"Dear little Mother is resting again with Father, tonight." From a letter written by Bill Tilghman to his wife Zoe, quoted in her biography of Tilghman, "Marshall of the Last Frontier" (1949)."
The above is posted at the request of contributor # 46954396 5/17/14
The Guthrie Daily Leader 2-9-1915
MOTHER OF FRANK TILGHMAN PASSES AWAY – Mrs. A. Tilghman, mother of Frank and William Tilghman, died at Dodge City, Kansas, Sunday. Frank, who lives in Guthrie, reached his mother's bedside on Sunday morning before she passed away in the evening.
He brought the remains here on the 10:50 train this morning and at 3 o'clock the body will be taken on the Rock Island to Chandler to be buried by the side of the deceased husband. Mrs. Tilghman united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of 14 years and has been faithful to her church and her God for 72 years, faithful to a ripe old age of 86 years. A short service was conducted by Rev. Nicolas of the Episcopal church and The Ladies of the G.A.R. will conduct the burial service. The deceased was an honored member of the order.
The above contributed by Liz Freeman Contributor # 47065338 on 7/8/17
"Dear little Mother is resting again with Father, tonight." From a letter written by Bill Tilghman to his wife Zoe, quoted in her biography of Tilghman, "Marshall of the Last Frontier" (1949)."
The above is posted at the request of contributor # 46954396 5/17/14
The Guthrie Daily Leader 2-9-1915
MOTHER OF FRANK TILGHMAN PASSES AWAY – Mrs. A. Tilghman, mother of Frank and William Tilghman, died at Dodge City, Kansas, Sunday. Frank, who lives in Guthrie, reached his mother's bedside on Sunday morning before she passed away in the evening.
He brought the remains here on the 10:50 train this morning and at 3 o'clock the body will be taken on the Rock Island to Chandler to be buried by the side of the deceased husband. Mrs. Tilghman united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of 14 years and has been faithful to her church and her God for 72 years, faithful to a ripe old age of 86 years. A short service was conducted by Rev. Nicolas of the Episcopal church and The Ladies of the G.A.R. will conduct the burial service. The deceased was an honored member of the order.
The above contributed by Liz Freeman Contributor # 47065338 on 7/8/17
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