Noah Washington Briles¹ was born in 1840 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.^2–12

Washington Briles is shown in the household of Alexr Briles on the 1850 census in Randolph County, North Carolina. According to the census, Washington was 10 years old and born in North Carolina.¹³

N. W. Briles was listed in the household of A Briles on the 1860 census living in Coffey County, Kansas. According to the census, N. W. Briles was 20 years old and born in North Carolina.¹⁴

He lived at the home of Wm Robertson in Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1861.¹⁵

He enlisted on 13 Jun 1861 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States.^5,15–23

Noah served in the military as a private in Company I, 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry Volunteers.^24–28

He re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer in Company I of the First Iowa Cavalry on 1 Jan 1864.¹⁵

He lived at home of Wm Robertson in Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States between 1865 and 1866.^5,15,29

Noah mustered out on 15 Feb 1866 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States.¹⁵

He married Sarah Jane Thompson on 9 Aug 1866 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States.^3,8,30–40

On 19 Mar 1868, Ida Angelina Briles was born in Wapello, Iowa, United States.

On 18 Jul 1869, Edward Grant Briles was born in Coffey, Kansas, United States.⁴¹

He  purchased W1/2 NE1/4 Section 20 Township 23 Range 15East from Alexander Briles and his wife, Sarah on 20 Sep 1869 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.^42–43

Noah Briles was listed on the 1870 census as a head of household living in California township, Coffey County, Kansas. According to the census, Noah was 28 years old and born in North Carolina. Noah was a farmer who had $1000 in real estate. Noah was a farmer.^44–46

N. W. Briles was listed as a head of household on the 1875 Kansas census living in Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas. According to the census, N. W. Briles was a 35 year old farmer who was born in North Carolina. N. W. Briles owned $2000 in real estate.⁴⁷

He is listed as a landowner on an 1878 map in section 12 of township 23 range 15 East in Coffey, Kansas, United States in 1878.⁴⁸

Noah died on 14 Jul 1879 at the age of 39 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.^{6–7,11–12,15,49–53}

He was buried after 14 Jul 1879 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.^7,12,54–55

He had his estate probated on 12 Aug 1879 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.^51,56

Endnotes

        1. Clara Hamlett Robertson, Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 who were born in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina: a compilation with historical annotations and editorial comment (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976), .

        2. Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 Who Were Born in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1990), (Briles.KS.020). Hereinafter cited as Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860.

        3. Briles Genealogy (Crandall, Kansas: Max Briles, aft 1952), p. 5

        4. “Family Data Collections – Births,”Ancestry.com,  (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Noah Washington Briles.

        5. Historical Data Systems comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009).

        6. , U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Kansas, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1130; Archive Roll Number: 42; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: Neosho, Coffey, Kansas.

        7. Ancestry Database, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

        8. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 167.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.

        9. Edmund West comp., Family Data Collection – Births (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001).

        10. Crandall Cemetery (Crandall, Coffey County, Kansas), Transcription of Briles stones; by Marcia Philbrick, .

        11. 1880 Non-population Census, Coffey County, Kansas, mortality schedule, Coffey County, Kansas, SD 2, ED 49, page 1 Image 22 of 26, #78, Briles Noah W; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016); NARA archive collection T1130

        12. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online 13 March 2021), memorial for Noah W Briles (1840-1877), BillionGraves created by mcphilbrick, citing Big Creek Cemetery, Coffey County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by donw1948@yahoo.com, Noah W Briles.

        13. 1850 U.S. Census, Randolph County, North Carolina, population schedule, Northern Division, Randolph County, North Carolina, page 404 Image 80 of 179, household 562, Alexr Briles; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M432

        14. 1860 U.S. Census, Coffey County, Kansas, population schedule, Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas, page 68 Image 4 of 9, household 513, Alexander Briles; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653

        15. Pension File for Noah Washington Briles (: U.S. Government), , (Briles.Noah.Notebook).

        16. The history of Wapello County, Iowa, (Chicago: Western Historical Society, 1878)

        17. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Noah W. Briles and Sarah J. Briles, widow, 22 October 1885; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016).

        18. “U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865,”Ancestry.com,  (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (October 2017), Noah W Briles.

        19. “American Civil War Soldiers,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (October 2017), Noah Briles.

