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John Wesley Tillman 1848 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1848

Birth Location: Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama

Death Date: 24 Nov 1909

Death Location: Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Father: James Tillman

Mother: Elizabeth Berry

Spouse(s): Sarah Powell

Children(s): Mary Tillman, Ophelia Tillman, Thadney Tillman, Oscar Tillman, Dallas Tillman, Edgar Tillman, Vida Tillman

John Wesley Tillman was born in 1848 in Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama, the child of James A Tillman and Elizabeth Ann ''Betsy'' Berry. John Wesley Tillman married Sarah Jane Powell, and had children including Mary Tillman, Ophelia Tillman, Thadney Tillman, Oscar Tillman, Dallas Carl Tillman, Edgar Tillman, Vida Adina Tillman. John Wesley Tillman passed away in 1909 in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Tillman was born in 1848 in Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama, the child of James A Tillman and Elizabeth Ann ''Betsy'' Berry.
  • John Wesley Tillman married Sarah Jane Powell, and had children including Mary Tillman, Ophelia Tillman, Thadney Tillman, Oscar Tillman, Dallas Carl Tillman, Edgar Tillman, Vida Adina Tillman.
  • John Wesley Tillman passed away in 1909 in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Tillman's Ancestors

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John Tillman
1848 – 1909
Birth Place: Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama
Parents
James A Tillman
1817 – 1859
Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann ''Betsy'') Berry
1822 – 1899
Jackson County, Mississippi, 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 –

John Tillman's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Tillman (Oct 1848 – 24 Nov 1909) m. Sarah (Jane) Powell (Sep 1845 – 12 Oct 1906)
  1. 1. Mary Tillman (1868 – )
  2. 2. Ophelia Tillman (1876 – )
  3. 3. Thadney Tillman (1878 – )
  4. 4. Oscar Tillman (Feb 1881 – )
  5. 5. Dallas (Carl) Tillman (30 May 1883 – 15 Oct 1921)
  6. 6. Edgar Tillman (Apr 1885 – )
  7. 7. Vida (Adina) Tillman (1891 – 1978) m. Bosarge

John Tillman's Timeline

2 Records

1848
Oct 1848
Birth of John Wesley Tillman in Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama
Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama
1909
24 Nov 1909
Age 61
Death of John Wesley Tillman in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1848
    Event Place: Wheelerville, Clay, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Theodore, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America

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