ILES, DEMCY
                         Sugartown, LA


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Source: Southwest Louisiana Historical and Biographical by William Henry Perrin
published in 1891; page 164.
Typed by Margaret Rentrop Moore

Demcy Iles, Sugartown - Demcy Iles is a native of Louisiana, gorn in Calcasieu
parish, May 7, 1831.  He is the son of Demcy and Sarah (Cherry) Iles, both
natives of South Carolina, born February 1, 1796, and May 10, 1895 respectively. 
Demcy Iles, Sr. was a planter and stock dealer,  He came to Louisiana when quite
a young man, where he married our subject's mother, July 26,
1821.  His father, Wm. Iles, was in the Revoluntionary War, and served for seven
years.  Demcy Iles, Sr., died in Calcasieu in 1871.  Our subject's mother died
in 1880.  Both were members of the Baptist church.

The subject of this sketch is one of a family of fourteen children, eight of
whom are now living, viz: John S., Howell W., J.T., Sarah, wife of
D.C.Singleton; Ellen, wife of J.J. Davis; Susan, wife of James Perkins;
Catherine, wife of T.T. Singleton.  Those deceased, are William, George,
Aaron, Joseph, Elizabeth, Clarinda.

Demcy Iles grew to manhook and received his education in Calcasieu parish. 
During the late civil war he was in the cavalry service, having enlisted in
1862, in the Second Louisiana Regiment.  He was in the battles of Mansfield,
Berwick's Bay and numerous other skirmishes.  He was paroled at
Alexandria.  After the war he returned home, where he engaged in farming and
stock raising, to which he has given his full attention since.  He has a good
farm of four hundred acres, a small protion of which is under cultivation.  He
has on his plave a large number of cattle and sheep and is one of the most
successful stock raisers in this section.  Mr. Iles was married, in 1850, to
Miss Martha Perkins, a native of this parish, born in 1832.  To this union have
been born twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, viz: Catherine, wife
of A.J.L. Andrus; William, Susan, wife of Wm. Harper; Franklin P., Jefferson,
Samuel J., Louvicy, wife of Ed. Fairchild; Deller, Demcy C., Martha.  Mr. Iles
is a member of the Masonic order.  He and wife are members of the
Baptist church.