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William Lafayette Tillman 1848 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Russell, Alabama

Death Date: 11 Nov 1909

Death Location: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Father: Stephen Tillman

Mother: Martha Jackson

Spouse(s): Emily Seegar

Children(s): Eula Tillman

William Lafayette Tillman was born in 1848 in Russell, Alabama, the child of Stephen James "S.J." Tillman and Martha A.K. TILLMAN Jackson. William Lafayette Tillman married Emily Lee Miander "Emma" TILLMAN Seegar, and had children including Eula CRONIN Tillman. William Lafayette Tillman passed away in 1909 in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Lafayette Tillman was born in 1848 in Russell, Alabama, the child of Stephen James "S.J." Tillman and Martha A.K. TILLMAN Jackson.
  • William Lafayette Tillman married Emily Lee Miander "Emma" TILLMAN Seegar, and had children including Eula CRONIN Tillman.
  • William Lafayette Tillman passed away in 1909 in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Tillman's Ancestors

Self
William Tillman
1848 – 1909
Birth Place: Russell, Alabama
Parents
Stephen James "S.J." Tillman
1827 – 1893
Hancock, Georgia, United States
Martha (A.K. TILLMAN) Jackson
1826 – 1892
Marion County, Georgia
Grandparents
David (Ellison) Tillman
1808 – 1890
Hancock, Georgia, United States
Rebecca (TILLMAN) Douglas
1791 – 1882
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Archibald (David) Jackson
1798 – 1870
Franklin County, North Carolina
Sarah (JACKSON) Harris
1805 – 1891
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Tillman
1777 –
Faitha Ellison
David Douglass
1781 – 1850
Martha Jones
1756 – 1860
Jackson
1770 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Tillman
1752 – 1799
Martha Lumpkin
1760 – 1821
John Douglass
1755 – 1782
Mary Bryan
1758 – 1830

William Tillman's Descendants

1.
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William (Lafayette) Tillman (1848 – 11 Nov 1909) m. Emily (Lee Miander "Emma" TILLMAN) Seegar (18 Nov 1851 – 25 March 1915)
  1. 1. Eula (CRONIN) Tillman (10 June 1875 – 5 September 1945) m. Jasper Cronin (Sep 1870 – 1950)
    1. 1. Emma (Kate JAMES) Cronin (Abt. 1905 – 26 Feb 1981) m. John (Wilson) James (8 Feb 1901 – 22 Dec 1996)
      1. 1. Merle (Mae "Merlie Mae" BROADWAY) Rutz (23 May 1922 – 2 Sep 2004) m. John (Bernard) Broadway (22 April 1923 – 17 May 1978)
        1. 1. Terrance (Mentor "Terry") Broadway (14 Oct 1943 – ) m. Carol (Ann BROADWAY) Bandlow (22 Jun 1947 – )
        2. 2. Donna (Claire WELSTAD) Broadway (abt 1946 – May 2022) m. Glen Welstad
        3. 3. Marcia (M WALKER) Broadway (abt 1949 – ) m. Charles (E) Walker (abt 1949 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Linda KEATOR) Broadway (8 September 1950 – 8 February 2020) m. Gaylen (Bernard) Keator (abt 1946 – )
      2. 2. Emma (Katherine CRAMER) James (20 June 1929 – 7 April 2015) m. Martin (Vernon) Cramer (10 April 1927 – 27 Nov 2014)
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine MONEY MELVILLE EDMONDS) Cramer (7 March 1951 – 18 July 1999) m. Paul (Edward) Money (17 Jul 1941 – 15 September 2020) m. Thomas (Harold "Tommy") Melville (10 Mar 1956 – 8 Sep 2004) m. William (("Bill") Earl) Edmonds (14 Apr 1932 – 16 12 2016)
        2. 2. Alice (Rose SPENCER COMPTON BORIA) Cramer (Jul 1954 – ) m. Ronald (Glenn) Spencer (1953 – ) m. Pierce (Herbert) Compton (Oct 24, 1936 – Feb 23, 2003) m. Louis (DeJesus) Boria (22 Mar 1929 – )
        3. 3. Christine (Elizabeth "Tina" SCHLIENGER) Cramer (25 Apr 1964 – ) m. Eugene (Aloyse) Schlienger (26 Oct 1956 – )
      3. 3. John (Wilson) James (14 July 1933 – 25 May 2007) m. Jo (Ann) JAMES (1933 – ) m. Dorothy (Eleanor JAMES) Kepler (6 Dec 1944 – 21 May 2002)
        1. 1. Jennie (Lynn JOHNSON NEWTON) James (4 Sep 1954 – ) m. Keith (Ritchie) Johnson (26 Mar 1954 – ) m. Robert (Lee) Newton (13 Jun 1959 – )
        2. 2. John (Warren "Johnny" or "Little Johnny") James (2 Dec 1958 – ) m. Julie (Ann JAMES) Gauldin (3 Apr 1958 – ) m. Sally (Marie AFFRE JAMES) Southgate (5 Nov 1961 – )
        3. 3. Janet (Sue SLAUGHTER) James (5 Aug 1962 – ) m. James (Alvin) Slaughter (26 Jan 1952 – ) m. Thomas Woodward (1960 – )
        4. 4. Jeanne (Lee JERNIGAN) James (6 Jan 1964 – 1 Mar 1994) m. Joseph (Bryan "Joe") Jernigan (15 Nov 1966 – )
    2. 2. Jasper (Newton "Jack") Cronin (12 Apr 1906 – 6 Jun 1948)

