Bessie Elberta Sink

F, #28301, b. 21 March 1896, d. 25 November 1981
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Bessie was born on 21 Mar 1896.
  • Marriage*: She married John Edward Meeks.
  • Death*: Bessie died on 25 Nov 1981 at age 85.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: James Roe Sink b. 30 Jan 1852, d. 7 Feb 1925
Mother: Lucy Barcie Ketchum b. Dec 1861, d. 8 Feb 1934

Family:

John Edward Meeks b. 19 Feb 1890, d. 16 Jan 1965

Mary Rozelle Hancock 'May'

F, #28302, b. 14 November 1887, d. 29 May 1957
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Marshall Vernon Sink , Sr. b. 6 Aug 1881, d. 2 Oct 1960

Children:

Marshall Vernon Sink , Jr. b. 5 Nov 1907
Mildred May Sink b. 16 Jan 1915, d. 29 Jan 1971

Marshall Vernon Sink , Jr.

M, #28303, b. 5 November 1907
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Parents:

Father: Marshall Vernon Sink , Sr. b. 6 Aug 1881, d. 2 Oct 1960
Mother: Mary Rozelle Hancock 'May' b. 14 Nov 1887, d. 29 May 1957

Family:

Rhoda Virginia Richards McCowen b. 28 Dec 1902, d. 31 Dec 1979

Mildred May Sink

F, #28305, b. 16 January 1915, d. 29 January 1971
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Mildred was born on 16 Jan 1915.
  • Marriage*: She married Eugene Preston Whitaker on 31 Aug 1935.
  • Death*: Mildred died on 29 Jan 1971 at age 56.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Marshall Vernon Sink , Sr. b. 6 Aug 1881, d. 2 Oct 1960
Mother: Mary Rozelle Hancock 'May' b. 14 Nov 1887, d. 29 May 1957

Family:

Rhoda Virginia Richards McCowen

F, #28307, b. 28 December 1902, d. 31 December 1979
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2004

Family:

Roy Watson Powell

M, #28308, b. 15 November 1900, d. 29 May 1965
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2004
  • Birth*: Roy was born on 15 Nov 1900.
  • Death*: Roy died on 29 May 1965 at age 64.
  • Burial*: His body was buried in 1965 at Memphis, Bedford County, TN. Memphis Memorial Park Cemetery.

Eugene Preston Whitaker

M, #28309, d. 12 June 1966
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Mildred May Sink b. 16 Jan 1915, d. 29 Jan 1971

Mary Stewart

F, #28316, b. 5 August 1890, d. 13 November 1976
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Leroy Jacob Sink b. 26 Aug 1887, d. 21 Feb 1974

Child:

Lucille Sink b. 10 Oct 1914, d. 18 Apr 1925

Lucille Sink

F, #28317, b. 10 October 1914, d. 18 April 1925
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Lucille was born on 10 Oct 1914.
  • Death*: Lucille died on 18 Apr 1925 at age 10.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Leroy Jacob Sink b. 26 Aug 1887, d. 21 Feb 1974
Mother: Mary Stewart b. 5 Aug 1890, d. 13 Nov 1976

John Edward Meeks

M, #28318, b. 19 February 1890, d. 16 January 1965
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2004

Family:

Bessie Elberta Sink b. 21 Mar 1896, d. 25 Nov 1981

Mary Ella Winchester

F, #28319, b. July 1860, d. 1932
Annie Sink, Chester Sink, Mary [Winchester] Sink, Marshall Sink, John Sink, Addie Sink? or Mavina Sink?
Picture Source: Violet Sink Stokes.
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023

Family:

Marshall Slaughter Sink b. Nov 1853, d. 1933

Children:

William Winchester Sink 'Chester'+ b. 9 Feb 1886, d. 7 Apr 1969
Addie Lee Sink (twin)+ b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 15 Nov 1961
Annie Barbara Sink (twin)+ b. 21 Jun 1891
John Marshall Sink , Sr.+ b. 22 Mar 1896, d. 5 May 1966

