Persis Tilton

Brief Life History of Persis

When Persis Tilton was born on 15 April 1801, in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States, her father, William Joseph Tilton, was 29 and her mother, Bathesheba Azuba Dunham, was 21. She married Isaac Lasel Palmer on 23 May 1822, in Washington, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Watertown Township, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. She died on 13 August 1874, in Waterford, Washington, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Waterford Cemetery, Beverly, Washington, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Lasel Palmer
1797–1882
Persis Tilton
1801–1874
Marriage: 23 May 1822
Oscar Fitzallen Palmer
1823–1894
Jane D. Palmer
1825–1911
Ann Marie Palmer
1827–1910
Hannah Fox Palmer
1829–1911
Joseph T Palmer
1831–1885
Charles Malster Palmer
1835–1904
Lucian Cook Palmer
1836–1840
Mary W Palmer
1840–1895
George Bowman Palmer
1840–1924
Avra Palmer
1843–1845
Ayra Palmer
1843–
Isaac Lasel Palmer
1844–1891
Andrew B. Palmer
1846–1865

Sources (10)

  • Persis Palmer in household of Isaac L Palmer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Perses Tilton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Perses Palmer, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

English (Berkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila, Tilla + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

History: William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha's Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745–1822) was a physician who became US surgeon general.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Joseph Tilton - 1835 Washington County, Ohio Disposition of Estate

Source: Washington County, Ohio Deeds Repository: Family History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah Call No. FHL941414 Deed date 8 April 1835 Joseph Tilton: heirs of Joseph Tilton. Bathsheba Tilton, gran …

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