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Note: ". . . He seemed older than his years as he had worked out since he was twelve years old. It was when he was twelve that his father died of cancer. I have always thought that it was a pretty young age to carry a man's load, earning men's wages through Spring, Summer and Fall, and going to school in the winter. From then until now, he had never stopped working at whatever he could get to do. " --Mary's Memories
1910 Census for Clear Creek Township, Eau Claire, WI (ED 47, Sheet 3B, Line 94) Taken on the 22nd day of April, 1910 Dwlg Fam Dad Mom No. No. Household Member Rel Age Mrd #Chldrn #Lvng BP BP BP Occ/Type of Bus 54 57 Marshall, Charles E. Head 41 18 WI ME ME Farming-gen'l " Maud S(?) Wife 38 18 WI NY VT Jackson, Maud M. Niece 11 WI WI WI " Sarah J. MthrInLaw 71 3 2 VT ? VT Tinker, Clinton Hired Man 13 WI WI WI genl farm labor Guzmann, Inyra G. Servant 16 WI WI WI private family **Note: The census indicates that both Grandpa and the young servant attended school in the last year.
1920 US Census for McPherson City, McPherson Co., KS (ED 81, Sheet 13B, Lines 72-75) Taken on the 17th day of January, 1920 on 821(?) 7th (or Nth) Market Street Dwlg Fam Age Att. Can Can Father Mother No. No. Household Member Rel R/O Sex Age Mrd Sch Read Write BP BP BP Occupation 328 346 Tinker, Clinton R. Head R M 22 M Y Y WI WI WI Carpenter " Mary F. Wife F 25 M Y Y WI VT PA none " Allen F. Son M 3 ?/12 S WI VT PA " Myrle A. Daughter F 1?/12 S WI VT PA
**Note error in recording birthplace of parents of Allen and Myrle. 1930 US Census for El Centro, Imperial Co., CA (ED 24, pg 172A, ln 2-8) Taken on the 11th day of April, 1930 on 380(?) San Diego Street Dwlg Fam Att. Can Father Mother No. No. Household Member Rel R/O Sex Age Mrd Sch R&W BP BP BP Occupation 188 264 Tinker, Clinton R. Head R M 33 19 N Y WI WI WI Carpenter " Mary F. Wife F 35 20 N Y WI VT PA " Allen F. Son M 14 WI WI WI " Myrle A. Daughter F 12 WI WI WI " Warren R. Son M 8 WI WI WI " Beverly J. Daughter F 5 WI WI WI " Marylu A. Daughter F 1 6/12 WI WI WI Grandpa signed up as a carpenter to help rebuild after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. He left on Christmas night, 1941 and stayed until April, 1943. "We heard from Dad pretty regular and he was making good money. Soon he was made Superintendent of Streets and Roads in Pearl Harbor, instead of construction. He likes this work very much. He had done a lot of it in the Forest Service." -- From Mary's Memories. Admiral William F. Halsey, personally requested that Grandpa take on the job as Superintendent of Streets and Roads during the reconstruction of Pearl Harbor. Apparently this was due to the reputation built during his years with the CCC. This is according to youngest son, Jack Tinker. Grandpa was a big man, but what I remember most, are his hands which were very large. It seemed he could fix or build anything with those hands. He knew just about everything, too. Martin and I must have pestered him plenty following him all over as he did his work but he was never impatient. No matter what he was doing he always had time to answer our endless questions and find some important "job" for us to do--collecting used nails or picking up wood chips. He always made me feel the job, no matter how small, was vital to him so that I was pretty "big stuff." Its hard to recall Grandpa on this ranch without seeing him in a pair of overalls. I'm sure that's why Martin was so proud of his. -- Just a few memories of Grandpa at the ranch on Hickory in Fair Oaks.
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