John Tilton Born: 9 May 1791 Died: 14 Jun 1860 Plot:
Age 70y Where born: Gloucester Co NJ Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: John Tilton (28 Feb 1752 NJ-8 Jan 1846 NJ) & Mary Risley (28 Dec 1757 NJ-9 Jan 1824 NJ) Married 1st: ? Married 2nd: ca 1817 NJ Sarah Jane Stewart* Lived at: 1830-40 Wabash 1850-60 Mt Carmel Children: - Jane S (7 Feb 1818 NJ-1 Jul 1863 Wabash buried Rose Hill Cem m: Isaac Jaquess) -
Scoby* (1825) -
Isaac* (1827) -
Roxanne (1827-20 Aug 1836) -
Sarah E (ca 1830 IL m: by 1850 Alexander C Edgar); John was one of the first hotel keepers of the town
* indicates buried with John Tilton in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
