When Arvilla Olive Tinney was born in 1853, in St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Royal Riley Tinney, was 30 and her mother, Olive Saphronia Jenne, was 29. She married Florian Josephus Martin on 9 February 1870, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1880. She died on 27 October 1886, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Irish (Tyrone): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’, from sionnach ‘fox’. Compare Shinnick .
English (southwestern): habitational name from Tinhay in Lifton, Tinney in Pyworthy, or Twinyeo in Kingsteignton (all Devon). The placenames derive from Old English betwēonan ‘between’ with early loss of be- + Old English ēa ‘river, stream, water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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