★★★ Lyles, Oliver Perry

Oliver Perry Lyles
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Born: November 27, 1828

Birthplace: Obion County, Tennessee

Father: Major Jonas B. Lyles 1780 – 1843

Mother: Lavina Mullins 1790 – 1832

Wife: Jane McClung 1829 – 1899

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Children:

Theodore Lovejoy Lyles 1849 – 1859​

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William Leonidas Lyles 1851 -​

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Margaret Susan Lyles 1854 – 1854​

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Charles Lawson Lyles 1856 – 1883​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Mary Bell Lyles 1860 – 1905​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Olive Branche Lyles 1862 -​

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George Washington Lyles 1867 – 1890​

Occupation before War:

Clerk on boat in Crittenden County, Arkansas​

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1850 – 1858: County Clerk in Crittenden County, Arkansas​

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1858 – 1859: Arkansas State Representative​

Civil War Career:

1861: Sgt. In Crittenden Rangers Arkansas State Troops​

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1862: Captain of Company D, 23rd​ Arkansas Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 23rd​ Arkansas Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Captured during the Battle of Port Hudson​

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1863 – 1864: Prisoner of War held at Point Lookout Union Prison​

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1864: Paroled and Transferred for exchange on April 27, 1864​

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1865: Paroled at Wittsburg, Arkansas on May 26, 1865 by Union Army​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Crittenden County, Arkansas​

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Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee​

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1866 – 1867: Tennessee State Senator​

Died: April 17, 1893

Place of Death: Memphis, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (April 18, 1893)