Burl Lilly biography
Collection — Folder: S3225
Identifier: S3225
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a typed biography of former Tipton County, Indiana sheriff Burl Lilly written by his daughter Mary Jane Flaningam in April 2000. It includes a photograph of the Tipton County jail and the Governor’s Commission of Election for Lilly as sheriff by Indiana governors M. Clifford Townsend and Henry F. Schricker.
Dates
- 2000
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Worthy Burl Lilly was born on July 9, 1887 in Hamilton, Indiana to Joseph Asberry and Nancy Celestine (Porter) Lilly. Burl Lilly was hog farmer for most of his early life, raising Spotted Poland China hogs and judging livestock at Indiana state and county fairs until 1937 when he became a Tipton County deputy sheriff. In 1941, Lilly was elected sheriff of Tipton County serving from 1941 to 1945. Lilly married Odna Mae Cox on September 8, 1914 in Kentucky, and the couple had one child, Mary Jane. Lilly twice served as the Tipton sub-district state highway superintendent and 23 years as the Cicero Township Republican chairman. He was a member of the National Spotted Poland China Association, the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association, and the Elks Lodge in Tipton, Indiana. Lilly died on October 7, 1974 in Tipton, Indiana and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Tipton.
Sources:
Items in the collection
FamilySearch. “Worthy B Lilly.” United States Census, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/93M2-JSL.
FamilySearch. “Burl Lilly.” United States Census, 1920. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “W Burl Lilly.” Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FindAGrave.com. “Burl Lilly.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42575497/burl-lilly.
Sources:
Items in the collection
FamilySearch. “Worthy B Lilly.” United States Census, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/93M2-JSL.
FamilySearch. “Burl Lilly.” United States Census, 1920. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “W Burl Lilly.” Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FindAGrave.com. “Burl Lilly.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42575497/burl-lilly.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of only one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mary Jane Flaningam in April 2000.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2024/09/09 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
- Title
- Burl Lilly biography
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
