Born on May 26, 1858 to Sherrod Tomlinson and Sarah Ann Burkhalter Tomlinson. William Henry Tomlinson passed away on Jan 9, 1935, at the age of 76 and was buried in ArnaPrimitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States. William Henry Tomlinson was married to Sarah Jane Creed Tomlinson and had 5 children: Addie Sarah Tomlinson Mckinnon, Bertha Arabell "bertie" Tomlinson Vickers, Frank Mose Tomlinson, Peary G. Tomlinson, Jimmie Lee Tomlinson Byrd.