Family History - Mary Tinker

1. Mary Tinker,¹ born 1824 (parents not determined);¹ died 1862.¹ Mary married, 5 January 1845, Elias Lewis Darrow^{2, 4} (born 1812 in Connecticut, parents not determined;^{2, 3} Elias died 10 April 1891 in New London, New London County, Connecticut²). Mary and Elias are buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut.^{1, 2}

	2	i.	Elias Mortimer Darrow, born ca. 1854 in Connecticut.3
	3	ii.	Eugene Darrow, born 1856 in Connecticut.3
	4	iii.	George Darrow, born ca. 1858 in Connecticut.3

1. Find a Grave (website). Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, Mary Tinker Darrow, born: 1824; died: 1862 (from record, which includes a note indicating her marriage date, 5 January 1845; and provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
2. Find a Grave (website). Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, Elias Lewis Darrow, born: 1812 in Connecticut; died: 10 April 1891 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note indicating his marriage [to Mary Tinker] on 5 January 1845; and provides the names and links for his [first] wife [Mary Tinker] and one child [Cortland S. Darrow]).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 169, Elias L. Darrow, 58, Conn., truckman; Mary Darrow, 56, Conn.; Finie Dunbar, 15, Conn. [this is believed to be Josephine Dunbar, Mary’s daughter]; Mortimer Darrow, 16, Conn., buoy setter; Eugene Darrow, 14, Conn., reform school; George Darrow, 12, Conn.; Simon S. Dunbar, 11, Conn. [this is believed to be Mary’s son, listed as Willie in the 1860 census].
4. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), available at Ancestry.com and other repositories. Elias L. Darrow married Mary Tinker, of New London, on Jan. 5, 1845.