WANTED
Parents Eli Sink
DATE OF BIRTH/DEATH
Born: 1824/Indiana Death: 18 March 1894/ Alaska, Indiana
LAST KNOWN LOCATION
Kaufman County, TX
LAST RECORD OF APPEARANCE
18 March 1894 in Alaska IN
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES/PARTICULARS
I seek the parents of Eli Sink b.
1824 Indiana, m. Amanda Pritchard, 6 Feb 1851 in Owen County, IN (her father
Andrew Pritchard, mother Louisa Eliz. Myers). Eli died while visiting relatives
18 Mar 1894 in Alaska IN and his remains were shipped home to Terrell, Kaufman
County, TX.
It is likely that Eli Sink had at least two brothers, Paul Sink who is listed on
1880 Morgan Co. IN census. Paul died in Kaufman Co. TX 8 Jun 1894, no mention
of family in local obit.
The other possible brother is Jesse Sink, (note that Eli changed spelling to
Zink in Texas) although phonetically, Zink in German is pronounced "TSink".
Jesse married Hannah Beck, whose father was involved with the Mercer Colony in
Texas and this marriage was to acquire land in Texas. Jesse and Beck divorced
shortly after their arrival in TX and no further record of Jesse Sink is found.
KNOWN FAMILY MEMBERS
Brothers: Paul Sink and Jesse Sink
PLEASE CONTACT AT ONCE
