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Avery Benjamin Love Tillett

Avery Benjamin Love "Belove" Tillett, s/o Benjamin Dough Tillett and his first wife, Lovey Walker, was born in Kitty Hawk on Feb. 17, 1861 and died Sept. 15, 1928.  He married Mary Frances Sibbern, d/o Elijah & Frances (Twiford) Sibbern, circa 1882.  Mary Frances had been previously married to Samuel Joseph Harris. She was born Feb. 23, 1859 & died Aug. 4, 1912.  As far as I know, no children were born from either marriage.  Avery was Surfman at the Kill Devil Hills Life Saving Station in the late 1890's and was promoted to Captain of the Kitty Hawk Station in 1902.

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