WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Alice Tinker, Civil War Widow's 

				   Pension Application

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Washington Co, TN Civil War Pension Application



Pension 158,736



Alice Tinker, Washington, Tennessee, widow of Jesse Tinker, Company M, 8

Tennessee Cavalry.  Died at Washington County, Tennessee, November 3, 1864.



Alice Tinker, a resident of Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee, being 60

years old states that she is a widow of Jesse Tinker.  Her maiden name was

Alice Norris and she was married to Jesse Tinker on the 14th day of August,

1823 in Washington County by George Swingle, JP.  She declares that her

husband died in the service of his country on or about the 30th day of

November 1864 of wounds received while  under orders from his superior officer

in an ambush of rebels that fell upon him.  Said Tinker had no children under

sixteen years of age at date of death, youngest child being 21 years of age.

Witnessed by Phillip P. Erwin and Margaret Tinker.



Signed statement by George Swingle, JP that he performed the marriage of Ally

Norris and Jesse Tinker.



Nelson McLaughlin appeared before the clerk of the Washington County court and

stated:  That on or about the 1st day of Jany 1863 he enlisted one Jesse

Tinker, husband of Alice Tinker ... as a private in Company C of the 10th

Tennessee Cavalry that was then being made by. Col. S.K. Patton but was

afterwards consolidated with the 5th Tennessee Cavalry Vols and called the 8th

Tenn. Cav. Vols.  That said Tinker did service with said command until on or

about the 20th day of October 1863 at which time he received a furlough by

order of the colonel commanding him to go home and rejoin the command at

Jonesboro in 10 days, but before the 10 days expired the rebels took

possession of upper East Tennessee and cut said Tinker off from his command.

Though he escaped being captured he recruited a lot of men and piloted them

through to Knoxville, Tennessee in the following spring at which time and

place he received authority to recruit men for the command. He continued to

and did recruit and pilot through to the command quite a number of men until

he was killed by the enemy in the Flag Pond District of Washington County,

Tennessee on or about the month of February 1864.





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