Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate"

1889 - UNKNOWN   Has 4 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

Tilley, Robert Newton

1856 -

Birth	Jan 1856	Tennessee, USA
Father	F.Tilley, Edward,   b. Abt 1819, NC
Relationship	natural
Mother	Unknown, Eliza,   b. Apr 1826
Relationship	natural
Family 1	Unknown, Caroline L.,   b. Jul 1855, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1876
Children	1. Tilley, Edward L.,   b. Abt 1877, Tennessee, USA   2. Tilley, Eliza I.,   b. Abt 1878, Tennessee, USA   3. Tilley, Elige Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1880, Bledsoe Co., TN?   4. Tilley, Lillie M.,   b. Mar 1884   5. Tilley, Nancy L.,   b. Jan 1886   6. Tilley, Harriet,   b. Jul 1887   7. Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889   8. Tilley, Andrew,   b. Aug 1890   9. Tilley, L. Evans,   b. 16 Sep 1892, Tennessee, USA   10. Tilley, James Thomas Henry,   b. 23 Mar 1895, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family 2	Unknown, Bettie M.,   b. 1865, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1908

Unknown, Caroline L.

1855 - UNKNOWN

Birth	Jul 1855	Tennessee, USA
Died	UNKNOWN
Buried	Wolf Creek Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Family	Tilley, Robert Newton,   b. Jan 1856, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1876
Children	1. Tilley, Edward L.,   b. Abt 1877, Tennessee, USA   2. Tilley, Eliza I.,   b. Abt 1878, Tennessee, USA   3. Tilley, Elige Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1880, Bledsoe Co., TN?   4. Tilley, Lillie M.,   b. Mar 1884   5. Tilley, Nancy L.,   b. Jan 1886   6. Tilley, Harriet,   b. Jul 1887   7. Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889   8. Tilley, Andrew,   b. Aug 1890   9. Tilley, L. Evans,   b. 16 Sep 1892, Tennessee, USA   10. Tilley, James Thomas Henry,   b. 23 Mar 1895, Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Durham, Bertha Mae

1893 - 1973  (79 years)

Birth	29 Jul 1893	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	20 Jul 1973	Hamilton Co., TN
Buried	Hamilton Mem. Gardens Cem., Gethsemane Garden, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Durham, Samuel D.,   b. 25 Dec 1865, Fentress Co., TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thompson, Alma Catherine,   b. 27 Feb 1873, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	10 Mar 1888	Rhea Co. TN by E. S. Cox, JP
Family	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond
Children	1. Tilley, Stella,   b. Abt 1912, Tennessee, USA   2. Tilley, Clyde,   b. Abt 1915, Tennessee, USA   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living

Tilley, Stella

Abt 1912 -

Birth	Abt 1912	Tennessee, USA
Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Relationship	natural
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond

Tilley, Clyde

Abt 1915 -

Birth	Abt 1915	Tennessee, USA
Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Relationship	natural
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond

Living

Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond

Living

Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond
Family	Goins, [--?--]
Children	1. Goins, Dennis

Living

Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond

Living

Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond
Family	Hill, Otha
Children	1. Hill, William   2. Hill, Bonnie   3. Hill, Rusty

Living

Father	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate",   b. Jul 1889
Mother	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond

• Name	Tilley, Earnest C. "Tate"  [1, 2]
  Birth	Jul 1889  [3]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	UNKNOWN
  Burial	Hamilton Mem. Gardens Cem., Gethsemane Garden, Hamilton Co., TN   [4]
  Person ID	I942	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Tilley, Robert Newton,   b. Jan 1856, Tennessee, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Unknown, Caroline L.,   b. Jul 1855, Tennessee, USA d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1876
  Family ID	F395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Durham, Bertha Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 20 Jul 1973, Hamilton Co., TN (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1911	Rhea Co., TN by W. J. McLarrin, MG W. M. Barger, Bond   [5]
  Children	1. Tilley, Stella,   b. Abt 1912, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Tilley, Clyde,   b. Abt 1915, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S494] Newton R. Tilley household, 1900 Census Soundex, Rhea Co., TN, CD 14, Ridge Rds. [S456] Marriage Record, E.C. Tilley to Bertha Durham, Rhea County, TN. [S494] Newton R. Tilley household, 1900 Census Soundex, Rhea Co., TN, CD 14, Ridge Rds. Durham Family History by Leon & Starr (Durham) Alexander list dob as 3 June 1888 [S134] Durham Family History by Leon & Starr (Durham) Alexander. [S455] Marriage Record from Rhea Co. Courthouse, Dayton, TN, MB 9 (1910-1912), 415.