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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of the City of Dayton
and
The Montgomery County, Ohio.
by Rev. A. W. Drury
1909
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JOHN ZEHNDER Source: The
History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by
Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol. II - Page 688 |
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JACOB ZINK,
a wholesale and retail butcher of Van Buren township, where
he owns about three acres of land and one of the finest
homes in that part of the county, was born Jan. 2, 1845, at
the old Four Mile House in this county. His parents
were Joseph and Teresa (Nann) Zink. The father
came from Baden, Germany, when he was a boy and attended
school both in the old country and in the new world, being
afforded good opportunities for acquiring an education.
He afterward learned the brick making trade and later turned
his attention to the butchering business, with which he
became connected in Dayton. He always lived near the
city and in the conduct of his business affairs met with
substantial and gratifying success. When death claimed
him his remains were interred in a cemetery on Main street
but later were removed to Calvary. He was the father
of ten children: Frances; Jacob, of this review;
Joseph, a resident of Ohio; John, living in
Indiana; Frank, of Dayton; Charles, of
Tippecanoe; Edward, deceased; William, of
Indiana; August, living in Springboro, Ohio; and
Emma, whose home is in St. Louis. The family comes
of good old German stock, the grandparents being Jacob
and Regina Zink, who came from Germany and located in
Pennsylvania. Subsequently they removed to Ohio and
resided with the subject of this review.
Jacob Zink was reared in the usual manner of
farm lads and in his youthful days attended in Kiser school.
When twenty-four years of age he embarked in business on his
own account, having up to this time worked for his father
save for two years which he spent in the employ of a
brother-in-law. He first started in the butchering
business for himself on West Third street and later removed
to North Dayton, where he remained for some time.
Subsequently he made his way to the section of the county in
which he now lives, having here made his home for the past
twenty years. He conducts a successful business as a
wholesale and retail butcher, having a large patronage which
makes his business one of importance and also a gratifying
source of revenue.
On the 12th of January, 1879, Mr. Zink was
married to Miss Helena Jergens. Unto this union
twelve children have been born: Frances, the wife of
Clifford Espy; John, who married Rhoda Hurless
and has five children, John, Edna, Harry, Ralph and
Charlotte; Helen, who is living at home; Dan, a
resident of Dayton; Benjamin, who married Mrs.
Laura (Wollenhopt) Muth and has a son Norbert; Samuel,
who married Myrtle Bellmar and has a son
Frederick; Tressa, the wife of R. J. Lehman, by
whom she has three children, Geneva, Cecelia and
Clarence; Lawrence, at home; Elizabeth, the wife
of Joseph Hirish; Anthony Philip and Viola all
at home.
Mr. Zink and the members of his household are all
communicants of the Catholic church and are prominent in
church affairs. He has led a busy, active and useful
life and has won success by his unfaltering diligence and
perseverance. In 1904 he erected a fine residence,
which is one of the best part of the place all are modern
equipments. The house is at the corner of East drive
and Lebanon pike and is celebrated for its warm-hearted
hospitality.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 180 |
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JOSHUA ZWEIFEL Source: The
History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by
Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol. II - Page 491 |
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