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Sherrod Tison, son of Moses Tison and Elizabeth Tison, was born the 8th day of January 1785 Elizabeth W. Tison, wife of Sherrod Tison, and daughter of Blanne Harper and Elizabeth Harper, was born the 21st day of February, 1791 The time of the birth and names of the children of Sherrod Tison and Elizabeth W. Tison, is as follows: Eliza Tison was born December 7th, 1809 Blanne Harper Tison was born the 17th day of December, 1811 Mary Jones Tison was born January 16th ,1814 Lany Ann Tison was born March 5th, 1816 Naomi Tison was born November 10th, 1818 Sally Jane Tison was born February 3rd, 1821 Peggy Ann Tison was born September 9th, 1822 Sherrod Tison was born November 2nd, 1824 Emily Tison was born September 26th, 1826 Richard T. Turnage, son of Moses and Emily Turnage, was born December 23rd, 1853 Emma Virginia Turnage, daughter of Moses and Emily Turnage, was born December 3rd, 1857 Edward Francis Turnage, son of Moses and Emily Turnage, was born December 6th, 1860 Time of births and names of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison's children, as follows: Elizabeth Williams Tison, daughter of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison, was born the 15th day of November, 1848 or 1849 - (date not clear) Eliza Macklewain Tison was born the 21st day of November, 1850 Moses Robert Tison was born the 14th day of January, 1854 Richard Albert Tison was born the 11th day of September, 1855 Margaret Olivia Tison was born the 5th day of December, 1858 William Sherrod Tison was born the 10th day of September, 1860 Martha Ella Tison was born the 2nd day of December, 1862 Benjamin Franklin Tison was born the 5th day of December, 1864 James Clifford Tison was born the 13th day of October, 1866 MARRIAGES Sherrod Tison and Elizabeth W. Harper were married the 1st day of March, 1809 John May and Eliza Tison were married the 4th day of December, 1828 William May and Mary J. Tison were married the 10th day of December, 1829 William H. Sheppard and Margaret Ann Tison were married the 22nd day of January, 1841 Sherrod Tison and Nancy Jane Turnage were married the 14th day of December, 1848 Richard L. Tison and Margaret L. Turnage were married the 12th day of January, 1860 Time of the births and names of Sherrod and Elizabeth Tison's grandchildren as follows: Sherrod May, son of John May, was born January 4th, 1829 James Sherrod May, son of William May, was born December 4th, 1830 Elizabeth W. Sheppard, daughter of Henry Sheppard, was born June 21st, 1842 James Glasgow Sheppard, son of Henry Sheppard, was born February 6th, 1845 Benjamin Streeter Sheppard, was born December 15th, 1846 Mary Macklewain Sheppard was born October 12th, 1848 James T. Williams and Eliza M. Tison were married the 3rd day of May, 1870 Moses Turnage and Emily Tison were married May 15th, 1851 DEATHS Elizabeth W. Tison, daughter of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison, departed this life the 21st day of December, 1855 Sherrod Tison, husband of Nancy J. Tison, departed this life the 29th day of December, 1866, in the 42nd year of his age Nancy Jane Tison, wife of Sherrod Tison, departed this life the 30th day of May, 1876, in the 44th year of her age Moses Robert Tison, son of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison, departed this life the 26th day of June, 1876, in the 22nd year of his age Elizabeth Harper, wife of Blanne Harper, departed this life the 13th day of January, 1820, in her 59th year Blanne A. Tison, son of Sherrod Tison and Elizabeth W. Tison, departed this life the 3rd day of September, 1820 Elizabeth Tison, wife of Moses Tison, departed this life the 15th day of September, 1820 Blanne Harper departed this life the 18th day of March, 1821, in the 64th year of his age Naomi Tison, daughter of Sherrod Tison, departed this life the 7th day of October, 1823 Lany Ann Tison departed this life June 25th, 1824 Blanne Harper, Jr. departed this life on the 12th day of February, 1825, in his 25th year Sally Carson, wife of Richard Carson, and daughter of Elizabeth and Moses Tison, departed this life the 19th day of December, 1824. Moses Tison, father of Sherrod Tison, departed this life the 4th day of October, 1823, in his 68th year Benjamin Tison, Esq., departed this life the 4th day of September, 1823 Moses Tison, brother of Sherrod Tison, departed this life Thursday Morning the 6th day of November, 1828 Absolum Saunders died the 24th day of November, 1836, in the 57th years of her age James Blow died the 26th day of September, 1836, about 60 years old Joel Tyson departed this life on the 19th day of November, 1835 Sherrod Tison departed this life the 29th day of March, 1832, being 57 years, 2 months, and 21 days of age Zilpha M. Tison departed this life the 26th day of November, 1845, in the 15th year of her age Dicy Jones, wife of Willoughby Jones, died on Sunday, the 11th day of September, 1831 Lany Tison wife of Seth Tison, departed this life the 8th day of June, 1832 Seth Tison departed this life the 4th day of January, 1832 Sally Jane Tison, daughter of Sherrod and Elizabeth Tison departed this life the 10th day of August, 1832 Elizabeth W. Tison departed this life Sunday morning, September the 22nd, 1824 Martha Belcher, wife of Benjamin Belcher, died on Sunday, the 30th day of October, 1836, in the 48th year of her age. Eliza Macklewain Williams, wife of James T. Williams, and daughter of Nancy Jane and Sherrod Tyson, departed this life on the 27th day of December 1923, at 6:30 o'clock PM in the 73rd year of her age Benjamin Franklin Tyson, son of Nancy Jane and Sherrod Tyson, departed this life on the 1st day of June 1933, at the age of 68 Richard Albert Tyson, son of Nancy Jane and Sherrod Tyson, departed this life on the 3rd day of July 1933 at the age of 82.