Brief Life History of John Franklin
When John Franklin Sink was born on 7 August 1857, in Butler, Ohio, United States, his father, John Sink, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann Simpson, was 28. He married Susan Anise McDonald on 23 February 1877, in St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Union Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 31 October 1933, in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- John Zink in household of John Zink, "United States Census, 1860"
- John F. Sink, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- John Franklin Sink, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1857–1933 Male
1850–1931 Female
Children (2)
1880–1881 Male
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1820–1901 Male
1829–1914 Female
Siblings (7)
1851–1916 Male
1854–1946 Female
1857–1933 Male
1858– Female
1861–1947 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 3
1863
Age 6
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
Age 22
Name Meaning
South German: rare variant of Zinck or Zink and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
English (Surrey): perhaps a variant of Sing .
Slovenian (Šink): nickname from šink ‘(smoked) pig's neck’, dialectally also ‘neck of an animal’ in general.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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