Thomas W. Tilton (1899)

TILTON, MCCLAIN

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Date: 8/13/2007 at 10:24:45

Winterset Madisonian – March 22, 1899
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Obituary

Thomas W. Tilton was born in Noble county, Ohio, August 21, 1843. Died in Madison county, Iowa, March 17, 1899, aged 55 years, 6 months, 26 days.

He enlisted in the service of his country, May 2d, 1864, in Company C, 161st regiment, of Ohio National Guards, for one hundred days. Received his discharge September 10, 1864, and returned home broke in health. He entered school at Athens, Ohio, but was compelled to give up his college education on account of poor health.

In the spring of 1868 he came to Warren county, Iowa, where he taught several terms of school. He was married to Phoebe Ellen McClain March 1, 1871. To this union were born ten children, five boys and five girls, all of which survive him, and were at the bedside of his last illness. He did not realize the end was so near, till twenty minutes of seven, the morning before he died. He said, “I am going to die,” and gradually grew worse, till his spirit took its flight to his God who gave it.

He was a believer in the word of God, and practiced the same in his life. He was a good neighbor and citizen, a kind, loving husband and father. He leaves besides his family, a brother and two sisters, and other relatives, also a vast number of friends to mourn.

Services were held at the home Sunday, at eleven o’clock, by Rev. Gardner, in the presence of a large audience, and laid to rest in the Winterset cemetery.
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Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
March 22, 1899

Obituary: Thomas W. Tilton was born in Noble County, Ohio, August 21, 1843 and died in Madison County, Iowa, March 17, 1899, aged 55 years, 6 months and 26 days. He enlisted in the service of his country on May 2, 1864 in Co. C, 161st Regiment of the Ohio National Guards, for 100 days, receiving his discharge on September 10, 1864 and returned home, broken in health. In 1868 he came to Warren County, Iowa and taught several terms of school there. He was married to Phoebe Ellen McClain on March 1, 1871 in Warren County, Iowa. Ten children were born to this union, all of whom survive him. Burial was at the Winterset Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.

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