Carl Landon MINK

Male 1892 - 1970  (78 years)


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  • Name Carl Landon MINK  [1
    Birth 23 Apr 1892  Elgin, Kane, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Dec 1970  Elgin, Kane, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 30 Dec 1970  Elgin, Kane, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I9283  Hole
    Last Modified 3 Oct 1997 

    Father Charles Robert MINK,   b. 30 Jun 1866, Elgin, Kane, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1923, Elgin, Kane, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Minnie MAXWELL,   b. 10 May 1866, Harvard, McHenry, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1899, Elgin, Kane, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1889  Harvard, McHenry, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F4035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Carl Landon Mink, 78, of 364 Jewett Street, Elgin, died Sunday in Sherman Hospital, Elgin, following a brief illness. Born in Elgin April 23, 1892, he was the son of Charles R. and Minnie Maxwell Mink, and had lived in Elgin all his life. He was a retired employee of the Elgin National Watch Co. and was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church and the Valley Golden Agers Club. Surviving are three sons, Robert J. of Dundee, Allan R. of Elgin, and George A. Mink of Ann Arbor, MI; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Wauchope of Elgin and Mrs. Edwin (Nina) Steffan of Carpentersville; two brothers, Orville of South Elgin and Walter of Pelican Lake, WI, and 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen F., in 1962; one son, William D.; two brothers, Marvin and Howard, and one sister, Gertrude Doiel. Funeral services will be at 2:30 Tuesday in the Schmidt Funeral Home, with Rev. Elmer Dickson officiating. Burial will be in Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin. Friends may call in the funeral home after 7 this evening. A memorial has been established for the Epworth United Methodist Church. Reber Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. DAILY COURIER-NEWS - MONDAY, DEC.28, 1970

      CARL LANDON MINK Carl Landon was born at Elgin April 23, 1892. He worked at the Elgin National Watch Company most of his life. (44 years) At 25 he married Ellen Florence Johns on June 14, 1917, at Elgin. Ellen was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (James) Johns. She was born December 27, 1895 at Elgin, Illinois. Ellen and Carl had four sons, all born at Elgin: Robert John, born August 10, 1918, married July 5, 1950, Lillian Bican, at Algonquin, McHenry Co., IL; William Donald, born July 3, 1922, died September 23, 1926, at Elgin; Allan Richard, born april 16, 1926, married first Barbara Jean Ludwig, June 19, 1948 at Elgin, second Beverly Ann (Baker) Kelley, June 5, 1964 at Elgin; and George Arthur, born June 8, 1931, married August 19, 1956, Marjorie Simpson, at Hinsdale, DuPage Co., IL. The family lived at 364 Jewett Street in Elgin. They were all active members of the Epworth United Methodist Church, Carl having sung in the chior most of the time of his membership. (his step-mother was a charter member) In later years he was also active in the Valley Golden Agers Club. Ellen died August 26, 1962 of heart failure and Carl December 27, 1970 of the same. Both are buried in Bluff City Cemetery at Elgin. KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS EARLY FAMILIES 1833-1885 / EGS 1991 #1-SS# 330-03-5900 [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] GEDCOM File I:\TMGFILES\ALMINK.


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