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The first identified Tilghman was Johannes Tilghman, recorded in 1225 in Kent, England, who can be found in Stephen Fredrick Tillman's book "Spes Alit Agricolam." There in Kent the Tilghmans held a family at the Snodland Parish called Holloway Court. [6] [7] [8] However the origins of the Tilghman family go back beyond that.
The Tilghman family of Maryland was a prominent family in the history of the U.S. state of Maryland. Pages in category "Tilghman family" The following 12 pages are in ...
Coat of Arms of Matthew Tilghman. Tilghman was born on the family plantation, The Hermitage, near Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Tilghman was the grandson of one of the early settlers in Maryland. His grandfather, Richard Tilghman (1626–1675) had been a surgeon in the British navy and established the family plantation at the ...
In 1857, the Tilghman family relocated to the newly created Kansas Territory and settled on a farm near Atchison. At the age of seventeen, Bill Tilghman won a contract to supply buffalo meat to the men building the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. From September 1, 1871, to April 1, 1872, Tilghman is reputed to have killed 3,300 buffalo. [3]
Tench Tilghman (/ ˈ t ɪ l m ə n /, December 25, 1744 – April 18, 1786) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.He served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Benjamin Chew Tilghman (October 26, 1821 — July 3, 1901) was an American soldier and inventor. He is best known as the inventor of the process of sandblasting . Early life
Zoe Agnes Stratton Tilghman (November 15, 1880- June 1964) [1] [2] was an American writer and historian, best known for her biography of her husband, lawman Bill Tilghman. Early life and education [ edit ]
Lloyd Tilghman (January 18, 1816 – May 16, 1863) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. A railroad construction engineer by background, he was selected by the Confederate government to build two forts to defend the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.