I began doing research on my Zink-Sink line back in the '70's to '80's,
but have hardly looked at for the last 8 years. Am trying to re-orient
myself and get the data I already have into the computer. I'm willing to
share everything I have with the hope it will help someone and perhaps
I'll get feedback on the accuracy (or fallacy) of my conclusions - and if
someone shares their data with me, that is just icing on the cake.
As for published books - The only ones I know of are:
1) "SINK DESCENDANTS, JACOB ZINCK PIONEER, ZINCK, ZINK, AND SINK" by
Violet M. Sink Stokes, pub. 1979 & 1983
2) "THE ZINK FAMILIES IN AMERICA", by D. Z. Kellogg
3) "SINKS: A FAMILY HISTORY", by John D. Sinks and Karen M. Cain of
Arlington, VA, pub. 1980?
I have none of those books, but have seen them and my line is not
represented there.
I do have a manuscript titled, "THE SINK FAMILY IN VIRGINIA", written by
Richard F. Cox, Jr., which was Submitted in Fulfillment of the
Requirements of THE 1973 NATIONAL ARCHIVES INSTITUTE ON GENEALOGICAL
RESEARCH. Also, a manuscript titled, "ZINCK DATA", which I found at the
State Library & Archives in Richmond, VA, submitted 1977, by J D Sink of
Norfolk, VA which very closely follows Richard Cox's paper. Also, some
pages of "THE DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN SINK" written by Mr. Graydon Sink.
These all have some of my line in them.
Are there other Sink/Zink publications that anyone knows about?
My line is Jacob>Michael>Stephen>Henry>Stephen>Steph>Olive (my
grandmother). We find them in possibly North Hampton Co. PA> Chester
Co., PA> Franklin Co VA>Howard Co IN (where grandma met & married
grandpa-Benjamin Zachariah Hostetler in 1910.
Going on the premise that some of the mailing list members are descended
from the Franklin Co line (and may or may not know it), I'll be sharing
some of the research I've already done with you. If I am not in keeping
in with the listowner's purpose, please advise.
Good 'searching!
Sandy Gustin in Englewood, Ohio (PS, it used to be Sandra Magoto, for
those of you I corresponded with before 1988.)