(Front text) This church, formally established in 1883 as Savin Grove Baptist Church, had its origins in a congregation active before the Civil War just south of present-day Tillman. When Revs. J.F. Morrall and Jonas Trowell reestablished the chur…
By 1820, the road to Two Sisters Ferry intersected the Purrysburg road at this spot, which had become known asHennis Crossroads by 1848. A post office established here in 1880 was given the name Tillman. According to tradition, this was to honor U…