THE GILE FAMILIES

Some Genealogists maintain that the Gile families came from France but it is an established fact that they were in England and Scotland many generations prior to their early arrival in America in 1636.  "Samuel Guile, brother of John Guile was for a brief period in Dedham and appears to have been one of the first settlers in Newbury, but did not remain long for in 1640, he was one of the twelve who settled in Pantucket, now known as Haverhill in Massachusetts."  This quote is from a book from the New England Historic Genealogical Society of Boston.  A foot note and further statements explain the variation in spelling among immediate family members, Gile and Guile being the more common spelling.

Our family was almost totally New England, being common residents of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.  A few had moved to Ohio.  From Medina, Ohio came the first known Gile resident of Norway Township, Kansas.  Elijah Newell Gile in August 1864.  The family has been in the Township continuously for almost the 100 years being celebrated this year (1961).

This man was the father of John Gile, deceased, and Carl Gile presently living in Norway Township, E2 NW4 Sec. 11.  Ransome Henry Gile, brother of Elijah Newell Gile (both Union Army Veterans) came to Norway Township in 1873.  Ransome Henry Gile was the father of William O., deceased, Henry L., Deceased, and Perry Thomas of Glasco.

Perry Thomas or Tom, as he is best known, was born in Norway Township in 1874 in a combination dugout and sod house, and has lived practically all of his life in Norway as a farmer.  The family has always been in this part of the County, farmers.

James Guile is a farmer in Heddingtonshire, Scotland and has a son, James Lynn Guild who is also a farmer at North Berkwick in the same county and was lately President of the Scottish Chamber of Agriculture.  (By F. H. Gile, Delphos, Kansas)

Caroline Jane Webber, born December 19, 1943 in Hinkley Township, Ohio, married Newell E. Gile November 1864, in Medina, Ohio.  N. E. Gile was born October 9, 1841.  He was a blacksmith, also a soldier in the Civil War 1862 and 1863.  He was wounded in Gettysburg.  They moved from Medina, Ohio to Norway, Kansas in 1874 where they had a pleasant farm home and the usual experiences of such pioneers.

The Webber family traces its ancestry back to James Webber born in 1700, who came to America to Rohoboth, Massachusetts in 1722.  He married Hannah Rounds in 1737.  He died in 1759 and his wife in  1759.

N. E. Giles and his wife were the parents of nine children.

Carl Gile was married to Miss Mary Curry and they reared eight sons and one daughter who is married and lives in Colorado.  His sons have an outstanding record.  Seven have served with honor in the United States Armed Forces.

Richard - Entered Service August 26, 1949.
               Japan January 25, 1950 - Korean Campaign July 18, 1950-April 30, 1951.
               Co. B - 8th Engrs. (C) Bn.
               1st Cov. Div. (Inf.)

Merril O. - January 1941 through October 1945
                  Batt. B-19th C.A.X.       World War II
                  Ft. Rosegrans, San Diego, California

Lawrence - November 1940 through July 1944
                  Co. B - 6th Eng. Bn.     6th Inf. Div.    World War II

Douglas - February 3, 1941 through July 2, 1945
               Co. A - 104 Regt. - 26th Inf.    World War II

Paul - Air Force Korean War

Roscoe - Co. I - 20th Inf. - 6th Div. - World War II

Newt - Merchant Navy - Graduated from School of Navigation, Catalina Island, California.  The ships carried troops, supplies, and ammunition.  His ship was nearly struck by an enemy submarine torpedo in World War II one night off the shore of Cuba.  The submarine was so close they could see it.

Records of Carl Gile