. (Bennett) Iles and had lived in Brookeland several years. Mrs. Ball was a member of Brookeland Church of Christ and was a retired textile department manager for Rexall Drugs in Juneau, Alaska.

Survivors: two sons, Jerry Ball and Jimmy Ball, both of Pineville, Louisiana; a sister, Inez ENER of Pineland; and a brother, William Howell Iles of Big Spring.

Graveside rites were held at 1 p.m Friday at Brookeland Cemetery with Bro. W Clarence Howell officiating.

Arrangementw were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

John Kenneth Iles, 85, died Wednesday morning, December 30, 2009 at the Medical Center of South East Texas in Port Arthur, Texas.

He was born on August 17, 1924, in Orange, Texas. Mr. Iles lived in Hemphill until he joined the Marines in 1947. After his service in the Marine Corps he moved to Port Arthur and was a machinist for J & L Steel.

He is survived by his wife Geneva Iles of Port Arthur, two sons, James Thomas Iles of Port Arthur and Don Iles and wife Angelia of Hemphill, Texas. John Kenneth is also survived by one sister, Mildred Iles Jordan and husband Marvin of Hemphill. Four Grandchildren; John Daniel, Christopher Allan, Cataitlyn Diane, and Makenna Elise.

Funeral services will be 2pm, Saturday, January 2, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, Hemphill, Texas.

Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery, Hemphill, Texas.

Family/Spouse: Geneva Thomas. Geneva was born on 15 Jan 1930 in Kerlin, Columbia County, Arkansas; died on 31 Dec 2019 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Referred to in the 2009 obituary of her brother as "sister, Mildred Iles Jordan and husband Marvin of Hemphill."

Mildred Iles Jordan, 89, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 in Hemphill Care Center.

Mildred was born June 27, 1929 in Brookeland, Texas to Clarence Walls Iles and Onie Josephine Martin Iles. She was a wife and homemaker.

Mildred was a lifetime resident of Sabine County, Texas and a member of Hemphill Church of Christ. She and her late husband, Marvin, enjoyed traveling and RVing together. Mildred was also an artist that loved to paint.

She is survived by her nephews, Don Iles and wife, Angela, of Hemphill, Texas and James Iles, also of Hemphill; her sister-in-law, Betty Jordan of Hemphill; great nieces, Caitlyn Iles-Clifton and Makenna Iles; great nephews, Danny Iles and Chris Iles; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin James Jordan.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Burial will follow services in Hemphill Cemetery.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, February 13, 2019, page 8

Family/Spouse: Marvin James Jordan. Marvin was born on 2 May 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Mar 2011 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter Wednesday, July 10, 2002 p 12

Bennie Paul Ener

Bennie Paul Ener, 66, of Center died Friday, July 5, 2002 in Beaumont.

Ener was born Sept. 28, 1935 in Pineland as a son of Inez Iler Ener and the late Bennie C. Ener. He had lived in Center six years and was a former longtime resident of Orange. He served as the minister of the Church of Christ in Joaquin.

Survivors: wife, Linda Ener of Center; mother, Inez Ener of Pineland; sons, John David Ener of Dallas and Jason Howell Ener of Galveston; daughter Elizabeth Ann Perry of Buna; brother, Bill Ener of Pineland; sister, Beth McDaniel of Hemphill; and five grandchildren, Jordan, Byron, Gregory, Scarlett and Patrick.

Funeral services were held 2 pm Monday at the Chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with William Perry and Joe Hughes officiating. Interment followed at Lonestar Cemetery near Pineland.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]