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James Robert "Bob" Tillman 1888 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1888

Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Nov 1946

Death Location: Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Tillman

Mother: Mary Jackson

Spouse(s): Vela Long, Louisa Tillman

Children(s): Edna Tillman, James Tillman, Donald Tillman, John Tillman, Jimmie Tilman, Leman Tillman, Edna Wilkie, Edna Tillman, Eula Tillman, Tommy Tillman, Tommie Tillmon

The story of James Robert "Bob" Tillman began in 1888 in Alabama, United States of America. James Robert "Bob" Tillman married Vela TILLMAN Long, Louisa A. HOLLAND Tillman, and had children including Edna Tillman, James Maurice Tillman, Donald Travis Tillman, John Tillman, Jimmie L Tilman, Leman K Tillman, Edna Tillman Wilkie, Edna Tillman, Eula Bee KELLY Tillman, Tommy L Tillman, Tommie Lee Tillmon. James Robert "Bob" Tillman passed away in 1946 in Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robert "Bob" Tillman began in 1888 in Alabama, United States of America.
  • James Robert "Bob" Tillman married Vela TILLMAN Long, Louisa A. HOLLAND Tillman, and had children including Edna Tillman, James Maurice Tillman, Donald Travis Tillman, John Tillman, Jimmie L Tilman, Leman K Tillman, Edna Tillman Wilkie, Edna Tillman, Eula Bee KELLY Tillman, Tommy L Tillman, Tommie Lee Tillmon.
  • James Robert "Bob" Tillman passed away in 1946 in Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Tillman
1855 – 1929
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mary Jackson
1861 – 1898
Birth Location: Dale County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Vela Long
1899 – 1991
Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama, United States
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Louisa Tillman
1887 – 1937
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Edna Tillman
1919 – 1997
Birth Location: Alabama
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James Tillman
1922 – 1982
Birth Location: Ariton, Alabama
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Donald Tillman
1925 – 1998
Birth Location: Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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John Tillman
1907 – 1981
Birth Location: Georgia
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Jimmie Tilman
1909 – 1984
Birth Location: Lawrence, Jasper, Georgia
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Leman Tillman
1917 –
Birth Location: Whites, Jones,Georgia, U.S.A
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Edna Wilkie
1921 – 1997
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA
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Edna Tillman
1922 –
Birth Location: Georgia
ET
Eula Tillman
1924 – 1995
Birth Location: Georgia
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Tommy Tillman
1926 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Tommie Tillmon
1926 – 1976
Birth Location: Gadsten, Georgia, USA
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James Tillman's Ancestors

Self
James Tillman
1888 – 1946
Birth Place: Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Robert Manuel Tillman
1855 – 1929
Alabama
Mary (Elizabeth) Jackson
1861 – 1898
Dale County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Coleman) Tillman
1827 – 1870
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Harriet (Caroline TILLMAN) Westbrook
1826 – 1908
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tillman
1806 – 1860
Nancy Coleman
1800 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Littlebury Tillman
1754 – 1825
Mary Lowry
1726 – 1812

James Tillman's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert "Bob") Tillman (31 January 1888 – 24 Nov 1946) m. Vela (TILLMAN) Long (18 April 1899 – Aug 1991) m. Louisa (A. HOLLAND) Tillman (1887 – 13 Sep 1937)
  1. 1. Edna Tillman (4 Dec 1919 – 12 Dec 1997) m. Robert (Dunbar) Bee (31 Jan 1926 – 17 April 2002)
  2. 2. James (Maurice) Tillman (12 Jan 1922 – Feb 1982)
  3. 3. Donald (Travis) Tillman (25 Sept 1925 – 21 Feb 1998) m. Sara (Nell TILLMAN) Price (27 July 1927 – 14 Mar 2017)
    1. 1. Gaye (SHIPES) Tillman (17 June 1946 – ) m. Shipes
      1. 1. Scott Shipes
      2. 2. Paul Shipes
    2. 2. Susan (PUCCIO) Tillman (1 Nov 1948 – ) m. Joseph ("Joe") Puccio
      1. 1. Katherine ("Katie") Puccio
      2. 2. Philip ("Phil") Puccio
    3. 3. Janice (SNELLGROVE) Tillman (28 Dec 1952 – ) m. Austin Snellgrove
      1. 1. Jenny (Leigh) Snellgrove (4 Sep 1981 – )
      2. 2. Austin Snellgrove
    4. 4. Donald (Terry) Tillman (14 Aug 1959 – ) m. Lecie Green
      1. 1. Michael Tillman
      2. 2. Angela Tillman
    5. 5. Donald (Terry) Tillman (14 Aug 1959 – 01 Jul 2011)
    6. 6. Richard (Allen) Tillman (14 June 1961 – ) m. Sloane
      1. 1. Taylor Tillman
      2. 2. Travis Tillman
  4. 4. John Tillman (1907 – 3 Oct 1981)
  5. 5. Jimmie (L) Tilman (1909 – 27 Feb 1984)
  6. 6. Leman (K) Tillman (1917 – )
  7. 7. Edna (Tillman) Wilkie (25 Jun 1921 – 23 Nov 1997)
  8. 8. Edna Tillman (abt 1922 – ) m. Bee
  9. 9. Eula (Bee KELLY) Tillman (abt 1924 – 30 mar 1995) m. John ((maybe)) Kelly (abt 1920 – )
    1. 1. Annie (Bell) Evans (14 Jul 1945 – 22 Mar 2003)
  10. 10. Tommy (L) Tillman (abt 1926 – )
  11. 11. Tommie (Lee) Tillmon (17 Feb 1926 – 27 Aug 1976)

James Tillman's Timeline

11 Records

1888
26 Dec 1888
Birth of James Robert "Bob" Tillman in Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Jasper County, Georgia, USA
1888
31 Jan 1888
Birth of James Robert "Bob" Tillman in Alabama
Alabama
1888
31 January 1888
Birth of James Robert "Bob" Tillman in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 12
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Clio town, Barbour, Alabama
Clio town, Barbour, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 22
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Faulks, Barbour, Alabama
Faulks, Barbour, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 22
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Lawrence, Jasper, Georgia
Lawrence, Jasper, Georgia
1920
1920
Age 32
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Whites, Jones, Georgia
Whites, Jones, Georgia
1930
1930
Age 42
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Faulks, Barbour, Alabama
Faulks, Barbour, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 52
James Robert "Bob" Tillman resided here in Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, United States
1946
24 Nov 1946
Age 58
Death of James Robert "Bob" Tillman in Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T627_3; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 3-22
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whites, Jones, Georgia; Roll: T625_265; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: .
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 514
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia; Roll: 370; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 319.0; FHL microfilm: 2340105
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1024.0; FHL microfilm: 2339736
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Jasper; Roll: 1557078
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Faulk, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T623_2; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 22.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lawrence, Jasper, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [10] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1888
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clio town, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Faulk, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T623_2; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 22.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lawrence, Jasper, Georgia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lawrence, Jasper, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Whites, Jones, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whites, Jones, Georgia; Roll: T625_265; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: .
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 514

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia; Roll: 370; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 319.0; FHL microfilm: 2340105
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1024.0; FHL microfilm: 2339736

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T627_3; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 3-22

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faulks, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T627_3; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 3-22

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jasper, Greene, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Jasper; Roll: 1557078

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Ariton, Barbour County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arguta, Dale County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Arguta, Dale County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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