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Connellsville Weekly Courier, Thursday, August 14, 1913
VETERAN IS DEAD
Henry Hiles of Dunbar, Fought in the Civil War.
Henry Hiles, 72 years old, a veteran of the Civil War died Sunday morning
at home at Dunbar. Funera1 Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock from the family
residence near the Dunbar Furnace. Services were held at 2:30 o'clock
from the Methodist Protestant Church at Dunbar. Rev. T. M. Gladden, pastor of
the church and Rev. D. E. Minerd officiated. The funeral was in charge of the Dunbar Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 165 of Dunbar of which the deceased was a member. Interment in Mount Auburn cemetery in charge of Funeral Director J. R. Foltz.
Mr. Hiles was born at Dunbar December 12, 1840, and resided there
nearly all his life. He was known by practically every man, woman and
child in Dunbar. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Company K,
Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery and was wounded in
the battle of Petersburg in Virginia. At the close of the war he was
honorably discharged. He was twice married. His first wife was Miss
Hannah Sidebottom. His second wife who was Miss Martha Tressler, died last January.
He is survived by the following daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Martin
of Dunbar; Mrs. Newton Lowry of Hopwood; Mrs. Susan Clements of
Connellsville; one stepson, John Holland of near Ohiopyle; one sister, Mrs. Mary Klink of
Dunbar and two brothers, John Hiles of Humbert and Jacob Hiles of Dunbar.
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