William Tillman's Timeline

19 Records

1846
23 October 1846
Birth of William Lafayette Tillman in Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
1846
abt 1846
Birth of William Lafayette Tillman in Georgia
Georgia
1846
1846
Birth of William Lafayette Tillman in Georgia
Georgia
1848
1848
Birth of William Lafayette Tillman in Russell, Alabama
Russell, Alabama
1860
1860
Age 12
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Southern Division, Macon County, Alabama, United States
Southern Division, Macon County, Alabama, United States
1864
1864
Age 16
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1866
1866
Age 18
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Russell, Alabama
Russell, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 22
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Beat 2, Columbus, Georgia, Russell, Alabama, USA
Beat 2, Columbus, Georgia, Russell, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, United States
Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, United States
1899
5 Jan 1899
Age 51
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 52
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Fort Browder, Barbour, Alabama
Fort Browder, Barbour, Alabama
1901
Abt 1901
Age 53
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Batesvllle
Batesvllle
1904
1904
Age 56
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Barbour, Alabama, United States
Barbour, Alabama, United States
1909
11 August 1909
Age 61
Death of William Lafayette Tillman in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1909
11 Nov 1909
Age 61
Death of William Lafayette Tillman in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1909
11 Nov 1909
Age 61
Death of William Lafayette Tillman in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
1909
11 Nov 1909
Age 61
Death of William Lafayette Tillman in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1909
11 Nov 1909
Age 61
Death of William Lafayette Tillman in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 62
William Lafayette Tillman resided here in Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Barbour County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 October 1846
    Event Place: Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Thornton, R. A. - Tillman, W. L.
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 3; Family History Film: 1254003; Page: 59D; Enumeration District: 026; Image: 0495.
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 2, Russell, Alabama; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Browder, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T623_1; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 5.
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Macon, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 732; Image: 251.
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [9] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1846
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Russell, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1850--1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Civil War
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-65, Page 10 - Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-65

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Southern Division, Macon County, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Macon, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 732; Image: 251.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Russell, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., State Census, 1820-1866

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 2, Columbus, Georgia, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 2, Russell, Alabama; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Athens Post - 2 Oct 1879 - Page 3, 2 Oct 1879

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 3; Family History Film: 1254003; Page: 59D; Enumeration District: 026; Image: 0495.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Seale, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Russell Register - 28 Apr 1881 - Page 3, 28 Apr 1881

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Eufaula, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times and News - 5 Aug 1884 - Page 3, 5 Aug 1884

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 May 1887
    Event Place: Seale, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Russell Register - 14 May 1887 - Page 2, 14 May 1887

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Russell Register - 11 Jun 1887 - Page 2, 11 Jun 1887

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Russell Register - 18 Jun 1887 - Page 2, 18 Jun 1887

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Eufaula, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times and News - 5 Jan 1888 - Page 2

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Eufaula, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times and News - 5 Jan 1888 - Page 2, W.L. Tillman on anti-whiskey petition for Batesville, Alabama, 5 Jan 1888 5 Jan 1888

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Eufaula, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times and News - 22 Feb 1894 - Page 3, Is this William Lafayette Tillman begin taken to an asylum in February 1894? 22 Feb 1894

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Seale, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Russell Register - 4 Aug 1894 - Page Page 2, 4 Aug 1894

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Seale, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Russell Register - 11 Aug 1894 - Page 2, 11 Aug 1894

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Thornton, R. A. - Tillman, W. L.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Browder, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Browder, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T623_1; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 5.

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1901 to 1909
    Event Place: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1901
    Event Place: Batesvllle
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Publication Date: 10/ Oct/ 1901; Publication Place: Eufaula, Alabama, USA; ,0.7606942,0.23490135,0.8429876&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Eufaula, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times and News - 17 Oct 1901 - Page 4, 17 Oct 1901

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Eufaula, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times and News - 17 Oct 1901 - Page 4, W.L. Tillman taken to asylum in Tuscaloosa, Thursday 17 Oct 1901 17 Oct 1901

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 9 Nov 1903 - Page 12, 9 Nov 1903

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Barbour, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG012426; Folder Number: 5
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG012426; Folder Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 13 Aug 1909 - Page 6, 13 Aug 1909

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 13 Aug 1909 - Page 6, 13 Aug 1909

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG022960; Folder Number: 36
    [2] U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Montgomery Advertiser - 25 Mar 1915 - Page 2

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 March 2018

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barbour, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG022960; Folder Number: 36
    [2] Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 August 1909
    Event Place: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [4] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [6] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 42
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 43
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

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