John Turner Tinsley was born circa 1809 in Sumner County, Tennessee to Moses and Elizabeth (Turner) Tinsley. He later became a physician and married Nancy Willis of Kentucky, with whom he had five children. The family came to Gonzales in 1834 and settled east of Water Street. Tinsley served the community as a physician, alderman, mayor and justice of the peace. He also took part in the Battle of Gonzales at the beginning of the Texas Revolution, and aided Gen. Sam Houston's troops during the Runaway Scrape. The Texas patriot was buried here in 1878.
SOURCE: Texas Historical Marker
On September 19, 1835 Andrew Ponton deeded John T. Tinsley Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 in Tier 2 in the Outer Town East of Water Street near the creek. Hence the name Tinsley Creek which ran north and south in the 1300 blocks of Gonzales. Each twelve-acre lot was appraised at two pesos and seventy-five centavos. In Gonzales April 25, 1838 John T. Tinsley was granted a certificate to his league and labor of land. His application for pension stated that he took part in the "engagement at Gonzales in the month of September A D 1835."
His ad in the Southwestern Index stated that "Dr. John T. Tinsley offers his professional services to the town and county of Gonzales. Orders left at Eastland's drug store or at his residence on East Avenue will be promptly attended to." Records showed that Dr. Tinsley served as alderman in 1848 and 1849, mayor in 1852, and Justice of the Peace 1850-1852.
Frontier Days of Texas by A.J. Sowell stated, "Dr. John T. Tinsley shot one Mexican who stopped to look back . . . (after the Alamo fell) . . . and General Sam Houston was in Gonzales, Gen. Houston made the Tinsley house his headquarters. When the army left Gonzales on the approach of the Mexican army under Santa Anna, Dr. Tinsley materially aided the cause of Independence by making a trip to the coast after ammunition and intercepting the Army of Houston on its line of march with the powder and lead in time to be used in the famous Battle of San Jacinto, which was fought soon after."
He died March 5, 1878 and was buried in the Gonzales Masonic Cemetery on the same lot with his wife Nancy, daughter Virginia Moore and her family, D.C. Jones and John Willis Tinsley Sr. and Jr.
PARENTS:
Moses M. Tinsley 1839 – 1919
Elizabeth Turner 1851 – 1803
SPOUSE:
Nancy Willis 1802 – 1870
Married January 21, 1826 in Barren, Kentucky USA
CHILDREN:
Fountain Gillespie Tinsley 1832 – 1896
Mary G. Tinsley 1833 – 1852
Virginia Tinsley 1840 – 1865
Amanda Tinsley 1842 –
John Willis Tinsley Sr. 1844 – 1901
SOURCE: Texas Historical Marker
On September 19, 1835 Andrew Ponton deeded John T. Tinsley Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 in Tier 2 in the Outer Town East of Water Street near the creek. Hence the name Tinsley Creek which ran north and south in the 1300 blocks of Gonzales. Each twelve-acre lot was appraised at two pesos and seventy-five centavos. In Gonzales April 25, 1838 John T. Tinsley was granted a certificate to his league and labor of land. His application for pension stated that he took part in the "engagement at Gonzales in the month of September A D 1835."
His ad in the Southwestern Index stated that "Dr. John T. Tinsley offers his professional services to the town and county of Gonzales. Orders left at Eastland's drug store or at his residence on East Avenue will be promptly attended to." Records showed that Dr. Tinsley served as alderman in 1848 and 1849, mayor in 1852, and Justice of the Peace 1850-1852.
Frontier Days of Texas by A.J. Sowell stated, "Dr. John T. Tinsley shot one Mexican who stopped to look back . . . (after the Alamo fell) . . . and General Sam Houston was in Gonzales, Gen. Houston made the Tinsley house his headquarters. When the army left Gonzales on the approach of the Mexican army under Santa Anna, Dr. Tinsley materially aided the cause of Independence by making a trip to the coast after ammunition and intercepting the Army of Houston on its line of march with the powder and lead in time to be used in the famous Battle of San Jacinto, which was fought soon after."
He died March 5, 1878 and was buried in the Gonzales Masonic Cemetery on the same lot with his wife Nancy, daughter Virginia Moore and her family, D.C. Jones and John Willis Tinsley Sr. and Jr.
