Abigail (Cole) Tilson (abt. 1799 - 1875)

Born about 1799 in Washington County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Tilson — married 29 Jan 1818 in Washington County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1875 at about age 76 in South Fork, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Note

Note: #H659

Abagail Cole was born about 1799 in Washington County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Sampson Cole and Lydia Wheeler. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Abigail Cole married William Henry Tilson on January 29, 1818 in Washington County, Virginia. ^{[4] [5]}

(Note: To see the Biography of Abigail's husband William go to William Henry Tilson.)

The 1820 Federal Census listed Abigail (1 Female between 16-25) as living with her husband William (1 Male between 16-25) and her daughters Eliza Ann Tilson and Lydia Ellen Tilson (2 Females under 10) in Washington County, Virginia. ^[6]

The 1830 Federal Census listed Abigail (1 Female between 30-39) as living with her husband William (1 Male between 20-29), her daughters Eliza Ann and Lydia Ellen (2 Females between 10-14), her daughter Eunice Tilson (1 Female between 5-9), her daughter Rachel Tilson (1 Female under 5), her son Sampson C. Tilson (1 Male between 5-9) and her son Hugh B. Tilson (1 Male under 5) in Washington County, Virginia. ^[7]

The 1840 Federal Census listed Abigail (1 Female between 40-49) as living with her husband William (1 Male between 40-49), her son Sampson C. (1 Male between 15-19), her son Hugh B. (1 Male between 10-14), her sons Stephen Jesse Tilson and James Cole Tilson (2 Males between 5-9), her son Francis Marion Tilson (1 Male under 5) and her daughters Eunice and Lydia Ellen (2 Females between 15-19), her daughter Rachel (1 Female between 10-14) and her daughters Isabella Tilson and Martha Susan Tilson (2 of 2 Females under 5) and 4 slaves living on the family farm in Smyth, Virginia. ^[8]

The 1850 Federal Census, taken August 19th, listed Abigail, age 50, as living with her husband William, her sons Sampson C., Stephen Jesse, James Cole and Francis Marion and her daughters Isabella and Martha Susan on the family farm in District 60, Smyth, Virginia. ^[9]

The 1860 Federal Census, taken August 8th, listed Abigail, age 60, as living with her husband William and George C. Tuttle, a laborer, on the family farm in near Seven Mile Ford, Smyth, Virginia. Her son Francis Marion had the farm next door. ^[10]

The 1870 Federal Census, taken September 3rd, listed Abigail, age 71, as living with her husband William and Minerva Hammonds, a black domestic servant, on the family farm in St. Clair Township, Smyth, Virginia. Her occupation was listed as keeping house and her son Francis Marion had the farm next door. ^[11]

The marriage ended when Abigail's husband William passed away on April 14, 1873.

Abigail passed away on November 24, 1875 in South Fork, Smyth, Virginia at age 77+. ^{[12] [13]} She was buried in St. Clair Bottom Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia. ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Robert Quasius, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
2. ↑ ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, The Tilson genealogy: from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N.E., 1638-1911; with brief sketches of, Image 254 - data found under Abigail Cole
3. ↑ Entered by Stephen Fritz, secondhand knowledge, September 18, 2018
4. ↑ ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, The Tilson genealogy: from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N.E., 1638-1911; with brief sketches of, Image 254 - data found under Abigail Cole
5. ↑ ancestry.com - Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 - data found under Abigail Cole
6. ↑ ancestry.com - 1820 United States Federal Census - data found under Wm Tilson (Abigail's husband)
7. ↑ ancestry.com - 1830 United States Federal Census - data found under William Tilson (Abigail's husband)
8. ↑ ancestry.com - 1840 United States Federal Census - data found under William H. Tilson (Abigail's husband)
9. ↑ ancestry.com - 1850 United States Federal Census - data found under Abigail Tilson
10. ↑ ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census - data found under Abigail Tilson
11. ↑ ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census - data found under Abigail Tilson
12. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Robert Quasius, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
13. ↑ ancestry.com - Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 - Data found under Abigail Tilson
14. ↑ findagrave.com - St. Clair Bottom Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, Memorial ID 6606765 - data found under Abigail Cole Tilson

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Notes

Note H659from Baker Genealogy