Clifford MINK

Clarence married Elizabeth ZORNO on 16 Sep 1885. Elizabeth was born on 11 Sep 1867 in Dundee, Kane, IL; died on 29 Aug 1956 in South Bend, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HEALTH OFFICER MINK ------ Passes Away This Afternoon - Ill Several Days ------ John W. Mink, health officer of the city, passed away this afternoon. He was taken ill several days ago with the grip. He leaves a family. He was a brother of James and L. F. Mink. Deceased had lived in Elgin for many years and was one of the pioneer, liverymen in this section. Clarence and Ada Mink were son and daughter of the deceased. DAILY COURIER-NEWS - JANUARY 5, 1901

John William was born September 2, 1836, at Rhinebeck, New York. John was eight years old when he migrated with his family from New York to Kane County. He married Azuba Rebecca Lown March 6, 1860, in Kane County. Azuba was the daughter of Ferdinand William and Olida (Clark) Lown. She was born six years later exactly, on September 2, 1842, at Rhinebeck, New York, according to records submitted. John and Azuba had six children, all born in Kane County: Ada, born October 4, 1861, married Jack Beiver, and lived in Aurora, died August 17, 1939, Aurora; Charles Robert; Clarence E., born May 18, 1863, married Elizabeth Zorno, September 16, 1885, lived in Paris, Michigan; Nina Gertrude, born June 11, 1883, died April 22, 1885; William, born March 16, 1872, died April 5, 1902, Martintown, Missouri; and Leo. John, Azuba and their family moved to Martintown, Missouri, and were living there in 1880 when John's mother, Sarah Jane died. Returning to Kane County shortly thereafter, John and his son, Charles, purchased and operated a livery stable at No. 5 Milwaukee Street in Elgin. An ad in the 1890-91 Elgin City Directory noted thye stable as having ' Gentle, Stylish Horses, New Carriages and Fine Hacks. Everything First Class.' John died of 'LaGrippe' at the age of 64, Jan. 5, 1901, outliving two of his children. His wife lived for another 26 years, dying Aug. 27, 1927, at the age of 85 years. Both are buried in Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin. - Kane County Early Families 1833 - 1885 - by the E.G.S. 1991

John married Azuba Rebecca LOWN on 22 Mar 1859 in Elgin, Kane Co, IL. Azuba was born on 2 Sep 1842 in Rhinebeck, NY; died on 27 Aug 1927 in Elgin, Kane, IL; was buried on 30 Aug 1927 in Bluff City Cem., Elgin, Kane, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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OBITUARY OF AZUBA R. LOWN MINK Mrs. Azuba R. Lown Mink passed away at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles Mink, 347 St. Charles Street this morning at 1:30 o'clock after an illness of fourteen weeks. She was born at Rhinebeck, Dutchess county, New York, Sept. 2, 1842. On March 22, 1859, she was united in marriage to John W. Mink and to this union six children were born, two of whom survive her, a daughter, Mrs. Ada Biever of Aurora, IL, and a son, Clarence E. Mink of Paris, MI. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. E. J. McCarty of LaPort, IN, fourteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. She was also a sister-in-law of J. V. Mink and Mrs. Marcia Mink of Elgin. Mrs. Mink came west when a young girl and spent her life here. Her last days were spent in the homes of her daughter and daughter-in-law. She would have been eighty-five years of age next Friday. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 from the Norris chapel with the Rev. George T. Green officiating. Interment will be in Bluff City cemetery. THE ELGIN COURIER-NEWS - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1927

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b: ST PETER'S LUTH #3134 spons: PARENTS. Marriage listed in: 'NEW YORK CITY METHODIST MARRIAGES, 1785 - 1893' (page 672). List marriage date as 6/18/1835. DEATH'S HARVEST Robert Mink departed this life at 1 o'clock this morning at the home of his son, J.V. Mink, on Douglas Avenue. Death came after months of suffering had prepared the way and made known to all that it was near. Mr. Mink would have reached the age of 70 years had he lived a few days longer. Five months ago he was stricken with paralysis, his brain softened, and his nervous system gradually gave way until the end came. At the beginning of his illness he was at the home of his son, L.W. Mink, three miles northeast of the city, but as it became apparent that he could not rally he was brought to Elgin that he might be more easily reached by medical assistance. At one time last fall his death was almost hourly expected, and he was scarcely conscious of passing events from the time of paralysis touched him. He came from Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY, about forty years ago, and was therefore one of the pioneer residents of this section of the country, following the occupation of farmer. His wife died comparatively recently, but he leaves three sons, James V., the Douglas Avenue grocer, John and L.W. Mink. The funeral will occur on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of James Mink. ELGIN DAILY NEWS - FEBRUARY 1883

ROBERT RUSSELL MINK

Robert R. was baptized at St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Rhinebeck, NY, Jan. 19, 1814. He married Sarah Jane Vantine June 17, 1835 in New York City. The couple migrated to Kane County along with other family members. After arriving in Kane County, Robert's family and his brother, John, who never married, settled on a farm in Elgin. The property later became the fairgrounds of the Elgin Agricultural Society, located east of Hill St. and between what is now Enterprise Street and Columbia Ave. Selling the farm about ten years later, they bought one from Samuel Hammers, three miles northeast of Elgin in Hanover Twp., Cook County. They moved there in the fall of 1854. In later years, the farm was described as being 'one of the most highly-cultivated tracts in the locality.' Robert and Sarah had four children: John William; James V., born July 31, 1845, Hanover Twp., Cook Co., died May 10, 1846, Hanover Twp.; Leander F., born Aug. 20, 1850, Hanover Twp., married Marcia Woodward, March 11, 1874, died Dec.22, 1922, Elgin; and James Vantine, born June 26, 1852, Hanover Twp., married Grace Todd, May 18, 1878, died Nov. 17, 1931, Elgin. Both Robert and Sarah were credited with being 'earnest, consistent Christians,' according to the Biographical Record of Kane County. Sarah was an active member of the First Baptist Church, while her husband, Robert, was a Presbyterian. Sarah died Jan. 9, 1880, in Hanver Twp., Cook County, IL; and Robert died Feb. 23, 1883, in Elgin. - KANE COUNTY ILLINIS EARLY FAMILIES 1833 - 1885 - by the E.G.S. 1991

Robert married Sarah Jane FONTEYN on 18 Jun 1835 in New York City, N.Y., USA. Sarah (daughter of William FONTEYN) was born in 1815 in N.Y., USA; died on 9 Jan 1880 in Elgin, Kane, IL., USA; was buried on 12 Jan 1880 in Channing St. Cemetery, Elgin, Kane, IL., USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Not sure which wife was her mother

Marriage record found in 'NEW YORK CITY METHODIST MARRIAGES, 1785 - 1893', Vol I, Index of Brides. Compiled by William Scott Fisher. Picton Press, Comden, Maine. (US/CAN, 974.71, K2fn, V. 1) sent by Carol Yocom. Obituary of Jane (Vantine) Mink - Mrs. Jane Mink, mother of James and L.F. Mink of this city, died yesterday of heart disease, aged sixty-five years. She had been quite ill for a week or two. THE ELGIN ADVOCATE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10,1880.