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Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley 1802–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Shelby County, KY

Death Date: BEF 1870

Death Location: Yelvington, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sr.

Mother: Olive Willis

Spouse(s): Sarah Howell, Jemimah Densford

Children(s): Benjamin Tinsley, Stephen Tinsley, John Tinsley, Rachel Tinsley, Martha Tinsley, Sarah Boston, Mary Tinsley, Nathan Tinsley, Elizabeth Tinsley, LuAnna Tinsley, James Tinsley, Mariah Tinsley, Sarah Tinsley

Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley was born in 1802 in Shelby County, KY, the child of Samuel Lee Tinsley Sr And Olive Willis. In 1850, Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley resided in District 1, Daviess, Kentucky, USA. Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley married Jemimah Densford, Sarah Howell, and had children including Benjamin Tinsley, Elizabeth B Tinsley, James Thomas Tinsley, John William Tinsley, Luanna B Annie Tinsley, Mariah E Tinsley, Martha Ann Tinsley, Mary Elizabeth Tinsley, Nathan P Tinsley, Rachel M Tinsley, Sarah Tinsley, Sarah Willis Tinsley Boston, Stephen S Tinsley. Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley passed away in 1870 in Yelvington, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley was born in 1802 in Shelby County, KY, the child of Samuel Lee Tinsley Sr And Olive Willis.
  • In 1850, Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley resided in District 1, Daviess, Kentucky, USA.
  • Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley married Jemimah Densford, Sarah Howell, and had children including Benjamin Tinsley, Elizabeth B Tinsley, James Thomas Tinsley, John William Tinsley, Luanna B Annie Tinsley, Mariah E Tinsley, Martha Ann Tinsley, Mary Elizabeth Tinsley, Nathan P Tinsley, Rachel M Tinsley, Sarah Tinsley, Sarah Willis Tinsley Boston, Stephen S Tinsley.
  • Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley passed away in 1870 in Yelvington, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sr.
1770–1826
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
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Olive Willis
1770–1820
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Howell
1804–1863
Birth Location: Barren, Kentucky, United States
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Jemimah Densford
1830–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Tinsley
1824–1870
Birth Location: Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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Stephen Tinsley
1826–1906
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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John Tinsley
1828–1898
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Rachel Tinsley
1830–1908
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Martha Tinsley
1832–1897
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Boston
1837–1917
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Mary Tinsley
1842–1920
Birth Location: McLean, Kentucky, United States
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Nathan Tinsley
1845–1877
Birth Location: Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Tinsley
1848–1931
Birth Location: McLean, Kentucky, United States
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LuAnna Tinsley
1866–1932
Birth Location: Yelvington, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
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James Tinsley
1819–1893
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Mariah Tinsley
1839–1928
Birth Location: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, United States
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Sarah Tinsley
1803–
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Willis Tinsley's Ancestors

Self
Willis Tinsley
1802–1870
Birth Place: Shelby County, KY
Parents
Samuel Lee Tinsley Sr.
1770–1826
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Olive Willis
1770–1820
, , Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Joshua Tinsley
1730–1815
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Parks
1736–1789
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1685–1764
Margaret Vawter
1699–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tinsley
1615–1716

