Husband: Wesley Worthington "Wirt" Zinn
Also known as: Worthington Zinn 1
Born: Aug-20-1854 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,3,4
Died: Nov-29-1914 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,3
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 7
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 8
Father: Quilla Manley Zinn (1814 - 1867)
Mother: Lucy Ann Wilson (1822 - )
Wife: Jemima White 9 Census name: Gemima White Married: Mar-25-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: 1862 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 3,4 (see note 1) Died: Mar-23-1943 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 6,3 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William White (1829 - 1911) Mother: Sarah Amanda Simon (1832 - 1918)
M Child 1: Cecil Clyde Zinn Also known as: C. Clyde Zinn 12,13 Born: May- 7-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 6,8,3,14 Died: Nov-12-1962 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 6 Census: 1930, 1940 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Rock Camp (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1906 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1940 oil & gas pumper 15 Occupation: laborer for gas company 16 Wife: Bessie Reed Brand b. Dec-16-1885 d. Jan- -1976 Married: Mar-18-1906 in Harrison Co, WV 14
M Child 2: Joseph Hamilton Zinn Born: Dec-28-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 (see note 2) Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 3: Essie Zinn Census name: Dessie Zinn 8 Born: Nov-27-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 18 Died: Nov-23-1959 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 18 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 18 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Howard Wilson Loudin b. ca 1883 Married: Jun-24-1906 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 19
F Child 4: Otley Stay Zinn Born: Jul-12-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 20,21,8,22 Died: Dec-13-1977 in Polk Co, FL 20,21 Resided: in Mulberry, Polk Co, FL 23 Resided: 1946 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 24 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Florent Hugh Bailey b. May-22-1882 d. Jul-14-1946 Married: Dec-12-1911 in Lewis Co, WV 22
M Child 5: William Manley Zinn Born: Aug- -1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,3,25,26 Died: May- 5-1957 in Ritchie Co, WV 25,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 27 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Mary Lillian Sommerville b. Mar-24-1895 Married: Nov-22-1914 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 26
M Child 6: Okey Zinn 28 Born: Mar- 2-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 28,21,8,6 Died: Mar- -1976 21 Buried: in South Fork Community Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 21 Resided: formerly in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Resided: 1942 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 29 Census: 1900, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1930 farm laborer 30 Military: Pfc, US Army, World War I 31 Wife: Ota Elcie Sheets b. Dec-21-1896 d. Aug-18-1942 Married: Jan- 3-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 32 Wife: Alza Smith b. Mar- 9-1891 d. Aug-26-1988 Married: Oct- 6-1946 in Ritchie Co, WV 33,28
F Child 7: Ruby Zinn Born: Mar-20-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 21,12,8,34 Died: Apr- -1982 21 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 21 Resided: 1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Henry Carl Watson b. Dec-28-1883 d. Jun- -1955 Census name: H. Carl Watson 35 Married: Oct- 2-1912 in Ritchie Co, WV 34 Husband: Olfrey McCormick Lawlis b. May-18-1873 d. Jan-28-1955 Married: Feb- 9-1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 8: Overy Earl Zinn Also known as: Earl Zinn 36,37,38,39 Born: Apr-28-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 40 Died: Jul- 9-1970 13 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Military: Apr- 1-1918 - Jun-12-1919 Pvt, Co E, 319th Infantry, World War I 39,31 Wife: Louie Enid Wilson b. May-14-1901 d. Sep-13-1997 Also known as: Enid Wilson 41,42,43,36 Married: Aug-10-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 3)
M Child 9: Shirley Zinn Born: May-11-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 44,21,8 Died: Nov-13-1983 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6,21,3 Buried: in Smith Chapel Cemetery, btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 23 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Ola Belle "Ollie" Smith b. Sep- 4-1910 d. May- -1984 Also known as: Olie Belle Smith 26 Married: Dec-22-1928 in Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 26
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 239. (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (9) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 295. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Wesley W. Zinn, 27, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of Quilley M. & Lucy A. Zinn: and Jemima White, 17, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Sarah D. White. Married Mar 25 1880 in Doddridge County. MR p. 240. (11) Obituary of father. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Headstone. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=17817&Type=Marriage. (15) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (16) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (19) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, Identified as Howard Wilson Loudin, 23, b. Upshur Co, res. Weston, son of Porter & Emma Loudin; and Ezzie Zinn, 21, b. Ritchie Co, res. Buckhannon, dau of W. W. & (blank) Zinn. Married Jun 24 1906 in Buckhannon. p. 214. (20) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) Death record of husband. (25) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (27) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (28) Amos Beaty Sharps, The Samuel Barr Family: A Genealogy List of the Various Descendants of This Family (on file at West Virginia University Library; ca 1961) (29) Obituary of wife. (30) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (31) Military Grave Marker. (32) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (33) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (34) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (35) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (36) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 290. (37) Newspaper engagement announcement of granddaughter. (38) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (39) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (40) Janice Zinn Ball (1926-2016) (41) Obituary of mother. (42) Obituary of son. (43) Obituary of daughter. (44) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1863, but date on headstone is 1862. Note (2) Birth date given as Dec 1882 in 1900 Census, but birth record shows it as Dec 28 1883. Note (3) Wilson-Pepper Genealogy 1595-1989, p. 39, reports marriage date as Aug 7 1924.