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 House                                 Fa: 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   IL                                                          Fa: OH Mo: OH Bertie SPRAGUE             GSon     Male   S    W    6   IL                                                          Fa: 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 was very sudden and unexpected.  The day preceeding her death she had been to work as usual..  Shortly after she had retired for the night, she was heard to groan twice, and upon repairing to her room it was found she had just expired.  Heart disease was the cause of her death.  The funeral services were held at her late residence last Tuesday.  It will be remembered that  Mr. McDonald ded of the same complaint a few months ago.  Both were old and respected citizens." Register of 1-12-1921, p. 8, col. 3--  "Mrs. J. S. McDonald is Dead at Huron.  HURON, Jan. 11. --(Special.)--The funeral of Mrs. Nellie A. McDonald, 74, widow of J. S. McDonald, will be held from the residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  The interment will be made in the family lot in the Scott cemetery.      Mrs. McDonald was a a devoted member of Christ Episcopal church and of the Huron Grange.  For many years she was the grange's organist.  She is survived by two sons, Bert S. Sprague of Huron and Dr. P. E. Sprague of Cleveland and one daughter, Mrs. Marian Altgelt of San Antonio, Texas.      Ill for several months, suffiering from a complication of diseases, death relieved her suffering at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning." 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 asked about Helen Amelia "Nellie" Tinney and Charlotte "Lottie" Wright.  I know you like a good story, as do I, and this is about as good a story, although lacking in narrative detail, as we are likely to obtain from documents of the period. Back in March, my last message to you, concerning  I304273 Helen Amelia Tinney, I304275 Eliza Amelia Carpenter, I312899 Charlotte Wright was as follows: I at last have an answer to your question about the relationship between the two girls in the picture who are wearing dresses cut from the same bolt of cloth .  The attached 1860 census shows that Helen Amelia "Nellie" Tinney and her mother, Eliza Amelia Carpenter (widow of Connel Tinney), along with Charlotte "Lottie" Wright resided in the household of James Brooks in Huron, Ohio.  James Brooks' occupation is given as "merchant".  My mother had no knowledge of James Brooks.  At this point he does not appear to be a relative but he certainly deserves to be considered family because he took in three unfortumate women, and two of them were my great-grandmother and her mom! It is interesting that the 1880 census shows Helen Tinney, now the widow of George Sprague who died on the trail to the California Gold Rush, to be a "dry goods merchant".  Presumably she learned the trade in the household of James Brooks when she was thirteen.   The 1880 census finds James Brooks 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'L Merchant Fa: CT Mo: CT Jane A. BROOKS    Wife Female M W 45 NY    Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY Emerson S. BROOKS    Son Male S W 23 OH    Occ: Telegraph Opr. 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 Family History on Guild
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  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	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 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	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 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	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Dec 1846 - OH, USA Married - 10 Nov 1866 - Huron, Erie Co., OH, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  I312899 Wright, Charlotte R. (ca 1851-????) and Tinney, Helen Amelia (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.