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Henry Tinsley 1814–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Shelby County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 Jul 1887

Death Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Sr.

Mother: OLIVE WILLIS

Spouse(s): Malissa CHILTON

Children(s): William Tinsley

Henry Tinsley was born in 1814 in Shelby County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Lee Tinsley Sr And Olive Willis. Henry Tinsley married Malissa Chilton, and had children including William Henry Tinsley. Henry Tinsley passed away in 1887 in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Tinsley was born in 1814 in Shelby County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Lee Tinsley Sr And Olive Willis.
  • Henry Tinsley married Malissa Chilton, and had children including William Henry Tinsley.
  • Henry Tinsley passed away in 1887 in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sr.
1770–1826
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
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OLIVE WILLIS
1777–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Malissa CHILTON
1830–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

William Tinsley
1844–1929
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Henry Tinsley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Tinsley
1814–1887
Birth Place: Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Lee Tinsley Sr.
1770–1826
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
OLIVE WILLIS
1777–
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joshua Tinsley
1730–1815
Essex County, Virginia
Captain (Joseph) Willis
1757–1818
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Witt
1759–1816
Berkley, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1685–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Tinsley's Descendants

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Henry Tinsley (1814–4 Jul 1887) m. Malissa CHILTON (Abt. 1830–1900)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Tinsley 1844–1929 m. Rachel (Ann) Clifton 1846–1926
    1. 1. Mary ("Mollie" Myrtle) Tinsley 1879–1940 m. Albert (Alexander) McClard 1880–1940
      1. 1. NELLIE (BELLE) McClard 1904–1987 m. ELMER (LEE) HOWERTON 1892–1982
        1. 1. Helen (Marie) Howerton 1925–2005 m. Archie (Marion) Glover 1924–1993
        2. 2. Betty (Lou) Howerton 1929–1978
        3. 3. Thomas (Lee) Howerton 1918–
        4. 4. Billy (Ray) Howerton 1923–
      2. 2. Calvin (Caleb) McClard 1906–1988
      3. 3. RAY McCLARD 1909–1991
      4. 4. Earl Mcclard 1910–1990
      5. 5. CARL (DANIEL) McCLARD 1913–2001
    2. 2. Alice Tinsley 1871–1946
    3. 3. Minnie (Bell) Tinsley 1874–
    4. 4. Lamanda (Josephine) Tinsley 1875–1938
    5. 5. Joseph Tinsley 1878–1961
    6. 6. William (Henry Tinsley) Jr. 1881–1955
    7. 7. Linnis (Anne) Tinsley 1886–

Henry Tinsley's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Henry Tinsley in Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
1887
4 Jul 1887
Age 73
Death of Henry Tinsley in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Shelby County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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