Tillie (circa 1870 – 1932) was a female Asian elephant[1] that was the mascot of the John Robinson Circus.
[8] When the circus performed in the neighborhood of Northside, Cincinnati (formerly Cumminsville, Ohio), Tillie led the procession.
[3] A full page obituary was published in The Cincinnati Enquirer when Tillie died in 1932.
An audience of two thousand celebrated her death in Terrace Park at her home on Elm Avenue in Terrace Park, Ohio as planes dropped carnations and the remaining three elephants stood by as a cannon was fired.
[2][7] Although there is a tombstone for Tillie on the Robinson's old property in Terrace Park, Lynn Nelson, who was a 30-year resident of Terrace Park, insists Tille is not buried under the tombstone, but is instead buried in a dry well on the same property.