Frederick A. Tintinger
Cascade County
History of Montana, Sanders, 1913

During an industrious career Frederick A. Tintinger of 
Cascade has gained a strong position by the ability with 
which he has conducted his business, making steady 
progress in the peaceful accumulation of the fruits 
of his vocation and today holds prestige among the 
business men of his adopted community.  Mr. Tintinger 
was born in Kossuth County Iowa, April 30, 1875 and is 
a son of Nicholas and Mary (Delnoa) Tintinger, natives 
of France.

Nicholas Tintinger came to the United States as a boy 
in 1838, first settling in Illinois and in 1860 becoming 
an early farmer and stock raiser of Kossuth County Iowa.  
In the fall of 1886 he came to Montana and in 1887 
located in Big Timber, where until his death in May 
1910 when  he was eighty three and was engaged in the 
sheep and cattle business.  His wife who also came to 
the United States in 1838 still survives her husband 
and makes her home at Big Timber, being seventy-five 
years old.  Of their ten children, Frederick was the 
ninth in order of birth.

Frederick A. Tintinger received his early education in 
the schools of Kossuth County, supplementing this by a 
course in the Engelhorne Business College, Helena, 
Montana and subsequently attending the high school 
at Great Falls from which he was graduated in 1891.  
On completing his studies he entered the sheep and 
stock raising business in Sweet Grass County where 
he owned three sections of land at the time of his 
retirement from that industry in 1908.  At that time 
he sold his stock and ranch and moved to Cascade 
where he entered the real estate and insurance 
field, in which he met with immediate success and 
his interest have continued to grow.  He is also 
owner of the City Stables, a successful livery business.

Mr. Tintinger was married at Big Timber, Montana, 
July 9, 1896 to Miss Grace Bain, daughter of Lee 
Bain and a native of Iowa.  Six children have been 
born: Lillian and Lloyd, born at Big Timber, Carl, 
born at Stanford and Mamie and Russell, born at Big 
Timber and Ethel, born at Cascade.  While at Big 
Timber, Mr. Tintinger was a member of the national 
guard for three years.  Since he left home at 
fifteen he has worked industriously at whatever 
occupation he devoted himself.