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Albert J. ZINN

Albert J. ZINN

Male 1860 - 1926  (66 years)

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  • Name Albert J. ZINN 
    Born 19 May 1860  Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    stone mason 
    Residence Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Residence 1920  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 28 Sep 1926  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Dates on headstone are 1858-1924, at variance with the 1850-1926 documented in death record. Name on headstone: A. J. Zinn.
    Person ID I46594  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2023 

    Father Granville Monroe ZINN,   b. 9 Jul 1818, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1894, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Rosetta LOWTHER,   b. 16 Feb 1820,   d. 1912, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F17533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vida Asenith TAYLOR,   b. 30 Nov 1871, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1946, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1889  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Lawrence H. ZINN,   b. CA 1893
     2. Silas Harold ZINN,   b. 25 Jun 1908, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1979  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F19188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    46594_ZINN_AlbertJ_1860-1926_DeathCertificate.jpg    		46594_ZINN_AlbertJ_1860-1926_DeathCertificate.jpg
    46594_ZINN_AlbertJ_1920Census_DoddridgeCoWV_CentralDist_17Jan1920.jpg    		46594_ZINN_AlbertJ_1920Census_DoddridgeCoWV_CentralDist_17Jan1920.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 241, reports Albert J. Zinn's birthdate as May 23 1850, as does Linder in "Gibson and Related Families," p. 450. But death certificate states birthdate as May 19 1860.

    2. [S2094] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    3. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 241.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S2081] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    6. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Albert J. Zinn, 28, of Ritchie Co; and Vida A. Taylor, 17, of Ritchie Co. Married Apr 18 1889. These ages would put birth dates in about 1861 and 1872, respectively. But their stated ages in 1920 Census of 55 and 49 would put birth dates in about 1865 and 1871.