Guy ZINN
1887 - 1949 (62 years)
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Name Guy ZINN Born 13 Feb 1887 Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Census 1900 Upshur Co, WV Census 1910 Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation 1910 [5] baseball player in league Occupation From 1911 to 1915 [2, 5, 6] professional baseball player - Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, Boston Braves and the Baltimore Terrapins. He scored the first run in the first game played at Fenway Park in Boston.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Zinn
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Guy Zinn in the U.S., Professional Baseball Player Profiles, 1876-2004
Name Guy Zinn
Birth name Guy Zinn
Birth Place Virginia, United States
Birth Year 1887
Death Place West Virginia, United States
Death Date 6 Oct 1949
Height 5'10½"
Weight 170 lbs.
First game date 11 Sep 1911
Final game date 16 Sep 1915
Bats Left
Throws Right
Draft Not Applicable
Occupation 1917 [7] professional ball player for Bridgeport Ball Club in Connecticut Residence 1917 Baltimore, MD Census 1930 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, NY - Listed as Guy Zinn, 41, b. Virginia [sic], married, occupation solicitor for metal lathing, a lodger in the household of Unice A. Anibal, 53, b. NY, divorced, operator in underwear industry.
Occupation 1930 [8] solicitator for metal lathing Occupation 1942 [9] Dougherty & Jennings Pittsburgh Pa Residence Park (Arbutus Park), Harrison Co, WV [6] Residence 1942 Washington, DC Died 6 Oct 1949 Park (Arbutus Park), Harrison Co, WV [4, 6] Buried Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV [2, 6] Person ID I58729 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 14 Jun 2024
Father Noah ZINN, b. CA 1858, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Mother Elizabeth M. "Betty" BEE, b. Feb 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA , d. 21 Oct 1932, Walkersville, Lewis Co, WV (Age ~ 72 years) Family ID F12141 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ethel B. CARTER, b. 7 Sep 1887, Harrison Co, WV , d. 26 Jan 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 57 years) Married CA 1908 [5] Divorced Y [10] Notes - 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV (Clark District), enumerated on April 16, 1910:
J. V. Carter, 52, contractor for water wells, married 30 yrs; wife Louisa C, 50, married 30 yrs, mother of 7 children (6 still living); son Bryan, 12; son John, 10; dau Ethel Zinn, 22, married 2 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son-in-law Guy Zinn, 23, baseball player in league; grandson Guy Zinn Jr, 1 yr 10 mo; granddau Jean G. Zinn, 3 months. All born in West Virginia.
1920 Census, Harriosn County, WV (Clark District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on January 5, 1920 at 214 Point Street:;
Jackson V. Carter, 62, Desk Sergeant for City Police; wife Louise C, 60; son Asby B, 22, single, shoe salesman in department store; dau Ethel B. Zinn, 31, married; grandson Guy A. Zinn, 11; granddau Jean Zinn.
NOTE: No entry was found for Guy Zinn in the 1920 Census.
By the time of the 1930 Census, Guy and Ethel Zinn had divorced.
The 1930 Census of Clarksburg, Harrison Co WV, an enumeration of the Harrison Childrens Home on U.S. Route 19 found Ethel Zinn, 40, divorced, as the institution's matron. She was assisted by one 20-yr-old cook and one 17-yr-old helper, both single females. The three adults were responsible for 29 children of both sexes, ages 4 to 14, listed as inmates of the institution.
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The 1930 Census of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, New York, found Guy Zinn, 41, b. Virginia [sic], married [sic], occupation solicitor for metal lathing, a lodger in the household of Unice A. Anibal, 53, b. NY, divorced, operator in underwear industry.
The two Zinn children, Guy and Jean, now 21 and 20, were residing at 430-1/2 Lee Street in Clarksburg, renting from Dr. Curtis T. Arnett and his family. Neither was employed.
Children 1. Guy Arnett ZINN, b. 1908, d. 1936 (Age 28 years) 2. Jean Gwendolyn ZINN, b. 3 Jan 1910, Broad Oaks (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV , d. 14 Apr 1997, Riverside Co, CA (Age 87 years)Family ID F61364 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, Boston Braves and the Baltimore Terrapins. He scored the first run in the first game played at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Photos 
58729_Guy-Zinn_New-York-Highlanders.jpg
Documents 
58729_ZINN_Guy_WW-One_Draft-Registration_31May1917.jpg
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Sources - [S1809] Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S2297] 1900 Census, Upshur County, WV.
- [S638] Headstone (year only).
- [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.
- [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
- [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).
- [S1898] 1930 Census.
- [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).
- [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.
- [S1809] Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV.