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William (Bill) M. Tillman 1886 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 DEC 1886

Birth Location: Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama

Death Date: 23 JUN 1957

Death Location: Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama

Father: Preston Tillman

Mother: Mary Foster

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William (Bill) M. Tillman was born in 1886 in Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama, the child of Preston Banta Tillman and Mary Marilla "Rilla" TILLMAN Foster. William (Bill) M. Tillman passed away in 1957 in Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama.

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Biography

  • William (Bill) M. Tillman was born in 1886 in Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama, the child of Preston Banta Tillman and Mary Marilla "Rilla" TILLMAN Foster.
  • William (Bill) M. Tillman passed away in 1957 in Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama.

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William Tillman's Ancestors

Self
William Tillman
1886 – 1957
Birth Place: Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama
Parents
Preston Banta Tillman
1859 – 1932
Mandeville, St Tammany, Louisiana
Mary (Marilla "Rilla" TILLMAN) Foster
1861 – 1932
, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Wesley "Joe") Tillman
1810 – 1872
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Martha (Ellen "Patsy" "Mattie") Copeland
1820 – 1913
Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Tillman
1778 – 1860
Eleanor Riddle
1778 – 1845
Isham Copeland
1798 – 1857
Rebecca Wells
1798 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Tillman
1778 – 1854
Faitha Ellison
1780 – 1816

William Tillman's Timeline

2 Records

1886
23 DEC 1886
Birth of William (Bill) M. Tillman in Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama
Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama
1957
23 JUN 1957
Age 71
Death of William (Bill) M. Tillman in Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama
Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1886
    Event Place: Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1957
    Event Place: Mobile (Mobile County) Alabama

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