Gen James Tilton
- Born: 10 Aug 1819, Wilmington New Castle Delaware
- Marriage (1): Isabella Hanson Adams on 20 Sep 1848 in Hamilton Ohio
- Died: 23 Nov 1878, Washington City District of Columbia at age 59
- BuriedMale: Oak Hill Cemetery, District of Columbia, Find A Grave #96092909 Plot 12 South Border #3
 General Notes:
Military Service as Purse on Sloop of War "St Louis" Under Leiut Edward Gibson Tilton,his Half Brother,held a Commission as Leiut In the Volteguer Regiment under Gen Scott and was Mustered out as a Major Public Office was Appointed Surveyor General of Washington Territory In 1853 and Adjutant General In 1854 and 1855.
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Note for: James Tilton, 10 Aug 1819 - Nov 1878 Index
Individual Note:
1850; Census Place: Lancaster, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: M432_154; Page: 259A; Image: 524.
1860; Census Place: , Thurston, Washington; Roll: M653_1398; Page: 204; Image: 213; Family History Library Film: 805398.
1870; Census Place: Wilmington Division 1, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_121; Page: 315A; Image: 642; Family History Library Film: 545620.
Noted events in his life were:
• Job: Gov. of Washington, D.C. Also Commander in Chief in 1856, 1856, Washington, D.C. Washihgton and Oregon 1889 Vol. 1, 572589
James married Isabella Hanson Adams, daughter of Thomas Jenifer Adams and Mary Ann Tennent, on 20 Sep 1848 in Hamilton Ohio. (Isabella Hanson Adams was born in 1826 in Cincinnati Hamilton Ohio, died on 25 Mar 1896 in Victoria British Columbia Canada and was buried Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria British Columbia Canada, Find A Grave #100658012.)
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