from the Quincy Daily Herald, Monday, March 27, 1905:
A DAUGHTER OF FIRST SETTLER
PASSING AWAY OF MRS. ANN ELIZA TILLSON.
She Expired Suddenly of Paralysis at Omaha Saturday Afternoon—Her Father Was the Late Governor Wood.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Tillson, a former prominent resident of Quincy, widow of General John Tillson, and daughter of the late Governor John Wood, died of paralysis Saturday afternoon. Her demise occurred in Omaha, where she had been residing since her removal from Quincy, making her home there with her son and daughters. The remains will he buried in Quincy, which was founded by her father in whose memory a statue now stands in Washington park. The interment will be in Woodland cemetery, a tract of land set aside for a burying ground by her father and named after him. Mrs. Tillson was visiting relatives and friends in this city recently, leaving about three weeks ago after a delightful stay amid familiar scenes. She said as she took her departure that she did not expect to return alive, but expressed the wish that when she died she be laid to rest with the other deceased members of the family. She was then in very good health although feeling the effects of old age. She was stricken with paralysis the day before she passed away. Relatives here were shocked to hear of her taking off, after having seen her in such fine health just a few weeks ago. The deceased was not born in this city although she had spent most of her life here and her father was the first settler of Quincy. She was horn wiiile her parents were visiting at Galena. That was in 1S27. At the time of her death she was therefore 78 years old. She had been living for the past ten or twelve years at Omaha. General Tillson, of whom she was the widow, won distinction as a gallant officer during the Civil war, and was one of the most prominent men during his life in the west. He was related to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senator Lyman Trumbull and others of national reputation. General Tillson was president for some time of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific railway, and later was an internal revenue collector for the Fourth district of Illinois. Of the immediate family, one son, John, and two daughters, Nannie and Ada, are surviving, all of whom reside in Omaha. Two brothers are also left to mourn her loss—Daniel Wood of Quincy and Joshua Wood of St. Louis. The remains are expected to reach Quincy tomorrow forenoon and the funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church in the afternoon. T. D. Woodruff is making the arrangements for the funeral. John Tillson, at whose residence his mother died, is connected with the Union Pacific railroad, which has Its headquarters In Omaha.
A DAUGHTER OF FIRST SETTLER
PASSING AWAY OF MRS. ANN ELIZA TILLSON.
She Expired Suddenly of Paralysis at Omaha Saturday Afternoon—Her Father Was the Late Governor Wood.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Tillson, a former prominent resident of Quincy, widow of General John Tillson, and daughter of the late Governor John Wood, died of paralysis Saturday afternoon. Her demise occurred in Omaha, where she had been residing since her removal from Quincy, making her home there with her son and daughters. The remains will he buried in Quincy, which was founded by her father in whose memory a statue now stands in Washington park. The interment will be in Woodland cemetery, a tract of land set aside for a burying ground by her father and named after him. Mrs. Tillson was visiting relatives and friends in this city recently, leaving about three weeks ago after a delightful stay amid familiar scenes. She said as she took her departure that she did not expect to return alive, but expressed the wish that when she died she be laid to rest with the other deceased members of the family. She was then in very good health although feeling the effects of old age. She was stricken with paralysis the day before she passed away. Relatives here were shocked to hear of her taking off, after having seen her in such fine health just a few weeks ago. The deceased was not born in this city although she had spent most of her life here and her father was the first settler of Quincy. She was horn wiiile her parents were visiting at Galena. That was in 1S27. At the time of her death she was therefore 78 years old. She had been living for the past ten or twelve years at Omaha. General Tillson, of whom she was the widow, won distinction as a gallant officer during the Civil war, and was one of the most prominent men during his life in the west. He was related to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senator Lyman Trumbull and others of national reputation. General Tillson was president for some time of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific railway, and later was an internal revenue collector for the Fourth district of Illinois. Of the immediate family, one son, John, and two daughters, Nannie and Ada, are surviving, all of whom reside in Omaha. Two brothers are also left to mourn her loss—Daniel Wood of Quincy and Joshua Wood of St. Louis. The remains are expected to reach Quincy tomorrow forenoon and the funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church in the afternoon. T. D. Woodruff is making the arrangements for the funeral. John Tillson, at whose residence his mother died, is connected with the Union Pacific railroad, which has Its headquarters In Omaha.
from the Quincy Daily Herald, Monday, March 27, 1905:
A DAUGHTER OF FIRST SETTLER
PASSING AWAY OF MRS. ANN ELIZA TILLSON.
