Addison D. Tinsley

Full Name: Addison D. Tinsley
Other surnames: Tinsly
Date of birth: 1818
Date of death: March 1900

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	5	Feb 16, 1870 - Oct 8, 1872	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Radical Republican	Henderson / Rusk		Panola, Rusk

(1) A.D. Tinsley, oath of office as Supervisor of the 3rd Educational District, 10/8/1872. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) A.D. Tinsley, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/16/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(3) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - A.D. Tinsley and W.T. Simmons qualified and took the oath of office on 2/16/1870, p. 35. House Journal.
(4) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 5
Feb 16, 1870 - Oct 8, 1872
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Panola, Rusk

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Biographical Sketches

Brief biographical sketch, Addison D. Tinsley, Circa 1886 Tinsley-Welch Home, "Henderson Historical Home Tours Return Dec. 7-8," 11/19/2024. Born circa 1818 in Virginia; physician; Rusk County sheriff in 1870; member of the state legislature from 1870-73; married Elizabeth Grady, one daughter Lavenia Jane "Jennie" Ainsley; death date 3/13/1900; buried in Henderson's Old City Cemetery. The Henderson News.

Other Resources

Census of 1860 - A.D. Tinsly, Beat No. 12, Rusk County, age 36, born circa 1824 in Georgia, M.D. (medical doctor), living in household with E.R. Tinsly, age 32; and Jane Tinsley, age 7.
Addison D. Tinsley, voter registration 7/1/1867 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas.
Census of 1870 - Adison D. Tinsley, Henderson, Rusk County, age 52, born about 1818 in Virginia, member state legislature; living in household with Elizabeth R. Tinsley, age 43; and Lavinia J. Tinsley, age 18.
Census of 1880 - A.D. Tinsley, Henderson, Rusk County, age 62, born circa 1818 in Virginia, physician; wife E.R. Tinsley, age 52; daughter Jennie L. Ramsy, age 28.
Census of 1900 - Elizabeth R. Tinsley, Henderson, Rusk County, widowed, age 72, born January 1828 in Georgia; daughter Jennie L. Ramey, age 49; grandson Addison T. Ramey, age 28. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880 1900 Texas, Voter Records, 1867-1918
Adison D. Tinsley. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
A.D. Tinsley, Supervisor Third Educational District, and Ad. Zoeller, Supervisor Tenth Educational District, in Public School Statistics, Board of Education, p. 22. The Texas Almanac for 1873, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Dr. A.D. Tinsly mentioned in "Republican Convention," Henderson, 8/9/1873, Houston Daily Mercury, 8/14/1873, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
"Dr. A.D. Tinsley, born in Virginia in 1818, moved to Henderson in 1854, died Wednesday, March 7th, 1900, at his home on East Street, at the age of 82. His remains were laid to rest in the Old Cemetery on Thursday." "Looking Backward: 40 Years Ago Today," Henderson Daily News, 3/14/1940, p. 5, crediting Rusk County Library.
Addison D. Tinsley, adoptive father of Lavinia J. Grady, 12/2/1861, in "Wills, Estates, Partitians [sic], Adoptions and Other Sources of Inheritances as Found in the Rusk County Deed Indexes." East Texas Genealogical Society. East Texas Family Records, Volume 24, Number 1, Spring 2000, p. 35, crediting East Texas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 3/14/1940 8/14/1873

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt (Chair)
12th R.S. - 1871 Finance Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt (Chair)
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Immigration Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt (Chair) Visit Lunatic Asylum, Select (Chair)

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