J. T. W. Tillar (1833-1908), (painting).

J. T. W. Tillar (1833-1908), (painting).

Meyrowitz, Jenny Delony Rice, b.1866, painter.

J. T. W. Tillar (1833-1908), (painting).

Portrait male -- Tillar, J. T. W. -- Bust

Occupation -- Monetary -- Banker

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Accession Number: 4543.57

J. T. W. Tillar was born in Southampton County, Virginia, and moved to Arkansas in the 1850s. He settled in Selma, Drew County, Arkansas, and engaged in the mercantile business. After serving in the Confederate Army, Tillar became involved in banking in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, and in Little Rock, Pulaski County, where he lived from 1887 until his death. He was also a cotton planter for a number of years. The town of Tillar in Drew County is named for him.

Crawford, Sybil F., 2003.

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