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William Erwin Tilson 1827–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1827

Birth Location: Erwin, Tenn

Death Date: 24 Apr 1915

Death Location: Clearbranch, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA

Father: Peleg Tilson

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Children(s): Mary Brown

William Erwin Tilson was born in 1827 in Erwin, Tenn, the child of Peleg D Tilson And Rachel Dungan. William Erwin Tilson had children including Mary Jane Mollie Tilson Brown. William Erwin Tilson passed away in 1915 in Clearbranch, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Erwin Tilson was born in 1827 in Erwin, Tenn, the child of Peleg D Tilson And Rachel Dungan.
  • William Erwin Tilson had children including Mary Jane Mollie Tilson Brown.
  • William Erwin Tilson passed away in 1915 in Clearbranch, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA.

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William Tilson's Ancestors

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William Tilson
1827–1915
Birth Place: Erwin, Tenn
Parents
Peleg D Tilson
1765–1841
St Clair, Washington, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Tilson
1741–1833
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Mercy) Ransom
1740–1824
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Tilson
1717–1763
Jennet Murdock
1711–1756
Joseph Ransom
1709–1756
Mercy Pinchon
1704–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tilson
1667–
John Murdock
1691–1756
Ruth Bartlett
1690–

William Tilson's Descendants

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William (Erwin) Tilson (29 Apr 1827–24 Apr 1915)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane (Mollie) Tilson) Brown 1862–1944 m. ANDREW (James) BROWN 1857–1935
    1. 1. Carl Brown 1887– m. Dolly Farmer 1902–1996
      1. 1. George Brown 1937–1963

William Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1827
29 Apr 1827
Birth of William Erwin Tilson in Erwin, Tenn
Erwin, Tenn
1915
24 Apr 1915
Age 88
Death of William Erwin Tilson in Clearbranch, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
Clearbranch, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1827
    Event Place: Erwin, Tenn
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Clearbranch, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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