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Matilda Elmina "Tildy" Yadon Colson
2 Aug 1850 – 29 May 1939
| Birth | 2 Aug 1850 |
| Death | 29 May 1939 |
| Cemetery | Danforth Cemetery Strafford , Greene County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Judith Wilkinson on 07 Mar 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34557821 |
Bio
"Tildy", Matilda Elmina was a daughter of William Proctor and Elizabeth (Keck) Yadon. She was born 2 Aug 1850 in Tazwell, Claiborne Co., TN. In 1860 the family moved to Laurel Co, KY but by the mid 1860's they were settled in Pulaski Co., KY. It was there she met and married James Henry Colson on 13 Mar 1873. Tildy was the mother of three children; James William, John Lee and Mary Frances "Fannie". She excelled in needle crafts, especially quilting. It has been said that she made the best fried chicken in the county. Matilda's sister, Artimacie (Yadon) Price is also interred in the Danforth Cenetery.
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- Jacob Matthew Yaden 1834–1864
- Mary Anna Yadon Raney 1836–1893
- Rachel Charlotte Yadon Mayes 1838–1902
- Sarah Margaret "Maggie" Yadon Drummond 1840–1918
- Joseph Marion Yaden 1842–1924
- Rebecca Alice "Becky" Yadon Gastineau 1845–1915
- Elizabeth Jane Yadon 1847–1923
- Esther Yadon Price 1848–1933
- Artimacie "Macie" Yadon Price 1852–1931
- Eleanor "Ellen" Yadon Smith 1854–1926
- Mary Emmeline Yadon Minton 1856–1939
- Turley Olive Yadon Brinkley 1860–1919
Children
- James William Colson 1874–1966 FaG
- John Lee Colson 1876–1939 FaG
- Mary Frances "Fannie" Colson Clas 1879–1968 FaG
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