Amelia Jane (Sheaffer) Zink (1849 - 1932)

Born 6 Mar 1849 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Cowan Whiffin — married 25 Dec 1870 (to 21 Nov 1883) in Taylor, Iowa, United States

Wife of Samuel James Zink — married 14 Apr 1886 (to 8 Oct 1895) in King City, Gentry, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1932 at age 83 in Council, Adams, Idaho, United States

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Biography

The Early Years

Amelia Jane "Minnie Sheaffer" was born on the 6th of March 1849 in to Levi Sheaffer and Mary Best^[1]. It is believed the siblings are:

• Amelia "Minnie" Jane Sheaffer (1849-1906)^[2][3]
• William Campbell Sheaffer (1851-?)^[2]
• Elizabeth Agnes Sheaffer (1853-1933)^[2]
• Margaret Ellen Sheaffer (1854-1933)^[2]
• Harriett Hattie Emily Sheaffer (1860-1923)^[2]
• John Charles Fremont Sheaffer (1857-1931)^[2]
• Violet Celesta Sheaffer (1863-?)^[2]
• Harry Lincoln Sheaffer 1865–1867
• Mary Inez Alberta Sheaffer 1867–1868
• Annetta Pearl Sheaffer 1870–1932
• Rena May Sheaffer 1873–1886 ^[4]

Family Life

She would first marry William Cowan Whiffin on the 25th of Dec 1870 in Taylor, Iowa^[5] and they would have:

• Charles Warren Whiffin(1872–?)^[6][7]
• Harry Eugene Whiffin(1873–1952)^[8]
• Lillian Estella Whiffin(1874–1952)^[9]
• Lena Belle Whiffin(1878–1959)^[10][11]

She would later marry Samuel James Zink on the 14th of April, 1886 in King City, Gentry, Missouri^[12] and they would have:

• Vollie Virgil Zink(1887–1983)^{[10][13][14][15]}
• Hazel May Zink(1889–1965)^[10][16]
• Lee Philip Zink(1891–1937)^[10][13][17]

Through the years

In 1850^[3]

In 1860^[18]

In 1870 they were living in Abingdon^[2] he was working as a Blacksmith with about $2,000 in real estate value and $1,000 in personal estate. In the home were Levi 42, Mary 41, Minnie 21, William 19, Lizzie 17, Margaret 16, Hattie 10, John 13, Violette 7.

In 1900^[10] she confirmed she had 9 children, of which 7 survived

She would file for a widows pension under Samuel Zinks Widwow^[19] on the 13th of April 1904., application 804080.

In 1920^[13]

In 1930^[14]

Death

She died on the 26th of Dec 1932 in Council, Admas, Idaho^[1] and she would be buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Council, Adams, Idaho^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRB-F9G : 19 February 2021), Minnie Jane Zink, 26 Dec 1933; citing Council, Adams, Idaho, reference cn 82429, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1,530,915.]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Year: 1870; Census Place: Abingdon, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_240; Page: 25A; Family History Library Film: 545739 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64R-2SH : 29 May 2021), Minnie J Sheaffer in entry for Levi Sheaffer, 1870.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Year: 1850; Census Place: South Buffalo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_749; Page: 101B; Image: 209 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44X-PC8 : 21 December 2020), Amelia Shaeffer in household of Levi Shaeffer, North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #11920739 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 July 2018), memorial page for Amelia Jane “Minnie” Sheaffer Whiffin Zink (6 Mar 1849–26 Dec 1932), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11920739, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Council, Adams County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Mary Mcfarlen Paetznick (contributor ) .
5. ↑ "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ2L-TQC : 13 January 2020), Minnie E. Shaffer in entry for Wm. C. Whiffin, 1870.
6. ↑ SSDI for Charles Warren Whiffin
7. ↑ "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-KPV6 : 31 March 2021), Amelia Jane Sheaffer in entry for Charles Warren Whiffin, 26 Aug 1946; citing Death, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise..
8. ↑ "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-K7PY : 31 March 2021), Amelia Shaffer in entry for Harry Eugene Whiffin, 30 Sep 1952; citing Death, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise..
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP7J-HHX : 26 November 2014), Shaffer in entry for Lillian Estella Wilkie, 28 Mar 1952; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} Year: 1900; Census Place: Council, Washington, Idaho; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1240234 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5Y-W5Y : 2 December 2021), Minnie J Zink, 1900.
11. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWK-2S8 : 26 November 2014), Shaeffer in entry for Lena Belle Dillon, 26 Jun 1959; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
12. ↑ Missouri marriage records, county of Gentry for Miinnie J Whiffen to S J Zink 14 April 1886
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Year: 1920; Census Place: Council, Adams, Idaho; Roll: T625_287; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 3 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCX-MLN : 1 February 2021), Minnie J Zink, 1920.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Year: 1930; Census Place: Council, Adams, Idaho; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340130 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHDJ-LG4 : accessed 30 April 2022), Minnie J Zink in household of Vollie V Zink, Council, Adams, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
15. ↑ "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD8-K5P5 : 11 February 2018), Amelia Sheaffer in entry for Vollie Zink, 12 Apr 1887; citing Birth, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States, South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre.
16. ↑ "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD8-DFNQ : 11 February 2018), Amelia Shaeffer in entry for Hazel Zink, 13 Jul 1889; citing Birth, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States, South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre.
17. ↑ "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLT2-KWP : 19 February 2021), Minnie Schaeffer in entry for Lee P. Zink, 18 Apr 1937; citing Boise, Ada, Idaho, reference cn 103542, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1,531,0
18. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Cedar, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 1029; Family History Library Film: 803195
19. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288 for Minnie J Zink, widow of Samuel J Zink 13 April 1904

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