Son of Henderson Tilley and Lucinda Umstead Tilley.

Married to Mary A Bowling Mincy on August 10, 1865 in Orange County, North Carolina.

Dewitt and Mary were the parents of:
William Henderson Tilley
Martha Elizabeth Tilley Dixon
Lucinda Frances Tilley Roberts
Jerome Oscar Tilley
Mary Holt Tilley Scoggin
Texanna Tilley Jones
Mack L Tilley

Married to Dicie Catherine Bowling on October 13, 1884 in Person County, North Carolina.

Dewitt and Dicie were the parents of:
Antha Tilley(1895-unk)
Luther Toddle Tilley
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Dewitt Tilly
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: District 1, Orange, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1675
Household Members:
Name Age
Henderson Tilly 40
Lucy Tilly 38
Minerva Tilly 13
Elisha Tilly 11
Dewitt Tilly 9
John Tilly 7
Mary Tilly 5
Nancy Tilly 1

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: DeWitt C Tilley
Residence: Orange County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 1 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Orange County, North Carolina
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, North Carolina 6th Infantry Regiment on 01 Mar 1862.
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Name: Dewitt Tilly
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary A Mincey
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: Aug 1865
Bond #: 000101496
Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1865
ImageNum: 005517
County: Orange
Record #: 02 405
Bondsman: Elisha H Tilley; Henderson Tilley
Witness: Geo Laws
Performed By: Wm D Lunsford, Justice of the Peace

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Dewitt C. Tilley
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Mangum, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary A. Tilley
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Dewitt C. Tilley 41
Mary A. Tilley 38
William H. Tilley 14
Elizabeth Tilley 12
Lucinda F. Tilley 7
Jerome Tilley 3
Mary Tilley 2
Texanna Tilley 4m
Adolphus Kincy 20
Nicholus Kincy 17

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Dicey Bowling
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1860
Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1884
Marriage Place: Person, North Carolina
Father: Pink Weaver
Mother: Barbra Bowling
Spouse: D C Tilly
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 45
Spouse Father: Hend Tilly
Spouse Mother: Lucinda Tilly
Event Type: Marriage

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Dee C Tilley
Age: 60
Birth Date: Oct 1839
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Mount Tirzah, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dicie C Tilley
Marriage Year: 1883
Years Married: 17
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Dee C Tilley 60
Dicie C Tilley 41
Luther D Tilley 5

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Dewitte Tilley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 84
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: abt 1838
Birth Place: Durham County
Death Date: 25 Oct 1922
Death Location: White Oak, Wake
Spouse's name: Dicie Tilley
Father's Name: Henderson Tilley
Mother's Name: Dickey Bowling
Cause of death: Chronic Brights disease
Informant: Luther Tilley
Place of burial: Family burial ground