John Washington Tynan
Born: February 22, 1837
Birthplace: Old Point Comfort, Virginia
Father: John Tynan 1816 – 1848
Mother: Mary Ann Mahoney 1816 – 1901
(Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas)
Wife: Margaret A. Martin 1845 – 1894
(Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Children:
Marie Tynan Salas 1866 – 1944
Occupation before War:
Served in the United States Navy before the Civil War starting age 18
Served in United States Navy as Second Assistant Engineer
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Second Assistant Engineer C.S.S. St. Nicholas
1862: Second Assistant Engineer on C.S.S. Virginia
1862: Participated in the Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia
1862 – 1863: First Assistant Engineer C.S.S. Chattahoochee
1863 – 1864: Chief Engineer at CS Navy Station in Savannah, Georgia
1864: Chief Engineer on C.S.S. Tallahassee
Occupation after War:
Foreman of Bulger's Machine works in Savannah, Georgia
Owner of Tynan's Foundry in Savannah, Georgia
Member of the Confederate Veteran's Association
Died: June 24, 1892
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Cause of Death: Consumption of the bowels
Age at time of Death: 56 years old
Burial Place: Catholic Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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