James Lewis TilleyAge: 71 years1874–1946
- Name
- James Lewis Tilley
- Given names
- James Lewis
- Surname
- Tilley
 Birth | November 22, 1874 40 37 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 40 days) Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875. |
| Birth of a brother | Eugene Evander Tilley April 1, 1876 (Age 16 months) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Corol Dora Bizzell — View this family June 11, 1893 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Naomie Frances Tilley August 19, 1895 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #2 | Infant Tilley November 16, 1898 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Tilley November 17, 1898 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a wife | Corol Dora Bizzell November 18, 1898 (Age 23 years) Note: Died during childbirth |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy Adeline Johnson 1899 (Age 24 years) Note: Nancy's son, James B Chambers, was listed in the 1900 Census as an Orphan living with his half-brother (Eugene E Tilley). This suggests that Nancy died before 1900. |
| Death of a mother | Emaline McGehee September 11, 1899 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage | Elbert Elizabeth Davis — View this family December 10, 1899 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Ninion Tilley March 19, 1901 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Bessie Lee Tilley June 7, 1903 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Elias Dotson Tilley April 25, 1905 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Freed Altamont Tilley February 20, 1907 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Essie D Tilley May 20, 1908 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eugene Evander Tilley February 24, 1909 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leander A “Lee” Tilley July 21, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | James Henry Tilley October 11, 1913 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 43 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-brother | William Thomas “Tom” Johnson about 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 14, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elbert Elizabeth Davis December 1, 1939 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 12, 1946 (Age 71 years) Associate: James Henry Tilley
Associate: Emaline McGehee
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 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamar Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Henry Tilley Birth: September 15, 1834 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: October 11, 1913 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Emaline McGehee Birth: April 7, 1837 37 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1867 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Leander A “Lee” Tilley Birth: February 28, 1868 33 30 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: July 21, 1910 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years himself |
James Lewis Tilley Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1946 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
Eugene Evander Tilley Birth: April 1, 1876 41 38 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 24, 1909 — Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Martin Van Buren Johnson |
| step-father |
Martin Van Buren Johnson Birth: December 1832 46 34 — Missouri, United States Death: September 1860 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Emaline McGehee Birth: April 7, 1837 37 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 4, 1854 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Nancy Adeline Johnson Birth: 1856 23 18 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Milley J Johnson Birth: 1857 24 19 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: before 1870 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
William Thomas “Tom” Johnson Birth: July 1859 26 22 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: about 1920 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Corol Dora Bizzell |
| himself |
James Lewis Tilley Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1946 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Corol Dora Bizzell Birth: March 7, 1875 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: November 18, 1898 — Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 11, 1893 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Naomie Frances Tilley Birth: August 19, 1895 20 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 11, 1968 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Infant Tilley Birth: November 16, 1898 23 23 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: November 17, 1898 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Elbert Elizabeth Davis |
| himself |
James Lewis Tilley Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1946 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Elbert Elizabeth Davis Birth: May 13, 1876 — Yell, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1, 1939 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months son |
James Ninion Tilley Birth: March 19, 1901 26 24 — Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1983 — Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bessie Lee Tilley Birth: June 7, 1903 28 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 2, 1978 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months son |
Elias Dotson Tilley Birth: April 25, 1905 30 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 8, 1967 — Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States |
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22 months son |
Freed Altamont Tilley Birth: February 20, 1907 32 30 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 16, 1988 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Essie D Tilley Birth: May 20, 1908 33 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 22, 1992 — Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household
ED 154 Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household
ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household
ED 3 Gregory, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Tilley - Household
Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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