Willis Tinsley's Descendants

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Willis (Nathan "Willie") Tinsley (1802–BEF 1870) m. Sarah Howell (4 Mar 1804–20 Jun 1863) m. Jemimah Densford (abt 1830–)
  1. 1. Benjamin Tinsley 1824–1870
  2. 2. Stephen (S.) Tinsley 1826–1906 m. Evaline Thomason 1828–1908
    1. 1. Edwin (F) Tinsley 1855–1897 m. Sarah ("Sadie" Crump) Dorsey 1858–1947 m. Mollie Dorsey 1857–1880
      1. 1. Charles (Dorsey) Tinsley 1893–1955
      2. 2. Eddie Tinsley 1898–1959
      3. 3. Annie ("Fannie") Tinsley 1888–1919 m. William (Earl) Bradford 1887–1954
        1. 1. John (Perry) Bradford 1909–
        2. 2. Raymond (F.) Bradford 1906–
        3. 3. Earl (Junior) Bradford 1911–
        4. 4. Joseph (Franklin) Bradford 1913–2001 m. Opal (Marie) Warren 1915–2002
        5. 5. Ernest (E) Bradford 1907–1960
        6. 6. Owen Bradford 1910–
      4. 4. Jessie Tinsley 1896–1896
      5. 5. Janie (Evaline Tinsley) Mathena 1882–1958
      6. 6. Ethel (Tinsley) Mathena 1884–1945
      7. 7. Halie Tinsley 1886–
      8. 8. Ora (Minnie) Tinsley 1891–1971
      9. 9. Ara (Bell Tinsley) Hooper 1877–1958
    2. 2. Ida (C) Tinsley 1856–1892
    3. 3. James (Willis) Tinsley 1847–1923 m. Polly (Nancy) Cory 1847–1873 m. Frances (Elizabeth "Bettie") Warren 1854–1936 m. Lula (Lillie) McFireline 1850–1894
      1. 1. Ella Tinsley 1871–1962
      2. 2. John (Samuel) Tinsley 1867–1927
      3. 3. Myrtle (Mae) Tinsley 1896–1944
      4. 4. Dewey (R) Tinsley 1898–1990
      5. 5. Arah Tinsley 1877–1900
      6. 6. Chester (Lee) Tinsley 1886–1961 m. Dorothy (Adline) Horn 1888–1979
        1. 1. Van (Buren) Tinsley 1907–1984
        2. 2. Valeria (Dean) Tinsley 1925–2005
        3. 3. Juanita (K) Tinsley 1929–2009
        4. 4. Wilma Tinsley 1916–2009
        5. 5. Vaughn (H) Tinsley 1920–1980
        6. 6. Victor (Eugene) Tinsley 1921–2010 m. Maxine (D.) Barrett 1922–2018
      7. 7. Thurman Tinsley 1889–
      8. 8. Virginia Tinsley 1891–1961
      9. 9. Laurie Tinsley 1875–1951
    4. 4. John (William) Tinsley 1849–1857
    5. 5. Lucretia (Jane) Tinsley 1852–1921
  3. 3. John (William) Tinsley 1828–1898 m. Mary (E) Hardin 1834–1876
    1. 1. Henry (Clay) Tinsley 1861–1939 m. Elizabeth (Jewel) Malin 1867–1947
      1. 1. Annie (B) Tinsley 1886–1966 m. Thomas (A.) Woods 1879–1956
        1. 1. Gladis (M) Woods 1908–1994
        2. 2. Travis (Clay) Woods 1909–1943
      2. 2. Alberta (Geraldine) Tinsley 1888–1962 m. William (C) Sexton 1881–1950
        1. 1. Claude (Franklin) Sexton 1907–1971 m. Reva (Iris) Mays 1912–2000
        2. 2. Hattie (Emmalyn) Sexton 1914–1994 m. Samuel (Edgar) Fuller 1912–1986
        3. 3. Bertha (Belle Sexton) Harper 1919–1993 m. John (R) Harper 1913–1985
        4. 4. Betty (Jo) Sexton 1922–1988 m. Frank (Porter) Sluder 1921–2004
        5. 5. William (Clay) Sexton 1926–2020 m. Joyce (Evelyn) Fox 1932–1995
      3. 3. John (Thomas) Tinsley 1891–1987 m. Ona Bollard 1888–1932 m. Omega (L "Oma") Vancely 1912–
        1. 1. J (D) Tinsley 1914–1997 m. Emogene (Grace) Ward 1919–1998
        2. 2. Malin Tinsley 1920–1996 m. Pauline Shaw 1921–1976
        3. 3. Edith Tinsley 1913–1991
        4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Tinsley 1928–2020 m. Conception ("Connie") Serrano 1933–2003
      4. 4. Charlie (A) Tinsley 1893–1910
      5. 5. Edgar (Lee) Tinsley 1895–1956 m. Flora (Marie) Smith 1905–1958
        1. 1. Nina (Louise) Tinsley 1925–2019 m. William (Huey) Davis 1917–2004 m. William (T) Easley 1910–1979
        2. 2. Violet (Imogene) Tinsley 1927–2001 m. Antero (Acosta) Acierto 1912–1981 m. M (E) Winchester 1922–
        3. 3. Virginia Tinsley 1930–2004
        4. 4. Rosetta (Geneva) Tinsley 1926–1927
        5. 5. Bobbie (Ray) Tinsley 1934–1936
        6. 6. Freddie (R) Tinsley 1934–1936
