Frederick Aaron Stiles

1875 - 1945  (69 years)

• Name	Frederick Aaron Stiles
  Born	22 Oct 1875	River Falls, Pierce Co, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Oct 1945	, Marshall Co, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Britton, Marshall Co, South Dakota, USA
  Person ID	I30012	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Eady Stiles,   b. Dec 1847, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA ,   d. 5 Oct 1890  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Susan Elizabeth Chapin,   b. May 1857, River Falls, Pierce Co, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1902  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1874	, Pepin Co, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F11301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Adele Goebel,   b. 1 Sep 1876, Glencoe, , Minnesota, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1909  (Age 33 years)
  Married	12 May 1908
  Children	1. Clara Mabel Stiles,   b. 5 Sep 1909, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 2002, Britton, Marshall Co, South Dakota, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F11955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  June 2008 Information on this family was kindly contributed by Clark W., great-grandson of Frederick. Email address: clark(at)brittonsd.com June 2008 Email from Merry Bird ( Thrushway(at)aol.com ) FREDERICK AARON STILES Frederick Aaron Stiles (1875-1945) was the son of Sylvester E. Stiles (1847-1890) and Susan E. Chapin (1858-1902). Fred, as he was known, came from River Falls, Wisconsin with his parents to Cass Co., Dakota Territory about 1880. About I883 the Stiles and Chapin families came to Marshall Co., locating in White Twp. on sections 16 and 17. Mr. Stiles grew up on the farm, and when a young man, came to Britton and was employed as a barber in the Brown Barber Shop. He saved his earnings and invested in sheep. He soon left the barber trade to engage in the draying business with his brother, Albert C. Stiles. After Albert's death in 1900, Fred sold the dray business and purchased the A. Lawrence Hardware store, together with Charles Kenney. Later he sold the business to George G. Baker, after which he engaged in the banking business as president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Following the closing of the bank in the early 1930's, he started a grocery business, using a truck and going through the countryside selling groceries and taking eggs and cream on trade. He always gave out candies to the children along the route. The grocery business grew, and he later established a store in Britton. On May 12. 1908 he married Clara Adele Goebel, who died Sept. 7. 1909 following the birth of their daughter, Clara Mabel. After his wife's death, his only sister, Mabel Claire (1882-1939) kept house for him. Fred was a member of the local Masonic bodies, being a 32 degree Mason, and a member of the Aberdeen Scottish Rite Bodies. He was also a member of the Britton Methodist Church. He served several years as mayor of Britton. All deceased members of the family are buried in the Britton Cemetery. Clara Mabel (1909- ) was reared by her grandparents, Henry and Charlotte Goebel, living most of her early years in St. Paul, Minnesota. She learned the arts of sewing, knitting, crocheting and tatting from her grandmother. She started piano lessons at the age of four. After graduating from public grade school, she attended Oak Hall, a private school for girls. Clara worked at Oak Hall after graduation as a secretary and teacher assistant in the primary grades. While attending the University of Minnesota she worked at the St. Paul Pubic Library. She was a member of the Merriam Park Presbyterian Church, and taught Sunday School. In 1930 she married Moritz Edward Wismer and moved to Britton, South Dakota. Compiled by Clara Stiles- Wismer-Neff. 1910 Census - Britton, 3rd Ward, Marshall Co, South Dakota Frederick A. Stiles, 35, widowed, born Wisconsin, Father: ME - Mother: NY Mable C. Stiles, sister, single, 26, born South Dakota, Father: ME - Mother: NY http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marshallcounty&id=I4760