John
Robert
Tidwell
Born in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Strother Tidwell
and Mary Pauline (Davis) Tidwell
Brother of
Sarah Tidwell, Thomas Tidwell, James H. Tidwell, Mary E Tidwell, Elizabeth (Tidwell) Nelson, Strother Tidwell, John Silas Tidwell, Nancy Jane (Tidwell) Smith, Jacob Tidwell, Saul Tidwell, David William Tidwell, Lucy Tidwell and Thomas Tidwell
Husband of
Elizabeth Armstrong
— married
22 Dec 1842 in Blount County, Alabama, USA
Husband of
Charlsey Ann Day
— married
19 Jul 1846 in Perry, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Lawson Tidwell, Sarah Jane (Tidwell) Breeding, Jefferson Madison Tidwell, Mary Elizabeth (Tidwell) Wallace, Strother William Tidwell Sr., Nancy Jane (Tidwell) Hodge and Lucy (Tidwell) Jones
Died
at about age 62
in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2012
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Biography
John Robert Tidwell was born in 1823 to Strother Tidwell and Mary Pauline Davis in Fairfield, South Carolina.
He married Elizabeth Armstrong on December 22, 1842 in Blount County, Alabama. Their children were:
He married Charlsey Ann Day on July 6, 1846 in Perry County, Alabama.[1] Their children were:
- Sarah Tidwell
- Jefferson Madison Tidwell
- Mary Elizabeth Tidwell
- Strother William Tidwell
- Nancy Jane Tidwell
- Lucy Tidwell [2]
He died, at the age of 62, on August 30, 1885 in Monroe, Louisiana.
Slaves
1850 United States Census (Slave Schedule) - Perry County, Alabama[3]
- M 70
- F 35
- F 1
Sources
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-WSJM : 22 July 2021), John Tidwell and Charlsey Ann Day, 19 Jul 1846; citing Perry, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 835,119.
- ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS18-9RG : 4 March 2021), John Tidwell in entry for Lucy Jones, 05 Jan 1934; citing Calhoun, Ouachita, Louisiana, certificate number 5665, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,113,573.
- ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWY-GYN2 : 23 February 2021), John Tidwell in entry for MM9.1.1/MV86-R4M:, 1850.
See also:
- "1850 United States Federal Census", Year: 1850; Census Place: Marion, Perry, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 365a; Line Number: 16, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #15692809 (accessed 7 August 2022), John Tidwell (26), Farmer, in Marion, Perry, Alabama, USA. Born in South Carolina.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPX-P6T : 18 February 2021), John Tidwell, 1860.
- "1870 United States Federal Census", Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 5, Union, Louisiana; Roll: M593_534; Page: 102B, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #32851885 (accessed 7 August 2022), John Tidwell (47), Farmer, in Ward 5, Union, Louisiana. Born in South Carolina.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDX2-9BK : 14 January 2022), John Tidwell, Union, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Family Search Profile for John Robert Tidwell
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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