Brief Life History of Waitstill
When Waitstill Tilson was born on 20 January 1803, in Saint Clair Bottom, Smyth, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas D Tilson Sr, was 35 and her mother, Eunice Hubbell, was 29. She married Isaac Bishop on 12 April 1821, in Washington, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 20 August 1862, in Brandywine Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Brandywine Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States.
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- Weighty Bishop in household of Isaac Bishop, "United States Census, 1860"
- Waty Tilson, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", 1821
- Waitstill Tilson Bishop, "Find A Grave Index", 1862
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northern Midlands and Yorkshire): metronymic from the Middle English female personal name Till (a pet form of Matilda) + -son, i.e. ‘son of Till’. Compare Tillotson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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