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Currituck County Photographs

Tilmon L. & Harriet Baum Tillett Photo Album
Harriet Baum Tillett and 3 of her children

Left to Right -
 Mae Odell Tillett born Oct. 29, 1895; died February 7, 1951; married Ephraim Harvey Duvall
Ray Vaughn Tillett born Jan. 20, 1890; died Jan. 4, 1973; married Laura Smedes
Harriet Ann (Baum) Tillett born Nov. 12, 1861; died May 15, 1933; married Tilmon L. Tillett (1862-1920), s/o Josiah Holly Tillett, Sr. and Levenia A. Harris (sometimes known as Levenia "Venia" Baum)
Elisha Gray Tillett born April 1, 1898; died March 2, 1955; married Sophronia Langston Meekins and Lou Vera Briggs

Tilmon L. & Harriet Baum Tillett had the following children:
    1. Robert Fulton Tillett - Mar. 23, 1887 - Aug. 30, 1958
    2. Cece Belle Tillett - June 14, 1891 - ???
    3. Martha Washington Tillett - Jan 3, 1894 - Dec. 5, 1894
    4. Mae Odell Tillett - see above
    5. Ray Vaughn Tillett - see above
    6. Elisha Gray Tillett - see above
    7. Winnie Davis Tillett - Nov. 29, 1899 - May 29, 1975
    8. Marshall Fields Tillett, Sr. - Mar. 20, 1902 - Jan. 22, 1992
    9. Dolly Madison Tillett - July 11, 1904 - Oct. 31, 1912
  10. Vandelia Ann Tillett - Sept. 8, 1906 - May 1997

Photo taken in Nags Head Woods - Poleing the boat is Robert Fulton Tillett.  Two of the girls are his sisters, Cece Belle and Winnie Davis Tillett.  One girl is unidentified.  The other girl is Zorado Mae Tillett, d/o Wm. Thomas and Elizabeth Partridge Tillett.

Harriet Ann Baum Tillett aboard the 5687-ton U.S. Merchant Marine ship, The Steel Ranger.  Harriet's son, Robert Fulton Tillett, was in the Merchant Marines.  This picture was made in 1921 when Harriet was 60 years old. Robert Fulton Tillett in his World War I uniform.  According to his WW I Draft Registration Card Robert was born in Nags Head, Currituck Co., NC on May 23, 1887.  He died in Carteret Co., NC on Aug. 30, 1958.  He married Mary Martin on June 14, 1925.

Photos and information kindly submitted by Tammy Holton Jennings.  No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research.