Tilman Summers Quinn

Brief Life History of Tilman Summers

When Tilman Summers Quinn was born on 31 March 1829, in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States, his father, Ashford Leander Quinn, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Hulsey, was 34. He married Sophia Cline on 18 September 1855. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. He died on 5 July 1889, in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Vests, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Tilman Summers Quinn
1829–1889
Selina Reed
1847–1880
Marriage: 19 March 1870
Napoleon A. Quinn
1871–1953
Julius Augustus Quinn
1872–1901
Samuel Elwood Quinn
1874–1944
May Quinn
1875–1956
Alonzo Quinn
1877–1968
Pvt Edward Quinn
1879–1958
George Gary Quinn
1880–1972

Sources (27)

  • Ashford Quinn, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Tilman S Quinn - Individual or family possessions: birth:
  • Tilman S Quinn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Conor, Declan, Dermot, Fionnuala, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Jarlath.

shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinn, earlier spelled Ó Cuinn, ‘descendant of Conn’, a personal name meaning ‘wisdom’ or ‘chief’ (see O'Quinn ). This is the name of several families in Ulster and counties Clare, Longford, and Mayo.

shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinne ‘descendant of Coinne’, a personal name which may be a variant of Coinneach (see also McKenzie ). This is an Ulster surname, a sept deriving from Eoghan, son of Niall Naoighiallach, from whom Tyrone is named. In most cases the Anglicized forms cannot be distinguished from sense 1 above, although final -e may have been intended as syllabic.

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

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Civil War Service

Served in the Confederate Army in 1863 at Carter Union Station in north Tennessee. Later Served in the Union Army, August 1864 to December 22, 1864. Family folklore says he changed sides so he could …

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