William Winchester Sink 'Chester'

M, #28320, b. 9 February 1886, d. 7 April 1969
Annie Sink, Chester Sink, Mary [Winchester] Sink, Marshall Sink, John Sink, Addie Sink? or Mavina Sink?
Picture Source: Violet Sink Stokes.
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023
  • Birth*: William was born on 9 Feb 1886 at TN.
  • Marriage*: He married Mary J. Smith.
  • Marriage*: He married Lucy May Johnson on 28 Oct 1928.
  • Death*: William died on 7 Apr 1969 at age 83.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Shelby County, TN. New Salem-Cumberland Presb. Church Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Marshall Slaughter Sink b. Nov 1853, d. 1933
Mother: Mary Ella Winchester b. Jul 1860, d. 1932

Family 1:

Mary J. Smith b. 1887, d. 6 Nov 1924

Children:

Curry Atherton Sink+ b. 13 Dec 1912, d. 16 Aug 1986
Helen Jeanette Sink b. 29 Sep 1917, d. 25 Oct 1926

Family 2:

Lucy May Johnson b. 10 May 1901, d. 7 Sep 1982

Addie Lee Sink (twin)

F, #28321, b. 21 June 1891, d. 15 November 1961
Annie Sink, Chester Sink, Mary [Winchester] Sink, Marshall Sink, John Sink, Addie Sink? or Mavina Sink?
Picture Source: Violet Sink Stokes.
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023
  • Birth*: Addie was born on 21 Jun 1891.
  • Marriage*: She married Oscar Bledsoe.
  • Death*: Addie died on 15 Nov 1961 at age 70.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried at Stanton, TN. Stanton Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Marshall Slaughter Sink b. Nov 1853, d. 1933
Mother: Mary Ella Winchester b. Jul 1860, d. 1932

Family:

Oscar Bledsoe b. 1885, d. 1953

Children:

Annie Barbara Bledsoe b. 1912, d. 1912
Virginia Bledsoe b. 27 Apr 1914, d. 28 May 1977
John Marshall Bledsoe b. 10 Dec 1917, d. 23 Nov 1980
Emmett S. Bledsoe b. 1922, d. 1923

Annie Barbara Sink (twin)

F, #28322, b. 21 June 1891
Annie Sink, Chester Sink, Mary [Winchester] Sink, Marshall Sink, John Sink, Addie Sink? or Mavina Sink?
Picture Source: Violet Sink Stokes.
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023

Parents:

Father: Marshall Slaughter Sink b. Nov 1853, d. 1933
Mother: Mary Ella Winchester b. Jul 1860, d. 1932

Family:

Emmett S. Gilliam , Sr. b. 8 Jul 1888, d. 22 Oct 1970

Child:

Emmett S. Gilliam , Jr. b. 26 Jan 1925, d. 8 Feb 1925

John Marshall Sink , Sr.

M, #28323, b. 22 March 1896, d. 5 May 1966
Annie Sink, Chester Sink, Mary [Winchester] Sink, Marshall Sink, John Sink, Addie Sink? or Mavina Sink?
Picture Source: Violet Sink Stokes.
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023
  • Birth*: John was born on 22 Mar 1896.
  • Marriage*: He married Katherine Douglas.
  • Death*: John died on 5 May 1966 at age 70.

Parents:

Father: Marshall Slaughter Sink b. Nov 1853, d. 1933
Mother: Mary Ella Winchester b. Jul 1860, d. 1932

Family:

Katherine Douglas b. 30 Dec 1899

Curry Atherton Sink

M, #28325, b. 13 December 1912, d. 16 August 1986
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023
  • Birth*: Curry was born on 13 Dec 1912.
  • Death*: He died on 16 Aug 1986 at TN at age 73.

