John J. Tindal
1826 - After 1862

 

 John J. Tindal, the son of Martha and John Tindal, was born in South Carolina about 1826. John married (first) Julia M. _____________.  Julia was born about 1828.

On August 22, 1848, John sold 225 acres for $675.00 to Henry F. Tindall of Clarendon County.  This land was part of the estate of John's father.  The land was bounded on the north by C. R. Harvin, on the west by Bartlett(?), on the east by H. F. Tindal and Stephan Andrews.  The witnesses were James S. Tindal and McCauley J. White (Sumter Court House, Register of Mesne Conveyances, Book N, Page 313).

Julia died on or about September 30, 1848.  According to the Sumter Banner, dated October 4, 1848, Julia M. Tindal, wife of John J. Tindal, was involved in a serious accident.  While riding in a buggy, accompanied by her husband, mother, and younger brother, the horse took fright and she ran the risk of jumping out and died after several days of intense anguish at the age of her 21st year.

John married (second) Caroline J. McCauley, the daughter of James McCauley.  Caroline was born in South Carolina about 1832.  According to the 1850 Census of Sumter District, South Carolina, J. J. Tindall was a 24 year old planter with real estate valued at $1,600.00.  Also in the household was Caroline, an 18 year old female.

According to the 1860 Census of Clarendon County, South Carolina, John J. Tindall was a 33 year old farmer whose real estate was valued at $1,500.00 and whose personal property was valued at $7,500.00.  Others in the household were Caroline J. (age 28) and Henry W. Brunson (age 4 months).  All were born in South Carolina.

John and Caroline died sometime between 1860 and March 2 1868.  On March 2, 1868, John Thigpen, Trustee for Caroline J. Tindall, sold 100 acres to John T. Wells for $100.00 (Sumter County Court House, Register of Mesne Conveyances, Book RR, Page 384).

Published sources:

Sumter Banner November 1846 - December 1852, Sumter South Carolina Deaths and Marriages, abstracted by Mr. and Mrs. G. E. McGrew.

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