Summary
Charles E. Tilly was a Beaver Island resident and carpenter whom the February 1929 obituary says was born at Leland in spring 1854. It reports that he bought a home on Beaver Island at about age 45, lived there thereafter, and died at home on February 3, 1929.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified record based on one obituary. The source names no wife, children, or sister, and supplies no exact birth date, address, burial place, or civil-record identifier. The approximate birth year is retained as the article’s spring-1854 statement rather than treated as a complete date.
Open questions
- Can a civil, census, church, probate, or cemetery record identify Tilly and his unnamed relatives?
- Are any surviving Beaver Island buildings attributable to his carpentry work?
- Does another held source distinguish this Charles E. Tilly from later namesakes?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, February 8, 1929, “Chas. E. Tilly Dies at Beaver Island.”The obituary says Tilly was born at Leland in spring 1854, moved with his family to Elk Rapids when young, bought a Beaver Island home at about age 45, worked as a carpenter, and left a wife, four daughters, a son, and a sister.