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Tillett Cemetery - Nags Head Woods
From Hwy 158 in Kill Devil Hills take Ocean Acres Dr. and go for 1.1 miles or until it intersects with Old Nags Head Rd. Turn left on Old Nags Head Rd. and go for about 1.7 The cemetery will be on the right about 300 feet off the road. This cemetery is well kept and enclosed within a white wooden fence. Google Maps for this cemetery. Photographs were taken in May 2010 by Kay Midgett Sheppard.
| NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | COMMENTS / INSCRIPTION |
| Mann, John J. | Sept. 28, 1840 | May 17, 1915 | His record is on high. |
| Mann, Polly | Nov. 24, 1807 | Jan. 24, 1872 |
In Memory Of [Closeup
of epitaph] [Fooststone] The grave is now a favored spot To saints who sleep in Jesus blest: For there the wicked trouble not, And there the weary are at rest. |
| Tillett, Blythe B. | Oct. 30, 1943 | [Tillett Family Marker] | |
| Tillett, Dolly Madison | July 11, 1904 | Oct. 31, 1912 |
Daughter of T.L. & Harriet A. Tillett
[Closeup of epitaph] [Long
Shot] The bird like voice whose joyous tones Made glad the scenes of sin and strife, Sings now an everlasting song Around the tree of life. |
| Tillett, Elisha G. | Apr. 1, 1898 | Mar. 2, 1956 |
One worthy of remembrance. [Masonic &
Coast Guard Emblems] [Closeup] [Military Marker] |
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Tillett, Harriet A. |
Nov. 12, 1861 | May 15, 1933 |
Wife of T.L. Tillett So sad the parting Mother But we know it gave you rest. God help each of us to know Thy will is best. Earlier photo taken by Judy Brickhouse before the stone was cleaned. |
| Tillett, infant twin sons | April 19, 1973 | April 20, 1973 | Infant twin sons of Blythe B. and Marshall F. Jr. [Tillett Family Marker] |
| Tillett, Joseph H. | Apr. 18, 1829 | Sept. 15, 1881 |
Dearest father thou hast left us Here thy loss we deeply feel But 'tis God who has bereft us He can all our sorrows heal. |
| Tillett, Joseph H. [see note below] | Dec. 10, 1879 | Nov. 29, 1936 | Age 57 Yrs. 11 Mo. & 19 Days [Footstone] |
| Tillett, Levina [see note below] | May 15, 1846 | Dec. 8, 1880 |
Wife of Joseph H. Tillett [Footstone]
Gone, gone, loved one gone |
| Tillett, Lovey | Nov. 25, 1864 | Dec. 24, 1931 | Daughter of Josiah & Luvina Tillett [Footstone] |
| Tillett, Marshall Field | Mar. 20, 1902 | Jan. 22, 1992 |
Husband of Viola Tillett - Married Jan. 13,
1923 [Closeup] "Weep not. He is not dead but sleepin" |
| Tillett, Marshall Field Jr. | May 1, 1940 | August 29, 1991 | [Tillett Family Marker] |
| Tillett, Nettie V. [see note below] | 1895 | [Sept. 22] 1923 | Wife of J.H. Tillett [Jr.] - At Rest [see death certificate] |
| Tillett, T.L. [Tillman/Tilmon L.] | Sept. 14, 1862 | Apr. 10, 1920 |
Hark from the tomb a doleful sound My ears attend the cry Ye living men come view the ground Where you must shortly lie [Long shot] [Footstone] |
| Tillett, Vera B. | Feb. 22, 1913 | [Jan. 10, 1975] | [Double with Elisha G. Tillett] |
| Tillett, Viola Estelle | Apr. 15, 1903 | Feb. 5, 1979 |
Wife of Marshall F. Tillett - A wonderful woman
now gone to be with Jesus [Long Shot] |
| Tillitt, Edgar Allen | Jan. 5, 1925 | Aug. 20, 1935 |
Son of M.F. & Viola Tillitt [Long
Shot] At the dawn of the resurrection morning let us meet again. |
| Tillitt, Tidrick | June 2, 1870? | Oct. 10, 1873 |
Son of Josiah H. & Levina Tillitt
[Footstone] Happy infant early blest, Rest in peaceful slumbers, rest. |
| Twiford, Esther H. | August 20, 1859 | April 20, 1899 | Aged 39 yrs. & 8 mos. [Footstone] |
| Wescott, M. Louese | July 26, 1883 | April 4, 1918 | Wife of R.L. Wescott Sr. - Aged 35 years 9 mos.& 22 days [Footstone] |
| Wescott, Nina M. | Apr. 13, 1907 | Apr. 4, 1915 |
Daughter of M. Louese & R.L. Wescott - Age 7
yrs. 11 mos. 22 days [Footstone] |
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NOTE: Past
research has shown that Tillett is usually spelled with an "ett" instead of
an "itt", however, you will find a few instances of the latter spelling.
The 2 men shown in this cemetery as Joseph H. Tillett were actually named
"Josiah" Holly Tillett. In most records they are listed as J.H.
Tillett, Josiah H. Tillett, Joe H. Tillett or J. Holly Tillett. I've
only found two instances of the name "Joseph" being used as a first name.
Josiah H. Tillett, Sr.'s (1829-1881) wife had various spellings to her name
also. She is seen randomly as Lavina, Levina, Levenia, Louviney, with
"Vinie" as a nickname. Josiah H. Tillett (1879-1936) married 4 times as near as can be determined. 1st: to Mattie King on Sept. 10, 1899; 2nd: to Nettie V., whose tombstone is in this cemetery, on Nov. 24, 1904; 3rd to Cottie Poole (Culpepper) Rodgers Peterson between June 1923-1930. Cottie is buried in the Dolly Cemetery; and 4th to Robanna (Fulcher) O'Neal Beasley on Aug. 31, 1935. Robanna is buried in the Cudworth Cemetery. I believe that Nettie V. Tillett's birth date of 1895 is in error on her tombstone. Her marriage certificate states she was 26 when she married Josiah which would put her birth year at c1878, not 1895. Incidentally, Josiah signed his name as Josiah H. Tillett on this certificate and he had quite good handwriting. Nettie is age 34 in 1910 & age 41 in 1920. Nettie's maiden name on the marriage certificate looks like "Fusedly" or "Tusedly" but I can find no record of this name anywhere in the US. Josiah & Nettie had at least one child, Martha W. Tillett who married Doc Lamb Fulcher. I was hoping to find her mother's actual maiden name on her death certificate but it only has "Nettie Virginia" with no maiden name listed. Her father IS listed as "Joseph" on this certificate. I also found Nettie Virginia's death certificate where she is listed as "Mrs. Nettie V. Tillette". She died in the State Hospital in Raleigh, NC and appears to have been there for approximately a year and a half. Josiah was the correspondent but he did not know the names of her parents either, however, he did indicate she was born in Baltimore, MD. Does anyone know what Nettie's maiden name might be? |
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