 1852 - 1931 (79 years)
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| Name |
James Vantine MINK [1] |
| Birth |
26 Jun 1852 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 Nov 1931 [1] |
| Person ID |
I9282 |
Hole |
| Last Modified |
2 Oct 1997 |
| Father |
Robert Russell MINK, b. 9 Jan 1814, Rhinebeck, N.Y., USA  d. 23 Feb 1883, Elgin, Kane, IL., USA (Age 69 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Jane FONTEYN, b. 1815, N.Y., USA d. 9 Jan 1880, Elgin, Kane, IL., USA (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Jun 1835 |
New York City, N.Y., USA [1] |
| Family ID |
F3947 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Grace Hamilton TODD, b. 28 Aug 1857, Dundee Twp., Kane Co., IL d. 15 Jan 1945, Pasadena, CA (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
18 May 1878 [2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Anne MINK d. 1976, Carlsbad, CA |
| | 2. James V. MINK d. 1962, Pasadena, CA |
| | 3. Edna J. MINK, b. 30 Aug 1884, Elgin, Kane, IL d. 8 Aug 1885, Elgin, Kane, IL (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. Royal J. MINK, b. 1 Jan 1886, Elgin, Kane, IL d. 26 Oct 1896, Elgin, Kane, IL (Age 10 years) |
| | 5. Gladys MINK, b. 1890, Elgin, Kane Co., IL d. 12 May 1972, Orange, CA (Age 82 years) |
| | 6. Arthur Clyde MINK, b. 7 Jun 1893, Elgin, Kane Co., IL d. Oct 1980 (Age 87 years) |
| | 7. Jeanie Marguerite MINK, b. 7 Aug 1895, Elgin, Kane, IL d. 3 Nov 1896, Elgin, Kane, IL (Age 1 year) |
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| Family ID |
F4034 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- James V. Mink - Prominent among the energetic, far-seeing and successful business men of Elgin is the subject of this sketch, who is a well-known real estate dealer, with office in room 7, Town's Block. He was born in that city June 26, 1852, a son of Robert and Sarah Jane (Van Tine) Mink, natives of New York. His paternal grandfather, John Mink, was also born in New York, of Holland Dutch descent, and was a farmer by occupation. At an early day he came west and took up his residence in Kane county, Illinois, but died two years later, when nearly ninety years of age. He reared a small family. Our subject's maternal grandfather was born in this country and died in middle life. In 1842 Robert Mink, our subject's father, came to Kane county and purchased a fine farm of two hundred acres two miles northeast of Elgin, which he transformed into one of the most highly-cultivated tracts in the locality. After engaging in agricultural pursuits for many years, he laid aside business cares a few years before his death, which occured in 1880, when he was sixty-seven years of age. His wife had passed away three years previous at the age of sixty-five. Both were earnest, consistent Christians, the mother belonging to the Baptist Church, while the father was Presbyterian in faith. Four children were born to them, of whom three are still living: John W., Leander F., and James V. Upon the home farm James V. Mink was reared, and, after attending the district schools for a time, he entered the Elgin Academy, where he completed his education. For five or six years after starting out in life for himself, he engaged in the grocery trade in Elgin, but for the past twenty years has been interested in real estate, doing a large and profitable business along that line. Besides his property in Elgin, he owns an excellent farm of three hundred acres five miles east of that place, and also city property in Chicago. On the 18th of May, 1878, Mr. Mink was united in marriage with Miss Gracie Todd, a daughter of Thomas and Anna (McNeil) Todd, and to them have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters, namely: Edna J., Royal J., Clyde, Annie, Gladys, Mamie, and one who died in infancy. Only three are now living - Annie, Gladys and Clyde. The family have a beautiful home at No. 554 Douglas avenue, which was erected in 1885. Mrs. Mink holds membership in the Congregational church. Politically Mr. Mink is identified with the Republican party, and for four years he most efficiently served as alderman for the First ward. Integrity, activity and energy have been the crowning points of his success, and his connection with different business enterprises has been a decided advantage to the city. He is public-spirited and progressive, giving his support to all measures which he believes calculated to advance the general welfare. HISTORY OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Published in 1908 [2]
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