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Preferred Citation

Tisinger family papers, 1823-1918. Accession 54341. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Biographical Information

William Tisinger was born 1 September 1816 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, to John Tisinger (1777-1854) and Elizabeth Catherine Bowman Tisinger (1776-1842). William Tisinger became surveyor for Shenandoah County. He married Amelia H. Will (1820-1885) 14 June 1848, and they had six children. Their son Joseph Homer Tisinger (1853-1938) was a farmer. He married Julia Arnetta Henkel (1859-1911) and they had seven children.

Reuben Bird Will (1830-1913) was the brother of Amelia Will Tisinger, and they were the children of George Will. Sallie Elizabeth Will (1856-1912) was the daughter of their sister, Mary Will.

Siram Peter Henkel (1809-1879) was the father of Julia Arnetta Henkel Tisinger. Lewis P. Henkel (1837-1904) was her brother. Solomon D. Henkel (1815-1872) was Julia Tisinger's and Lewis Henkel's uncle, and Siram Henkel's brother.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1823-1918, of the Tisinger family of Shenandoah County, Virginia, consisting of accounts, correspondence, court records, deeds, estate records, receipts, and other documents of the Tisinger family, including William Tisinger (1816-1887), surveyor of Shenandoah County. Papers include accounts, correspondence, estate records, and other documents of the Henkel and Will families of Shenandoah County.

Related Material

William Tisinger survey records, 1851-1885 (LVA accession 54033).

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