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Richard Milton Tinsley 1853–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1853

Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Jun 1925

Death Location: Inman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: Telemachus Tinsley

Mother: Amy Tinsley

Spouse(s): Jane Vehorn

Children(s): Amber Tinsley, Pearle Ballenger, John Tinsley, James Tinsley, Thomas Tinsley, Elijah Tinsley, Coke Tinsley, Effie Tinsley, Florence Tinsley

In 1853, Richard Milton Tinsley entered the world in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, born to Telemachus Tinsley And Amy Tinsley. Richard Milton Tinsley married Jane Vehorn, and had children including Amber Tinsley, Coke Mann Tinsley, Effie Amber Tinsley, Elijah Pope Tinsley, Florence Alma Tinsley, James Ransom Tinsley, John Jones Tinsley, Pearle Ballenger, Thomas Russell Tinsley. Richard Milton Tinsley passed away in 1925 in Inman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Richard Milton Tinsley entered the world in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, born to Telemachus Tinsley And Amy Tinsley.
  • Richard Milton Tinsley married Jane Vehorn, and had children including Amber Tinsley, Coke Mann Tinsley, Effie Amber Tinsley, Elijah Pope Tinsley, Florence Alma Tinsley, James Ransom Tinsley, John Jones Tinsley, Pearle Ballenger, Thomas Russell Tinsley.
  • Richard Milton Tinsley passed away in 1925 in Inman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Richard Tinsley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Tinsley
1853–1925
Birth Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Telemachus Tinsley
1810–1896
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Amy Tinsley
1812–1876
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Tinsley
1760–1829
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Oney Foster
1775–1856
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tinsley
1731–1774
Mary Ransom
1730–1779
Thomas Foster
1742–1802
Sarah Wright
1746–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Tinsley
1705–1776
Margaret Rucker
1707–1776

Richard Tinsley's Descendants

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Richard (Milton) Tinsley (5 Jan 1853–1 Jun 1925) m. Jane Vehorn (26 Nov 1855–1 Sep 1922)
  1. 1. Amber Tinsley 1885–
  2. 2. Pearle Ballenger 1879–1941 m. Thomas (J) Ballenger 1866–1944
    1. 1. Ralph (S.) Ballenger 1897–1898
    2. 2. Hugh Ballenger 1899–1901
    3. 3. Estelle Ballenger 1917–2011 m. Randolph Craig 1899–
    4. 4. Boyce Ballenger 1903–1980
    5. 5. Horace (Ransom) Ballenger 1904–1990
    6. 6. Lewis (R) Ballenger 1907–1975
    7. 7. Royce (Tinsley) Ballenger 1910–2007
    8. 8. Idell Ballenger 1912–2003
    9. 9. Thomas (Jefferson) Ballenger 1915–1940
    10. 10. Everett (Brabham) Ballenger 1919–2007
  3. 3. John (Jones) Tinsley 1873–1961
  4. 4. James (Ransom) Tinsley 1874–1937
  5. 5. Thomas (Russell) Tinsley 1877–1937
  6. 6. Elijah (Pope) Tinsley 1883–1942
  7. 7. Coke (Mann) Tinsley 1886–1952
  8. 8. Effie (Amber) Tinsley 1889–1966
  9. 9. Florence (Alma) Tinsley 1891–1940

Richard Tinsley's Timeline

2 Records

1853
5 Jan 1853
Birth of Richard Milton Tinsley in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1925
1 Jun 1925
Age 72
Death of Richard Milton Tinsley in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Nov 2016), entry for Pearl Hattie Tinsley, person ID KFRW-43H.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Nov 2016), entry for Pearl Hattie Tinsley, person ID KFRW-43H.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Inman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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