Parents:

Father: William Winchester Sink 'Chester' b. 9 Feb 1886, d. 7 Apr 1969
Mother: Mary J. Smith b. 1887, d. 6 Nov 1924

Helen Jeanette Sink

F, #28326, b. 29 September 1917, d. 25 October 1926
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023
  • Birth*: Helen was born on 29 Sep 1917.
  • Death*: Helen died on 25 Oct 1926 at Shelby County, TN, at age 9.

Parents:

Father: William Winchester Sink 'Chester' b. 9 Feb 1886, d. 7 Apr 1969
Mother: Mary J. Smith b. 1887, d. 6 Nov 1924

Lucy May Johnson

F, #28327, b. 10 May 1901, d. 7 September 1982
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023

Family:

William Winchester Sink 'Chester' b. 9 Feb 1886, d. 7 Apr 1969

Oscar Bledsoe

M, #28336, b. 1885, d. 1953
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2004

Family:

Addie Lee Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 15 Nov 1961

Children:

Annie Barbara Bledsoe b. 1912, d. 1912
Virginia Bledsoe b. 27 Apr 1914, d. 28 May 1977
John Marshall Bledsoe b. 10 Dec 1917, d. 23 Nov 1980
Emmett S. Bledsoe b. 1922, d. 1923

Annie Barbara Bledsoe

F, #28337, b. 1912, d. 1912
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Death*: Annie died in 1912.
  • Birth*: Annie was born in 1912.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Oscar Bledsoe b. 1885, d. 1953
Mother: Addie Lee Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 15 Nov 1961

Virginia Bledsoe

F, #28338, b. 27 April 1914, d. 28 May 1977
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Virginia was born on 27 Apr 1914.
  • Death*: Virginia died on 28 May 1977 at age 63.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Oscar Bledsoe b. 1885, d. 1953
Mother: Addie Lee Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 15 Nov 1961

John Marshall Bledsoe

M, #28339, b. 10 December 1917, d. 23 November 1980
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: John was born on 10 Dec 1917.
  • Death*: John died on 23 Nov 1980 at age 62.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Oscar Bledsoe b. 1885, d. 1953
Mother: Addie Lee Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 15 Nov 1961

Emmett S. Bledsoe

M, #28340, b. 1922, d. 1923
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Emmett was born in 1922.
  • Death*: Emmett died in 1923.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Oscar Bledsoe b. 1885, d. 1953
Mother: Addie Lee Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 15 Nov 1961

Emmett S. Gilliam , Sr.

M, #28343, b. 8 July 1888, d. 22 October 1970
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2023

Family:

Annie Barbara Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891

Child:

Emmett S. Gilliam , Jr. b. 26 Jan 1925, d. 8 Feb 1925

Emmett S. Gilliam , Jr.

M, #28344, b. 26 January 1925, d. 8 February 1925
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Emmett was born on 26 Jan 1925.
  • Death*: Emmett died on 8 Feb 1925.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Emmett S. Gilliam , Sr. b. 8 Jul 1888, d. 22 Oct 1970
Mother: Annie Barbara Sink (twin) b. 21 Jun 1891

Katherine Douglas

F, #28345, b. 30 December 1899
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

John Marshall Sink , Sr. b. 22 Mar 1896, d. 5 May 1966

Jacob Zink

M, #28385, b. 17 June 1811, d. 10 August 1830
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Birth*: Jacob was born on 17 Jun 1811.
  • Death*: Jacob died on 10 Aug 1830 at age 19.

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sink or Zink, Sr. 'Michael' b. 11 Mar 1783, d. 18 Jan 1857
Mother: Anna Maria Nifong Grimes? 'Mary' b. 7 Feb 1788, d. 16 Feb 1848

John Zink

M, #28386, b. 30 December 1812
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Biography*: Moved to Houston TX.


  • Birth*: John was born on 30 Dec 1812.

