Born in Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Inman Itus Spires
— married
Nov 1965 in Dade, Georgia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Dade, Florida, United States
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Biography
Myrtle was born in 1918,[1][2][3] the youngest of 5 children to William Peter Tiller[4] and Georgia Metcalf. Her siblings were: Florence, William Clarence, Paul, and Dave; her older half-siblings were: Joseph Henry,[5] Benjamin Franklin,[6] and Eunice.
- Residence (9 Jan 1920) District 166, Derbyshire, Wilkes, Georgia, United States[7]
Household Role Sex Status Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation W P Tiller Head M Wid 49 abt 1871 Georgia Blacksmith, Gen Repair Ben Tiller Son M S 21 abt 1899 Georgia Laborer, Helper in Shop Florence Tiller Dau F S 12 abt 1908 Georgia Clarence Tiller Son M S 10 abt 1910 Georgia Paul Tiller Son M S 8 abt 1912 Georgia Myrtle Tiller Dau F S 2 abt 1918 Georgia Dave Tiller Son M S 2 mo abt Nov 1919 Georgia Joe Tiller Son M M 22 abt 1898 Georgia Farmer, Gen Farm, Own Acct Rella Tiller Dau-in-Law F M 20 abt 1900 Georgia Laborer, Home Farm
- Residence (11 Apr 1930) Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, United States[8]
Household Role Sex Status Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation William P Tiller Head M Wid 55 abt 1875 Georgia Blacksmith Shop Owner, Own Acct Joseph H Tiller Son M S 30 abt 1900 Georgia Blacksmith Shop Paul Tiller Son M S 16 abt 1914 Georgia Myrtle M Tiller Dau F S 12 abt 1918 Georgia
- Residence (20 Apr 1940) Precinct 23, Dade, Florida, United States[9]
Household Role Sex Status Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation Olive McLendon Head F M 36 abt 1904 Illinois Myrtle M Tiller Lodger F S 19 abt 1921 Georgia
She married Louis Ernest Compton, son of Isaac Compton and Elizabeth S Harnishfeger, on 2 Aug 1945 in Dade County, Florida.[10] She was 24 years old and was his third wife. They divorced in 1952 in Dade County.[11]
- Residence (8 Apr 1950) Miami, Dade, Florida, United States[12]
Household Role Sex Status Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation Louis E Compton Head M M 49 abt 1901 Indiana Mechanic Marine, Marine Dealer Myrtle Lee Compton Wife F M 28 abt 1922 Georgia Keeping House
She remarried to Inman Itus Spires, son of John S Spires and America Mae Taylor, in 1953 in Dade County, Florida.[13] She was 33 years old. They had 1 child together.[14]
Myrtle passed away in 1989 at the age of 70.[1][2][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: VVXL-38B : accessed 25 Dec 2014), death index record of Myrtle Spires, 15 Oct 1923 - 7 Oct 1989; Dade, Florida, United States; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7338 #3279402 : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 101322, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: JY8X-WZ9 : accessed 8 Jan 2021), ssdi record of Myrtle C Spires, 15 Oct 1918 - 7 Oct 1989; age 71; Florida, United States; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing) Ancestry.com, database (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3693 #59176881 : accessed 5 Oct 2023)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files, 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 6KSR-MN1W : accessed 10 Feb 2023), ssapp record of Myrtle Mae Tiller Compton Spires; 15 Oct 1920 - 7 Oct 1989; birthplace: Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, United States; parents: Wm P Tiller and Georgia Metcalf. Ancestry.com, database (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60901 #30722630 : accessed 5 Oct 2023)
- ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 132920638 : accessed 4 Oct 2023) Mrs Myrtle Compton in Obituary for Mr. W. P. Tiller, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 12, (Fri) 24 Sep 1948. Ancestry.com Media
- ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 132922896 : accessed 4 Oct 2023) Mrs Myrtle Spires in Obituary for Mr. Joe Henry Tiller, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 38, (Sat) 14 Feb 1976. Ancestry.com Media
- ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 132923009 : accessed 4 Oct 2023) Miss Myrtle Tiller in Obituary for Benjamin Franklin Tiller, Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Page 10, (Sat) 21 May 1932. Ancestry.com Media
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MJXB-R89 : accessed 21 Sep 2023), Myrtle Tiller in household of W P Tiller; District 166, Derbyshire, Wilkes, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0177, sheet 5B, line 69, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. National Archives, Washington, D.C., n.d.) roll 285. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #101593972 : accessed 5 Oct 2023)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 38FG-6W2 : accessed 5 Oct 2023), Myrtle M Tiller in household of William P Tiller, Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0002, sheet 12A (page 28), line 36, family 317, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002.) FHL microfilm 2340129. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #18218887 : accessed 5 Oct 2023)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: VTHZ-SPK : accessed 28 Sep 2023) Myrtle Tiller in household of Olive McLendon, Precinct 23, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district 13-33, sheet 11A (page 413), line 6, NARA microfilm publication T627 (Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.) roll 00580. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #135999530 : accessed 5 Oct 2023)
- ↑ "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: VJV7-G36 : accessed 28 Nov 2014), marriage record of Louis E Compton and Myrtle Lee Tiller, 1945, Dade, FLorida, United States; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8784 #1297390 : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
- ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: VKZS-CMF : accessed 25 Dec 2014), divorce record of Louis E Compton and Myrtle L Compton, 1952, Dade, Florida, United States; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8837 #1716893 : 2005); citing Dade, Florida, certificate 16178, volume 602, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 6X2M-W8WX : accessed 20 Sep 2023), Myrtle Lee Compton in household of Louis E Compton, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district 69-78, sheet 19, line 28, dwelling 223, NAID: 43290879 (Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC., n.d.) roll . Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #80547399 : accessed 5 Oct 2023)
- ↑ "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: VJV2-TWY : accessed 28 Nov 2014), marriage record of Inman I. Spires and Myrtle L Compton, 1953, Dade, Florida, United States; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8784 #1707962 : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
- ↑ "News Article", Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 132324082 : accessed 24 Sep 2023) Myrtle Spires in Obituary for Inman I. Spires, Published in the Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Page 3, (Sun) 6 Nov 1977. Ancestry.com Media
- See Also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Person: LLCM-ZQ4 : modified 5 Oct 2023, 08:17), profile for Myrtle Lee Tiller; contributed by various users.
- "Public Member Trees Karen Herndon", database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Profile : accessed 5 Oct 2023), profile for Myrtle Lee Tiller.
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Tiller-2124 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 5 Oct 2023. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.
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