Individual Details
Ruby Dell Hosier
(24 Feb 1897 - 25 Jul 1980)
Ruby Hosier's age matches entry in 1900 census for Linda D. Hosier same parents. On 1910 census with mother and step father in Buena Vista, Clayton Co., Iowa.
Obituary from The Manchester Press, 30 July 1980, Page 3: Mrs. Ruby Tinkey, 83, of Manchester died Friday, July 25 at her home after a sudden illness. Services were held today (Monday) at 1:30 p.m. at Bohnenkamp-Vernon funeral home with the Rev. Merlin Davies officiating. Burial was at Oakland cemetery. She was born Feb. 24, 1897 in Clayton county, the daughter of John and Suzanne (Ingles) Hosier. She received her education in the schools of Clayton county. She was married to Fred Tinkey at Elkader on Oct. 16, 1913. Mrs. Tinkey had been a resident of Manchester for 23 years. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Patrick (Alberta) Hall of Dubuque and Mrs. Lloyd (Erma) Reth of Delhi; four sons, Roy Tinkey of Chula Vista, Calif., Wilfred Tinkey of Dubuque, James Tinkey of Hamilton, Mont. and LaVerne Tinkey of Strawberry Point; 20 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred, in 1967; one daughter, Ida Mae, and three infant sons.
Obituary from The Manchester Press, 30 July 1980, Page 3: Mrs. Ruby Tinkey, 83, of Manchester died Friday, July 25 at her home after a sudden illness. Services were held today (Monday) at 1:30 p.m. at Bohnenkamp-Vernon funeral home with the Rev. Merlin Davies officiating. Burial was at Oakland cemetery. She was born Feb. 24, 1897 in Clayton county, the daughter of John and Suzanne (Ingles) Hosier. She received her education in the schools of Clayton county. She was married to Fred Tinkey at Elkader on Oct. 16, 1913. Mrs. Tinkey had been a resident of Manchester for 23 years. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Patrick (Alberta) Hall of Dubuque and Mrs. Lloyd (Erma) Reth of Delhi; four sons, Roy Tinkey of Chula Vista, Calif., Wilfred Tinkey of Dubuque, James Tinkey of Hamilton, Mont. and LaVerne Tinkey of Strawberry Point; 20 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred, in 1967; one daughter, Ida Mae, and three infant sons.
Events
| Birth | 24 Feb 1897 | Clayton Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Oct 1913 | Elkader, Clayton Co., Iowa - Fred Tinkey | | ||
| Death | 25 Jul 1980 | Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Fred Tinkey (1890 - 1967) |
| Child | Ida Mae Tinkey (1914 - ) |
| Child | Alberta Tinkey (1916 - ) |
| Child | Roy Tinkey (1919 - ) |
| Child | Wilfred "Bill" E. Tinkey (1922 - 2003) |
| Child | Irma Tinkey (1928 - ) |
| Child | James Dennis Tinkey (1930 - 2010) |
| Child | Laverne V. Tinkey (1933 - ) |
| Father | Samuel Ansel Hosier (1866 - 1901) |
| Mother | Susan "Anna" Ingles (1868 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Charles Ansel Hosier (1890 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Elsie May Hosier (1892 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Roy Raymond Hosier (1895 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Alice Benilla Hosier (1898 - 1984) |
| Sibling | John Samuel Hosier (1900 - 1968) |
| Father | Michael Tinkey ( - ) |
| Mother | Nellie Thorpe ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 215.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. Manchester Press, Obituary of Ruby Tinkey (n.p: 30 July 1980, Page 3, n.d).
4. 1930 Census Clayton Co., Iowa.
5. Manchester Press, Obituary of Ruby Tinkey (n.p: 30 July 1980, Page 3, n.d).
6. Waterloo Daily Courier, Obituary of Anna Ingles Brown (n.p: June 11, 1945, n.d).
7. Social Security Death Index.
8. Manchester Press, Obituary of Ruby Tinkey (n.p: 30 July 1980, Page 3, n.d).
9. Ancestry.com.