PARENTS:
Moses M. Tinsley 1839 – 1919
Elizabeth Turner 1851 – 1803
SPOUSE:
Nancy Willis 1802 – 1870
Married January 21, 1826 in Barren, Kentucky USA
CHILDREN:
Fountain Gillespie Tinsley 1832 – 1896
Mary G. Tinsley 1833 – 1852
Virginia Tinsley 1840 – 1865
Amanda Tinsley 1842 –
John Willis Tinsley Sr. 1844 – 1901
John Turner Tinsley was born circa 1809 in Sumner County, Tennessee to Moses and Elizabeth (Turner) Tinsley. He later became a physician and married Nancy Willis of Kentucky, with whom he had five children. The family came to Gonzales in 1834 and settled east of Water Street. Tinsley served the community as a physician, alderman, mayor and justice of the peace. He also took part in the Battle of Gonzales at the beginning of the Texas Revolution, and aided Gen. Sam Houston's troops during the Runaway Scrape. The Texas patriot was buried here in 1878.
SOURCE: Texas Historical Marker
On September 19, 1835 Andrew Ponton deeded John T. Tinsley Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 in Tier 2 in the Outer Town East of Water Street near the creek. Hence the name Tinsley Creek which ran north and south in the 1300 blocks of Gonzales. Each twelve-acre lot was appraised at two pesos and seventy-five centavos. In Gonzales April 25, 1838 John T. Tinsley was granted a certificate to his league and labor of land. His application for pension stated that he took part in the "engagement at Gonzales in the month of September A D 1835."
His ad in the Southwestern Index stated that "Dr. John T. Tinsley offers his professional services to the town and county of Gonzales. Orders left at Eastland's drug store or at his residence on East Avenue will be promptly attended to." Records showed that Dr. Tinsley served as alderman in 1848 and 1849, mayor in 1852, and Justice of the Peace 1850-1852.
Frontier Days of Texas by A.J. Sowell stated, "Dr. John T. Tinsley shot one Mexican who stopped to look back . . . (after the Alamo fell) . . . and General Sam Houston was in Gonzales, Gen. Houston made the Tinsley house his headquarters. When the army left Gonzales on the approach of the Mexican army under Santa Anna, Dr. Tinsley materially aided the cause of Independence by making a trip to the coast after ammunition and intercepting the Army of Houston on its line of march with the powder and lead in time to be used in the famous Battle of San Jacinto, which was fought soon after."
He died March 5, 1878 and was buried in the Gonzales Masonic Cemetery on the same lot with his wife Nancy, daughter Virginia Moore and her family, D.C. Jones and John Willis Tinsley Sr. and Jr.
PARENTS:
Moses M. Tinsley 1839 – 1919
Elizabeth Turner 1851 – 1803
SPOUSE:
Nancy Willis 1802 – 1870
Married January 21, 1826 in Barren, Kentucky USA
CHILDREN:
Fountain Gillespie Tinsley 1832 – 1896
Mary G. Tinsley 1833 – 1852
Virginia Tinsley 1840 – 1865
Amanda Tinsley 1842 –
John Willis Tinsley Sr. 1844 – 1901
SOURCE: Texas Historical Marker
On September 19, 1835 Andrew Ponton deeded John T. Tinsley Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 in Tier 2 in the Outer Town East of Water Street near the creek. Hence the name Tinsley Creek which ran north and south in the 1300 blocks of Gonzales. Each twelve-acre lot was appraised at two pesos and seventy-five centavos. In Gonzales April 25, 1838 John T. Tinsley was granted a certificate to his league and labor of land. His application for pension stated that he took part in the "engagement at Gonzales in the month of September A D 1835."
His ad in the Southwestern Index stated that "Dr. John T. Tinsley offers his professional services to the town and county of Gonzales. Orders left at Eastland's drug store or at his residence on East Avenue will be promptly attended to." Records showed that Dr. Tinsley served as alderman in 1848 and 1849, mayor in 1852, and Justice of the Peace 1850-1852.
Frontier Days of Texas by A.J. Sowell stated, "Dr. John T. Tinsley shot one Mexican who stopped to look back . . . (after the Alamo fell) . . . and General Sam Houston was in Gonzales, Gen. Houston made the Tinsley house his headquarters. When the army left Gonzales on the approach of the Mexican army under Santa Anna, Dr. Tinsley materially aided the cause of Independence by making a trip to the coast after ammunition and intercepting the Army of Houston on its line of march with the powder and lead in time to be used in the famous Battle of San Jacinto, which was fought soon after."
He died March 5, 1878 and was buried in the Gonzales Masonic Cemetery on the same lot with his wife Nancy, daughter Virginia Moore and her family, D.C. Jones and John Willis Tinsley Sr. and Jr.
PARENTS:
Moses M. Tinsley 1839 – 1919
Elizabeth Turner 1851 – 1803
SPOUSE:
Nancy Willis 1802 – 1870
Married January 21, 1826 in Barren, Kentucky USA
CHILDREN:
Fountain Gillespie Tinsley 1832 – 1896
Mary G. Tinsley 1833 – 1852
Virginia Tinsley 1840 – 1865
Amanda Tinsley 1842 –
John Willis Tinsley Sr. 1844 – 1901
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