Bridget Tinnian 1813-1897

TINNIAN, SCHNEIDER, ROSEBERRY

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 6/25/2010 at 18:09:03

Davenport Daily Leader
Davenport, Iowa
25 Jan 1897
Page 6

Obituary - Tinnian.

At her home 730 Kay street at 12:30 o'clock last night occurred the death of Bridget Tinnian in the 84th year of her life after four days' illness with pneumonia. The deceased was born in county Galway, Ireland, in 1813, and in 1849 came to America and settled in Vermont. In 1855 the family came to Iowa and settled on a farm at Big Rock where the son still resides. In 1864 she with her husband and daughter removed to Davenport where she has resided ever since. Her husband died in 1874. Mrs. Tinnian is survived by four children, one son Jerome, who is living on the farm in Big Rock and three daughters, Mrs. L. H. Schneider, Mrs. P. Roseberry and Katie Tinnian all of this city.

The funeral will be held from the family residence, 730 Kay street, tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock, with services at St. Anthony's church at 9 o'clock and interment in the St. Marguerite's cemetery.