TINNEN (Alexander) CEMETERY, Hwy 31, West side, GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE

Mapping the Location

Area Photo of the Tinnen Cemetery: 9910
TINNEN, Alexander, (b. cir 1796) - Feb 1875, h/o Elizabeth Tinnen, No marker, no dates

TINNEN, Elizabeth, (b. cir 1810 - death after 1880, but before 1900), w/o Alexander Tinnen, No marker, no dates

TINNEN, John Lemuel, 09 Dec 1825 - 09 May 1908, h/o Teressa Simpson Tinnen,  No marker**

TINNEN, Teressa [Simpson], 11 Jul 1819 - 02 Sep 1852, w/o John Lemuel Tinnen  md. 6 Apr 1848 9904L/9904/9903/9905

TINNEN, T. M. (Mathew),  (b. abt 1826 - death unknown but tombstone style 1850 -1860. He does not show up in 1860 Census.), marker has no dates on it. 9907L/9907/9906

TINNEN, Nancy, abt 1835 d. abt 1877. 2nd wife of John L. Tinnen ( No marker, no dates, see census 1860-1870)***

There are several field stone markers without names and dates. It is unknown to me if any of these were slave graves, but the Tinnen's did not report any slaves in 1830. Because of that I assume there were none here and all these graves are for Tinnen family members: 9908/9909/9910/9911/9912/9913/9914/9915/9916

** After studying the censuses, Ancestry.com & these two markers I conclude the children who are in John L. Tinnen's home after Teressa Simpson Tinnen died in 1852 are those of Nancy (?) Tinnen John's his 2nd wife. He evidently remarried to Nancy the 2nd wife and she died sometime after son Tom W. Tinnen was born who was then 4 years old. Tom was born about 1876 as shown in the 1880 census.  Nancy the 2nd wife would have died about 1877 and probably lies in an unmarked grave in this cemetery. The number of graves in this cemetery marked only with fieldstones without inscriptions were enough to cause me to attempt to add*** Nancy to the above listing using raw research. I did not find a credible marriage record for Nancy & John L Tinnen but it was between 1852 & 1860.

There are many ways to spell this surname. I have chosen to stay with what is spelled out on Teressa Tinnen's tombstone. I have seen this more predominantly as Tinnon with the "o". See Robert Tinnon Cem across African Hollow.
 

1850 Census of Giles County Tennessee, 4 Nov 1850

Name:Allaxander Tinnen 
Age:54
Birth Year:abt 1796
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:District 12, Giles, Tennessee, USA
Gender:Male
Family Number:16
Household Members
Name             Age
Allaxander Tinnen 54 (Alexander Tinnon)
Elizabeth Tinnen  40
Mathew Tinnen     24
Elizabeth Tinnen  17
Lucreticia Tinnen 13
Lucinda Tinnen    12
R J Miller        34
Cyntha Miller     36
Susan J Miller    13
John L Miller     11
Thomas J Miller    8
Mary A Miller      2

1860 Census Giles County Tennessee, 28 Aug 1860
Name:Alexander Tinnion
Age:65
Birth Year:abt 1795
Gender:Male
Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Northern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee
Post Office: Lynnville (Pulaski)
Family Number:1400
Household Members

Name             Age

Alexander Tinnion 65
Elizabeth Tinnion 49

1870 Census of Giles County Tennessee, 29 Jun 1870

Name: Alex Tinnon
Age in 1870: 74
Birth Year:abt 1796
Home in 1870:District 12, Giles, Tennessee
Race:White
Gender:Male
Post Office:Pulaski
Household Members:
Name             Age
Alex Tinnon       74
Elizabeth Tinnon  60
Henry Tinnon       8 (black servant who stayed with her until the 1880 census)
1880 Census of Giles Co. Tn Next door to son John L., HH# 298)
Name: Elizabeth Tinnon
Age:69
Birth Year:abt 1811
Birthplace:Tennessee
Home in 1880:District 12, Giles, Tennessee
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's & Mother's Birthplace:Tennessee
Occupation:Keeping House
Household Members:
Name            Age
Elizabeth Tinnon 69

1880 Census of Giles Co. Tn Next door to Elizabeth, HH# 299)
Name:John L . Tinnon
Age:53
Birth Year:abt 1827
Birthplace:Tennessee
Home in 1880:District 12, Giles, Tennessee
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Widower
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:Tennessee
Household Members:
Name             Age
John L. Tinnon    53
Teressa R. Tinnon 20
Luvinia Tinnon    18
William L. Tinnon 15
Elix. Tinnon      13
John N. Tinnon     9
Nancy W. Tinnon    7
Tom W. Tinnon      4

1830 Census Giles County Tennessee

Name: Alex Tenin [Alex Tinin] 
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Giles, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7