Tilitha (Summers) Willard (1825 - 1898)

Born 30 Sep 1825 in North Carolina, United States

Wife of William Willard — married 19 Sep 1842 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1898 at age 73 in Ward Prairie, Freestone, Texas, United States

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Biography

Telitha Summers, daughter of Alexander Summers and his wife Mary A. ?, was born September 30, 1825 in North Carolina.

She married William Willard September 19, 1842 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA^[1]

In 1850 they were in Cannon County, Tennessee.^[2]

Tilitha died November 27, 1898 in Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas.^[3] Tilitha Summers ... She passed away November 27, 1898. in Ward Prairie, Freestone, Texas., USA^[4][5] Find A Grave: Memorial #40594876

Obit

Fairfield Recorder newspaper - Dec 2, 1898 edition

"Death of Mrs. Willard Mrs. Willard, widow of the late Mr. William Willard, died at her home at Ward Prairie near Fairfield, Sunday, November 27th, 1898. The deceased came to this county with her husband and family from Tennessee about 25 years ago. She was one of the oldest ladies in the county, being about 75 years old. She leaves to mourn her loss, many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. After a long life the good old mother has fallen asleep and on last Monday evening, the 28th inst. she was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Ward Prairie cemetery, Rev. E. J. Brown officiating."

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Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFQ-7KK : 4 December 2014), William Willard and Zetitha (Unknown) Summar, 19 Sep 1842; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 54, Cannon, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDW-68N : 23 December 2020), Telitha Willard in household of William Willard, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-QTVH : 16 December 2020), Tilitha Summers Willard, ; Burial, Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, United States of America, Day Cemetery; citing record ID 40594876, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Linda James, Wednesday, January 1, 2014.
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L56R-K5Y