JOHN N. ZINK ~OUR DIRECT LINE~ Son of Enoch Zink (1781 - 1841) and Mary Foster (1780 - 1860) Click Here to see Enoch and Mary Foster's family Born: August 12, 1807; Died: 1840/43 (According to bio of Jabez Zink he died in 1843. However, Enoch's will of March, 1840 leaves bequest to children of his deceased son, John) Buried near his father on Liberty Township Farm, Highland Co., Ohio (Also known as the Zink Cemetery) Married on March 29, 1827 in Highland Co, Ohio to (SEE MARRIAGE RECORD AT BOTTOM OF PAGE) JANE GRAHAM Born: 13 May 1806 in Pennsylvania; Died 5 Jan 1891; Buried in Buford Cemetery, Clay Twp, Highland County, Ohio Jane married second to George Bainbridge who immigrated from England. They had 4 children. George was appointed guardian of John Graham, Sr. on 1 Aug 1861 in Highland County, Ohio. John was approx. 90 years of age at this time and was declared by the court as "an insane person" and "a lunatic" which means he probably had dementia or Alzhiemer's Disease. On the basis of George being appointed his guardian, it is believed that John Graham Sr. may have been the father of Jane Graham. John Graham Sr. was born in 1767/70 in Ireland; He died 17 Nov 1861and is buried in Dunn's Chapel Cemetery, Union Twp., Highland Co. Ohio. His wife, Jane (unknown) was born about 1775 in Ireland and died 17 Mar 1862 at 87 years of age. She is also buried in Dunn's Chapel Cemetery. They had 8 known children. John was the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Highland County, Ohio from 1835 to 1854. Click HERE to see John and Jane Graham's family.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND JANE ZINK: 1. ALLEN ZINK (listed in Jabez Zink's bio below as a brother; alive in 1901)
2. WILSON ZINK (listed in Jabez Zink's bio below as a brother; alive in 1901)
3. MARY JANE "MOLLIE" ZINK Born 1834/5 (16 yrs. of age in 1850 Highland Co. census, living with George & Jane) Married on 33 Oct 1857 in Highland Co., Ohio to Nathan H. Ayres, son of Nathan W. and Martha H. Ayres (b. 1835; d. 1 June 1894; buried in Dunn's Chapel Cemetery, Highland Co., Ohio) Note: Nathan W. Ayes was appointed administrator of Eli Zink's estate after his death on 18 Feb 1857 Mary J.'s last name is Brown in Jabez' bio so she may have remarried after his death. Nathan and Mary J. had a daughter Bertha Ayres (b. Jan 1880; d. 11 Oct 1881)
4. WILLIAM M. ZINK Born 12 May 1835 in Highland County, Ohio; Died 28 March 1863 at age 28 in Greenfield, Greene County Illinois; Buried in the Drake-Million Cemetry, Greene County, Illinois; William probably moved with RC and Jabez in 1855 to Greene County, Illinois. In the 1850 Highland Co., Ohio census he is 18 yr. of age and living with George and Jane.
5. ROBINSON CRUSOE ZINK ~OUR DIRECT LINE~ Born: March 9, 1837 in Hillsboro, Ohio Died: December 5, 1894 in Greene Co., Illinois Buried in Million Cemetery. Married on November 26, 1860 to AMANDA LOUISE DICKERMAN Click HERE to see Amanda and RC's stone in the Drake-Million Cemetery, Greene Co., Ill. Click HERE to see picture of RC & Amanda. Click HERE to see family of RC & Amanda Zink.
6. JABEZ ZINK Married on September 12, 1867 in Greene Co., Illinois to Mary Drake (b. 1845 in Greene Co., D. Nov. 15, 1901 in Oswego, Kansas). Jabez and Mary moved to Kansas in 1867. Mary was the daughter of Hiram and Nancy Drake who owned land next to the Nelson Dickerman and Robinson C. Zink. They had one daughter, Inez Zink (b. 1872, d. 1874) Sadie Millet came to live with Jabez and Mary when she was 6 years of age (See bio below). She later married John Bell Zink, son of RC Zink.
7. JOHN ZINK listed in Jabez Zink's bio as a brother (dates unknown) |