William Tatem Tilden II (1893 - 1953)

Born 10 Feb 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jun 1953 at age 60 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Bill Tilden II is Notable.

Bill Tilden, nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of the 1920s. He won 14 Major singles titles, including 10 Grand Slam events, one World Hard Court Championships and three professional majors. He was the first American man to win Wimbledon, taking the title in 1920.

William was born in 1893.

He died on 5 Jun 1953 and was buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #2414 (accessed 17 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Bill Tilden (10 Feb 1893-5 Jun 1953), citing Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Section D); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• Wikipedia:Bill Tilden
• Wikidata: Item Q54684
• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HF3T-QKT2 : 15 February 2020), William T. Tilden, 1893.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ2K-1XZM : 26 October 2019), William Tatem Tilden, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-2Y76 : 16 March 2018), William T Tilden, 1920; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #40179, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1223, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97Z-39K : Sat Jun 10 04:58:34 UTC 2023), Entry for William Tilden and C Richard Walker, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG2-4CV7 : Sun Jul 30 12:49:18 UTC 2023), Entry for William Tilden, 10 April 1950.

• "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGWB-CM6Z : 8 April 2022), William Tatem 2nd Tilden, 1953.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP64-V58 : 26 November 2014), William Tatam Tilden, 05 Jun 1953; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KM5-DY7K : 10 February 2023), William T Tilden II,.