Johann Christian Wilhelm "John" Fink

1862 - 1927  (65 years)

• Name	Johann Christian Wilhelm "John" Fink
  Born	23 Mar 1862	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
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  Name	John Fink
  Residence	1889	China Township, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-490729
  Died	7 Aug 1927	Marine City, St. Clair, Michigan, United States   [2]
  Buried	Saint James United Church of Christ Cemetery, Casco, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I490729	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes Friedrich Wilhelm "John" Fink,   b. 1830, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany ,   d. 5 Jan 1892, China Township, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sophia Gronow,   b. 1825, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Jun 1857	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F268631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former China Man Dies Marine City, Aug. 8-John Fink, 65, a resident of China township 41 years, is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernst Schuette. 331 Robertson street. He is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Christian Guildenstein and Mrs. Martin Teichow, both of Detroit, and Mrs. Schuette, and a son, Albert. Funeral services will be 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at St. Jacob's Lutheran church with burial in Casco cemetery. Rev. E. H. will officiate. The Times Herald, Port Huron, Michigan, Mon, Aug 08, 1927 Page 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S2294] Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941. Name: John Fink Sex: Male Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Canada Res: China Twp farmer Father's Name: John Fink Mother's Name: Sophia Gronow Spouse's Name: Louise Schultz Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Casco Spouse's Father's Name: Chas Schultz Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 12 October 1889 Event Place: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, United States (St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, United States) [S2280] Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Name: John Fink Sex: Male Age: 65 years (65 years) Birth Date: 23 March 1862 (23 March 1862) Birthplace: Canada Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: John Fink Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Sophia Gluma Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Death Event Date: 7 August 1927 (7 August 1927) Event Place (Original): Marine City, St Clair, Michigan, United States [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 68. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohannes Fried. Wilh. Finks Marriage Age28 Record TypeMarriage Birth Dateabt 1829 Birth PlaceWarnkenhagen Mackl, Schwerin Res: Kossuth Marriage Date28 Jun 1857 Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Fink NameSophia Maria Gronow Marriage Age30 Birth Dateabt 1827 Birth PlaceWarnhenhagen Mackl. Schwerine Res: Waterloo twp Father Gronow

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Mar 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Aug 1927 - Marine City, St. Clair, Michigan, United States Buried - - Saint James United Church of Christ Cemetery, Casco, St. Clair, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth