I recently came upon an entry in Monroe County Cemeteries (origially Peden's work) in the Tinsley Cemetery near Boles, KY (p. 208). Samuel T. Tinsley, his wife, Martha and at least a few of their children are among those buried there. My focus was on the entry for Mariam Head b. 13 Nov 1869 and d. 31 Aug 1929 and noted to be the d/o S. T. Head. I checked and S. T. and Martha had a daughter, Mariam b. abt 1869 so I'm hoping that someone can tell me that this is an error in the book and that she was not the d/o of an S. T. Head. For what it's worth, I know of no S. T. Head in the area at that time. But if she married a Head, I'd sure be delighted to know who it was. Many thanks for any input and info.
Lea Head wrote: > I recently came upon an entry in Monroe County Cemeteries (origially Peden's work) in the Tinsley Cemetery near Boles, KY (p. 208). Samuel T. Tinsley, his wife, Martha and at least a few of their children are among those buried there. My focus was on the entry for Mariam Head b. 13 Nov 1869 and d. 31 Aug 1929 and noted to be the d/o S. T. Head. I checked and S. T. and Martha had a daughter, Mariam b. abt 1869 so I'm hoping that someone can tell me that this is an error in the book and that she was not the d/o of an S. T. Head. For what it's worth, I know of no S. T. Head in the area at that time. But if she married a Head, I'd sure be delighted to know who it was. Many thanks for any input and info. > > ------------------------------- Lea, I don't see anything on the list in response to this, although you probably have gotten private responses. Here is my contribution. Sandi Gorin combined Eva Peden's 2 volumes into a single volume, and I normally use Sandi's version. This is much more efficient with the full name index. Sandi made a few typos (which is to be expected) and and made some obvious corrections. In the Tinsley Cem, her entry for Mariam Head is different from Eva Peden's entry. Peden: Mariam Head (dau. of S. T.) Nov.13,1869 Aug.31,1929 Gorin: HEAD, Mariam Nov 13,1869 Aug 31,1929 d/o S T Head So Sandi added Head to the initials S.T. When I read Peden's version, my impression is that she intended S.T. to refer to the S.T.Tinsley listed above. So who is the Head that married Mariam Tinsley? As you know, Caleb Head had a son named Roscoe. In the Clay Co marriage records, we find the following: Head, Rosco ...... Strong, Mariam ....... 23 May 1897 In the 1900 Clay Co census Roscoe's wife, Mariam, is given a birth date of Nov 1869, which matches the cemetery date for Mariam (Tinsley) Head. There is an obvious conjecture: Mariam Tinsley first married a Strong and then married Roscoe Head. If someone has any hard facts relevant to this conjecture, I would appreciate hearing them. Thanks. Doug -- |==================================================================| | J.Douglas Moore Mathematics.. http://math.asu.edu/~moore/home | | moore@asu.edu Genealogy.... http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore | |==================================================================| | Math Department Office: (480)965-3720 HOME: | | Arizona St. U. Fax: (480)965-8119 5223 E Tamblo Dr | | Tempe,AZ 85287 Home: (480)893-1144 Phoenix,AZ 85044 | |==================================================================| | Tempe Symphony Orchestra.. http://www.tempe.gov/arts/events/TSO/ | |==================================================================| | "An empty vessel makes the most noise." (Shakespeare, Henry V) | |==================================================================|