Tinnie
Arthur Clements
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The Tinnie post office was established April 27, 1903 with Isidro Annalla as postmaster until November 12, when Pedro Annalla became postmaster. He remained only two months and Sallie A. Murray took the office and remained until the Ramonds bought the store from the Anallas in 1906. The Ramonds built the Present Tinnie Mercantile from adobes made on the place.

The most of the people at that time were Spanish Americans but the Ramonds had a little blond daughter, named Tinnie. The people thought she was beautiful and got Mrs. Ramond to change the name of the post office to Tinnie in honor of the little girl. Mrs. Ramond told them that a petition would have to be sent to Washington. A petition was circulated and nearly everyone signed it. The name was then changed to Tinnie April 5, 109. Mrs. Ramond remained postmaster until April 7, 1914 when Henry D. Murray was appointed. He was followed by Andrew N. Coward. On Jan. 6, 1923 Mrs. Ramond again became postmaster and with the exception of a short period when Walter B. Rose was the postmaster, April 1, 1929 to December 26, 1932. She continued until her retirement on July 31, 1954, a total period of nearly fifty years. Her daughter, Virginia Guest took the office and served until Arthur Clements was appointed Dec. 12, 1959.

Robert O. Anderson of Roswell bought the building in 1959 and decided to preserve the old country store. He spent several hundred thousand dollars, adding a porch all around the building, a tower and a pavilion besides putting in the Silver Dollar bar and a steak house. Many of the old things were in the place but a lot more were gathered from as far away as San Francisco by John Meigs, an artist who lives at San Patricio. Mr. Meigs was commissioned by Mr. Anderson to plan and oversee the building.

Arthur Clements retired May 31, 1971 and his daughter, Fannette McKinney, became office in charge at that time and appointed postmaster Dec. 9th, 1972. February 156h, 1975 the post office was moved to its present site where Fannette has her fountain and gift shop, too.

Isidro L. Analla Apr. 27, 1903 Walter Rose Feb. 9, 1932
Pedro N. Analla Nov 12, 1903 Arthur Clements Dec. 12, 1959
Sallie A. Murry Jan. 8, 1904 Fannette McKinney Dec. 9, 1972
Oney Ramond April 5, 1909 Fannette is the daughter of Arthur Clements.

Transcribed by C. W. Barnum ©2005