Obituary, "Pioneer Texas Legislator Dies," 10/29/1942, p. 3. Col. T.J. Tilson, born 11/16/1847 in West Virginia, "pioneer Texas legislator who was instrumental in legislation that created the railroad commission and made cutting of barbed wire fences a penitentiary offense in Texas." Tilson was elected to the 18th Legislature in 1882, 22nd Legislature in 1890, and again in 1914, 1916, and 1918.
Amarillo Daily News .
Thomas Jefferson Tilson, birth date 11/16/1847 in Washington County, Virginia; death date 10/27/1942 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
T.J. Tilson, birth date 11/16/1847, death date 10/27/1942, burial in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County.
Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4.
Galveston Daily News .