Peter
Lemuel
Sink
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of David Sink Jr
and Elizabeth (Laymon) Sink
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Kingery) Sink
— married
12 Nov 1872 in Monroe, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Father of
David F Sink, John Henry Sink, Sadie Elizabeth (Sink) Simpson, Emma Alice (Sink) Sambaugh, William Homer Sink, Anna Catherine (Sink) Sparks and Peter L Sink
Died
at age 53
in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2016
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Biography
Peter Lemuel Sink was born July 5, 1849, in Virginia, the second child and eldest son of David and Elizabeth Sink, also born in Virginia. By the time that he was eleven years of age, his family had moved to Clay Township, Marion county, Iowa, where they are found on the United States Census of 1860. [1]
Peter married Elizabeth Kingery, who died January 27, 1900, in North Dakota. Peter appears on the United States census of the same year, now aged 51 and a widower. [2]
Peter died June 17, 1903 and is buried in the Carrington Cemetery, in Carrington, Foster County, North Dakota. [3]
1860 Census
Name: Peter L Sink Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Clay Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Gender: Male Age: 11 Race: White Race (Original): Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): 1849 Birthplace: Va Page: 24 Household ID: 154 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Affiliate Film Number: 335 GS Film Number: 803335 Digital Folder Number: 005166296 Image Number: 00028
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- David Sink M 43 Va
- Elisabeth Sink F 33 Va
- Mary F Sink F 13 Va
- Peter L Sink M 11 Va
- Martha J Sink F 6 Iowa
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LQ-BJR : 13 December 2017), Peter L Sink in entry for David Sink, 1860
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VT-HMD : accessed 12 February 2018), Peter L Sink, Townships 161-164-Ranges 86-90, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 267, sheet 16B, family 353, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,234
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58906304/peter-lemuel-sink
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Kathleen (Brown) Ward 
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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