James Dudley Till

first name
James Dudley
last name
Till
gender
male
birth, death year
1825 , 1884
first, last year in records
1826, 1826
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
always free (1825)
enslaver(s)
location(s)
Amherst, MA  
place of origin

Bio

son of William Sr. Till; usually called "Dudley"; married Julia Ann Thompson; farm laborer in Amherst, MA; 1850 both were living with Julia's brother Christopher Thompson in Amherst, MA; 1860 both were living in Hadley, MA; family lived in the Hadley poor house

Primary Source Entries for James Dudley Till

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
168. DUDLEY2 TILL (William1), born about 1826 in Hadley, was a farm laborer at Amherst from 1846 through 1850. He married sometimeafter filing marriage intentions on 6 November 1847, perhaps on 28 January 1848 in Amherst, JULIA ANN THOMPSON, who was born Smith, James Avery. History of the Black Population of Amherst 1728-1870 1728-1870 1826 1583

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