GEORGE GILES AND MARY GREENWOOD GILES
George Giles was born May 19, 1823, in Lincolnshire, England, and died July 22, 1898, son of William Giles and Sarah Huskinson.
George Giles married Mary Greenwood on March 24, 1823, in Lincolnshire, England. She died March 25, 1913.
Children: Thomas
Greenwood (Rachel Cummings), Heber John (Susie Witt), Mary Elizabeth (Joseph
Moulton), and Charles (Grace Aird).
These people were born and raised in England. They came
across the plains in August, 1856, settling in Provo. In the spring
of 1860 they moved to Heber, Utah, where they lived in the fort and later built a nice
brick house on Third North and Main Street.
Mr. Giles was a blacksmith by trade. He made plow points, etc., and was
exceptionally good at his trade, having had several years
apprenticeship in England. His shop was
just south of his home and was built of logs.
He was affectionately called “Uncle George Blacksmith.” His home is now owned by a granddaughter, Mrs Pearl Giles Forman.
(p. 366 “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains” by the Wasatch County DUP)