Posts Tagged ‘ Rutherford ’

Hugh Tinnin is my 4th Great Grandfather. My family line continues through his daughter Lucille “Lucy” Tinnin Neal from his second wife. Hugh Tinnin Birth – 1800, Tennessee Death – 13 Dec 1869, Burleson Co., Texas Father – John Tinnin (1770-1835) Mother – Elizabeth “Betsy” Moore (1775-1840) Married (1): Betsy Rutherford Birth – Mississippi...
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I was reviewing the 1850 census today, and noticed how closely Hugh Tinnin was living to his daughter Lucy Jane Tinnin Neal. I started to go through the pages of the census and noticed Andrew and Sinai Neal Buchanan nearby. The Buchanans and Neals both had a Tinnin kid staying with them, so I...
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After my posting on Hugh Tinnin and his connection to Austin and Tinnin Ford Road, I got a lot of response from other Tinnin relations. Since he had a rather large family with 3 wives and a history that spread across many states, he was bound to have a lot of decendents. One of...
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The following is the family group record for Col. William Thomas Neal. Shortly before he left for the Civil war, he fathered my Great-Great-Grandmother Anna Eliza Neal who married Steven Guthrie Nees. After William was killed in the Civil War, his brother James Preston Neal – who was also a widower – married is...
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Hugh Tinnin was my 4th great grandfather through his daughter Lucille who married William T. Neal. The following is a history I found of him included in the History of Washington County, Arkansas. 1989. pgs 1416-1417. Most of this history I referenced in my post about Tinnin Road, but here’s the entire copy. Hugh...
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I think it’s always interesting when I discover a relative that leaves his mark on the landscape. Since I don’t have many “famous” ancestors to speak of (except my one connection to Abraham Lincoln – my relative was his mother’s step-father), it’s always nice to find visible remnants of my relatives. While looking on...
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