Researching Pete Tillman
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 308 people with the Tillman surname? In that year Tillman was ranked number 3271 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Pete means "Form of PETER. A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Pete Tillman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Pete Tillman and the Tillman Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tillman Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Tillman family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 488 people with the Tillman surname in the UK? Tillman is now ranked number 3580 for popularity in the UK. |
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Tillman surname in the USA? Tillman is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Pete Tillman
Pete Tillman
Alonzo Monroe Tillman (May 9, 1922 – March 31, 1998), better known as Pete Tillman, was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma from 1946 to 1948 and professionally in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the Baltimore Colts in 1949. Tillman served as the head football coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—now Wichita State University —from 1955 to 1956, compiling a record of 11–8–1. Tillman's team won a share of the Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1955 with a record of 7–2–1. Tillman served briefly as an assistant coach at the University of Washington in the spring of 1957. He resigned in April to go into private business in Wichita, Kansas.
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Other names that sound a bit like Tillman
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