1868 - 1942 (73 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Stephen Henry Tinsley was born on 13 Aug 1868 in Walnut Hill, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Mar 1942 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Shelby County, Precinct 3
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 88 Sheet 5B
72-73
Tinsley, Stephen Headc W M Aug 1868 31 M2 La Miss Miss Farmer
Tinsley, Amanda Wf W F Jan 1880 20 M 2 2/1 Tx Ala Tx
Tinsley, Ester Dtr W F Dec 1898 1 S Tx Ala Tx
Stephen married Amanda Vernuel "Nuely" McCary on 15 Dec 1897. Amanda (daughter of Richard Baxter McCary and Sarah Adora "Dora" Adams) was born on 11 Jan 1880 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 7 Aug 1905 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Adams Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Esther Tinsley
was born on 27 Dec 1898 in Texas; died in Mar 1994.
- 3. Lela Tinsley
was born on 2 Feb 1901 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Jun 1993 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 4. Ellis Tinsley
was born on 13 Apr 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1983.
- 5. Josiah "Joe" Tinsley
was born on 19 Jan 1904 in Shelby County, Texas; died in Jul 1966 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Polson, Lake County, Montana.
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Stephen married Winnie Amanda Melvina Edgar on 7 Feb 1908. Winnie (daughter of Daniel Divinity Edgar and Ellen Lavina McDaniel) was born in Jan 1880 in Texas; died on 13 Jun 1964 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Edgar Tinsley
was born on 27 Dec 1908; died on 6 Mar 1997 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 7. Clarinda "Clara" Tinsley
was born on 14 Jan 1911 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 20 Apr 1999; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 8. Louvenia Tinsley
was born about 1913; and died.
- 9. Marvin Luther Tinsley
was born on 5 May 1915 in Texas; died on 13 Oct 1997; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 10. Daniel Herbert "Herb" Tinsley
was born on 22 Jun 1918 in Texas; died on 10 Jun 2009 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | Esther Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 27 Dec 1898 in Texas; died in Mar 1994. Notes:
She married a SMITH.
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3. | Lela Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 2 Feb 1901 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Jun 1993 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Lela married Wyatt Pearson Anderson on 10 Jul 1918 in Sabine County, Texas. Wyatt (son of John Andrew Anderson and Mary Elizabeth Bostick) was born on 8 Jul 1898 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 1985 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Ellis Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 13 Apr 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1983. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 24, 1930 by William H. Davidson
ED 202-3 SD 19th Sheet 3A Stamped 25
30-31
Tinsley, Ellis Hd R M W 27 M@22 Tx La Tx Farmer
Tinsley, Opal Wf F W 29 M@23 Tx Tx Tx
Tinsley, Thelma Dtr F W 4 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Tinsley, Geraldine Dtr F W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Tinsely, Christine Dtr 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Tinsley, Ora L Dtr F W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Ellis married Opal L. Felts before 1921. Opal (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Felts and Martha "Mattie" Bell Burkett) was born about 1902 in Texas; died on 23 Mar 1987 in Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Josiah "Joe" Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 19 Jan 1904 in Shelby County, Texas; died in Jul 1966 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Polson, Lake County, Montana. Notes:
He shares a double tombstone with Alice Tinsley Keeler, 1904-1984. Her FindAGrave memorial (FAG#92019230) created by Jim Funke and maintained by "BATexan," shows that she was a daughter of Robert F. VINSON and his first wife, Eleanor GINGRAS. She was born in Big Arm, Montana, and married Joe Tinsley on 12 Jun 1929 in Helena, Montana. After his death, she married Thomas Francis Keeler.
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6. | Edgar Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 27 Dec 1908; died on 6 Mar 1997 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Zuda Lee McDaniel. Zuda (daughter of Nolan Ernest "Mack" McDaniel and Ella Walker) was born on 14 Aug 1920 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Apr 2016; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Living
- 16. Sharon Evelyn Tinsley
was born on 20 Jun 1945 in Alameda County, California; died on 8 Jun 1989 in Sacramento County, California.
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9. | Marvin Luther Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 5 May 1915 in Texas; died on 13 Oct 1997; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Obituary, copied from this FindAGrave contributed to his memorial page by FindAGrave contributor Sandra Bertram Meier:
Copied from the Obituary Collection in Buna Public Library, Vol. 1 1986 - 1999.
Marvin L. Tinsley, 82, of Vidor died Monday, October 13 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Funeral servcies were held Wednesday, October 15, at Mauriceville Church of Christ in Maruiceville with a graveside service at Yellowpine Cemetery near Hemphill.
A native of Nacogdoches, he lived in Vidor 33 years and was a retired operator for Fina Refinery in Port Arthur. He was also an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his son, Larry Tinsley of Mauriceville; daughters, Reba Norsworthy of Mauriceville, Annette Richard of Nederland and Beth Chesser of Beaumont; brother, Herbert Tinsley of Buna; sister Clara Seales of Hemphill; 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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10. | Daniel Herbert "Herb" Tinsley (1.Stephen1) was born on 22 Jun 1918 in Texas; died on 10 Jun 2009 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Dale Rubel shows him as the son of Stephen Henry TINSLEY and Winnie Amanda Melvina EDGAR.
Obituary, as copied from this FindAGrave memorial page created by Ray&Peggy Holbrooks Pace:
Daniel H. Tinsley, 90, of Buna, Texas died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with a 3:00 pm burial at Springhill Cemetery in Hemphill.
Visitation will be 2:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at the funeral home.
A native of Sabine Town, Texas, he had lived in Buna since 1956 and was a retired millright with DuPoint Refinery.
Survivors include his wife, Gwen Tinsley of Buna; son, Dan Tinsley of Hemphill; daughter, Jan Lange of Olive Branch, MS; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren
There is also a photo of his military marker on FindAGrave, engraved with a cross and "Daniel H. Tinsley, PFC US Army, World War II, Jun 22, 1918 Jun 10, 2009"
Daniel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
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