Tinker Genealogy

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
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(updated 5 December 2025)

Welcome to the Tinker family genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of “(son of …)” or “(dau. of …)” beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. To view documentation, including census data, click on the link “documentation and notes” below a family.

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only Tinker household in 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert free white males 16 and upwards free white males under 16 free white females
David Tinker 1 2 3
   

George B. Tinker
   (son of [?])
   b. age 66 y., 5 m., 12 d. at death   Maine
   m. Abby F. […]
            b. age 62 y., 5 m. at death   Maine
            d. 20 January 1892
                  bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine
   d. 30 October 1893
         bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine

children:
   William M. Tinker   b. age 6 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   Sarah A. “Saddie” Tinker   b. 29 y., 3 m., 2 d. at death   Maine   -   d. 4 May 1885   -   bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine
   Charles F. Tinker   b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   George G. Tinker   b. 18 December 1860   Maine   -   d. 5 June 1913   -   bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine
   John Tinker   b. age 18 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   L[…?] Tinker   b. age 14 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Louisa A. Tinker   b. age 10 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Herbert E. Tinker   b. age 9 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Oscar B. Tinker   b. age 6 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   [Elerson or Ellison] D. Tinker   b. age 2 m. at death   -   d. 10 February 1878   -   bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine

documentation and notes

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James Tinker
   (son of […] Tinker and Sarah […])
   b. age 39 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   m. Harriet M. […]
            b. age 63 y., 4 m., 27 d. at death   Maine
            d. 7 Uanuary 1882
                  bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine
   d. 23 April 1893
         bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine

children:
   Maria L. Tinker   b. age 11 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   Amanda W. Tinker   b. age 9 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   James Tinker Jr.   b. age 29 y., 11 m., 24 d. when “lost at sea”   Maine   -   m. Sarah A. […]   -   “lost at sea“ 23 January 1882   -   cenotaph in Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine
   Mary P. Tinker   b. age 6 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   Harvey D. Tinker   b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census   Maine

documentation and notes

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James Tinker Jr.
   (son of James Tinker and Harriet M. […])
   b. age 29 y., 11 m., 24 d. when “lost at sea”   Maine
   m. Sarah A. […]
            b. age 22 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   “lost at sea“ 23 January 1882
         cenotaph in Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine

children:
   Clifford A. Tinker   b. age 2 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   James Tinker   b. age 6 m., 23 d. at death   -   d. 15 November 1882   -   bur. Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery   Tremont, Maine

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John R. Tinker
   (son of [?])
   b. December 1861   Maine
   m. (1) 12 y. as of 1900 census
               Mabel A. […]
                     b. May 1862   Maine
                     d. 1915
                           bur. Evergreen Cemetery   Southwest Harbor, Maine
         (2) 10 September 1916
               Ida (née Stainback) Elliott

children:
   Everett Elmer Tinker   b. 11 December 1888   Maine   -   d. 1 August 1958   -   bur. Mount Height Cemetery   Southwest Harbor, Maine
   Carroll F. Tinker   b. 13 December 1901   -   d. 1 April 1902   -   bur. Evergreen Cemetery   Southwest Harbor, Maine
   infant daughter   bur. Evergreen Cemetery   Southwest Harbor, Maine

documentation and notes

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