She Expired Suddenly of Paralysis at Omaha Saturday Afternoon—Her Father Was the Late Governor Wood.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Tillson, a former prominent resident of Quincy, widow of General John Tillson, and daughter of the late Governor John Wood, died of paralysis Saturday afternoon. Her demise occurred in Omaha, where she had been residing since her removal from Quincy, making her home there with her son and daughters. The remains will he buried in Quincy, which was founded by her father in whose memory a statue now stands in Washington park. The interment will be in Woodland cemetery, a tract of land set aside for a burying ground by her father and named after him. Mrs. Tillson was visiting relatives and friends in this city recently, leaving about three weeks ago after a delightful stay amid familiar scenes. She said as she took her departure that she did not expect to return alive, but expressed the wish that when she died she be laid to rest with the other deceased members of the family. She was then in very good health although feeling the effects of old age. She was stricken with paralysis the day before she passed away. Relatives here were shocked to hear of her taking off, after having seen her in such fine health just a few weeks ago. The deceased was not born in this city although she had spent most of her life here and her father was the first settler of Quincy. She was horn wiiile her parents were visiting at Galena. That was in 1S27. At the time of her death she was therefore 78 years old. She had been living for the past ten or twelve years at Omaha. General Tillson, of whom she was the widow, won distinction as a gallant officer during the Civil war, and was one of the most prominent men during his life in the west. He was related to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senator Lyman Trumbull and others of national reputation. General Tillson was president for some time of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific railway, and later was an internal revenue collector for the Fourth district of Illinois. Of the immediate family, one son, John, and two daughters, Nannie and Ada, are surviving, all of whom reside in Omaha. Two brothers are also left to mourn her loss—Daniel Wood of Quincy and Joshua Wood of St. Louis. The remains are expected to reach Quincy tomorrow forenoon and the funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church in the afternoon. T. D. Woodruff is making the arrangements for the funeral. John Tillson, at whose residence his mother died, is connected with the Union Pacific railroad, which has Its headquarters In Omaha.
A DAUGHTER OF FIRST SETTLER
PASSING AWAY OF MRS. ANN ELIZA TILLSON.
She Expired Suddenly of Paralysis at Omaha Saturday Afternoon—Her Father Was the Late Governor Wood.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Tillson, a former prominent resident of Quincy, widow of General John Tillson, and daughter of the late Governor John Wood, died of paralysis Saturday afternoon. Her demise occurred in Omaha, where she had been residing since her removal from Quincy, making her home there with her son and daughters. The remains will he buried in Quincy, which was founded by her father in whose memory a statue now stands in Washington park. The interment will be in Woodland cemetery, a tract of land set aside for a burying ground by her father and named after him. Mrs. Tillson was visiting relatives and friends in this city recently, leaving about three weeks ago after a delightful stay amid familiar scenes. She said as she took her departure that she did not expect to return alive, but expressed the wish that when she died she be laid to rest with the other deceased members of the family. She was then in very good health although feeling the effects of old age. She was stricken with paralysis the day before she passed away. Relatives here were shocked to hear of her taking off, after having seen her in such fine health just a few weeks ago. The deceased was not born in this city although she had spent most of her life here and her father was the first settler of Quincy. She was horn wiiile her parents were visiting at Galena. That was in 1S27. At the time of her death she was therefore 78 years old. She had been living for the past ten or twelve years at Omaha. General Tillson, of whom she was the widow, won distinction as a gallant officer during the Civil war, and was one of the most prominent men during his life in the west. He was related to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senator Lyman Trumbull and others of national reputation. General Tillson was president for some time of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific railway, and later was an internal revenue collector for the Fourth district of Illinois. Of the immediate family, one son, John, and two daughters, Nannie and Ada, are surviving, all of whom reside in Omaha. Two brothers are also left to mourn her loss—Daniel Wood of Quincy and Joshua Wood of St. Louis. The remains are expected to reach Quincy tomorrow forenoon and the funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church in the afternoon. T. D. Woodruff is making the arrangements for the funeral. John Tillson, at whose residence his mother died, is connected with the Union Pacific railroad, which has Its headquarters In Omaha.
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