Private
Michael
Saylor
Zinn
Born in Preston County, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of George Dent Zinn
and Mary Sharps
Brother of
Marion Francis Zinn, Selina Sharps Zinn, William Henry Zinn, Louisa Jane Zinn, Henderson F. Zinn, George Harrison Zinn and Anna Marie Zinn
Husband of
Mahala Brown
— married
8 Jul 1858 in Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at age 27
in Andersonville Prison, Sumter County, Georgia
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Biography
Michael was born in 1836. He was the son of George Zinn and Mary Sharps. He passed away in 1864. [1]
Residence 1860: Preston County, Virginia. [2]
Military Service
Private Michael Zinn served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1862
Mustered out: Sep 25, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 14th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1862
Mustered out: Sep 25, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 14th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
Private Michael Zinn was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.
Private Michael Zinn Died while Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.
- Civil War
- Zinn, Sailor M.
- BATTLE UNIT NAME: 14th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
- SIDE: Union
- COMPANY: B
- SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
- SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private. [3]
- Name: ZINN, SAILOR M.
- Alternate spelling of last name: SAYLOR ZINN
- Year born:
- Rank: PRIVATE
- Company: B
- Arm: Infantry
- Regiment number: 14th West Virginia Infantry
- Date captured: 5/9/1864
- Location captured: Cloyd’s Mountain, Virginia
- Fate: Reported to have died at Andersonville, date unknown. [4]
- Age 25
- Born: Preston County, Virginia
- Height: 5' 4"
- Complexion: fair
- Eyes: blue
- Hair: light
- Occupation: farmer
- Enlisted when: August 15, 1862
- Enlisted where: Kingwood
- Period: 3 years
- Date of death: Sept. 25, 1864
- In prison at Andersonville, Ga. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Don Porter.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41T-XRD : Mon Jul 17 23:36:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Sailor M Zinn and Mahala Zinn, 1860.
- ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Zinn, Sailor M. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=9CA3D0E1-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
- ↑ Civil War Prisons, Andersonville Prison, Record for ZINN, SAILOR M. http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=Sailor&lname=Zinn®iment=&database=andersonville
- ↑ Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia, CMSR for Zinn, Sailor M. (26 pages). https://www.fold3.com/image/267694283?terms=sailor,virginia,west,zinn
American Union.
Successor to the Monongalia Mirror.
Morgantown, (Va.) Friday, July 16, 1858.
Vol. 4.---No. 4. Whole No. 160.
Page 3, Column 2
MARRIED:
On Thursday, the 8th inst., by Rev. Asby Pool, Mr. SAILOR M. ZINN, of Preston co. to Miss MAHALA, daughter of Jabez Brown of Monongalia county.
It seems to have been a common trait among the Zinns to rearrange their name to suit their own preference. I grew up within a couple miles of Michael's farm and his father in laws homestead and I only heard him referred to as Michael Saylor Zinn although his military records seem to use Saylor Michael Zinn instead. I have a copy of a note prepared by his father listing his children and it gives the name as Michael Saylor Zinn so I'll go with that. DP
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Michael 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 Michael:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Michael 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 Michael:
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