Jerome Oscar Tilley

     Jerome Oscar Tilley was born on 8 April 1878 at North Carolina.^1,2 Jerome Oscar Tilley was also known as Ross Tilley.¹ He and Beulah Brinkley obtained a marriage license on 20 December 1902 at Weakley County Courthouse, Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee.² He married Bula M. Brinkley, daughter of John Franklin Brinkley and Mary Gilland, on 21 December 1902 at Weakley County, Tennessee.² He became a widower upon the death of his wife, Bulah Annis Tilley, on 28 October 1912 at Weakley County, Tennessee.³ He died on 15 August 1958 at Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, at age 80 years, 4 months and 7 days.¹ He was buried at Sunset Cemetery, Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee.¹