John Bell, Jr. Tilden

ID Number: T01258

Biographical Data

Basic Identification

Gender: male Ethnicity: European American Immigration: Attributed Race: white Free or Enslaved: free

Birth & Family

Birth Date: 1801/06/05 Birthplace: unknown Mother: Jane Chambers Tilden Father: John Bell Tilden, Sr. 1st Spouse: 2nd Spouse:

Age Details

Age: 75 Age Group: elder adult (60+)

Life Details

Occupation(s): tinner Last Church: unknown Military Service: Last Residence: Lynchburg, Virginia Last Address:

Death

Death Date: 1876/01/06 Death Note: none Place of Death: unknown Cause of Death: unknown

Burial & Undertaking

Burial Date: 1876/01/00 Funeral Home: Diuguid Indigent?:

Gravesite and Grave Marker Data

Grave Marker or Marker Fragment: yes Section: 102.W Confirmation Source for Location: gravemarker Grave Marker Erector(s): unknown Confirmation Source for Interment: gravemarker

Obituary and Biographical Detials

Brother of Mary Jane Tilden Victor; for many years he was business partners with John Ernest Krause

Beloved “Soldier’s Friend”—made frequent trips to Civil War front to see local soldiers and deliver letters, care packages, etc.

A founder of Lynchburg’s first hose company–precursor of fire department (BOBW)