Tillie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Dailey Bros. Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Tillie  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1947
Death location: Dailey Bros. Circus Ft. Worth, Texas
Death reason: disease: uremic poisoning
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Dailey Bros. Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1942-00-00Dailey Bros. Circus
from Adele Nelson Elephant Act
1928-00-00Adele Nelson Elephant Act
from Boston Harbour
1926-06-07Boston Harbour
from Port of Hamburg
1926-00-00Port of Hamburg
from Louis Reed
1926-00-00Louis Reed
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
from Port of Hamburg
Port of Hamburg
from Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Firma Carl Hagenbeck
from Asia unspecified location
Record history
History of updates2021-12-21
Latest document update2021-09-15 06:45:39
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† Tillie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1947 at Dailey Bros. Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as uremic poisoning.

Origin

Tillie was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


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1926: Brought to Boston in US from Hamburg by Louis Reed, most probably purchased from Carl Hagenbeck in Hamburg.

Records about Tillie from Bob Cline

TILLIE
Female Asian 1926 to 1942 - Adele Nelson Elephant Act
1937 - Jack Hoxie Circus
1943-Ben Davenport's Dailey Bros. Circus buys from Adele Nelson who is married to Louis Reed.
1943 to 1947 - Dailey Bros. Circus
Died Nov. 1947 at Ft. Worth, TX. died - 1947in Ft. Worth, Texas due to uremic poisoning
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tillie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Dailey Bros. Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2767. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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