Father: Eli Martin Pyle, M.D. (1803-1873)
Mother: Sarah McMurray Shields (1807-1895)
09/14/1850 - Student, Richmond, Salem Township, Jefferson Co., OH (lived with his parents and sibs - indexed in the 1850 U.S. Census as William H. Pyle)
1850 - Graduated, Richmond College, Richmond, Jefferson Co. OH [?degree]
1851 - Graduated, Washington College, Washington, Washington Co., PA
01/26/1860 - Married, Mary Louisa Nash (1843-1923), Kaufman Co., TX
04/01/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. G, 19th TX Cavalry (Burford's), Kaufman, TX [Description - eyes: blue; hair: light; height: 5 ft. 8 in.]
04/01/1862 - Mustered in, 19th TX Cavalry, Dallas, TX
05/08/1862 - Appointed Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 04/10/1862
05/08/1862 - Surgeon, 19th TX Cavalry
06/25/1862 - Surgeon, 19th TX Cavalry, Camp Stonewall Jackson, Headquarters, 19th TX Cavalry, Dallas Co., TX
12/04/1862 - Post Surgeon, Des Arc Hospital, Des Arc, AR
04/09/1863 - As Surgeon, 19th TX Cavalry, Spring River, AR, wrote, "Capt A. Harwood, AQM, 19th R. T. C. will pay G. O. Thomas, private, Co. H, Forty Five dollars, transportation money, who was furloughed on Surgeons Certificate to go from Des Arc Hospital to McClellan Co., Texas, Wm H Pyle, Surgeon, 19th R. T. C."
05/14/1863 - In Confederate Army Certificate of Disability, "Surgeon W. H. Pyle, 19th Texas Cavalry, having applied for a certificate upon which to tender his resignation, I certify that I have carefully examined said officer, and find that he has Internal Hemorrhoids (Piles), and 'Fistula in Ano,' that he has been suffering from said diseases during the last two months; and that in consequence thereof, he is in my opinion, unfit to perform the duties of his office. I respectfully recommend the acceptance of his resignation. J. H.
South, Asst. Surgn P.A.C.S.A., St. Francis County, Ark."
05/14/1863 - In a letter attached to the Certificate of Disability and addressed to: Hon. Secretary of War, "Sir, Owing to my condition, as stated in the above Surgeons Certificate, I respectfully tender my resignation as Surgeon of 19th Regiment Texas Cavalry. Respectfully &c. Wm H. Pyle, Surgeon 19th R. T. C."
06/06/1863 - Tendered resignation from 19th TX Cavalry
06/09/1863 - "Surgeon Wm. H. Pyle, 19 Reg. Texas Cavy, having tendered his resignation, is granted leave of absence until the action of the Dpt of War can be known thereon." (S.O. 78/2 HQ, District of Arkansas Lt. Gen. T. H. Holmes)
06/15/1863 - Resignation accepted and received final pay
08/23/1870 - Practiced medicine, Kaufman, Kaufman Co., TX (lived with wife, Mary L., and five children - indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as W. H. Pyle)
06/01/1880 - Practiced medicine, Kaufman, Kaufman Co., TX (lived with his wife, Mary L., three daughters, and two sons - indexed in the 1880 U.S. Census as William H. Pyle)
1885 - M.D. degree, Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, OH
1890 - Practiced medicine, Kaufman, Kaufman Co, TX
- Texas State Senator
02/09/1891 - Died, Kaufman, Kaufman Co, TX (buried: Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, TX)
00/00/1923 - Widow, Mary, died in Kaufman Co., TX (buried: Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, TX)

Note: Dr. Eli Martin Pyle, the father of Dr. William Hamilton Pyle, offered his services to the Union Army as a Surgeon, but was turned down because of his age. "He was a strong supporter of the Union cause, and lent his moral support to the overthrow of the Confederacy, for whose support his son, William H. was ardently striving" Two other sons served in the Union Army. [Source: Biography of Dr. Eli M. Pyle (1914) in: Frank W. Johnson. History of Texas and Texans, The American Historical Society, vol. 4., pp.2042.]

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
08/05/2013. Updated 01/21/2019.
Unpublished database.