PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi06551::A Guide to the Tisinger family papers, 1823-1918)//EN" "vi06551.xml" A Guide to the Tisinger family papers, 1823-1918 Tisinger family papers, 1823-1918 54341 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia © 2025 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Trenton Hizer, 5 March 2025 Description is in English A Guide to the Tisinger family papers, 1823-1918 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 54341

Library of Virginia 2025 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Tisinger family papers, 1823-1918 54341 .225 cu. ft. (1 box) English Tisinger family Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

Contents List William Tisinger accounts, 1868-1887 1 William Tisinger court records, 1868-1887 2 William Tisinger deeds, 1853, 1856 3 William Tisinger letters, 1851-1885 4 William Tisinger surveyor papers, 1833-1884 5 J. H. Tisinger papers, 1870-1914 6 Joseph and John Tisinger hog meat, 5 January 1855 7 Henkel family accounts, 1861, 1900-1905 8 Henry M. Henkel, H. M. Henkel and Brother papers, 1880-1893 9 Estate account of Mrs. H. M. Henkel, 1900-1903 10 Lewis P. Henkel papers and estate papers, 1897-1905 11 Notes payable to L. P. Henkel, 1884-1899 12 Accounts with Solomon D. Henkel and Brothers, 1860-1866 13 Henkel and Company papers, 1894-1899 14 George Will letter, 23 May 1823 15 Reuben Bird Will estate papers, 1907-1916 16 Sallie Will estate papers, 1878-1918 17 Papers, 1835-1916, 1942 18