John L. Zinnecker

1874 - 1895  (20 years)

• Name	John L. Zinnecker  [1]
  Born	13 Jun 1874	Ionia County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Mar 1895	Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Lorraine Smith Benkelman transcribed the following letters from Salome to her brother, George Albert October 10, 1888 folks making syrup again. Mother and Mattie are helping in the sugar house and I am doing the housework. Charlie Yous is working for us again this fall. Johnnie Zinnecker hired out to Pa for a month, he may stay and go to school this winter. Dora Schenck has engaged to teach the Walmsley school. Walter Gamble and Lissie Ale are teaching the CC school. Mrs. John Doying died last Monday. Ada's funeral was yesterday. Peter Dodge is married to Sam's stepdaughter, got license in Caro at 8 pm, thene married at 2 am, lots of talk. Archie's father is married again to Albert Scarr's widow. Adam Muck has a girl, Del Landon a girl, Duncan Graham has a boy, Alex McKenzie a boy. November 29, 1888 Today is Sam and Mary's wedding day. Rev. N. Wienderlich performs the ceremony. I was not invited. Did you know Mr. Champion died last week. Archie has no hired man at present. Elmer Eastman was working for him but he is gone. Johnnie Zinnecker is going to work for his board this winter and go to school. George Zinnecker is a worker here now. Jake Striffler and family have gone to New York on a visit. Mrs. Waldon has a pair of artificial feet. Cass City Enterprise Vol. XIV. No. 13. March 8, 1895 John Zinnecker, Sr., received a dispatch on Wednesday stating that his son John who is in the northern woods is not expected to live. The same evening word came that he was dead and the body is expected to arrive here Saturday evening. Cass City Enterprise Vol. XIV. No. 14. March 15, 1895 Last week mention was made of the death of John Zinnecker, Jr., which occured at Norway, Mich., the remains arriving here last Saturday. John was born at Ionia, Mich., June 13, 1874, and had spent about fifteen years of his life in this vicinity. He went north to the woods at the beginning of the season and sometime ago had to undergo a surgical operation. Before he had recovered from its effects he caught a severe cold and death was the result. The funeral was conducted by undertaker McKenzie at the M.E. Church on Sunday afternoon. Rev. B.J. Baxter preached the sermon and the attendance was large. The family have the sympathy of the entire community. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
  Person ID	I29667	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Zinnecker,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 18 Jun 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wagner,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 17 Feb 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1868	Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Photos		Zinnecker, John and Elizabeth Wagner Family Photo, ca 1920's Johannes Zinnecker was born at Pirmesens, Germany as was wife Elizabeth Wagner. He came to the U.S. in 1868, his wife and baby daughter following him a year later. The family first settled at Ionia coming to Cass City in 1880 starting a farm on Tuscola-Sanilac county line. In the fire of 1881, they lost their barn and farm produce, but were fortunate in saving their home. They raised their family of nine children there.
  Family ID	F9559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jun 1874 - Ionia County, Michigan Died - 6 Mar 1895 - Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S654] Cass City Enterprise, no longer in publication. Issues from 1881, 1882, and 1888-1906 are archived online at: http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/enterprise/.