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Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley 1805–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Joel Tilley

Mother: Lucy Lankford

Spouse(s): Martha Shelton, Edna Lawson

Children(s): Missouri Tilley

The story of Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley began in 1805 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley married Edna Lawson, Martha Patsey Shelton, and had children including Missouri Jane Tilley. Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley passed away in 1891 in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley began in 1805 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
  • Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley married Edna Lawson, Martha Patsey Shelton, and had children including Missouri Jane Tilley.
  • Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley passed away in 1891 in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Tilley
1782–1843
Birth Location: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Lucy Lankford
1784–1828
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Martha Shelton
1812–1858
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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Edna Lawson
1837–1930
Birth Location: Buck Island, Stokes, North Carolina
EL

Children(s)

Missouri Tilley
1865–1930
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Edmund Tilley's Ancestors

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Edmund Tilley
1805–1891
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joel George Tilley
1782–1843
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Lucy (Evelyn) Lankford
1784–1828
Surry, North Carolina
Grandparents
William Lankford
1750–1827
Virginia, United States
Nancy (Dickinson) (Dickerson)
1754–1851
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Langford
1708–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Langford
1665–1737
Katherine Gwynn
1670–1737

Edmund Tilley's Descendants

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Edmund (Madison T "Matt") Tilley (1805–1891) m. Martha ("Patsey") Shelton (1812–1858) m. Edna Lawson (abt 1837–14 April 1930)
  1. 1. Missouri (Jane) Tilley 1865–1930 m. Samuel (Laurel) Hall 1856–1930
    1. 1. Samuel (C) Hall 1884–1989 m. Annie (Lee) Goins 1909–1990
      1. 1. Lillie (Ruth) Hall 1926–2007
      2. 2. Cornelia (Marie) Hall 1933–2013 m. Luther (Wade) Hubbard 1929–2016
      3. 3. Herman (Bernard Hall) Sr. 1943–2012 m. Easter (Myrtle) Biggs 1943–2013

Edmund Tilley's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
1891
1891
Age 86
Death of Edmund Madison T "Matt" Tilley in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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