John Wade Tillis (Tullous) 1839–c. 1887 – FamilyTree-Search

John Wade Tillis (Tullous), 1839–1887 (aged 48 years)

Name

John Wade Tillis (Tullous)

Name: John Wade /Tillis (Tullous)/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	1839
Marriage	Dora Marie Sweat (Sweet) — View this family about 1860 (aged 21 years)
Birth of a son	James Tullous 1862 Texas
Birth of a daughter	Emely Tillis (Tullous) July 12, 1865
Birth of a son	Richard T Tillis January 6, 1869 Trinity County, Texas
Birth of a daughter	Ada Tillis July 17, 1872 Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a son	Noah Tillis February 22, 1879 Robertson County, Texas
Birth of a daughter	Tena Faye Tillis April 1882 Texas
Birth of a son	Kelly Thomas Tillis March 11, 1884 Texas Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Marriage of a daughter	James Henry Roberts — Emely Tillis (Tullous) — View this family November 20, 1884 Robertson County, Texas, United States Source: Robertson County, Texas, marriage license: Roberts and Tillis, 20 Nov 1884 Citation details: Robertson County marriage record, p. 447; FHL film 963258. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-6PFH Source: Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-2010 Citation details: J H Roberts and Eamaly Tillis, 20 Nov 1884, Robertson County, p. 447. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-6PFH Note: J. H. Roberts, 27, married Eamoly (Emily) Tillis, 19, on 20 Nov 1884 in Robertson County, by Eld. W. D. Anderson. J. H. Roberts, 27, married Eamoly (Emily) Tillis, 19, on 20 Nov 1884 in Robertson County, by Eld. W. D. Anderson. Licence issued at Franklin, 15 Nov 1884, by the county clerk Return of Eld. W. D. Anderson, 20 Nov 1884; recorded 21 Jan 1885 by J. C. Moore, deputy clerk Marriage record page 447; a certified copy was filed in 1900 as exhibit A in his Mississippi Choctaw application
Birth of a son	Sherley Wade Tillis March 24, 1885
Death	about 1887 (aged 48 years)
Last change	December 28, 2025

Date differences

Family with Dora Marie Sweat (Sweet)
himself	Birth: 1839 Marriage: about 1860 Death: about 1887 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dora Marie Sweat (Sweet) James Tullous Emely Tillis (Tullous) Richard T Tillis Ada Tillis Noah Tillis Tena Faye Tillis Kelly Thomas Tillis Sherley Wade Tillis John Wade Tillis (Tullous) 1839–1887 Birth: 1839 Death: about 1887
wife	Birth: 1843 — Opelousas, Lousiana Marriage: about 1860 Death: between 1892 and 1895 Burial: about 1895 — Post Oak Cemetery, Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wade Tillis (Tullous) James Tullous Emely Tillis (Tullous) Richard T Tillis Ada Tillis Noah Tillis Tena Faye Tillis Kelly Thomas Tillis Sherley Wade Tillis Dora Marie Sweat (Sweet) 1843–1895 Birth: 1843 — Opelousas, Lousiana Death: between 1892 and 1895
Marriage	Marriage — about 1860 —
3 years son	Birth: 1862 23 19 — Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Tullous 1862–… Birth: 1862 23 19 — Texas
4 years daughter	Birth: July 12, 1865 26 22 Marriage: November 20, 1884 — Robertson County, Texas, United States Death: March 30, 1904 — McClain County, Oklahoma, United States Burial: April 1, 1904 — Washington Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, United States Research log: October 9, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Henry Roberts Henry James Roberts Julia Roberts John Roberts Ida Roberts Mandy Roberts Elias Roberts Cashier Lee Roberts O. D. Roberts William A Roberts Richard Roberts Emely Tillis (Tullous) 1865–1904 Birth: July 12, 1865 26 22 Death: March 30, 1904 — McClain County, Oklahoma, United States
4 years son	Birth: January 6, 1869 30 26 — Trinity County, Texas Death: July 12, 1943 — Red River Parish, Louisiana Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Richard T Tillis 1869–1943 Birth: January 6, 1869 30 26 — Trinity County, Texas Death: July 12, 1943 — Red River Parish, Louisiana
4 years daughter	Birth: July 17, 1872 33 29 — Robertson County, Texas Death: February 9, 1934 — Trinity County, Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ada Tillis 1872–1934 Birth: July 17, 1872 33 29 — Robertson County, Texas Death: February 9, 1934 — Trinity County, Texas
7 years son	Birth: February 22, 1879 40 36 — Robertson County, Texas Death: November 20, 1959 — Inyo County, California Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edna Young Della Mae Tillis Linell Tillis James Fletcher Tillis Robert Lee Tillis Evelyn Irene Tillis Paul Wayne Tillis Juanita Fay Tillis Wilma Burniece Tillis Mary Burnell Tillis Noah Leo Tillis Garland Tillis Noah Tillis 1879–1959 Birth: February 22, 1879 40 36 — Robertson County, Texas Death: November 20, 1959 — Inyo County, California
3 years daughter	Birth: April 1882 43 39 — Texas Census: 1910 — Limestone County, Texas Death: January 12, 1978 — Lubbock, Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Tena Faye Tillis 1882–1978 Birth: April 1882 43 39 — Texas Death: January 12, 1978 — Lubbock, Texas
2 years son	Birth: March 11, 1884 45 41 — Texas Event-Misc: September 12, 1918 — Bremond, Robertson County, Texas Occupation: Policeman — 1930 — Bryan, Robertson County, Texas Person-Source: Death: April 11, 1944 — Byran Hospitol, Brazos County, Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Kelly Thomas Tillis 1884–1944 Birth: March 11, 1884 45 41 — Texas Death: April 11, 1944 — Byran Hospitol, Brazos County, Texas
13 months son	Birth: March 24, 1885 46 42 Occupation: a shoe cobbler — 1918 — Mountain Park, Kiowa County, Oklahoma Person-Source: Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sherley Wade Tillis 1885–… Birth: March 24, 1885 46 42

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Family with Dora Marie Sweat (Sweet)
himself	John Wade Tillis (Tullous) 1839–1887
wife	Dora Marie Sweat (Sweet) 1843–1895
son	James Tullous 1862–…
daughter Family James Henry Roberts Henry James Roberts Julia Roberts John Roberts Ida Roberts Mandy Roberts Elias Roberts Cashier Lee Roberts O. D. Roberts William A Roberts Richard Roberts	Emely Tillis (Tullous) 1865–1904
son	Richard T Tillis 1869–1943
daughter	Ada Tillis 1872–1934
son Family Edna Young Della Mae Tillis Linell Tillis James Fletcher Tillis Robert Lee Tillis Evelyn Irene Tillis Paul Wayne Tillis Juanita Fay Tillis Wilma Burniece Tillis Mary Burnell Tillis Noah Leo Tillis Private Garland Tillis Private	Noah Tillis 1879–1959
daughter	Tena Faye Tillis 1882–1978
son	Kelly Thomas Tillis 1884–1944
son	Sherley Wade Tillis 1885–…