John Zinn

1871 - 1950  (78 years)

• Name	John Zinn
  Born	30 Aug 1871	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cutter
  Occupation	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Retail, Shoe Store
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-214773P
  Died	2 Jan 1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I214773	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Christoph "Henry" Zinn,   b. 22 Apr 1828, , Germany ,   d. 5 Mar 1920, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Amelia Famme,   b. 17 Feb 1835, , Germany ,   d. 19 Nov 1911  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F34009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Louise Merner,   b. 5 Jan 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 87 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1920	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Gladys Louise Zinn,   b. 29 May 1921, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F19722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline L. "Carrie" Wilhelm,   b. CALC 28 Oct 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1919, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Stanley J. A. Zinn,   b. 3 May 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1911  (Age 6 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F191340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Zinn image from Ancestry.com 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. John Zinn had the misfortune last Saturday of losing the index finger of his right hand. He accidentally put the finger into one of the machines in the shoe factory, when it was immediately crushed off at the second joint. Hamburg Independent 3 Nov 1905 _______________ Former Resident Dies At Kitchener Following a lengthy illness, the death occurred at his home in Kitchener on Monday of John Zinn, at the age of 78 years. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zinn and was born at Hanover on August 30, 1871. The late Mr. Zinn was a former well known resident of New Hamburg and for a short time conducted a retail shoe store here. He was also engaged in the same business at Baden before moving to New Hamburg. For the past 17 years he had resided in Kitchener. His first wife, the former Caroline Wilhelm, died while residing here. He was later married to Sarah Merner of New Hamburg, who, with one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Gladys) Porter, Kitchener, survives him. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. David Hoeflin of Hanover, and one grandson. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, with Rev. W. Kaiser, pastor of Zion Evangelical Church, Kitchener, in charge. Interment took place in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. New Hamburg Independent 6 Jan 1950

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 7. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 16. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. [Front/East] Carrie L. Wife Of/ J. Zinn/ 1865-1919/ Stanley J. A. Son/ 1904-1911/ Zinn/ [Back/West] In Loving Memory/ John Zinn/ 1871-1950/ His Wife/ Sarah L. Merner/ 1877-1965

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Aug 1871 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Oct 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cutter - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Retail, Shoe Store - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelican - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Jul 1920 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jan 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth