into many countries.
2898
Myron W. Tilson^, (Elisha W."^, Joseph^, John^, Stephen^, Ed-
munds, Ephraim^, Edmonds ) b. Jan. 17, 1839, son of Elisha W.
and Almira K. (Turner) Tilson. When about fifteen years of age
he began a seafaring life. He was in the brig August of Kingston,
Mass., July 1st, 1856, when she was lost on tlie coast of Labrador.
Returning home, he went to the West Indies and other ports. For
some time he located in the eastern part of Xew Brunswick. Soon
after the Civil War began he preparecl himself for the navy, and was
appointed acting ensign in 1862 and ordered to the schr. T. A. Ward
of the Potomac Flotilla. The Ward was ordered to Admiral Dabl-
green's fleet, off Charleston, S. C, and arrived on 3d Oct., 1863.
On the 20th Act. Ensign Tilson and nine men were captured on
Magnolia Beach by the 21st Georgia Cav. and marclied to George-
town, S. C, then to Charleston and to Eichland Co. Jail, Columbia,
where he was held a prisoner until Oct. 16, 1864. In a few weeks
he was ordered to the gunboat Lenapee and took part in the capture
of Ft. Fisher, where Lieuts. Preston and Porter were killed, who
were fellow prisoners with Actg. Ensign Tilson at Columbia. S. C.
He was honorably dis. from the U. S. Navy, Dec. 10, 1865, and soon
entered the merchant service as captain of the brig Ballot Box,
steamship Alliance and other vessels. His exposure as prisoner of
war brought on heart trouble, which compelled him to retire from
sea service. He then engaged in the ice business at Houston. Texas,
but failing in health, had to give up business and go to Galveston,
where he died Sept. 22, 1870. Unm. He is ])uried in the Masonic
Cem. at Galveston, on the north side next to the brick wall. The
I
I
CAPT. MYRON W. TILSON.
TILSON GENEALOGY. 263
following is an extract from his letter about six weeks before his
death :
Houston, Texas, Aug. 4, 1870.
I have been examined by four of the best doctors in Texas and all
pronounce me troubled with heart disease, and I was satisfied that
w^as the trouble before I was examined. That is the cause of the
several falls I have had the past twelve months. The first in Boston,
second in Galveston and third in Houston. I am satisfied I con-
tracted the affection of the heart while a prisoner of war. On a
march from Georgetown to Charleston, S. C, a distance of ninety
miles, without food or sleep, and water not fit to drink. I was sick
about four weeks after we arrived in Charleston. It was very hot
and oppressive at the time, and my breath began to fail from that
time and never before, but I am not going to kill myself by worrying.
Myrox W. Tilson^.
Capture of a boat's crew of the T. A. Ward. Report of Eear Ad-
miral Dalgreen.
Flag Steamer Philadelphia, off Morris Island, Nov. 6, 1863.
Sir: The schooner T. A. Ward arrived here on the 3d instant
from Morrell's Inlet, where she was stationed, with the intelligence
that on the 17th iiltimo a schooner was discovered lying about half
a mile up the inlet. Acting Ensign Tilson of the Ward, with two
boats, immediately proceeded to board her, which he succeeded in
doing without any resistance, there being but one man on board.
She proved to be the schooner Eover, a vessel of about fifty tons,
and formerly a Charleston pilot boat.
Upon examination she proved to be loaded with a full cargo of
cotton. Joseph Stewart, the person captured on board of her, states
that she had been lying there for several weeks, waiting a crew to
run the blockade to some English port. Finding the schooner hard
and fast aground and impossible to get her off, Mr. Tilson set fire
and destroyed her. 'No papers or documents of any kind were found
on board.
On the 20th of October a party of nineteen men under Acting
Ensign Tilson was dispatched for a short distance from the Ward in
quest of water. Leaving the boats in charge of Acting Master's Mate
Elwell with seven men. Acting Ensign Tilson with ten men landed.
They had proceeded about half a mile from the boats when they were
surprised and attacked by a large body of Eebel Cavalry, who made
them prisoners. The boats were also attacked, but were successfully
clef ended by Acting Master's Mate Elwell and the seven men who
remained. The commander of the Ward speaks highly of their con-
duct. I have the honor to be very respectfully your obedient servant,
Jno. a. Dalhgreen, Rear Admiral, commanding.
Hon. Gideon- Wells, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.
Pages 239-40-41, Eeport of Secretary of War, Dec, 1864.
264 TILSON GENEALOGY.
Eeport of Acting Ensign Myron W. Tilson.
South Hanson, Massachusetts, Xov. 5, 1864.
Sir : I have the honor to report that on the 20tli of October, 1863,
I left the United States Scliooner T. A. Ward, then lying off Morrell's
Inlet, South Carolina, in command of a howitzer boAt with a crew
of eleven men, under orders from Acting Master William L. Babcock,
commanding the T. A. Ward, to go in and lie off the beach, within
easy range, and shell the enemy's cavalry if they attempted to re-
treat down the beach while the schooner shelled the building to the
northward, occupied by them as quarters. On being joined by an-
other boat with six men, in charge of Acting Master's Mate A. El-
well, and on a given signal from the ship, I landed in further obedi-
ence to my orders, to ascertain if a schooner then lying up the inlet
about one and a half miles from its mouth (and which I afterwards
found to be the schooner Cecilia of Xassau, X. P.). could be cut
out or destroyed. Also to examine the locality with a view to ob-
taining water. Leaving the boats in charge of Acting Master's Mate
A. Elwell, I proceeded up the beach with ten men. On approaching
the schooner we were surprised by a considerable detachment of the
enemy, consisting of Companies A and C, 21st Georgia Cavalry, and
after a brief and ineffective resistance were compelled to surrender
to a greatly superior force. After the skirmish I found James Lacy
(ordinary seaman) missing. Have reason to believe he was killed in
the skirmish on the beach. An unsuccessful attempt was also made
by the enemy to capture the boats. I have no knowledge of any dam-
age sustained by them. After our capture we were forwarded viz.
Georgetown, S. C, and Charleston to Eichland Jail, Columbia, S. C.
I am very respectfully your obedient servant,
Myrof W. Tilson, Acting Ensign, U. S. Navy.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.
Sir: Many of our seamen and marines have died since their re-
moval from Richmond to Andersonville, Georgia. I have been in-
formed by reliable persons of that prison that the cause of such
mortality was starvation and its effects.
The following is a list of men captured with me and died during
their severe imprisonment at Andersonville, Georgia:
William TJaymond (cockswain), died July 27, 1864.
James Doulphince (seaman), died August 21, 1864.
Augustus Kultz (ordinary seaman), died March 29, 1864.
John Regan (ordinary seaman), died June 18, 1864.
Michael Tearney (landsman), died June 30, 1864.
Thomas J. Reynolds (ordinary seaman), missing: when last heard
from was held a hostage at Salisbury. North Carolina.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
Myrox W. Tilson, Acting Ensign, U. S. Navy.
TILSON GENEALOGY. 365
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.
Pages 239, 240 and 241, Report of Sec'y of War, Dec, 1864.
2899
John P. Tilson^ (Elisha W.', Joseph^, John^, Stephen*, Ed-
rnnnd^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of Elisha W. and Almira K. (Tur-
ner) Tilson, b. June 29, 1840. Was in the war and taken prisoner
at Brashear City, La., June, 1863. He lived with his parents in
Pembroke, Mass. After they died he sold the old homestead and
went to the Pacific Coast; returning to Mass., purchased a farm in
Holland.
2900
Mercy T. Tilson^, (Elisha W.^ Joseph^, John^, Stephen*, Ed-
mund=^, Ephraim^, Edmonds) dau. of Elisha W. and Almira K. (Tur-
ner) Tilson, b. Aug. 24, 1842; m. July 2, 1862, James Bourne, b.
June 15, 1826, of Hanson, Mass. A farmer, and resides in Pembroke,
Mass. She d. Aug. 14, 1903. He was son of James A. and Priscilla
(Thompson) Bourne. His mother d. March 2, 1863. He d. Dec. 8,
1910.
Children :
2906 Joseph Tilson Bourne, b. July 20, 1863, in Pembroke, Mass.
2907 Chester Waterman Bourne, b. July 5, 1866, in Pembroke,
Mass.
2908 James Myron Bourne, b. June, 1868, in Pembroke, Mass.
2909 Almira keith Bourne, b. March 31, 1870, in Pembroke,
Mass.
2901
Almira T. Tilson^, (Elisha W."^, Joseph^, John^, Stephen*, Ed-
mund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) dau. of Elisha W. and Almira K. (Tur-
ner) Tilson, b. Feb. 26, 1846; m. George F. Gibbs of Wareham, Mass.
She d. Nov. 13, 1879, in Pembroke, Mass.
Their Child:
2910 Jennie Tilson Gibbs, b. Dec. 7, 1870; m. Sept. 11, 1901, Frank
E. Cass of New Bedford, Mass.
2902
Roland F. Tilson^, (Elisha A.s, Elisha W.^ Joseph^, John^ Ste-
phen*, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of Elisha A. and Meri-
bah A. (Ford) Tilson, b. Aug. 24, 1860; m. Willie Q. Rose of Hope,
Ark., Oct., 1882. She was b. June 30, 1865.
Children :
2911 Hugh Winslow Tilson, b. Dec. 4, 1883, in Hope, Ark.
2912 A dau. Tilson, b. Sept. 9, 1884, in Paris, Texas; d. Sept.
16, 1884.
266 TILSON GENEALOGY.
2913 Maud Uose Tilson, b. Sept. 3, 1886, in Xashville, Ark.; m.
Oct. 17, 1909, Harry E. Colburn.
2914 Eay Elisha Tilson, b. Dec. 3, 1887, in Xashville, Ark.
2915 Fred Grantham Tilson, b. Oct. 30, 1889, in Xashville, Ark;
d. Aug. 13, 1896.
2916 Guv Tilson, b. June 1, 1891, in Xashville, Ark.; d. July 14,
1891.
2917 A son, Tilson, b. July 9, 1892, in Nashville, Ark.; d.
July 9, 1892.
2918 L}Tine Saxby Tilson, b. Sept. 29, 1894, in Hope, Ark. ; d. Sept.
8, 1895.
2919 Grace Pierce Tilson, b. June 29, 1896, in Fall River, Mass.
2919^ Saxby Merle Tilson, b. Sept. 14, 1901, in Fall Eiver, Mass.
2911
Hugh Wixslow Tilson^^ (Eoland F.^, Elisha A.^, Elisha W.",
Joseph^, John^, Stephen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of
Eoland F. and Willie Q. (Eose) Tilson, b. Dec. 4, 1883; m. April
15, 1906, Edna Carl, dau. of Samuel B. Briggs of Brockton, Mass.
Childrex :
2920 Lynne Briggs Tilson, b. Dec. 30, 1908, in Brockton, Mass.
2920^ Frances Tilson, b. Oct. 16, 1910, in Brockton, Mass.
2903
Arthur V. Tilson^, (Elisha A.s, Elisha W.^ Joseph^, John^, Ste-
phen-*, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of Elisha A. and Meri-
bah A. (Ford) Tilson, b. Oct. 4, 1861; m. Oct. 13, 1886, Carrie
Churchill, b. 1868, in Denver, Col., dau. of Samuel E. and Sophia
M. Churchill. Eeside in Brockton, Mass.
Their Child:
2921 Harold Churchill Tilson, b. March 16, 1892, in Brockton,
Mass.
2904
Joseph E. Tilson^, (Elisha A.*, Elisha W.^ Joseph^, Jol^]^
Stephen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmondi)son of Elisha A. and Meri-
bah A. (Ford) Tilson, b. Jan. 30, 1863; m. Dec. 24, 1884, Nellie G.
Albert of Fall Eiver, Mass., b. 1866; dau. of James B. and Hannah
T. Albert. Eeside in Fall Eiver.
Children :
2922 Winnefred Meribah Tilson, b. March 20, 1886, in Fall Eiver,
Mass. ; d. July 27, 1887.
2923 Mabel Lena Tilson, b. Nov. 21, 1887, in Fall Eiver, Mass.
2924 Joseph Healy Tilson, b. Jan. 4, 1890, in Fall Eiver, Mass.
2925 Doris Tilson, b. March 5, 1894, in Fall Eiver, Mass.
2925^ Howell Albert Tilson, b. Oct. 18, 1897, in Fall Eiver, Mass.
d. Sept. 2, 1898.
TILSON GENEALOGY. 267
2923
Mabel L. Tilson^o, (Joseph E.^, Elisha A.^, Elisha ^Y.\ Joseph^,
John^, Stei^hen'*, Edmund^, Ephraim^, EdmoncU) dau. of Joseph E.
and Nellie G. (Albert) Tilson, b. Xov. 21, 1887; m. Charles E. Hath-
away of Little Compton, E. I.
Children :
Charles Dana Hathaway, b. Nov. 13, 1907.
Dwight Tilson Hathaway, b. June 4, 1909.
2907
Chester W. Bourne^, (Mercy T.^, Elisha \YJ, Joseph^, John^,
Stephen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of James and Mercy
T. (Tilson) Bourne, b. July 5, 1866; m. Dec. 27, 1887, Lizzie A.
Bowles, b. 1867, at St. Johns, N. B. Resides in Brockton, Mass.
Their Child:
2926 Edith May Bourne, b. March, 1889, in Pembroke, Mass.
He m. 2d Elizabeth Gertrude Glover of Gloucester, Jan. 6, 1908.
2908 *
James M. Bourne^, (Mercy T.^, Elisha \YJ, Joseph''^ John^,
Stephen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of James and Mercy
T. (Tilson) Bourne, b. June, 1866; m. Feb. 5, 1888, Emma G. Gard-
ner of Duxbury, Mass. Eeside in Pembroke, Mass.
2909
Almira Keith Bourne^, (Mercy T.^, Elisha W.'^, Joseph^, John^,
Stephen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) dau. of James and Mercy
T. (Tilson) Bourne, b. March 31, 1870; m. Jan. 25, 1902, Chester
Arnold Doty, b. June 16, 1875, in Acushnet, Mass. Reside in West
Bridgewater, Mass.
2926
Edith M. Bourne, dau. of Chester and Lizzie A. (Bowles) Bourne;
m. Dec. 29, 1909, George Frank Ellis of West Bridgewater, Mass.
Child:
2926i Kenneth Bourne Ellis, b. Jan. 29, 1911, in West Bridgewater.
2756
Elizabeth Tilson''', (Joseph^', John^, Stephen*, Edmund^, Eph-
raim2, Edmond^) dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Waterman) Tilson,
b. Jan. 30, 1807; m. March 30, 1825, Levi Clark of Warren, Wash-
ington Co., 0. She d. June, 1833, in Wesley Township, 0.
Children :
2927 Elizabeth Clark, b. March 8, 1826, in Warren, 0.
2928 Ichabod Clark, b. 1827, in Warren, 0.; d. June, 1837.
268 TILSON GENEALOGY.
2929 Martha A. Glark, b. March 28, 1831, in Warren, 0.
Levi Clark m. (2) Mary Ray of Wesley, 0., and had children.
2927
Elizabeth Clark^, (Elizabeth", Joseph*' Jchn^, Stephen'*, Ed-
niund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) dau. of Levi and Elizabeth (Tilson)
Clark, b. March 8, 1826. At the age of seven years she was living
in the family of Mr. Kobenet, near Atliens, 0.; m. Hezekiah Kobenet
of Athens. He was b. Oct. 15, 1823. She d. July U, 1880. He d.
May 21, 1906.
Childkex :
2930 Catherine Y. Eobenet, b. Oct. 3, 1852, in Athens, 0.
2931 Julia A. Eobenet, b. Jan. 23, 1854, in Athens, 0.
2932 Melissa I. Eobenet, b. Sept. 30, 1857, in Athens, 0. ; d. Aug.
14, 1864.
2933 Eliza Eobenet, b. July 29, 1859, in Athens, 0.; d. Aug. 4,
1864.
2934 Anna Eobenet, b. March 16, 1861, in Athens, 0.; d. May 20,
1879.
2935 John W. Eobenet, b. Nov. 24, 1863, in Athens, 0.
Hezekiah Eobenet ni. (2) Emma Johnson of Athens, 0. Eesides
near Frost Station, B. & 0. E. E.
2930
Catherine V. Eobenet'', dau. of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Clark)
Eobenet, b. Oct. 3, 1852 ; m. Nov. 4, 1871, Elias Tedrow of Athens
Co., 0. She d. May 1, 1880.
Children :
2936 Melissa J. Tedrow, b. ; d.
2937 Eliza Tedrow, b. ; d.
2038 Anna Tedrow, b. ; m. Francis Bratton.
2939 Mary Tedrow, b. ; d.
2940 Moliy Tedrow, b. ; m. Edward Oiler of N. Lexington, 0.
2941 Frank Tedrow, b. ; m. and d. Jan., 1905.
2931
Julia A. Eobenet^, dau. of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Clark)
Eobenet, b. Jan. 23, 1854; m. Oct. 23, 1873, George W. Mansfield of
Athens, 0. ; b. July 3, 1845. Is a stationary engineer. Eesides at
Athens.
Children :
2942 James Frederick Mansfield, b. Nov. 27. 1876, in Athens, 0.
2943 George Leslie Mansfield, b. Aug. 22, 1889, in Athens, 0.
2935
John W. Eobenet^, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Clark)
TTLSON GENEALOGY. 269^
Eobenet, b. Xov. 24, 1863; m. July 6, 1897, Alma A. Frye of Guys-
ville, 0.
Childeex :
2944 Addie Fay Eobenet, b. Dec. 9, 1897.
2945 Henry Verne Eobenet, b. April 27, 1899.
2!)46 Clara Irene Eobenet, b. April 3, 1901.
2929
Martha A. Clark'^, (Elizabeth", Joseph^, John^, Ste2Dhen^, Ed-
mnnd^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) dau. of Levi and Elizabeth (Tilson)
Clark, b. March 28, 1831 ; m. Sept. 4, 1853, John Wood, b. Aug. 14^
1824, in Tyler Co., Va. Eeside in Marietta, 0. He was in the war,
1861-65. Mrs. Clark's mother d. when she was two years old. For
many years lived with her grandfather, Joseph Tilson, at Marietta.
She d. July, 1902, at Marietta, 0.
Children :
2947 Charles C. Wood, b. June 1, 1854, in Aurora, Ind. ; unm.
2948 Harriet A. Wood, b. June 1, 1856, in Aurora, Ind.; d. March
8, 1861.
2949 George W. Wood, b. Sept. 29, 1858, in Marietta, 0.
2950 Anne M. Wood, b. June 3, 1861, in Marietta, 0.
2951 John D. Wood, b. Dec. 9, 1866, in Marietta, 0. ; d. June 19,
1889.
2952 Arthur W. Wood, b. April 16, 1871, in Marietta, 0.
2949
George W. Wood^, son of John and Martha A. (Clark) Wood, b.
Sept. 29, 1858; m. Mar. 23, 1885, Lavina Sullivan of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
She d. Aug. 9, 1885. He d. July 28, 1888.
2950
Anne M. Wood^, dau. of John and Martha A. (Clark) Wood, b,
June 3, 1861 ; ni. Aug., 1885, Sidney Ailing of Canada. Eeside in
Chicago, 111. In 1908 they lived in Milwaukee, Wis.
