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James Knox Polk Tillman 1846 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 23 Nov 1864

Death Location: Ship Island, Harrison, Mississippi, USA,

Father: Richard Tillman

Mother: Elizabeth Wheeler

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The story of James Knox Polk Tillman began in 1846 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States. James Knox Polk Tillman passed away in 1864 in Ship Island, Harrison, Mississippi, USA,.

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Biography

  • The story of James Knox Polk Tillman began in 1846 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
  • James Knox Polk Tillman passed away in 1864 in Ship Island, Harrison, Mississippi, USA,.

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James Tillman's Ancestors

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James Tillman
1846 – 1864
Birth Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Parents
Richard Tillman
1822 – 1869
Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi, United States
Elizabeth (Arista) Wheeler
1824 – 1900
Wheelerville, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (A) Tillman
1778 – 1860
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Eleanor Riddle
1778 – 1845
Hancock County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
James Tillman
1778 – 1854
Faitha Ellison
1780 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Tillman
1752 – 1799
Martha Lumpkin
1760 – 1821
Ellison
1760 –

James Tillman's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of James Knox Polk Tillman in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
1864
23 Nov 1864
Age 18
Death of James Knox Polk Tillman in Ship Island, Harrison, Mississippi, USA,
Ship Island, Harrison, Mississippi, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Ship Island, Harrison, Mississippi, USA,

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