William Bennett Tinker Jr

Brief Life History of William Bennett

When William Bennett Tinker Jr was born on 16 April 1895, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, his father, William Bennett Tinker, was 27 and his mother, Catherine Winck, was 27. He married Marguerite Sens on 23 July 1916, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1920. He died in July 1979, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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William Bennett Tinker Jr
1895–1979
Marguerite Sens
1881–1965
Marriage: 23 July 1916
Marguerite Moreau
1906–
Inodesta Moreau
1908–
Dorthey Moreau
1912–
Modeste Moreau
1913–1990
Marguerite Eugenie Tinker
1918–

Sources (31)

  • William B Tinker, Jr, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William Bennett Tinker, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906"
  • William Bennet Tinker, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Yorkshire): occupational name for a mender of potsand pans, Middle English tink(l)er (of uncertainetymology).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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