Brief Life History of James T.
When James T. Tilford was born on 20 February 1818, in Casey, Butler, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Edmondson Tilford, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ann Polly Workman, was 24. He married Eliza Jane Murphy on 24 December 1840, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Casey, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died in 1901, at the age of 83.
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- James Telford, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Tilford - Individual or family possessions: birth: 20 February 1818;
- James A Telford, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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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.
1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens
In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire):
variant of Telfer .
perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Tilford in Farnham (Surrey). The placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Tila, Tilla + Old English ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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