Our Family Genealogy Pages: Hope Tillman's Genealogy

1984 Tillman gathering, Good Endeavor Farm, Joppa, MD

Welcome to my Family Genealogy Website. I was fortunate that both my maternal and paternal grandmothers gave me materials to start with family research. And the three editions of Spes Alit Agricolam (Hope Sustains the Farmer, Covering the years 1225 to 1962 of the Tilghman (Tillman) and Allied Family by Stephen Frederick Tillman of Chevy Chase, Maryland gave me a good start for researching the Tillman family, as did Robert Hunter Sturtevant's 1986 Descendants of Samuel Sturtevant.

While the largest number of surnames are TILLMAN and STURTEVANT, I have particularly been interested in tracking the maternal line backgrounds.

Thanks to all of you who have emailed and shared information to help me learn more.

Feature Articles

A Little Girl Goes Barnstorming
Frances Nelson Tillman's account of her memories barnstorming as a child actress from Ohio to Montana. This book is the second chapter of her autobiographical sketches.

Wedgemere Window (poem)
Poem written by Avis Atwood Sturtevant in her late 80's while she was living at the Wedgemere nursing home on Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Ella's Diary 1877 Mary Ella Taisey (1859-1881) kept a diary during the year that she turned eighteen. She lived in Lake City, Minnesota and traveled to nearby places.

Mattew Taisey's Liberty Notice

North Star Paper 5 May 1829: Robert Taisey released his son Matthew Taisey. This was a major clue for me to identify Matthew's father. Matthew married Jane Johnson and left Groton, Vermont on his westward venture after this warning out.

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