William Tigner (1787 - 1854)

Born 14 Jan 1787 in Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Ellen (Noland) Tigner — married 6 Nov 1820 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1854 at age 67 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

William Tigner was born on 01-14-1787 in Georgia. His first wife was Jennie McAlpin. William and Jennie had Mary, Ann, Lillian, and Milton Tigner.

He married Lydia Ellen Noland on November 6, 1820.^[1] Their plantation was called "The Homestead." William and Lydia (Noland) Tigner had six children:

• Clarke Hope Tigner
• Amanda Caroline Tigner
• Sarah Jane Tigner (21)
• Eliza Ellen Tigner (17)
• William Noland Tigner (16)
• Lydia Julia Tigner (12)

William Tigner was listed as having been born in Georgia in the 1850 census for Wilkinson County, Mississippi, as was his wife Lydia. They were shown as being 63 and 54 years old, respectively. Their children listed with them in the census (those above with ages) were all shown as having been born in Mississippi.^[2] Their oldest son, Clark Tigner (25) was also born in Mississippi and was recorded separately in a different household for the 1850 census.

Mary Noland (58, born in Georgia) and George Noland (22, born in Mississippi) were included in William Tigner's household in the 1850 census. Lydia's mother Mary (Fields) Noland died in 1846. It's possible the Mary Noland in the census was Mary (Mays) Noland, widow of Lydia's brother Philip, who died in 1836. If so, George is likely the son of Mary and Philip.

William Tigner died on October 30, 1854.

Will

See Slaves of William Tigner, which lists slaves "bequeathed to family members" in the will of William Tignor, "written in 1854", based on the 9 November 1854 Wilkinson County probate record^[3] and the January 1855 inventory.^[4]

Family members named in the will:^[3]

• wife
• youngest daughter Lydia Julia Tigner
• children of daughter Amer C Luclott
• sons Clarke and William N

Slaves

See Slaves of William Tigner.

Research Notes

A query to MSGenWeb, Wilkinson County, names his parents:^[5]

"Annie Crenshaw: Friday, October 22, 1999. Researching family of Joseph D. WOMACK and wife Sarah Jane TIGNER (second cousins), who married in 1851 in Wilkinson Co., Miss. Her parents were Lydia Ellen NOLAND and William TIGNER of Wilkinson Co.; his parents were Mansel WOMACK and Mary Mariah LEWIS of Butler Co., Alabama. Any contacts with descendants or allied families welcome."

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1800-1825"
   Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Mississippi to 1825. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx
   Ancestry Record 2093 #14173 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   William Tigner marriage to Lydia Noland on 6 Nov 1820.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkinson, Mississippi; Roll: 382; Page: 288a; Line Number: 11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3591510 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Wm Tigner (63), Planter, in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA. Born in Germany.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
   Will Records; Author: Wilkinson County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #4633964 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   William Tigner probate on 9 Nov 1854 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.
4. ↑ Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
   Wilkinson > Inventory and Accounts, Vol 14, 1852-1855
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 17 June 2023)
5. ↑ http://www.msgw.org/wilkinson/p-1.htm#womack-tigner-Noland (accessed 15 January 2021). Inquirer: anniecrenshaw[at]mindspring.com

• 1850 Census for Wilkinson County, available online.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LJ-F8M : 22 December 2020), Wm Tigner in household of Mary McConnell, Wilkinson, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Image, accessed 26 December 2020. Note: It seems that the census entered "Dwelling" (289) and "Family" (293) a line early, separating Mary McConnell (35) from the previous family, which included Julia McConnell (60). The entry for Dwelling and Family also appears incorrect for Mary Noland and George Noland.