When Tillman Stewart Colvin was born on 11 January 1886, in Crenshaw, Alabama, United States, his father, William Samuel Colvin, was 36 and his mother, Rachel Georgia Ann Stewart, was 34. He married Lurita Miranda Carolyn " Lula" Harrelson on 11 January 1908, in Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 2 Fairfield, Covington, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 12 May 1954, in Covington, Alabama, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Pleasant Home, Covington, Alabama, United States.