Roy Edward Tinsley

1921 - 1983  (61 years)

• Name	Roy Edward Tinsley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	4 Dec 1921	Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Sallie and Finis Tinsley
  Military Service	12 Aug 1942	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [1, 6]
  	US Army - WWII
  Census	1950	Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ruby
  Death	8 Aug 1983	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  		East End Cemetery Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky Find a Grave: #1458985
  Person ID	I25450	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Finis Edward Tinsley,   b. 30 Dec 1887, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Feb 1972, Trigg Furnace, Trigg, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sallie Mae Hancock,   b. Abt 1891, Kentucky, USA d. 9 Jul 1976, Trigg Furnace, Trigg, Kentucky, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Dean Sumner,   b. 27 Mar 1928, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Sep 2019, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F10743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Dec 1921 - Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Sallie and Finis Tinsley - 1930 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Military Service - US Army - WWII - 12 Aug 1942 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ruby - 1950 - Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA Death - 8 Aug 1983 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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