Southerland, Ava

Summary

Father: Samuel Southerland
Mother: Elizabeth Geer

Birth: c1799, Orange County, North Carolina
Birth Source: Will of Elizabeth Geer Southerland

Death: after 1878, Dickson County, Tennessee
Death Source:

Spouse1: John Tilley, m. 3 Apr 1819, Orange County, North Carolina

Narrative

There were surely other children born to Ava and John Tilley between 1819 and 1825, but at present there is no documentation of their identities.

Some of the children of Ava Southerland and John Tilley:

1. Elizabeth Tilley
2. Ava Tilley
3. Fendal Tilley
4. Henderson Tilley
5. Orel Tilley
6. Susan Tilley

From Dickson County, Tennessee land records:

• Entry No. 2326 dated 4 May 1850 - Mrs. A. V. Tilley enters 200 acres land waters of Yellow Creek pt. in Galleys line, Henry Moize's West boundary.
• Survey #1401 By virtue of Entry No. 2326 dated 4 May 1850, survey for Mrs. Ava Tilley, 30 1/2 acres in A. Galley's? boundary, Coldwells E. boundary. Survey dated 21 Aug 1851. Henry Moise and Finnel Tilley (sic Fendal) chain carriers.

In 1878 Ava Southerland Tilley applied for a widow's pension in Dickson Co., TN on the War of 1812 service of John Tilley.