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sink or Zink, Sr. 'Michael' b. 11 Mar 1783, d. 18 Jan 1857
Mother: Anna Maria Nifong Grimes? 'Mary' b. 7 Feb 1788, d. 16 Feb 1848

Peter Zink or Sink

M, #28387, b. 12 April 1815, d. circa 1880
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sink or Zink, Sr. 'Michael' b. 11 Mar 1783, d. 18 Jan 1857
Mother: Anna Maria Nifong Grimes? 'Mary' b. 7 Feb 1788, d. 16 Feb 1848

Family:

Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Children:

John Travis Sink b. 23 Feb 1839, d. 25 Apr 1906
Margaret Sink b. 28 Apr 1841
Harriet Sink b. 1 Nov 1843, d. 15 Sep 1914
Alexander Reid Sink+ b. 27 Nov 1845, d. 20 Mar 1919
Mary Elizabeth Sink+ b. 16 Apr 1848, d. 5 May 1895
Robert O. Sink+ b. 4 Oct 1850, d. 1885
Laura U. Sink b. c 1853
Sara C. Sink+ b. Mar 1854
Lewis Franklin Sink+ b. 15 Jul 1855, d. 4 Mar 1899

David Zink

M, #28388, b. 3 February 1826, d. 29 July 1846
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Birth*: David was born on 3 Feb 1826.
  • Death*: David died on 29 Jul 1846 at age 20.

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sink or Zink, Sr. 'Michael' b. 11 Mar 1783, d. 18 Jan 1857
Mother: Anna Maria Nifong Grimes? 'Mary' b. 7 Feb 1788, d. 16 Feb 1848

Mary Sink

F, #28389, b. 18 April 1819, d. circa 1900
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father: Christian Zink or Sink b. 20 Oct 1785, d. c 1852
Mother: Mary Leonard b. 1792

Family:

Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880

Children:

John Travis Sink b. 23 Feb 1839, d. 25 Apr 1906
Margaret Sink b. 28 Apr 1841
Harriet Sink b. 1 Nov 1843, d. 15 Sep 1914
Alexander Reid Sink+ b. 27 Nov 1845, d. 20 Mar 1919
Mary Elizabeth Sink+ b. 16 Apr 1848, d. 5 May 1895
Robert O. Sink+ b. 4 Oct 1850, d. 1885
Laura U. Sink b. c 1853
Sara C. Sink+ b. Mar 1854
Lewis Franklin Sink+ b. 15 Jul 1855, d. 4 Mar 1899

John Travis Sink

M, #28390, b. 23 February 1839, d. 25 April 1906
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Biography*: He was in the Civil War, C.S.A., Co. A, 42nd Reg., NC.
  • Birth*: John was born on 23 Feb 1839.
  • Marriage*: He married Allie F. Koontz, daughter of Joel H. Koonts and Elizabeth Shoaf, on 10 Apr 1866.
  • Death*: John died on 25 Apr 1906 at age 67.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Tyro, Davidson County, NC. St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Allie F. Koontz b. 28 May 1844, d. 19 Dec 1920

Margaret Sink

F, #28391, b. 28 April 1841
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Biography*: No marriage.


  • Birth*: Margaret was born on 28 Apr 1841.

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Harriet Sink

F, #28392, b. 1 November 1843, d. 15 September 1914
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Birth*: Harriet was born on 1 Nov 1843.
  • Death*: Harriet died on 15 Sep 1914 at age 70.

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Alexander Reid Sink

M, #28393, b. 27 November 1845, d. 20 March 1919
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Susan Jane Swicegood b. 5 Nov 1840, d. 17 May 1892

Children:

John H. Sink b. 21 Jun 1871, d. 25 Sep 1875
Robert Alexander Sink+ b. 3 Apr 1873, d. 6 Mar 1956
William Peter Sink+ b. 3 Dec 1875, d. 6 Apr 1929
Nannie M. Sink+ b. 19 May 1879
Essie Myra Sink+ b. 24 Apr 1881, d. 17 Nov 1968

Mary Elizabeth Sink

F, #28394, b. 16 April 1848, d. 5 May 1895
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Henry F. Koonts b. 24 Dec 1845, d. 21 Dec 1919

Children:

