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James I. ZINN

James I. ZINN

Male 1836 - 1893  (~ 57 years)

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  • Name James I. ZINN 
    Born CA 1836  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 32 at 1876 marriage would put birth in about 1844. But age 14 in 1850 Census puts it in about 1836, age 43 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1837, while age 59 in death record puts it in about 1834. His age was 21 in his 1856 marriage record.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1856  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [4] 
    farmer 
    Military From 13 Aug 1862 to 16 Jun 1865  [5, 6, 7] 
    Pvt, Co F, 12th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (gunshot in right shoulder) 
    Census 1870  Mannington District, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [8] 
    day laborer 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [9] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1890  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 8 Aug 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Buried Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I31341  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2013 

    Father George Wesley ZINN,   b. 18 Sep 1815, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1877  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah GRAY,   b. 12 Jul 1816,   d. 24 Dec 1884  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F4642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harriet DAVIS,   b. CA 1838, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1875, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1856  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
    +1. Benjamin F. ZINN,   b. 23 Sep 1860, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age 39 years)
     2. Granville P. ZINN,   b. CA 1862
     3. Fred Rymer ZINN,   b. 7 Aug 1869, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1960, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F37980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah S. VALENTINE,   b. Aug 1859, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1922, Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1876  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. Augusta ZINN,   b. 10 Sep 1877, Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1898, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    +2. Dora ZINN,   b. Feb 1880, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mina ZINN,   b. Dec 1882
     4. John Logen ZINN,   b. 20 Oct 1885, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1959, Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Alpha ZINN,   b. Apr 1888
     6. Sally ZINN,   b. Jan 1893
    Family ID F12142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S184] 1850 Census.

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV.

    4. [S2022] 1860 Census, Marion County, (W)VA.

    5. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    7. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    8. [S2403] 1870 Census, Marion County, WV.

    9. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    10. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    11. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    12. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, MR p. 8 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12521293&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James J. (sic) Zinn, 21, b. Preston Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of George W. & Sarah; and Harriet Davis, 18, b. & res. in Marion Co, dau of John & Cyntha. Married Oct 7 1856 in Marion County.

    13. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 34 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538032&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James I. Zinn, widower, 32, b. Preston Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of George W. & Sarah; and Sarah S. Valentine, single, 18, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Isaac & Elmina. Married Sep 21 1876 in Ritchie County.