hɪz sˈʌn dʒˈeɪmz dˈeɪvɪdsən tˈɪlmən wʌzɐ kənfˈɛdɚɹət kˈɜːnəl ænd pˈoʊstwɔːɹ sˈɜːvd ɪnðə tˌɛnəsˈiː sˈɛnət ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd jˈuː.ˈɛs. mˈɪnɪstɚ tʊ ˈɛkwɐdˌoːɹ baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡɹˈoʊvɚ klˈiːvlənd.
His son James Davidson Tillman was a Confederate colonel and postwar served in the Tennessee Senate and was appointed U.S. Minister to Ecuador by President Grover Cleveland.