U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Zinn, William Harrison (1846-1925) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 516 William Harrison Zinn, born 1846 near Philippi, son of David and Louisa Zinn, was married April 15, 1869, on Shook's Run, to Lucinda, daughter of John and Rebecca (Thompson) Corder. Their child's name is Delbert W. Mr. Zinn is a Missionary Baptist and resides on Taylor's Drain, where he is engaged in farming and gardening. He owns 56 acres of highly improved land, on which he grows strawberries, raspberries and fruits. In educational matters he has always taken much interest, having given his son a good education and made of him a successful teacher. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Taylor County, WV #4025 FULL-NAME: W. H. Zinn BIRTH-DATE: July 5, 1846 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: March 25, 1925 DEATH-PLACE: Grafton City Hospital, Grafton, Taylor County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: David Zinn (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Lazina Zinn CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Septicemia INFORMANT: G. T. Bartlett (of Grafton, WV) BURIAL: Philippi, W.Va. (wife of William Harrison Zinn) From Death Certificate, Barbour County, WV #14075 FULL-NAME: Lucinda S. Zinn BIRTH-DATE: October 15, 1848 BIRTH-PLACE: West Virginia DEATH-DATE: November 17, 1925 DEATH-PLACE: Philippi, Philippi District, Barbour County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Wid. OCCUPATION: Retired FATHER: John Corder (born in West Virginia) MOTHER: Sarah Tompson (born in West Virginia) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Carcinoma of Liver BURIAL: Mt. Olive ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------