Wiles, William
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Title
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Wiles, William
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Alias
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Wiles, Billy
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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William Wiles was born sometime around 1814, possibly in Kentucky, where he was enslaved in Jessamine County by George J. Brown. Willam bought his freedom. He paid Brown $125 a year for his "time" so that he could do work to earn money. After four years, he saved the $400 to purchase his freedom. At some point in life, he moved to Lexington, where he lived and worked as a carriage driver. It is unknown when he died, but he lived to be at least 83 in 1897.
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Member
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Wiles family
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Birth information
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circa 1814
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Relationship
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Slaveholder(s): Brown, George J.
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Der Deutsche beobachter. (New Philadelphia, OH), Jan. 6 1897. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn86063815/1897-01-06/ed-1/.