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William Houston Tillery 1878–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1878

Birth Location: Clay County Alabama

Death Date: 14 Aug 1962

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Alva Tillery

Mother: Isabelle Spoon

Spouse(s): Lettie Pullen

Children(s): Gurley Tillery, Arlis Tillery, John Tillery, Lois Tillery, Louie Tillery, William Tillery, Jessie Tillery, Grace Tillery, Bobby Tillery, Veanie Tillery, Ralph Tillery

William Houston Tillery was born in 1878 in Clay County Alabama, the child of Alva Frank Tillery And Isabelle Belle Spoon. William Houston Tillery married Lettie Martealie Pullen, and had children including Arlis Minnie Bell Tillery, Bobby Jo Tillery, Grace Tillery, Gurley Edmon Tillery, Jessie Mae Tillery, John Marvin Tillery, Lois Alene Tillery, Louie Franklin Tillery, Ralph Monroe Tillery, Veanie Ruth Tillery, William Robert Tillery. William Houston Tillery passed away in 1962 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Houston Tillery was born in 1878 in Clay County Alabama, the child of Alva Frank Tillery And Isabelle Belle Spoon.
  • William Houston Tillery married Lettie Martealie Pullen, and had children including Arlis Minnie Bell Tillery, Bobby Jo Tillery, Grace Tillery, Gurley Edmon Tillery, Jessie Mae Tillery, John Marvin Tillery, Lois Alene Tillery, Louie Franklin Tillery, Ralph Monroe Tillery, Veanie Ruth Tillery, William Robert Tillery.
  • William Houston Tillery passed away in 1962 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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William Tillery's Ancestors

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William Tillery
1878–1962
Birth Place: Clay County Alabama
Parents
Alva Frank Tillery
1848–1911
Pike, Alabama
Isabelle ("Belle") Spoon
1857–1926
Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Henry Tillery
1818–1862
Alabama, United States
Nancy Phillips
1822–1850
Pike County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Phillips
1783–1850
Mary Powell
1793–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Phillips
1758–1819
Mary Davis
1754–1830
Absalom Sr
1752–1834
Mary Stephens
1755–1840

William Tillery's Descendants

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William (Houston) Tillery (6 Feb 1878–14 Aug 1962) m. Lettie (Martealie) Pullen (August 2, 1881–March 22, 1960)
  1. 1. Gurley (Edmon) Tillery 1913–1951 m. Eloise (Archer) Tillery 1915–
  2. 2. Arlis (Minnie Bell) Tillery 1900–1932
  3. 3. John (Marvin) Tillery 1902–1965
  4. 4. Lois (Alene) Tillery 1905–1908
  5. 5. Louie (Franklin) Tillery 1907–1923
  6. 6. William (Robert) Tillery 1909–1919
  7. 7. Jessie (Mae) Tillery 1911–1987
  8. 8. Grace Tillery 1915–1915
  9. 9. Bobby (Jo) Tillery 1916–1989
  10. 10. Veanie (Ruth) Tillery 1919–1952
  11. 11. Ralph (Monroe) Tillery 1925–1925

William Tillery's Timeline

2 Records

1878
6 Feb 1878
Birth of William Houston Tillery in Clay County Alabama
Clay County Alabama
1962
14 Aug 1962
Age 84
Death of William Houston Tillery in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Clay County Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1962
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

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