Addison Tinsley (1845 - 1903)

Born 1845 in Pike County, Missouri, United States

Husband of Millie (Black) Tinsley — married about 1869 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States

Died 3 Oct 1903 at about age 58 in Mountville, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Addison Tinsley is a part of US Black heritage.

Addison "Add" Tinsley was born about 1845 in Pike County, Missouri.^[1] In 1850 he lived in Cuivre, Pike, Missouri and belonged to Addison Tinsley.^[2] For the 1860 census he could have belonged to Addison Tinsley still. There were no names listed with the enslaved's census. Add was in the military on the 19th of August 1864. He was a Corporal in the U.S. Colored Troops 18th Infantry.^[3][4] He married around that same time and a son was born to him and Millie Black in 1866.

In 1870 they lived in Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina.^[5] Add was working as a farmer, while Millie took care of the family. Their son John was just three years old, and "Eler" (Eloise) was two months. The family was still in Cross Hill ten years later. Add was now thirty-five years old, and listed as a married, mulatto, farmer.^[6] Millie was now thirty-two^[6] and kept busy with the family. They now had five children in the home.^[6]

1. Johnnie Tinsley b. 1867^[6]
2. Eloise Tinsley b. 1870^[6]
3. Ephraim Tinsley b. 1874,^[6] d. 1902
4. Elizabeth "Betty" Tinsley b. 15 Mar 1875^[6][7]
5. Robert H. Tinsley b. 1878^[6]

They had one milk cow, one other cow, eight hens, seven acres of indian corn, and 50 bushels of corn. He also had cultivated fourteen acres of cotton and had five bales on hand.^[8]

Add was listed in a pension file, created the 30th of September 1890 with his mother Mary Lewis listed as a dependent.^[9]

Add died on the 3rd of October 1903. He was laid to rest in the New Hope Church cemetery in Mountville.^[10] His tombstone reads as follows

A. Tinsley

Yours, in glory

Died Oct 3, 1903

Aged

58 Years.

~

A kind Husband

and Father

~

Asleep in Jesus

Research Notes

From MichaelPulleyBooker: Slave: Addison Tinsley's Slave same name as himself. Slave compensation claims Slave Owner Addison Tinsley, Pike Co., MO. Nara File No. M1822, Roll 80, Beg. Frame 604, Slave Name Addison Tinsley, age 18, Pike Co, Mo., 18th Infantry, Co. F http://www.slcl.org/content/slave-compensation-claims-us-colored-troops-index-last-name-former-slave-owner-r-%E2%80%93-t U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865 Addison Tinslay Age 18 Estimated Birth Year abt 1846 Birth Location Pike Co, Missouri, Enlistment Date 19 Aug 1864 Mustered out Aug 19, 1866. by Capt Lucas and Col Bonneville. Branch of Service 18th United States Colored Infantry Enclosures 33. This 1885 photo of the tobacco factory at the link below shows many blacks that also worked at the factory and very well could have been some of the ex slaves of the Tinsleys. sos.mo.gov (bad link)

Sources

1. ↑ "Slave Compensation Claims," database, St. Louis County Library (slcl.org : accessed 3 July 2022), entry for Addison Tinsley, born in Pike County, Missouri, held by the St. Louis Library. [Pike County, NARA Film #: M1822, Roll: 80, Beginning Frame: 604, Age 18].
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #1309864 (accessed 3 July 2022), (5) in Cuivre, Pike, Missouri, USA.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865", Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database, Ancestry Record 1555 #3843523 (accessed 3 July 2022), Name: Addison Tinsley; Enlistment Date: 1 Jul 1864; Enlistment Rank: Corporal; Muster Date: 1 Jul 1864; Muster Company: F; Muster Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 18th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Side of War: Union; Title: Index to Compiled Military Service Records.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865", The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Secords of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops, Infantry Organizations; Microfilm Serial: M1822; Microfilm Roll: 80, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1107 #36742 (accessed 3 July 2022), Name: Addison Tinsley [Adison Tinsley]; Age: 18; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846; Birth Location: Pike Co, Missouri; Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1864; Military Date: 19 Aug 1864; Unit: 18th U.S. Colored Infantry; Branch of Service: Infantry; Enclosures: 33.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census", Year: 1870; Census Place: Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1501; Page: 7B, Ancestry Record 7163 #11819872 (accessed 3 July 2022), Cldiza Tinezy (25), Farmer, in Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7} 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census", Year: 1880; Census Place: Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 1233; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 100, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #18321897 (accessed 3 July 2022), Add Tinsley (35), married, Farmer, head of household in Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
7. ↑ Birth: "South Carolina, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., Birth Records, 1877-1901", South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1239 #849 (accessed 3 July 2022), Elizabeth Tinsley born on 15 Mar 1875, daughter of Addison Tinsley & Millie Black,.
8. ↑ 1880 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880", Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina; Archive Collection Number: AD273; Roll: 12; Page: 15; Line: 10; Schedule Type: Agriculture, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #2953014 (accessed 3 July 2022), Name: Add Tinsley [Addison Tinsley]; Enumeration Date: 19 Jun 1880; Place: Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
9. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 474, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #24318 (accessed 3 July 2022), Name: Addison Tinsley [Addison Lewis]; Unit: F 18 Mo Inf; Place Filed: Missouri, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Roll number: 474.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94668021/a-tinsley : accessed 03 July 2022), memorial page for A Tinsley (1845–3 Oct 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94668021, citing New Hope AME Church Cemetery, Mountville, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Lisa West Alexander (contributor 47277265) .