        20. “U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2018), Noah Briles.

        21. Ancestry.com, U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), California State Library; Sacramento; Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa.

        22. National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007).

        23. “U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (13 March 2021), Noah Briles; National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.

        24. Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa, 1631-1976, Briles, Noah W., database with image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2017).

        25. “American Civil War Soldiers,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (13 March 2021), Noah Briles.

        26. “U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865,”Ancestry.com,  (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Noah W. Briles.

        27. “U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865,”Ancestry.com,  (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Noah W Briels.

        28. Index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Iowa.  Film #film #881810 DGS 8272089. Noah Briles, : image 2468; digital images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 13 March 2021.film #881810 DGS 8272089

        29. Historical Data Systems comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Side served: Union; State served: Iowa; Enlistment date: 13 Jun 1861.

        30. “Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996,”Ancestry.com,  (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60284/ : Wapello County Iowa, viewed online (March 2017), Noah W. Briles – Sarah J Thompson; Family Search.

        31. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, Noah W. Briles – Sarah J. Thompson, 9 August 1866; database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : viwed online March 2017).

        32. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Sarah Briles, October 1885; .

        33. , , Wapello County Iowa Marriage Records 1846-1880 (Iowa: NSDAR, 1943). (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), p. 31 (Thompson.IA.012).

        34. “Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996,”Ancestry.com,  (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60284/ : [OriginalSource], [OriginalCreator], [Location], [Book]; March 2017; viewed online; Noah W. Briles – Sarah J Thompson; Wapello County Iowa[AccessType] ([AccessDate]), [Entry]; Family Search.

        35. , Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, database, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : . (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), viwed online; March 2017; Noah W. Briles – Sarah J. Thompson; 9 Aug 1866.

        36. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), viewed online; July 2017; Sarah Briles; Oct 1885.

        37. Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

        38. “Family Data Collection — Individual Records,”Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (13 March 2021), Noah W. Briles.

        39. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : viewed online 13 March 2021; Noah Washington Briles – Sarah Jane Thompson.

        40. Mrs. F. A. Gordon. Wapello County, Iowa Marriage Records 1846-1869.  Film #film #851207 DGS 8211139. Noah Briles, : p. 31; digital images, FamilySearch : viewed online 13 March 2021.film #851207 DGS 8211139

        41. “E. G. Briles”, Yates Center News, (Yates Center, Kansas), 2 August 1951, page 5, microfilm; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS.

        42. Coffey County, Kansas, Deeds, Book O page 603, Alexander Briles to Noah W Briles, 20 September 1869; Recorder of Deeds, Burlington, Kansas.

        43. Coffey County Kansas. Range Index Section 12, Township 23, Range 15 Coffey County Kansas (Briles, KS.016).

        44. 1870 U.S. Census, Coffey County, Kansas, population schedule, Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas, page 10 Image 9 of 16, household 60, Briles Noah; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132

        45. U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Noah Briles, 27 July 1870; database with images, Ancestry.com (ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018).

        46. Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 – ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 – 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 51.

        47. 1875 Kansas State Census, Coffey County, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas, page 10-11 Image 6 of 13, household 81, N W Briles; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); Kansas State Historical Society

        48. U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, N. W. Briles, 1878; database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online 13 March 2021). Original Source: Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress.

        49. Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987, N. W. Briles (images 748-771), August 1879; database on-line, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed online September 2016).

        50. “Family Data Collections – Deaths,”Ancestry,  (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Noah Washington Briles.

        51. Ancestry.com, Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Packets, 1857-1920 ; Index to Probate Packets, 1857-1986; Author: Kansas. Probate Court (Coffey County); Probate Place: Coffey, Kansas.

        52. , U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Kansas, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1130; Archive Roll Number: 6; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: Neosho, Coffey, Kansas.

        53. “Died,” Burlington Democrat (Burlington, Kansas), 18 July 1879, p. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online July 2018).

        54. , (Briles.KS.002), Crandall Cemetery, , .

        55. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2016), memorial for Noah W Briles (1840-1877), Find a Grave Memorial no. #30672513, created by Janis Humbert, citing Big Creek Cemetery, Coffey County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Janis Humbert, Noah W Briles.

        56. Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987, N W Briles, 12 August 1879; .