2942
James Frederick Mansfield, m. Ethel Ervin, b. 1882 of Cambridge,
Children :
2953 Julia Mildred Mansfield, b. Oct. 18. 1903, in Columbus, 0.
2954 Mary Ethel Mansfield, b. Oct. 7, 1905, in Columbus, 0.
2757
Joseph Tilson'^, (Joseph^, John^, Stephen^, Edmund^, EphraimS,
Edmond^) son of Joseph and Hannah (Waterman) Tilson, b. Aug. 3,
1808; m. Mar. 21, 1843, Mary Daby of Ashburnham, Mass. She b.
270 TILSON GENEALOGY.
June 9, 1823. He d. Mar. 14, 1895, in Woburn, Mass. She d. in
Hanson, Mass., Jan. 19, 1899.
Children :
2955 Joseph Waterman Tilson, b. April 7, 1844, in Ashburnham,
Mass.; d. Jan. 23, 1847.
2956 Jennie E. Tilson, b. Feb. 25, 1847, in Ashburnham, Mass.
2957 Joseph Waterman Tilson, b. Aug. 22, 1849, in Ashburnham,
Mass.
2958 Myron Els-u'orth Tilson, b. Oct. 4, 1863, in Ashburnliam, Mass.
Joseph Tilson lived with his grandfather Elisha Waterman at Hal-
fax until of age. He learned the carpenter trade, but was a farmer
most of his life at Ashburnham, Peterboro, N. H., Halifax and Han-
son, Mass. He remembered when his father moved from Maine, and
when he moved to Ohio he said his father intended to take the two
sons to Ohio, but unable to pay expense of his living at his grandfath-
er, decided to leave both sons in Mass.
2956
Jennie E. Tilson^, (Joseph'^, Joseph^, John^, Stephen"*, Edmund^,
Ephraim^, Edmond^) dau. of Joseph and Mary (Daby) Tilson, b.
Feb. 25, 1847; m. Sept. 3, 1868, Charles H. Smith of New Ipswich,
N. H., b. Dec. 26, 1849. Reside in Woburn, Mass.
Their Child:
2959 Osroe 0. Smith, b. Mar. 31, 1870, in Winchendon, Mass.
2955
Joseph W. Tilson^*^, (Joseph'^, Joseph^', John^, Stephen^, Ed-
mund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of Joseph and Mary (Daby) Til-
son, b. Aug. 22, 1849 ; m. Sept. 8, 1874, Martha A. Vaughn of Halifax,
Mass. ; she d. Sept. 9, 1894, age 37-3.
Their Children:
2960 Harrold Stacy Tilson, b. July 7, 1875, in Halifax, Mass.
2961 Flora Mabel Tilson, b. Jan. 3, 1879, in Halifax, Mass.
2962 Elsa May Tilson, b. Mar. 30, 1882, in Halifax, Mass.
2963 Joseph Homer Tilson, h. Feb. 24, 1885, in Halifax, Mass.
2964 Grace Marion Tilson, b. April 29, 1891, in Halifax, Mass.;
adopted, 1895, l)v C. H. and J. E. Smith, Woburn, Mass.
He m. 2d Susan R. Stackpole, Oct. 3, 1899. He d. May, 1909, at
Duxbury, ]\Iass.
2958
Myron E. Tilson^, (Joseph'^, Joseph'', John^, Stephen^, Ed-
mund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son of Joseph and Marv (Daby) Tilson,
b. Oct. 4, 1863 ; m. Dec. 25, 1888, Nellie Hill of Plympton, Mass.
Children :
2965 Edgar Elsworth Tilson, b. Feb. 12, 1892, in Hanson, Mass.
TILSON GENEALOGY. 271
2966 Joseph Myron Tilson, b. June 11, 1895, in Hanson, Mass.
2967 Francis Merrill Tilson, b. Feb. 18, 1899, in Hanson, Mass.
2961
Flora M. Tilsox^, (Joseph W.^, Joseph'^, Joseph^, John^, Steph-
en^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) b. Jan. 3, 1879, dau. of Joseph
^y. and Martha A. (Vaughn) Tilson; m. in Middleboro, Mass., Nov.
