Edwin Monroe Tilley

1890 - 1953  (62 years)

• Name	Edwin Monroe Tilley
  Born	30 Oct 1890	Mancelona, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Mar 1953	Novi, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA
  Died	9 Mar 1953	Farmington, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I26433	Munro
  Last Modified	27 May 2001

  
  

  Father	William Edwin Tilley,   b. 18 Apr 1852, , Kent, , England ,   d. 29 Dec 1926, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Lydia Catherine Monroe,   b. Sep 1861, Petrolia, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1904, Mancelona, Michigan  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	Abt 1880
  Family ID	F9182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Duhring,   b. 17 Oct 1893, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 3 Dec 1981, Farmington, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1911
  Children	1. Lydia Cathrine Christine Tilley,   b. 21 May 1912, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1964, , , Michigan, USA  (Age 52 years)   2. Louise Elizabeth Tilley,   b. 6 Oct 1914, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1917, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 2 years)   3. Olive Virginia Tilley,   b. 19 Dec 1916, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1990, , , Michigan, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. Edwin Alexander Tilley,   b. 12 Jan 1918, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 27 May 1918, , , Michigan, USA  (Age 0 years) + 5. Reuben William Tilley,   b. 7 May 1919, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1994, Vero Beach, Indian River Co., Florida, USA  (Age 74 years)   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F9179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edwin only completed grade school, but became the chief engineer at Nash Kelvanator in Detroit, Michigan. One of his favorite sayings, however, was that education is the only thing they can't take away from you. He married the daughter of Alexander and Christina "Annie" (Herr) Duhring. He was sometimes described as a "good time Charley". He lived for having fun. He drank too much and definitely smoked too much. One thing he did take seriously was his fishing. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and went to all their dances. He loved to dance and was never seen sitting one out. He also enjoyed flirting with the girls. He also enjoyed playing cards and gardening. Edwin died of lung cancer, but he had so many friends at his funeral that there was no more room in the funeral hall and people had to stand outside. Ref: Clan Munro files - Tilley, Patrick Monroe - Pedigree chart - Edwin M. Tilley family rec.