      6. 6. Carl (Ernest) Tinsley 1898–1972 m. Dollie (Sue) Wood 1901–1974
        1. 1. Hester (Lee) Tinsley 1919–2009 m. Charles (Ray Mollineaux) Sr. 1915–1965
        2. 2. Vester (T) Tinsley 1927–1995 m. Clara (Jean) Borders 1931–2006
        3. 3. William (Albert) Tinsley 1925–1968
        4. 4. Charles (James) Tinsley 1940–2013 m. Patricia (Anne) Cady 1942–2022
        5. 5. Betty (Jewel) Tinsley 1933–2016 m. Reuben (David) Potts 1925–1974 m. Raymond (Junior) Wyman 1933–2010
        6. 6. Henry (Clay) Tinsley 1930–1957
        7. 7. Raymond (Thomas) Tinsley 1934–2017 m. Barbara (Charlene) Spivey 1939–2000
        8. 8. Essie (Marie) Tinsley 1922–1997 m. James (Gerald) Cagle 1918–2001
        9. 9. Lester Tinsley 1927–1928
      7. 7. Roy (Clay) Tinsley 1903–1982 m. Tinsley 1910–2002
        1. 1. Bobby (Roy Clay) Tinsley 1939–2021
        2. 2. Betty (Lee Tinsley) Polm 1930–2005
        3. 3. Martha (Helen Louise) Tinsley 1937–2006 m. Sheldon (D) Stine 1934–2012
        4. 4. EmaJean (Marie) Tinsley 1928–2017
    2. 2. JoAnne (Tinsley) Simpson 1867–1933
    3. 3. Rose (Ella) Tinsley 1873–1899
    4. 4. James (S) Tinsley 1864–1900
    5. 5. Nathan (Savage) Tinsley 1870–1955
  4. 4. Rachel (M.) Tinsley 1830–1908
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Tinsley 1832–1897 m. William (Fry) Street 1828–
    1. 1. Clarence (Edward) Street 1866–1949 m. Eunice (Elizabeth) Brooks 1878–1958
      1. 1. Cecil (Lamar) Street 1901–1996 m. Willa (B) Holbrook 1904–1988
        1. 1. Cecil (Holbrook) Street 1926–2017
        2. 2. Colleen Street 1928–1996
        3. 3. Edward (Joshua) Street 1929–1950
        4. 4. Betty (Lee) Street 1925–1925
      2. 2. Clarence (Brooks) Street 1899–1988
      3. 3. Dorothy (Grace Street) Hawthorne 1913–2010
      4. 4. Mildred (Street) Turner 1917–2000
      5. 5. Brooks Street 1900–
    2. 2. Dudley Street 1852–
    3. 3. William Street 1858–
    4. 4. Sarah (Fannie) Street 1861–
    5. 5. Mary (E) Street 1863–
    6. 6. Luddie Street 1877–
  6. 6. Sarah (Willis Tinsley) Boston 1837–1917
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Tinsley 1842–1920 m. Edward (Kavenaugh) Ayres 1839–1916
    1. 1. Samuel (Elbert) Ayres 1864–1950 m. Sallie Chambers 1864–1950
      1. 1. Edward (Kavanaugh Ayres) Sr 1889–1971
      2. 2. James (Phillip) Ayres 1900–1961
      3. 3. Mary (Douglas) Ayres 1891–1978 m. Albert (Charles Poulton) Sr. 1886–1972
        1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Poulton 1919–1974 m. William (Henry) Reynaud 1916–1999
        2. 2. Eugene (Ayres) Poulton 1916–1983
        3. 3. Albert (Charles Poulton) Jr. 1922–2020
      4. 4. Lois (Ayres) Pitts 1893–1982
      5. 5. Samuel (Ebert) Ayres 1902–1974
    2. 2. Bettie (Elizabeth) Ayres 1867–
    3. 3. Philip (David) Ayres 1877–
  8. 8. Nathan (P) Tinsley 1845–1877
  9. 9. Elizabeth (B) Tinsley 1848–1931
  10. 10. LuAnna (B 'Annie') Tinsley 1866–1932
  11. 11. James (Thomas) Tinsley 1819–1893
  12. 12. Mariah (E) Tinsley 1839–1928
  13. 13. Sarah Tinsley 1803–

Willis Tinsley's Timeline

3 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley in Shelby County, KY
Shelby County, KY
1850
1850
Age 48
Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley resided here in District 1, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
1870
BEF 1870
Age 68
Death of Willis Nathan "Willie" Tinsley in , Daviess, Kentucky, United States
, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Shelby County, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: 198; Page: 371a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: 198; Page: 371a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1870
    Event Place: , Daviess, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yelvington, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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