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William Tillman 1791 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1791

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 APR 1855

Death Location: Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joshua Tilghman

Mother: Chloe Taylor

Spouse(s): Rebecca Green, Eliza Sturman, Eliza Houston

Children(s): Nancy Tillman, Rachel Tillman, Cloah Tillman, Rutha Tillman, Calwell Tillman

William Tillman was born in 1791 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joshua Belitha Tilghman and Chloe Taylor. William Tillman married Rebecca Green, Eliza Sturman, Eliza Marshall Houston, and had children including Nancy G. Tillman, Rachel Tillman, Cloah Tillman, Rutha J. Tillman, Calwell Tillman. William Tillman passed away in 1855 in Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Tillman was born in 1791 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joshua Belitha Tilghman and Chloe Taylor.
  • William Tillman married Rebecca Green, Eliza Sturman, Eliza Marshall Houston, and had children including Nancy G. Tillman, Rachel Tillman, Cloah Tillman, Rutha J. Tillman, Calwell Tillman.
  • William Tillman passed away in 1855 in Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Tilghman
1762 – 1818
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Chloe Taylor
1762 – 1831
Birth Location: Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, British Colony
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Green
1787 – 1848
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Eliza Sturman
1790 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Eliza Houston
1799 – 1884
Birth Location: Hunting Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Nancy Tillman
1816 – 1844
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Tillman
1814 – 1876
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Cloah Tillman
1818 – 1843
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Rutha Tillman
1820 – 1883
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Calwell Tillman
1821 –
Birth Location: –
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William Tillman's Ancestors

Self
William Tillman
1791 – 1855
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joshua Belitha Tilghman
1762 – 1818
Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Chloe Taylor
1762 – 1831
Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, British Colony
Grandparents
Stephen (Holland) Tilghman
1738 – 1809
Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
Frances Paden
1741 – 1815
Coventry, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Ezra Taylor
1720 –
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Trowbridge
1722 – 1807
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Tilghman
1682 – 1732
Esther Holland
1689 – 1765
John Paden
1713 – 1777
Edith Haire
1717 – 1748
Daniel Taylor
1690 – 1741
Sarah Willis
1684 – 1761
Thomas Trowbridge
1677 – 1725
Susanna Trowbridge
1680 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gideon Tilghman
1652 – 1720
Margarett Manax
1659 – 1740
David Holland
1664 – 1744
Mary Edgeworth
1665 – 1745
John Paddon
1682 – 1744
Sarah Drew
1686 – 1720
William Taylor
1645 – 1706
Mary Cheevers
1656 – 1697
Roger Willis
1640 – 1701
Ruth Hill
1644 – 1736
James Trowbridge
1638 – 1717
Margaret Jackson
1649 – 1727

