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Sarah
Tullis, c. 1850
Born 1775 in South Carolina
or Kentucky?
Died October 4, 1856, Hog
Mountain, Georgia
Married or bonded to: John
Tullis
Children: William (1786), Mary
(1800), John M. (1810), Simpson (1812), Moses (1817) and Elizabeth
(1822).
1786 - South Carolina - Sarah
gives birth to William.
1800 - South Carolina - Sarah
gives birth to Mary.
1810 - South Carolina - Sarah
gives birth to John M.
1812 - South Carolina - Sarah
gives birth to Simpson.
1817 - South Carolina - Sarah
gives birth to Moses
1822 - South Carolina - Sarah
gave birth to Elizabeth.
1822 - South Carolina - Sarah is
gathering in the woods when Elizabeth is stolen by a mountain lion.
Sarah chases the mountain lion down and fights it with a stick and gets
her baby back safely. The doctor writes about the incident in a letter.
1847 - Georgia - Sarah's
daughter, Elizabeth married Prettyman Berry in Gwinette County, Georgia
on March 25, 1847.
1850 - Georgia - In January,
Sarah is living with her daughter Elizabeth and her son-in-law,
Prettyman Berry and he two year old grandson, John F. Berry. Sarah's
health is failing. She is listed as imote.
1856 - Georgia - Sarah dies at
approximately 81 years old. An entry was made in her son John's bible
when she died.
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Dr. James Coleson
South Carolina
12th, March, 1822
This very day of 12th, March,
Sarah Tillis, Indian wife of John Tillis, was gathering in the
foothills when she wrapped her infante childe in it's blanket and laid
the childe down to sleep. Mrs. Tillis continued to gather in her basket
when she heard her infant cry out. When Mrs. Tillis turned, a large
catamount had stolen her infant childe in it's blanket and tooken the
childe at a run into a shallow cave. Though naturally reserved and
silent, Mrs. Tillis chased the catamount down and fought the beaste
with a limb from a tree for the return of her childe. I examined the
childe today and the wounds of the childe are simple and not likely to
cause illness, although Mrs. Tillis insists on doctoring the wounds
herself with Indian remedies. I see no harm in this action. I will
check on the infant childe tomorrow noon.
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