Biographical Sketch of Capt. Charles B. Tilden, Jefferson County, MO

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Capt. Charles B. Tilden, of one of the Missouri River Government improve-
ment boats, with headquarters at St. Louis, was born in Kent County, Md.,
in 1835, and educated at Washington College, at Chestershire, Md., after
which he spent about three years on Chesapeake Bay.  In 1853 he came to
St. Louis, where he accepted a position as civil engineer in preliminary
survey of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, which posi-
tion he held for about four years, or until the road was completed to
Pevely.  He then went on the Missouri River as a pilot, remaining there
until the outbreak of the late Civil War, when he and J. W. Kenneth 
raised a company of volunteers, in Jefferson County, for the Confederate
army, and joined Gen. Thompson.  After about two months Mr. Tilden re-
signed, and joined Gen. Price's army as a private, but was soon after 
promoted to the rank of first lieutenant of Gorham's Battery of artillery
of the Missouri State Guards.  About a year later he was transferred to 
the Confederate service, and was made captain of Tilden's Missouri Batt-
ery.  Prior to his raid through Southeast Missouri, Gen. Price recalled 
him, to follow him and take charge of the captured artillery, if there
should be any.  After the war the Captain returned to the river, where 
he was pilot, and commanded a great number of different boats, until 
1884, since which time he has been in the Government service, as above
stated, on the Missouri River, and has resided in Jefferson County.  He
was married in 1867 to Miss Mary Albertine, daughter of James L. and
Cassandra A. Dunklin, and granddaughter of ex-Gov. Daniel Dunklin, one
of the pioneer governors of Missouri.  Mr. Dunklin was born in Washington
County, but spent many years in Jefferson County as a well-to-do farmer
and influential citizen.  He moved to Mississippi in 1887, and intends
making that his future home.  Three sons and one daughter were born to 
Capt. Tilden's marriage, viz.: Mary S., Harry D., Alfonso J. and Charles
B., Jr.  He was reared a Whig, and cast his first vote for Filmore in
1856, since which time he has been a stanch Democrat.  He is also a mem-
ber of the Masonic fraternity.  His parents, Hon. Charles B. and Eliza-
beth (Stewart) Tilden, were natives of Maryland, where they spent their
entire lives, as did several generations before them, so far as is known.
The father was a farmer, and spent several terms in the State Legislature.


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