9, 1898, John W. Hollis of Halifax, Mass., b.
Children :
2968 Alton Froyce Hollis, b. Dec. 3, 1898, in H:alifax, Mass.
2969 Kenneth Wesley Hollis, b. Feb. 21, 1904, in Halifax, Mass.
2970 Ernold M. Hollis, b. June 29, 1905, in Halifax, Mass.
2963
Joseph Homer Tilson^, (Joseph W.^, Joseph''', Josepl/% John^.
Stephen-^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) b. Feb. 24, 1885, son of
Joseph W. and Martha A. (Vaughn) Tilson; m. Aug. 23, 1909, Mir-
iam Holmes Parker.
Child :
2971 Homer Standish Tilson, b. June 7, 1910, in Halifax, Mass.
2962
Elsa M. Tilson^, (Joseph W.^, Joseph '', Joseph^, John^, Stephen^,
Edmund^, Ephraim2, Edmond^) b. Mar. 30, 1882, dau. of Joseph W.
and Martha A. (Vaughn) Tilson; m. Dec. 9, 1908, at Duxbury, Mass.,
David L. Anderson.
2683
Bethuel Tilson^, (John^, Stephen^, Edmund^, EphraimS, Ed-
mond^) son of John and Euth (Barrows) Tilson, b. June 13, 1783 ; m.
May 21, 1809, Pamelia Bosworth of Halifax, Mass. (by Kev. Abel
Kichmond) dau. of Capt. Richard Bosworth. She was b. Aug. 17,
1787. They moved from Halifax, Mass., to Marietta, 0., about 1816.
He d. Mar., 1823. She d. May 13, 1848; both are buried at West
Marietta Cemetery. About 1824 the three oldest children were put
into other families.
Their Children:
2972 Joseph Tilson, b. in Halifax, Mass.; m. ; lived in Cincinnati,
0. Was a steamboat painter.
2973 Bethuel Tilson, b. in Halifax, Mass.
2974 Pamelia Tilson, b. Oct. 24, 1813, in Halifax, Mass.
2975 Richard B. Tilson, b. in Halifax, Mass.; was in the Mexican
War; never returned.
2976 Linus Tilson, b. in Harmer, 0. ; d. very young.
2977 Hannah Tilson, b. in Harmer, 0. ; d. very young.
2978 Cordelia P. Tilson, b. June 18, 1823, in Harmer, 0.
273 TILSON GENEALOGY.
2974
Pamelia Tilsons (Bethuel«, John"', Stephen^ EdmuncP, Eph-
raim^, Edmond^) dau. of Bethuel and Pamelia (Bosworth) Tilson, b.
Oct. 24, 1813 ; m. May 31, 1835, Samuel Reigney of Marietta, 0. ; he
d. about 1861; she d. Dec. 13, 18G0, in Harmer (now West Marietta),
0.
Their Children:
2979 George Reigney, b. in Marietta, 0.
2980 Milton Reigney, b. in Marietta, 0.
2978
Cordelia P. Tilson^, (Bethuel^, John^, Stephen-*, Edmund^, Eph-
riam2, Edmond^) dau. of Bethuel and Pamelia (Bosworth) Tilson, b.
June 18, 1823; m. Dec. 17, 1846, James M. Churchill of Marietta. 0.,
b. in Xewport, 0., Feb. 13, 1823. She d. April 16, 1891, in Minne-
apolis, Minn., where the family resided.
Children :
2981 Elizabeth Racer Churchill, b. Jan. 6, 1848, in Harmer, 0.
2982 a son, Churchill, b. Mar. 9, 1850, in Harmer, 0.; d. April 2,
1850.
