Husband: Albert J. Zinn
Born: May-19-1860 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Died: Sep-28-1926 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 (see note 1)
Resided: 1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: at Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 3,2
Father: Granville Monroe Zinn (1818 - 1894)
Mother: Rosetta Lowther (1820 - 1912)
Wife: Vida Asenith Taylor
Married: Apr-18-1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: Nov-30-1871 at Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 6,7,8
Died: Nov-23-1946 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,7
Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 11,6
Resided: in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 12
Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Silas J. Taylor (1845 - 1922)
Mother: Eleanor C. Collins (1848 - 1918)
M Child 1: Lawrence H. Zinn 3
M Child 2: Silas Harold Zinn 11 Also known as: Harold Zinn 4,13,3,12 Born: Jun-25-1908 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,7 Died: Feb- -1979 15,7 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,11 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 16,12 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: principal, Pennsboro High School 3 Military: (enlisted 3/10/1944) U.S. Army, World War II 17 Wife: Hazel Belle Cooper b. Jun-23-1912 d. Dec-16-1987 Married: Dec-22-1933 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (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) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 241. (4) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (5) 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. (6) Obituary. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (9) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Death date given as Nov 23 1946. Obituary states death date as Saturday, Nov 25. But Nov 25th in 1946 fell on a Monday, while Saturday was the 23rd. (10) Obituary - At home. (11) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (12) Obituary of mother. (13) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (18) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Silas Harold Zinn, 24, of Ritchie Co; and Hazel Belle Cooper, 21, of Ritchie Co. Married Dec 22 1933. Event Notes Note (1) Dates on headstone are 1858-1924, at variance with the 1850-1926 documented in death record. Name on headstone: A. J. Zinn.