Mary Ann Tinker Tinan
Birth: Feb. 23, 1818
Rome
Ashtabula County
Ohio, USA
Death: Jan. 8, 1905
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
The Painesville Telegraph dated 19 Jan 1905 page 8
Funeral Services For Mrs. Mary Tinan
The funeral services of the late Mrs. Mary Tinker Tinan were held from the Tinan home, at 1:30 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon last week.
Rev. Hunter Davidson, of St. Jame's Church, conducted the services. Mrs. Frank P. Pratt and Mrs. John C. Barton sang. Many friends of the deceased had gathered at these last rites and the great profusion of floral offerings were marked testimony to the esteem in which Mrs. Tinan was held.
Interment was made at Evergreen Cemetery. Those who acted as pallbearers were: C. R. Tinan, of Kimball, S. Dak.; Jerome Tinan, of Brookfield; Porter Tinan, of Garrettesville; B. W. Tinan, P. W. Tinan and E. D. Keener.
Among those who attended from out of town were: Mrs. Frank McElroy, of Columbus; Mrs. Lovern Tinan, of Cleveland; and Mrs. Henry Robbins, of Niles.
Mrs. Tinan had been a resident of Painesville for nearly forty-nine years. The family moved here from Rome, Ashtabula County in 1856.
Mrs. Tinan was born of good old New England stock at Rome, Feb. 23, 1818. Her parents came here from Connecticut and were among the earliest settlers on the reserve. She was married to the late Richard Tinan, August 20, 1837. Four children were born of that union, two of whom survive her; B. W. Tinan, of this city and C. R. Tinan, of South Dakota. She was a sister of the late A. L. Tinker.
The following is a tribute from Mrs. Tinans's son, C. R. Tinan, which appears in this weeks issue of his paper, The Kimball (So. Dak.) Graphic.
Died-At Painesville, Ohio, June 8, 1905, Mrs. Mary Ann Tinker Tinan, aged eighty-six years.
"If I never see you again, and it is very probable that I will not, as I may go at any time, I shall hope to see you in a better land."
She said it feebly, as she lifted her tired eyes to my face, and while her wan hand rested gently in mine, I bent over and kissed the lips that had kissed mine when I first opened my infant eyes, and I felt that it was my last caress. The dread message, which for years has been my daily and nightly thought, has come at last. From my childhood days it was my hope that I should be taken first - but it was not to be.
There never was a more pure and hopeful spirit. She always tired to look upon the bright side of existence. I never knew what it was to go to her with a troubled mind - either in my boyish days or when the strife and worries of a maturer life came - but to leave her with a heightened hope and cheer. The courage of her heart increased in the same ratio that her physical strength waned. She ruled her children by love. A mild reproof from her lips cut deeper than the toughest rods in the strongest hands. She was one of those rare exponents of the Christian faith who win advocates for the cause. She walked justly, modestly through life, never murmuring, striving to accomplish and yet accepting all things for the best. She was one of the most perfect followers of
Christ's sermon on the mount that ever lived. Judging by her life, a more saintly soul never knocked at gates ajar. She had gone the road that all must travel sooner or later and it will be well with us if we have so lived as to be fit for the change as she was. For twenty years it has been my fate to wander far from her, but I have never wandered far enough to forget the lessons she taught me when I knelt and rested my head upon her knee. No year has passed that I could not find the time to go to her and receive the sweet benediction she shed all around all those she loved. The character of a man or woman is formed by the early counsels of a mother. Her life was a sweet one and I know she sleeps in peace. If ever mortal own a crown, the diadem is hers. Those who knew her longest and most intimately found no flaws in her life. I do not say this because her life was of my life. I simply echo the sentiments of those among whom she passed the morning and evenings of her days. My hope is that I may live to be worthy of a place beside her in a better land. C.R.T.
Family links:
Spouse:
Richard Tinan (1802 - 1887)
Children:
Benton W. Tinan (1839 - 1925)*
Clarence Richard Tinan (1844 - 1931)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Mary A. Tinan/Feb. 23, 1818-Jan 8, 1905
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 5A Row 14 Stone 1
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