Dorcas Anna Larimer1,2

b. 28 April 1869, d. 16 April 1944
FatherRobert James Larimer3,4 b. 20 Apr 1842, d. 17 Jun 1914
MotherSarah Ann Debusk3,4 b. 30 Nov 1849, d. 18 Aug 1918
Birth28 Apr 1869 Dorcas Anna Larimer was born on 28 Apr 1869.3,4 
Marriage4 Feb 1902 She married Sampson Tilson, son of James Cole Tilson and Elizabeth E. Umbarger, on 4 Feb 1902 in Washington County, Virginia.5,6 
Cens-19104 May 1910  Dorcas and Sampson farmed land in the St. Clair District of Smyth County, Virginia. The 1910 census, enumerated 8 years after their marriage, recorded a household that included Sampson (37), "Annie" (40), son James R. (5 - entered as Jame) and two of Sampson's siblings: brother George (54) and sister Eunice (46), who were both single.7 
  Annie's entry indicated that she was the mother of 3 children, but only one was living. This reflected the death in 1904 of daughter Senia, and the death earlier in 1910 of son Walter. 
Residence1930 She lived in Lodi, Washington County, Virginia, in 1930.4 
Death16 Apr 1944 Dorcas died on 16 Apr 1944 at age 74.2 
Burial She was buried at Tilson Cemetery in Smyth County, Virginia.8 

Research Comment:

Dorcas corresponded with Judge Redmond Cole in 1930 when he was collecting information on Washington County families.

Related Links and Images:

Birth entry for "Dorcus A." in the family Bible kept by her father, Robert Larimer9
Marriage entry for "Anna" and Sampson9
Death entry for "Dorcus Anna"9

Family

Sampson Tilson b. 22 Oct 1872, d. 7 Feb 1920
Children
Last Edited2 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S1780] Letter from Mrs. Sampson Tilson (Dorcas Anna Larimer) to Redmond Cole, dated 25 May 1930 at 7 Mile Ford, Virginia, Larimer File, The Redmond S. and Mary Cole Collection, Family History Library. Mrs. Tilson provided information on herself, her parents and grandparents, her siblings and her children. She spelled her name Dorcas.
  2. [S1773] Robert J. Larimer Bible. Bible entry reads: "Dorcus Anna Tilson Died Apr 16th 1944."
  3. [S1773] Robert J. Larimer Bible. Bible entry reads: "Dorcus A. Larimer was Born April the 28 1869."
  4. [S1780] Letter from Mrs. Sampson Tilson (Dorcas Anna Larimer) to Redmond Cole, dated 25 May 1930 at 7 Mile Ford, Virginia, Larimer File, The Redmond S. and Mary Cole Collection, Family History Library. Mrs. Tilson provided information on herself, her parents and grandparents, her siblings and her children.
  5. [S1773] Robert J. Larimer Bible. Date recorded as Feb. 4th 1902.
  6. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 114. Sampson Tilson, 29, b. Smyth Co. VA, living Smyth Co., VA, s/o james & Elizabeth Tilson AND Dorcas A. Larimer, 32, sgl, d/o R.J. & Sarah Larimer; marr: 1 Feb. 1902 [Note difference between date in father's bible and this date. Was this the license date?].
  7. [S1138] Sampson Tilson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., St. Clair District, ED 92, sheet 9B, dwelling 172, family 173, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2012. Household includes: Sampson Tilson, 37, marr #1, marr 8 yrs, owns farm; Annie, wife, 40, marr #1, marr 8 yrs, mother of 3 children, 1 is living; Jame [sic] R., son, 5; George W., brother, 54, sgl, farmer; Eunice L., sister, 46, sgl; all b. VA/VA/VA.
  8. [S1038] Mack Sturgill and Kenneth Sturgill, Smyth Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 4, p. 207.
  9. [S1376] Bible images courtesy of Mary Boggs.