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Surnames: Zinkan,Byrne
Classification: Biography
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Michael Zinkan, one of the leading farmers of Harrison Township, Daviess Co., Ind., and
native of the same was born April 4, 1842, son of Philip and Ann Barbara Zinkan, who were
born in Germany. They came to the United States in 1832, and located in Daviess County,
Indiana, where they resided until their death. Subject obtained a common school education
and spent his boyhood days on the farm. He remained with his parents until twenty-six
years of age, when he located on his present farm. He has 200 acres of good land, the
most of which is in a fine state of cultivation. He engages quite extensively in stock
raising, and is considered a prosperous and enterprising tiller of the soil. He has a
fine barn built in 1883. He was married in November 1867, to Elizabeth Byrne, a native of
Ireland, born in 1839, daughter of J.L. Byrne. She came to America when a child. Their
union has been blessed with three children,viz: Philip M.,born October 1868; Mary J., born
May 1873; a!
nd John J.A., born June 1875. Mr. Zinkan is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for
McClellan. In 1881, he was appointed to fill out the un-expired term of O.B. Steen, as
trustee of Harrison. The family are members of the Catholic Church.
History of Knox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing; Chicago; 1886
Pages: 872-873
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