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William Henry Fink 1921 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1921

Birth Location: St Joseph, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 6 Jan 1974

Death Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Father: Lawrence Fink

Mother: Amanda Laughman

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William Henry Fink was born in 1921 in St Joseph, Indiana, United States, the child of Lawrence Leroy Fink and Amanda Ellen Laughman. In 1930, William Henry Fink resided in Union, Elkhart, Indiana. In 1940, William Henry Fink resided in Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana, United States. William Henry Fink passed away in 1974 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William Henry Fink was born in 1921 in St Joseph, Indiana, United States, the child of Lawrence Leroy Fink and Amanda Ellen Laughman.
  • In 1930, William Henry Fink resided in Union, Elkhart, Indiana.
  • In 1940, William Henry Fink resided in Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
  • William Henry Fink passed away in 1974 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.

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William Fink's Ancestors

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William Fink
1921 – 1974
Birth Place: St Joseph, Indiana, United States
Parents
Lawrence Leroy Fink
1886 – 1966
Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Amanda (Ellen) Laughman
1887 – 1969
Indiana
Grandparents
William (Henry) Fink
1843 – 1931
Locke, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Garberich
1848 – 1875
Crawford, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Emanuel Fink
1804 – 1880
Lydia Madlem
1807 – 1892
Samuel Garberich
1819 – 1880
Margaret Pletcher
1827 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Fink
1764 – 1826
Anna Steher
1773 – 1837
Thomas Madlem
1783 – 1865
Margaret Madlem
1783 – 1860
JOHN GERBERICH
1787 – 1852
ELIZABETH RUHL
1788 – 1859

William Fink's Timeline

4 Records

1921
29 Mar 1921
Birth of William Henry Fink in St Joseph, Indiana, United States
St Joseph, Indiana, United States
1930
1930
Age 9
William Henry Fink resided here in Union, Elkhart, Indiana
Union, Elkhart, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 19
William Henry Fink resided here in Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana, United States
Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana, United States
1974
6 Jan 1974
Age 53
Death of William Henry Fink in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1921
    Event Place: St Joseph, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana; Roll: T627_1063; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 44-14.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Elkhart, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newbury, LaGrange, Indiana; Roll: T627_1063; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 44-14.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1974
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States

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