2983 Jacob Marcus Churchill, b. April 22. 1851, Xewport, 0.
2984 Watson Dana Churchill, b. Oct. 10, 1853, Newport, 0. ; d. Oct.
9, 1863.
2985 James Watson Churchill, b. Xov. 21, 1855, Newport, 0.; d.
Nov. 9, 1863.
2986 Samuel Reigney Churchill, b. Mar. 15, 1858, Hudson, Wis. ; d.
Mar. 16, 1863.
2987 Robert Sheldon Churchill, b. Nov. 21, 1860, Hudson, Wis.
2988 Edward Derby Churchill, b. Feb. 28, 1865, Hastings, Minn.
2981
Elizabeth R. Churchill^, (Cordelia P."^, Bethuel«, John^, Ste-
phen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) dau. of James M. and Cor-
delia P. (Tilson) Churchill, b. Jan. 6, 1848; m. Nov. 18, 1869, Hi-
ram A. Gordon of River Falls, Wis. Reside in Minneapolis, Minn.
Children :
2989 Charles Artemas Gordon, b. Sept. 1, 1870, in River Falls, Wis.
2990 Cordelia Clarrisa Gordon, b. Dec. 7, 1871, in River Falls, Wis.
2991 Mabel Anna Gordon, b. Dec. 30, 1874, in River Falls, Wis.
2992 Alonzo Lee Gordon, b. Oct. 19, 1877, in River Falls', Wis.
2993 Laura Elizabeth Gordon, b. Oct. 19, 1877, in River Falls, AVis.
twins.
2994 Beatrice Grace Gordon, b. Mar. 22, 1884, in River Falls, Wis.
2983
Jacob M. Churchill^, (Cordelia P.^ BethueF, John-'"', Stephen*,
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]'](lnmnd3, Epliraim^, Edmond^) son of James M. and Cordelia P.
(Tilson) Churchill, b. April 23, 1851; m. Dec. 28, 1872, Elmira Gor-
don of Eiver Falls, Wis., b. Aug. 12, 1851, in Greenbush, Me.
Children :
:J!)i)5 Ellen Maude Churchill, b. Jan. 4, 1874, in Eiver Falls, Wis. ; d.
Mar. 7, 1877.
2\)[){j Abbie Elizabeth Churchill, b. Feb. 19, 1876, in Eiver Falls,
Wis.
2997 Lucy Cordelia Churchill, b. April 14, 1878, in Eiver Falls,
Wis.;d. Feb. 10,1879.
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Stephen Tilson^, (Stephen^, Edmund^, Ephraim^, Edmond^) son
of Stephen and Janet (Murdock) Tilson, b. Aug. 30, 1747; m. May
18, 1769, Hopestill Shaw of Middleboro, Mass. (by Eev. John How-
land) ; she was b. 1744, dau. of Moses Shaw of Plympton and Mary
Darling of Pembroke, Mass., who were m. Nov. 4, 1725, by Isaac Cush-
man, J. P.
Their Children:
2998 Elizabeth Tilson, b. Nov. 2, 1769, at 1 o'clock, A. M., in
Plympton, Mass.
2999 Jonah Tilson, b. Aug. 10, 1771, at 11 o'clock A. M., in Plymp-
ton, Mass.
3000 Stephen Tilson, b. Oct. 15, 1773, Greenwich, Mass.
3001 Cephas Tilson, b. Dec. 15, 1775, at 6 o'clock, A. M., in Green-
wich, Mass.
3002 Moses Tilson, b. July 6, 1778, at 4 o'clock A. M., in Greenwich,
Mass.
3003 Caleb Tilson, b. July 27, 1780, at 1 o'clock A. M., in Green-
wich, Mass.
3004 George Tilson, b. Nov. 25, 1782, at noon, in Greenwich, Mass.
3005 Hannah Tilson, b. Mar. 20, 1785, at 7 o'clock, P. M., in Green-
wich, Mass.
3006 Thomas Tilson, b. Feb. 11, 1788, midnight, in Greenwich,