Individual Details

Birth

The 1900 census has birth in March 1847

Military

Pension Invalid certificate no 971933
Enlisted 21 Sep 1864 discharged 27 July 1865

Census

W T Tillery age 22 farmer born Tennessee, can not read or write
John L age 20 born Tennessee, can not read or write
Richard age 17 born Tennessee can not read or write
Frank P age 14 born Tennessee attending school
Margaret J age 24 born Tennessee can not read or write
Betsy age 21 born Tennessee can not read or write
Betsy Ann age 2 born Tennessee
Sea age 2 months born Tennessee March
Martha Hoyl age 55 born Tennesse Idiot

Census

William Tillery age 35 widower, laborer born Tennessee and parents born Tennessee
Nancy daughter, age 15 born Tennessee parent born Tennessee
Thomas son age 12 born Tennessee
Hugh son age 10 born Tennessee
Charley son age 7, born Tennessee
Ida daughter age 4 born Tennessee
Patrick son age 2 born Tennessee

Marriage

W T Tillery to Mary C White married 18 Mar 1884 in Hamilton County by C B Freeman, JP

Probate-shared

I William P Tillery County of Meigs State of Tennessee being in feeble health and of sound disposing mind memory calling to memory the fragility and uncertainty of human life and being desirous of settling my earthly affairs and directing how the estates with which it pleased God to bless me shall be dispensed of after my decease while I have strength and capacity to so do. Do make my last will and testament hereby making and making null and void all previous last Will and Testaments by me heretofore and made and first I command my immortal being to him who gave it and my body be buried with little expense oscitation by my executor here to after named And my worldly estate and all the property real personal or mixed which I shall dirt seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease I devise bequeath and dispose there of in the manner following to wit.
1 st My Will is all my just debts and funeral expenses by my executor hereinafter named be paid out of any estate as so after my decease as continent.
and I Will that my beloved wife Elba Ann Tillery have a comfortable support out of my estate during her natural life
3rd I will that in carrying out the above clauses my land shall be rents out during her natural life after that sufficient raised for the support of my wife Eliza Ann Tillery also to pay the taxes on said real estate
4th I will that should my wife Eliza Ann Tillery become a heavy charge that estate shall pay the expense of the same (reasonable
5th I Will that should my Executors shall rent the lands for one third of the crops gathered and deliver and also to keep the lands in reasonable repair likewise
6th I Will that none of my timber shall be used or sold except what is exactly necessary to keep the lands in repair
7th I Will that at the death of my beloved wife Eliza Ann Tillery all the property that I am now or may be seized or possessed shall be deviled among my legal hires
Lastly I do nominate and appoint my son W P Tillery to be the executor of my last Will and Testament subscribed by my name and affix my seal before these witnesses this 3rd day of April One thousand eight hundred eighty four
W P Tillery
Attest
R R Davis
R C Davis

Cadcill
I request that my son F P Tillery live on the farm on which he now resides by paying rent as ---before named
1st I will that the rents of my --- shall be at customary rate of the country and the proceeds be applied at the other rents again in testamentary I subscribe my hand and seal on the day and date above written 3 April 1884

Error

This is probably not the wife of this William T Tillery, She did marry a person with the same name but she was living with her son-in-law in 1930 by name of Patterson. The William T Tillery, age 83; Sarah age 71. She is married at age 24, had a grand son names Warren Key, also a name not relative to this William T Tillery. Her father is Charles Land and mother Sallie Ogle, she first married B F Jenkins on 21 Sep 1885 in McMinn County, Tennessee. The marriage to William Tillery occurred in Knox County, Tennessee

Probate

W T Tillers to J W Able, trustee, settlement of estate, securing 1/6 interest.
[Possibly 1/6 of estate was to W T Tillery] tax settlement 1 January 1886

Probate

W T Tillery to R E Cate, trustee, September 1891, $1.00. 6th civil district, Trust Deed

Census

Frank J Kennedy born June 1873, married 7 years, born Tennessee and parents born Tennessee is a farmer and owns farm free of mortgage
Ida T wife, born April 1877, has had 3 children all alive, born Tennessee, parents born Tennessee
Luther J, son born November 1894, born in Tennessee
Carlos M, son born December 1896, born in Tennessee
William F, son born March 1899, in Tennessee
William T Tillery, father-in-law born March 1847, widower, age 53, born Tennessee father born Tennessee mother born Virginia

Census

William T Tillery age 83, 1st married at age 18, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee mother born Virginia, home value $1000. Veteran of Civil War
Sarah A wife age 74, first married at age 24, born Tennessee parents born Tennessee
Warren Key grandson, age 9 born Tennessee parents born Tennessee

Death

William T Tillery, died 2 Mar 1932 Meigs County 3rd district, born 5 March 1847,in Tennessee, cause chronic hepitis, father William Tillery, born Tennessee, mother Lisa Sea, born Virginia, Informant H L Tillery of Decator, Tennesse [son Hugh], burial 3 March, Pisgah