Obediah Tinsley
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OBEDIAH TINSLEY 1814 - 1883


Obediah was born in VA, not known where, or who his parents were, he first shows a marriage record in Kanawha in 1841 to Elizabeth PATTERSON and second to Susan FIGGATT 9/1/1846. Two children born of the first marriage were John and Elizabeth, Elizabeth never married and died at the age of 70 in 1916. John only shows once in the 1850 census, at age 6, he may have died young. Children of Obediah's second marriage were: Henry M., Susan Permelia, Obediah William, Edmond B., Eli H., James Andrew, Jefferson Monroe, Levi C., and George P. The family and many descendants lived in the Union Dist. of Kanawha Co., the Tyler Mt. area, just a few miles from Charleston WV. Obediah left a will which mentions all of his children, and two grandchildren, children of his deceased son Edmond. He had a good size farm, with orchards that were divided among the children. Obedia's wife Susan FIGGATT, daughter of Henry and Susan ( ) Figgatt, died in 1909 and also left a Will, naming her daughter Susan, granddaughter Mary May and stepdaughter Elizabeth to share and share alike in all her property left, farm animals, household, kitchen, and farming equipment. The children married into these families: BOWEN, CARBINE, CARY, COFFMAN, CONEY, BURFORD, GILLISPIE, MORRIS and YOUNG. http://members.aol.com/MDERoots1/THETINSLEYFAMILY.html



Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens ([email protected]) on Fri Sep 4 16:27:54 1998

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