Individual Details
Fred Tinkey
(25 Jan 1890 - 17 Aug 1967)
On the World War I draft registration at Elkador, Clayton Co., Iowa, Fred Tinkey stated his birth date as 25 January 1893 and place born as Turkey River, Iowa. He is married with two children. He states his occupation is fisherman. His description is short, stout with light brown eyes and black hair. He registered on June 5, 1917.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Buena Vista, Clayton Co., Iowa, Fred Tinkey appears with his wife Ruby and children Ida, Alberta and Roy. No occupation listed for Fred.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Buena Vista, Clayton Co., Iowa, Fred Tinkey appears with his wife Ruby and children Alberta, Roy, Wilfred and Irma. Fred was 21 when he married, Ruby was 17. Fred works as a laborer in a quarry.
Obituary from The Waterloo Daily Courier, August 18, 1967, Page 21: Fred Tinkey, Manchester---Services for Fred Tinkey, 77, retired Delhi area farmer who died Thursday at a Manchester hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gill-Bohnetkamp Funeral Home; burial in Oakland cemetery; survived by his widow, Ruby; 2 daughters; Mrs. Patrick Hall of Dubuque and Mrs. Lloyd Reth of Delhi; and 4 sons; Roy of Chula Vista, Calif; Wilfred of Dubuque, Laverne of Strawberry Point; and James in California.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Buena Vista, Clayton Co., Iowa, Fred Tinkey appears with his wife Ruby and children Ida, Alberta and Roy. No occupation listed for Fred.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Buena Vista, Clayton Co., Iowa, Fred Tinkey appears with his wife Ruby and children Alberta, Roy, Wilfred and Irma. Fred was 21 when he married, Ruby was 17. Fred works as a laborer in a quarry.
Obituary from The Waterloo Daily Courier, August 18, 1967, Page 21: Fred Tinkey, Manchester---Services for Fred Tinkey, 77, retired Delhi area farmer who died Thursday at a Manchester hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gill-Bohnetkamp Funeral Home; burial in Oakland cemetery; survived by his widow, Ruby; 2 daughters; Mrs. Patrick Hall of Dubuque and Mrs. Lloyd Reth of Delhi; and 4 sons; Roy of Chula Vista, Calif; Wilfred of Dubuque, Laverne of Strawberry Point; and James in California.
Events
| Birth | 25 Jan 1890 | Turkey River, Clayton Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Oct 1913 | Elkader, Clayton Co., Iowa - Ruby Dell Hosier | | ||
| Death | 17 Aug 1967 | Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruby Dell Hosier (1897 - 1980) |
| 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 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census Clayton Co., Iowa.
2. World War I Draft Registration.
3. Social Security Death Index.
4. 1930 Census Clayton Co., Iowa.
5. Manchester Press, Obituary of Ruby Tinkey (n.p: 30 July 1980, Page 3, n.d).
6. Social Security Death Index.
7. The Waterloo Daily Courier, Obituary of Fred Tinkey (n.p: August 18, 1967, page 21, n.d).