Lily Pearl MILES

1877 - 1957  (79 years)

• Name	Lily Pearl MILES
  Birth	19 Dec 1877	Toro, Sabine, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	30EC57EFE27A442A834BE0383064D90E8DDA
  Death	13 Mar 1957	Los Angeles, California, USA   [1]
  Notes	Also known as Lilla Pearl but became better known as actress Charlotte Shelby, mother of Juliet REILLY (aka Mary Miles MINTER) and Margaret REILLY (aka Margaret SHELBY). Appears on findagrave.com as Charlotte Shelby, 19 Dec 1877 to 13 Mar 1957: "Actress. Born Lily Pearl Miles Reilly, mother of Mary Miles Minter and Margaret Shelby, Charlotte is best remembered as ‘Mrs. Goodwin’ in “Always in the Way.” (1915) She was one of the major suspects in the 1922 Taylor murder. Is reported that she owned an old .38 caliber pistol. Apparently the same Pistol that killed director William Desmond Taylor. She was originally buried in 'The Garden Of Honor' a private and locked section at Forest Lawn (Glendale). In the 1950's, Mary Miles Minter had her remains cremated and scattered." The website http://www.taylorology.com is devoted to the Taylor case and contains many interesting documents. 1920 US Federal Census: at 56 Fremont Place, Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Charlotte SHELBY (head, 40, divorced, born Louisiana, as were parents, business manager of actress), Margaret SHELBY (daughter, 19, born Texas, father born Texas, mother born Louisiana, actress, moving pictures), Juliet SHELBY (daughter, 17, born Louisiana, father born Texas, mother born Louisiana, actress, moving pictures), Julie B MILES (mother, 65, widow, born Louisiana, as were parents, no occupation). Also a housemaid, Karen H NIELSEN (28, born Denmark). 1930 US Federal Census: Charlotte SHELBY (52) was living at 626 N. Rodeo, Beverly Hills, California with her daughter Margaret S FILLMORE (head, 29, divorced). 1940 US Federal Census: not found.
  Person ID	I8593	America
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Elbert Milton MILES,   b. 15 Jul 1848, USA d. 27 Oct 1886, Louisiana, USA (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Julia Branch RAGAN,   b. Sep 1852, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 25 Dec 1925, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1873	Sabine, Louisiana, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F3483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Homer REILLY,   b. 26 Jul 1877, Overton, Rusk, Texas, United States d. 18 Jan 1958, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1899	Texas, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Margaret SHELBY,   b. 16 Jun 1900, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA d. 21 Dec 1939, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Caifornia, USA (Age 39 years)   2. Mary Miles Minter,   b. 1 Apr 1902, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 4 Aug 1984, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F3484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 4 May 1899 - Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S380] Pierce Family tree at ancestry.com.