Charles Franklin Koontz 'Charley'+ b. 28 Apr 1868, d. 23 Mar 1942
Edward Cicero Koontz or Koonts+ b. 16 Dec 1870, d. 25 Dec 1947
Etta B. Koonts b. 8 Aug 1876, d. 25 Jul 1899
Ada M. Koonts b. 9 Mar 1879, d. 2 Oct 1909
Maude Koonts b. 11 Oct 1881, d. 2 Oct 1924
Loyd Patrick Koonts b. 6 Aug 1884, d. 5 Nov 1963
Lela Koonts b. 13 Dec 1887, d. 3 Jun 1968
Pearl Koonts b. 29 Dec 1891, d. 2 Jan 1892

Robert O. Sink

M, #28395, b. 4 October 1850, d. 1885
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Birth*: Robert was born on 4 Oct 1850.
  • Marriage*: He married Minnie L. Moyer on 24 Dec 1873.
  • Death*: Robert died in 1885. From gravestone.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Lexington, Davidson County, NC. Lexington City Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Minnie L. Moyer b. Apr 1856, d. 1936

Children:

Frederick Obediah Sink , Sr.+ b. 10 Aug 1875, d. 28 Aug 1939
Henry Edgar Sink b. Jul 1877, d. 17 Jul 1952
Herbert O. Sink+ b. 6 Jul 1879, d. 11 Oct 1963
Jennie V. Sink b. 1881, d. 1898
John Moyer Sink , Sr.+ b. 15 Jul 1885, d. 26 Jun 1956

Laura U. Sink

F, #28396, b. circa 1853
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Lewis Franklin Sink

M, #28397, b. 15 July 1855, d. 4 March 1899
Last Edited: 7 Jan 2017

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Gazelia Catherine Fritts b. 9 Oct 1850, d. 17 Mar 1930

Children:

Arthur Lewis Sink (twin)+ b. 27 May 1878, d. 20 Jun 1933
Alice Josephine Sink (twin)+ b. 27 May 1878, d. 2 Jan 1944
Allen Luther Sink+ b. 3 Jun 1881, d. 10 Jan 1961
David Thomas Sink+ b. 25 Oct 1884, d. 6 Jan 1963
Lelia Vestal Sink+ b. 20 Sep 1889, d. 27 Dec 1974
Robert Lee Sink b. 18 Jun 1892, d. 14 Jul 1896
Pearlie Franklin Sink b. 15 Dec 1895, d. 22 Jun 1964

Sara C. Sink

F, #28398, b. March 1854
Last Edited: 2 Apr 2015
  • Birth*: Sara was born in Mar 1854.
  • Marriage*: She married Franklin Hoover on 30 Oct 1871.

Parents:

Father: Peter Zink or Sink b. 12 Apr 1815, d. c 1880
Mother: Mary Sink b. 18 Apr 1819, d. c 1900

Family:

Franklin Hoover b. Dec 1847

Children:

Martha Jane Leonard

F, #28400, b. 23 February 1849, d. 17 June 1916
Gravestone
Last Edited: 18 Jun 2020

Parents:

Father: George Washington Leonard 'Washington' b. 18 Jan 1826, d. 13 Apr 1906
Mother: Esther Louisa Freedle b. 28 Jan 1824, d. 16 Jan 1908

Family:

George Washington Stump b. 25 Mar 1848, d. 4 Oct 1921

Children:

George Michael Stump b. 24 Feb 1879, d. 14 Apr 1944
Lillie Frances Florence? Stump 'Lillie'+ b. 9 Jan 1881, d. 29 Apr 1956
Dora Alice Stump+ b. 3 Aug 1883, d. 28 Sep 1954
Martha Sophia Stump b. 12 Dec 1884, d. 13 Jul 1966
Daisy Stump b. 21 May 1886, d. 28 Oct 1949
Rose Matilda Stump b. 14 Apr 1888, d. 5 Apr 1968
Francis Lee Stump b. 10 Dec 1891, d. 21 May 1967