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Nathan Tilbury

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Nathan Tilbury

Birth
Death
1893 (aged 51–52)
Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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The obituary for Nathan Tilbury was published in 1892 so year of death is 1892. The tombstone clearly reads 1893. Obviously an error occurred either in the cutting of the stone or the information passed along by a family member to the stonecutter.

The following information has been shared by another contributor:

BIOGRAPHY:
The 1860 Indiana, Allen County, Marion Township Federal Census [Pages 117 & 118]
enumerated 06 July 1860 shows:
COLEMAN, Nathaniel, head, 62, farmer, born Ohio, real estate valued at $8000, personal property valued at $500
COLEMAN, Elizabeth, 46, born Ohio
COLEMAN, Hanet, daughter, 23, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Margaret, daughter, 17, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Francis, daughter, 14, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Arthur, son, 12, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Catherine, daughter, 10, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Zachariah, son, 8, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Hannah, daughter, 5, born Indiana
TILBURY, Nathaniel, 19, single, laborer, born Indiana
LIDOLF, Francis, 23, single, laborer, born Germany

MARRIAGE:
Nathaniel TILBURY married Margaret COLEMAN 24 December 1860 in Allen County, IN.
Nine (9) children were born to them.

CIVIL WAR RECORD:
Name: Nathan Tilbury
Residence: Allen County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 24 Sep 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 24 September 1861
Enlisted in Company A, 30th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 24 September 1861.
Received a disability discharge Company A, 30th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 27 April 1862

1880 census reference: St Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana [Page 31C; ED
107; Image 398] Nathan was a farmer. Both Nathan & Margaret's parents were born in Ohio.

The 1900 Indiana, Allen County, St. Joseph Township Federal Census [Page 3A; ED 17] enumerated 05 June 1900 shows:
TILBURY, Margaret, head, 57, widowed, born November 1842 Indiana, parents born Ohio, 13 children born with 6 children living
TILBURY, Nathen [sic], son, 20, single, born September 1879 Indiana, farm laborer
TILBURY, Harry, son, 16, born July 1883 Indiana, farm laborer
MICHAEL, Ella, daughter, 19, born April 1881 Indiana, married 1 year, 1 child born with 1 child living
MICHAEL, George, son-in-law, 22, born April 1877 Indiana, parents born Indiana, farm laborer
MICHAEL, Lorence [sic], nephew, 4/12, born January 1900 Indiana
The obituary for Nathan Tilbury was published in 1892 so year of death is 1892. The tombstone clearly reads 1893. Obviously an error occurred either in the cutting of the stone or the information passed along by a family member to the stonecutter.

The following information has been shared by another contributor:

BIOGRAPHY:
The 1860 Indiana, Allen County, Marion Township Federal Census [Pages 117 & 118]
enumerated 06 July 1860 shows:
COLEMAN, Nathaniel, head, 62, farmer, born Ohio, real estate valued at $8000, personal property valued at $500
COLEMAN, Elizabeth, 46, born Ohio
COLEMAN, Hanet, daughter, 23, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Margaret, daughter, 17, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Francis, daughter, 14, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Arthur, son, 12, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Catherine, daughter, 10, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Zachariah, son, 8, born Indiana
COLEMAN, Hannah, daughter, 5, born Indiana
TILBURY, Nathaniel, 19, single, laborer, born Indiana
LIDOLF, Francis, 23, single, laborer, born Germany

MARRIAGE:
Nathaniel TILBURY married Margaret COLEMAN 24 December 1860 in Allen County, IN.
Nine (9) children were born to them.

CIVIL WAR RECORD:
Name: Nathan Tilbury
Residence: Allen County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 24 Sep 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 24 September 1861
Enlisted in Company A, 30th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 24 September 1861.
Received a disability discharge Company A, 30th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 27 April 1862

1880 census reference: St Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana [Page 31C; ED
107; Image 398] Nathan was a farmer. Both Nathan & Margaret's parents were born in Ohio.

The 1900 Indiana, Allen County, St. Joseph Township Federal Census [Page 3A; ED 17] enumerated 05 June 1900 shows:
TILBURY, Margaret, head, 57, widowed, born November 1842 Indiana, parents born Ohio, 13 children born with 6 children living
TILBURY, Nathen [sic], son, 20, single, born September 1879 Indiana, farm laborer
TILBURY, Harry, son, 16, born July 1883 Indiana, farm laborer
MICHAEL, Ella, daughter, 19, born April 1881 Indiana, married 1 year, 1 child born with 1 child living
MICHAEL, George, son-in-law, 22, born April 1877 Indiana, parents born Indiana, farm laborer
MICHAEL, Lorence [sic], nephew, 4/12, born January 1900 Indiana


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  • Created by: d v
  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40769484/nathan-tilbury: accessed ), memorial page for Nathan Tilbury (1841–1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40769484, citing Tilbury Family Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by d v (contributor 47124086).