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James H. Tinsley (Knox County, Kentucky, sgt, lieut & adj in 3rd Ky Inf, 7th Ky Inf, 49th Ky Inf USA)

b. 1843-01-19 d. 1912-02-03

Knox County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Alfred Tinsley and Mary Craig Tinsley. Married to Elizabeth Hanna Tinsley. Student in Knox County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Knox County in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first sergeant from September 22, 1861, to January 25, 1863. Served in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from January 25, 1863, to August 4, 1863. Served in the 49th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant and adjutant from December 23, 1863, to December 26, 1864.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Knox County, p. 335B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Knox County, Barbourville, p. 26.

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Application #981,992, Certificate #739,530.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016141, Kenton County Deaths, File #4665.

Find A Grave, "James H. Tinsley (1843-1912)," Memorial #15413786, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15413786 (accessed June 23, 2020).

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Tinsley, James H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203480 (November 12, 2026).

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