Henrietta (GILES) TATE, 81, of Chattanooga, died 5 July 2006. She had battled cancer for many years. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, James Leslie TATE and their daughter Claudia, both of Chattanooga. She is also survived by brothers Roger GILES and H.M. GILES (of Kingston); grandchildren Gary Aaron and Abbey; great-grandchildren Nikolas Aaron and McKamey Leslie; several nieces and nephews; and a multitude of cousins.

Both Henrietta and Leslie were Roane County, Tennessee natives. Henrietta was one of eight children born to Henry and Vesta (PASS) GILES of Harriman. Four of Henrietta’s siblings died in infancy or childhood. Her brother William Edwin “Bill Ed” GILES, retired from the Harriman police force, died in 1995. When their mother died in 1945, Henrietta took over raising her young brother Roger.
Henrietta TATE was a founding member of the Regional Art Alliance of Chattanooga and served in its presidency for two and a half years. She was a long-time member of Memorial Baptist Church in Chattanooga, attending since 1958.

Funeral services were held Saturday, 8 Jul 2006, at 11:30 a.m. in the North Chapel with Rev. Mark Gooden officiating. Arrangements were made by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Hwy 153, Chattanooga. Interment in Hamilton Memorial Gardens followed the service.

The family suggested that in lieu of flowers, friends make donations to Adventa Hospice or the American Cancer Society.

note: an online obituary from the chattanoogan on july 6th has errors, not the least of which is giving her date of death as the day following the obituary’s publication.

benjamin giles and telitha hyden - census data for 1860

though i have not uncovered anything beyond undocumented family histories, at least two of benjamin and telitha’s descendants say that benjamin giles was a son of william giles and polly huston/houston. telitha hyden (aka hyten/heiten/hitten/etc) was a daughter of richard hyden and sarah lane. several members of both the giles and hyden families lived for a time in roane county, tennessee, before migrating to bradley county, tennessee, and then on to gentry county, missouri. many giles descendants stayed in the roane co, tn area.

township 61, gentryville post office, gentry county, missouri, usa
20 jun 1860benjamin and telitha giles are in township 61; giles family members calvin, houston, john, and william b. giles are in township 62 of gentry county for the same census:

nathaniel meatherasead[?], enumerator

orig p 8

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hh 50/50

• benjamin giles, 41, b tn, farmer, $700 real estate
• talitha, 40, b tn, cannot read or write
• james, 19, b tn (b abt 1841) att school w/in yr
• mary, 17, b tn (b abt 1843) att school w/in yr
• william, 15, b tn (b abt 1845) att school w/in yr
• john, 12, b tn (b abt 1847) att school w/in yr
• rebecca, 14, b tn (abt 1846) (she is listed out of birth order)att school w/in yr
• francis, 10, b tn (b abt 1850) att school w/in yr
• robert, 8, b mo (b abt 1852) att school w/in yr
• samantha, 5, b mo (b abt 1845)
• albert, 3, b mo (b abt 1847)
• caroline, 5 months, b mo (b abt jan 1860)

source: micropublication m653_620_p654 (household of benjamin giles) - viewed and downloaded from heritage quest online. research of dawnelle giles loiselle