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Stephen Decatur Tillman 1827 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1827

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1873

Death Location: Columbia, Louisiana, USA

Father: Jacob Tillman

Mother: Mary Moseley

Spouse(s): Mary Reynolds

Children(s): Kate Tillman, Alice Tillman, John Tillman, Frederick Tillman, Mary Tillman, Horace Tillman

Stephen Decatur Tillman was born in 1827 in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Tillman and Mary Wooten Moseley. Stephen Decatur Tillman married Mary Priscilla Reynolds, and had children including Kate Clement Tillman, Alice (Alcey) Ella Tillman, John Jacob Tillman, Frederick Dial Tillman, Mary Martha Tillman, Horace Heisen Tillman. Stephen Decatur Tillman passed away in 1873 in Columbia, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Decatur Tillman was born in 1827 in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Tillman and Mary Wooten Moseley.
  • Stephen Decatur Tillman married Mary Priscilla Reynolds, and had children including Kate Clement Tillman, Alice (Alcey) Ella Tillman, John Jacob Tillman, Frederick Dial Tillman, Mary Martha Tillman, Horace Heisen Tillman.
  • Stephen Decatur Tillman passed away in 1873 in Columbia, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Tillman
1798 – 1837
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Moseley
1798 – 1897
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Reynolds
1836 – 1933
Birth Location: Dallas, Alabama, USA
MR

Children(s)

Kate Tillman
1854 – 1934
Birth Location: Columbia, Louisiana, USA
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Alice Tillman
1857 – 1902
Birth Location: Louisiana
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John Tillman
1859 – 1891
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Frederick Tillman
1863 – 1946
Birth Location: Columbia, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA
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Mary Tillman
1867 – 1945
Birth Location: Columbia, Caldwell, Louisiana, USA
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Horace Tillman
1869 – 1895
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Stephen Tillman's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Tillman
1827 – 1873
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob Tillman
1798 – 1837
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Wooten) Moseley
1798 – 1897
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Frederick Tillman
1755 – 1810
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Anna (Sevila (Ann Sybil)) Miller
Great-Grandparents
George Tillman
1725 – 1781
Frances Mitchell
1726 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Tillman
1701 – 1761

Stephen Tillman's Descendants

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Stephen (Decatur) Tillman (17 Feb 1827 – 9 Mar 1873) m. Mary (Priscilla) Reynolds (26 Jun 1836 – 18 MAY 1933)
  1. 1. Kate (Clement) Tillman (25 APR 1854 – 27 JUL 1934)
  2. 2. Alice ((Alcey) Ella) Tillman (16 JUL 1857 – 24 MAR 1902)
  3. 3. John (Jacob) Tillman (11 DEC 1859 – 26 JAN 1891)
  4. 4. Frederick (Dial) Tillman (27 OCT 1863 – 09 SEP 1946)
  5. 5. Mary (Martha) Tillman (18 FEB 1867 – 28 SEP 1945)
  6. 6. Horace (Heisen) Tillman (21 NOV 1869 – 1895)

Stephen Tillman's Timeline

2 Records

1827
17 Feb 1827
Birth of Stephen Decatur Tillman in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1873
9 Mar 1873
Age 46
Death of Stephen Decatur Tillman in Columbia, Louisiana, USA
Columbia, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1873
    Event Place: Columbia, Louisiana, USA
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