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18. Francis Georgia[5] Tinker (George Matteson, 37) (A19). Born, 19 Jan

1862, in WI[2]. Died, 4 Aug 1926, in Park Rapids, Hubbard, MN[2]. Census:

1910, in Straight R. Twp., Hubbard Co., MN. Census: 1900, in North

Freedom, Sauk Co., WI. Census: 1880, in Freedom, Sauk Co., WI. Occupation:

Homemaker. Individual number 13.

In the 1880 census, Frankie (age 18) was living as a servant in the Jacob Hackett household.

Her marriage license says "In accordance with the discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church," by Robert Smith, M.G., Lorenzo and Emma J. Brown witnesses. Herman was listed as a farmer.

Vera Stephens: "Herman always called Frances 'Frankie' in a very affectionate way. She was a little woman and was bothered by arthritis at 3 & Drs. that N. MN. would help that, so Grandpa bro't his dairy herd of 12 purebred Jersey cattle the 1st in Hubbard County & a threshing machine to a farm about 4 1/2 miles SW of Park Rapids. He & 2 sons, Allen & Glen did the threshing for that area for years. Because Grandma's arthritis grew more and more crippling they moved into Park Rapids & Grandpa drove the Star Route from Hubbard to Itasca with a beautiful team of black horses w/ white stars on their foreheads and a covered wagon/ or sleigh with mail & any passengers & up one day and back the next. We have one of the buffalo robes he used in the sleigh!

"Later they moved to a large (for that time) house across from the school & he was the sheriff and drove the city sprinkler and supervised a small farm he'd bought. Grandma was an especially good French cook & served several teachers all meals & rented rooms to two.

"...X Voncele was next, a very tiny baby when born, & LaMae (rumor I heard was she had a twin who didn't live. My mother said LaMae was so tiny that Dr. didn't try to save her & Grandma Gulliford put her in a shoebox in warm cloths and kept her on the oven door & fed her sugar water w/ an eyedropper. Seems an incredible story because when a student at St. Cloud teachers college she was judged the most healthy girl student.

"Grandma's arthritis grew very severe & Grandpa helped her with all work. In her free time she knitted, often with /00 thread. I never saw her refer to a pattern, she knew them all from memory. the three girls had petticoats with insertions and laces & mothers wedding linens was finished with her lace too.

Frankie died of liver cancer (CoRec).

She married Herman Bennett Hackett (17) (A18).