William Tillman's Descendants

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William Tillman (16 MAR 1791 – 18 APR 1855) m. Rebecca Green (ABT 1787 – AUG 1848) m. Eliza Sturman (ABT 1790 – ) m. Eliza (Marshall) Houston (31 AUG 1799 – 14 JAN 1884)
  1. 1. Nancy (G.) Tillman (22 JUN 1816 – 3 APR 1844) m. William (Angia) Record (1 FEB 1814 – 29 OCT 1856)
    1. 1. James (Sion) Record (18 APR 1837 – 8 MAR 1887) m. Susan (Ellen) Culberson (13 DEC 1851 – 4 OCT 1906)
      1. 1. John (Hugh) Record (13 APR 1876 – 25 FEB 1941) m. Carlie (Jane) Thompson (20 MAY 1882 – 9 DEC 1974)
        1. 1. Pauline (Munel) Record (4 MAR 1904 – 25 APR 1988) m. Charles (Haddon Spurgeon) Thompson (12 JUL 1899 – 8 DEC 1978)
        2. 2. Johnnie (Elizabeth) Record (11 FEB 1899 – 18 MAR 1970) m. Joel (Gaither) Dodson (1896 – 6 JUL 1982)
        3. 3. Maurine Record (10 NOV 1901 – 4 NOV 1970) m. James (Arthur) Martin (9 FEB 1902 – 29 DEC 1951)
        4. 4. Bernice Record (25 SEP 1905 – 15 DEC 1918)
        5. 5. Record (21 SEP 1909 – 21 SEP 1909)
        6. 6. Hugh (Warren) Record (1 NOV 1910 – 17 OCT 1988) m. Flora (Mary) Adams (29 DEC 1907 – 9 NOV 2002)
        7. 7. Marie (Leasie) Record (29 OCT 1913 – 24 OCT 1998)
        8. 8. James (Sion) Record (9 APR 1917 – 3 OCT 1974) m. Ruth Ray (1922 – )
        9. 9. Joseph (Vernon) Record (8 NOV 1919 – 26 AUG 1992) m. Joanne (M) Kirkingberg
        10. 10. Carroll (Laverne) Record (9 SEP 1922 – 14 MAR 2007) m. Bernice (Catherine) Bauder (15 JUL 1932 – 29 OCT 2024)
        11. 11. John (Waymon) Record (18 OCT 1925 – 1 OCT 1989) m. Anita (Carol Van) Dusen (17 JUN 1931 – 25 APR 1991)
      2. 2. Mary (Corsina) Record (1870 – 1887)
      3. 3. Nancy (Alice) Record (9 MAY 1871 – 28 JAN 1946) m. John (W) Coffey (12 DEC 1858 – 18 DEC 1932)
      4. 4. Lucy (Paralee) Record (8 JAN 1873 – 9 JAN 1943) m. Albert (Napoleon) Reed (17 JUL 1869 – 18 DEC 1949)
      5. 5. William (Franklin) Record (OCT 1875 – 14 JAN 1941) m. Annie (Marie) Stricklin (16 FEB 1878 – 28 FEB 1923)
      6. 6. Charles (Douglas) Record (10 OCT 1878 – 1 FEB 1945) m. Florence (Beatrice) Kilgore (10 OCT 1880 – 6 NOV 1970)
      7. 7. Gabrala (Ellen) Record (11 MAY 1880 – 10 MAY 1956) m. Berry (Wilce) Stricklin (22 SEP 1875 – 16 SEP 1953)
      8. 8. Julia (Ann Madeline) Record (19 SEP 1881 – 1967) m. James (William) Buchanan (21 SEP 1875 – 21 SEP 1936)
      9. 9. James (Booker) Record (1884 – 6 JUL 1931) m. Hessie (B) Dent (30 NOV 1888 – 5 NOV 1941)
      10. 10. Joseph (Sian) Record (APR 1886 – 24 DEC 1944) m. Mary (Ann) Kilgore (10 OCT 1886 – 24 SEP 1958)
    2. 2. Margena (Paralle) Record (24 OCT 1835 – 12 NOV 1851)
    3. 3. Comfort (C.) Record (8 NOV 1838 – 7 DEC 1859) m. Robert (J.) Smith (1837 – )
    4. 4. George (W.) Record (ABT 1839 – 1870)
    5. 5. William (Francis Marion) Record (1840 – 5 MAY 1862) m. Nancy (Louise) Smith (13 MAR 1844 – 28 DEC 1904)
    6. 6. John (E.) Record (1843 – 20 FEB 1879) m. Elizabeth (Mallory) Maliny (DEC 1840 – 13 JUL 1903)
  2. 2. Rachel Tillman (23 AUG 1814 – 19 OCT 1876) m. James (Ballard) Record (8 SEP 1806 – 29 DEC 1879)
  3. 3. Cloah Tillman (JUN 1818 – 1843) m. Thomas Nix (18 NOV 1806 – 19 FEB 1889)
  4. 4. Rutha (J.) Tillman (26 MAY 1820 – 13 FEB 1883) m. James Ledbetter (27 OCT 1812 – 10 SEP 1895)
  5. 5. Calwell Tillman (AUG 1821 – )

William Tillman's Timeline

3 Records

1791
16 MAR 1791
Birth of William Tillman in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1855
MAR 1855
Age 64
Burial of William Tillman in Hurt Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Chester County, Tennessee,
Hurt Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Chester County, Tennessee,
1855
18 APR 1855
Age 64
Death of William Tillman in Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States
Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1791
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: MAR 1855
    Event Place: Hurt Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Chester County, Tennessee,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1855
    Event Place: Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States
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