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Henry Leach Tilton

Birth	:	29 Oct 1842 Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA
Death	:	18 Mar 1922 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	Section 2, Lot 265, Spaces 3&4
Description	:	HENRY L. TILTON, one of the active and enterprising businessmen of Lamoni, was born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 29, 1842, his parents Ira and Rebecca Tilton, being natives of the same State. He was reared a farmer, receiving such education as was common to farmer boys of that State. The Pine Tree State was his home until 1876, when he joined his eldest brother, Colvin, at Allendale, Worth County, Missouri, who had come West before the war, and become a very successful businessman. Henry L. Tilton came West without capital, but possessed of good... Read More	HENRY L. TILTON, one of the active and enterprising businessmen of Lamoni, was born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 29, 1842, his parents Ira and Rebecca Tilton, being natives of the same State. He was reared a farmer, receiving such education as was common to farmer boys of that State. The Pine Tree State was his home until 1876, when he joined his eldest brother, Colvin, at Allendale, Worth County, Missouri, who had come West before the war, and become a very successful businessman. Henry L. Tilton came West without capital, but possessed of good business qualifications and a determination to succeed. After two years with his brother on a salary, he became a partner in the profits of his general mercantile business, the brothers continuing in business together until 1881, when our subject withdrew from the firm, and established his present mercantile business at Lamoni in April that same year, in which he has prospered, having a fair share of the trade of Lamoni. He carries a general stock of family supplies, and is popular as a merchant, having, by his courteous and obliging manners, built up a good trade which is constantly increasing. Besides his business property, he owns his residence and a block of city lots and is classed among the well-to-do citizens of Lamoni. Mr. Tilton was married at Davis City, in April [26], 1882, to Miss Emma Smith, who was born at Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1847, a daughter of Alvah Smith, deceased. Her mother is also deceased. In politics, Mr. Tilton affiliates with the Democratic party. He is at present a member of the city council of Lamoni and trustee of Fayette Township. Of his brothers, Cornelius A. Tilton went to California, in 1851, where he accumulated great wealth, and Benjamin L. lives in Maine. Henry L., our subject, was the youngest of his father's family. NOTE: Henry died on March 18, 1922. Emma was born on March 24, 1846, and died January 13, 1903. They were interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni IA. MOTHER: Rebecca James FATHER: Ira Tilton 1st WIFE: Chloe Parker Libbey m. 10 June 1866, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine (divorced Oct 1879, Kennebec County, Maine) SON: Mayhew Peter Tilton m. Letha Margaret Barr 2nd WIFE: Emma Smith m. 26 April 1882, Davis City, Decatur, Iowa 3rd WIFE: Lydia Rosina "Rose" Hammer m. 1904 FURTHER INFORMATION: 1. Biography source: Transcribed by Sara LeFleur, Decatur County Historial Society Musuem, January of 2014. Note by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2014 Sources: Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), Pp. 679-80; iagenweb.org/decatur/bioDocs/1887; Bios/bio1887_tiltonhenryleach.htm 2. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Name: Henry L Tilton Birth Date: Oct 1842 Birth Place: Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine Death Date: Mar 1922 Death Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa Burial Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Source: RLDS Deceased Files/ Saints' Herald Obituaries, 12 April 1922, p. 350/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book K/ Lamoni, Iowa, RLDS Branch Records/ Journal of History, 17:271, 272/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book E Notes: Henry L. Tilton was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 3 April 1889 at Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, by H. A. Stebbins. He was ordained a deacon on 7 May 1893 by D. Campbell. He worked in Lamoni as a merchant for several years before moving to Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, and then to North Dakota. Henry returned to Lamoni in 1917, where he resided until his death. He attended the Lamoni, Iowa Branch. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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Henry Leach Tilton death on 18 Mar 1922 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Longitude: -93.9475021

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Parent

Ira Tilton

(unknow - 1878)

Rebecca James Tilton

(1807 - 1882)

Spouse

Emma Smith Tilton

(1846 - 1903)

Lydia Rosina “Rose” Hammer Tilton

(1859 - 1934)

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Coordinate: 40.6250000, -93.9475021

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18. Mount Pleasant No 2 Baptist Church Cemetery
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