Helen Amelia Tinney

1846 - 1921  (74 years)

• Name	Helen Amelia Tinney  [1]
  Born	25 Dec 1846	OH, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	Abt 28 Jul 1860	Erie Co., OH, USA   [3]
  Dwelling 1757, Family 1735
  James Brooks.,30.,M.,Merchant.,Conn. Jane Brooks.,35.,F.,--.,NY Maranda Brooks.,36.,F.,--.,NY E. Tinney.,36.,F.,--.,NY E. Brooks.,3.,F.,--.,OH Helen Tinney.,13.,F.,--.,OH ..... Wright.,9.,F.,--.,OH .orn Kingston.,30.,M.,Saddler.,Canada
  Census	1880	Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA   [4]
  : Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Eliza HALLADAY Self Female W W 59 NY Occ: Keeping HouseFa: NY Mo: NY Hellen SPRAGUE Dau Female W W 34 OH Occ: Dry Goods Mch'T.Fa: NY Mo: NY Howard SPRAGUE GSon Male S W 8 ILFa: OH Mo: OH Bertie SPRAGUE GSon Male S W 6 ILFa: OH Mo: OH Park SPRAGUE GSon Male S W 4 IL Fa:OH Mo: OH Edward BUSH Other Male S W 21 PA Occ: Freight Ag'T Fa:PA Mo: PA."
  Died	11 Jan 1921	Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA   [1]
  Notes	From John Campbell, correspondent, note of April 14, 2009 Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 Erie County Reporter of 5-5-1881, p. 8, col. 2.- "Died.McDonald- At her residence on Saturday last, Mrs. McDonald,wife of the late A. J. McDonald. Mrs. McDonald's death wasvery sudden and unexpected. The day preceeding her deathshe had been to work as usual.. Shortly after she hadretired for the night, she was heard to groan twice, andupon repairing to her room it was found she had justexpired. Heart disease was the cause of her death. Thefuneral services were held at her late residence lastTuesday. It will be remembered that Mr. McDonald ded ofthe same complaint a few months ago. Both were old andrespected citizens." Register of 1-12-1921, p. 8, col. 3-- "Mrs. J. S. McDonaldis Dead at Huron. HURON, Jan. 11. --(Special.)--Thefuneral of Mrs. Nellie A. McDonald, 74, widow of J. S.McDonald, will be held from the residence Thursdayafternoonat 2 o'clock. The interment will be made in the family lotin the Scott cemetery. Mrs. McDonald was a a devoted member of Christ Episcopalchurch and of the Huron Grange. For many years she was thegrange's organist. She is survived by two sons, Bert S.Sprague of Huron and Dr. P. E. Sprague of Cleveland and onedaughter, Mrs. Marian Altgelt of San Antonio, Texas. Ill for several months, suffiering from a complication ofdiseases, death relieved her suffering at 3 o'clock Tuesdaymorning." From John E. Campbell, correspondent, note of January 11,2009 Name: Helen A Mcdonald Titles: Residence: Huron village, Erie, Ohio Birth date: Dec 1846 Birth place: Ohio Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Spouse name: J Mcdonald Spouse titles: Spouse birth place: Ohio Father name: Father titles: Father birth place: Pennsylvania Mother name: Mother titles: Mother birth place: New York Race or color (expanded): White Head-of-household name: J Mcdonald Gender: Female Marital status: Married Years married: 15 Estimated marriage year: 1885 Mother how many children: 5 Number living children: 3 Immigration year: Enumeration district: 0032 Sheet number and letter: 2A Household id: 22 Reference number: 2 GSU film number: 1241264 Image number: 00107 Collection: 1900 United States Census Name: Helen Amelia Mc Donald Titles: Death date: 11 Jan 1921 Death place: Huron, Erie, Ohio Birth date: 25 Dec 1846 Estimated birth year: Birth place: Ohio Age at death: 74 years 17 days Gender: Female Marital status: Widowed From John E. Campbell, correspondent, note of June 1, 2010 I would like to draw your attention to a question you askedabout Helen Amelia "Nellie" Tinney and Charlotte "Lottie"Wright. I know you like a good story, as do I, and this isabout as good a story, although lacking in narrativedetail, as we are likely to obtain from documents of theperiod. Back in March, my last message to you, concerning I304273Helen Amelia Tinney, I304275 Eliza Amelia Carpenter,I312899 Charlotte Wright was as follows: I at last have an answer to your question about therelationship between the two girls in the picture who arewearing dresses cut from the same bolt of cloth . Theattached 1860 census shows that Helen Amelia "Nellie"Tinney and her mother, Eliza Amelia Carpenter (widow ofConnel Tinney), along with Charlotte "Lottie" Wrightresided in the household of James Brooks in Huron, Ohio.James Brooks' occupation is given as "merchant". My motherhad no knowledge of James Brooks. At this point he doesnot appear to be a relative but he certainly deserves to beconsidered family because he took in three unfortumatewomen, and two of them were my great-grandmother and hermom! It is interesting that the 1880 census shows Helen Tinney,now the widow of George Sprague who died on the trail tothe California Gold Rush, to be a "dry goods merchant".Presumably she learned the trade in the household of JamesBrooks when she was thirteen. The 1880 census finds JamesBrooks living in Huron as follows: Extract: 1880 United States Census Census Place: Huron, Erie, Ohio Source: FHL Film 1255012; National Archives Film T9-1012;Page 59A Household: Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace James L. BROOKS Self Male M W 50 CT Occ: Gen'LMerchant Fa: CT Mo: CT Jane A. BROOKS Wife Female M W 45 NY Occ: KeepingHouse Fa: NY Mo: NY Emerson S. BROOKS Son Male S W 23 OH Occ: TelegraphOpr. Fa: CT Mo: NY Hellen E. BROOKS Dau Female S W 10 OH Fa: CT Mo: NY Frank B. BROOKS Son Male S W 1 OH Fa: CT Mo: NY [2, 3]
  Person ID	I304273	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Connell Tinney,   b. Cussewago Twp., Crawford Co., PA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Eliza Amelia Carpenter,   b. 29 Mar 1821, NY, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1892  (Age 70 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1843	Huron Co., OH, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F109178	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	George S. Sprague,   b. Abt 1828, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 1879, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., KS, USA  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1866	Huron, Erie Co., OH, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Howard Freeman Sprague,   b. 16 Jan 1871, Huron, Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 15 May 1899, New York, New York Co., NY, USA  (Age 28 years)   2. Herbert S. Sprague,   b. Dec 1873, Huron, Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. Aft 1921  (Age ~ 48 years)   3. Dr. Park E. Sprague, D. D. S.,   b. 1876, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F110751	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Jonathon Stewart McDonald,   b. 14 Dec 1849, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1918, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1885	Erie Co., OH, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Helen Marian McDonald, B. S. Physical Education,   b. 17 Jun 1891, Huron Co., OH, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1983, Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F109177	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Dec 1846 - OH, USA Census - Dwelling 1757, Family 1735 - Abt 28 Jul 1860 - Erie Co., OH, USA Married - 10 Nov 1866 - Huron, Erie Co., OH, USA Married - 26 Aug 1885 - Erie Co., OH, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Wright, Charlotte R. (ca 1851-????) and Tinney, Helen Amelia (1846-1921)
  		I312899 Wright, Charlotte R. (ca 1851-????) and Tinney, HelenAmelia (1846-1921)

  
  

• Sources

  [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of December 24, 2008. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of April 14, 2009. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of June 1, 2010. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of November 9, 2009. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of June 7, 2006.