TINGLER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== TINGLER, Jacob - b: 1827 Muskingum Co, OH source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 673 residence: Shawnee Twp Jacob Tingler, farmer and stock raiser, section 1, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, February 27, 1827, and was the son of Frederick and Lydia (Dunham) Tingler, natives of Pennsylvania. Jacob grew to manhood in his native county and was educated in the common schools of the vicinity. In 1855 he went to Iowa, where he followed farming until 1867, then coming to Henry County, Missouri. Here he has since been interested in farming and stock raising. Mr. T. is truly a self-made man, starting in the world a poor boy. By his own energy he is now one of the prominent men of the county. His farm is one of the best improved in the township and contains 300 acres, surrounded and subdivided with good fences. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, Twentieth Iowa, and was discharged in July, 1865. February 15, 1870, Mr. Tingler was married to Macila Whitermack, a daughter of P. Whitermack. She was born in Indiana May 24, 1845. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================