Son of Alpheus Zinn and Lucinda Gawthrop; Husband of Mertie Hume Zinn. Died at 4 p.m. from "circulatory failure" due to hypertension; cardio-renal-vascular disease. Information from his death certificate.
Additional Information (provided by: Curt Hofemann - [email protected]):
Sylvanus W. Zinn, born at the old Zinn homestead, one and a half miles west of Philippi, 1859; son of Alpheus and Lucinda (Gawthrop) Zinn, was married November 11, 1884, at the Adam Woodford homestead, to Lurina, daughter of Hensley and Caroline (Woodson) Harris. Children, Aubrey Lee, Ressa Ann, Rosetta, Lacy Glenn, Berth Eoline, Gladys. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, is a Democrat, a farmer and inventor. He owns 85 acres of improved land two miles west of Philippi, and handles fine grades of stock. He introduced, crossed and led up a new variety of wheat called the Zinn's Golden, which is a cross of the Fulse and Golden strains. It produces as high as 36 bushels to the acre and is preeminently suited to the soil of this country, and stands the winters well. He has also crossed and has introduced a valuable variety of corn and in addition has introduced a new wagon, a new spike-tooth lever harrow. He invented and introduced a new land-roller. He introduced the first machine into Barbour for weaving wire fence. [Ref: Hu Maxwell, _The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time_, Acme Publishing Co., Morgantown, WV (1899), reprinted McClain Printing Co., Parsons, W.VA. 1968, p. 516]
Additional Information (provided by: Curt Hofemann - [email protected]):
Sylvanus W. Zinn, born at the old Zinn homestead, one and a half miles west of Philippi, 1859; son of Alpheus and Lucinda (Gawthrop) Zinn, was married November 11, 1884, at the Adam Woodford homestead, to Lurina, daughter of Hensley and Caroline (Woodson) Harris. Children, Aubrey Lee, Ressa Ann, Rosetta, Lacy Glenn, Berth Eoline, Gladys. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, is a Democrat, a farmer and inventor. He owns 85 acres of improved land two miles west of Philippi, and handles fine grades of stock. He introduced, crossed and led up a new variety of wheat called the Zinn's Golden, which is a cross of the Fulse and Golden strains. It produces as high as 36 bushels to the acre and is preeminently suited to the soil of this country, and stands the winters well. He has also crossed and has introduced a valuable variety of corn and in addition has introduced a new wagon, a new spike-tooth lever harrow. He invented and introduced a new land-roller. He introduced the first machine into Barbour for weaving wire fence. [Ref: Hu Maxwell, _The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time_, Acme Publishing Co., Morgantown, WV (1899), reprinted McClain Printing Co., Parsons, W.VA. 1968, p. 516]
Son of Alpheus Zinn and Lucinda Gawthrop; Husband of Mertie Hume Zinn. Died at 4 p.m. from "circulatory failure" due to hypertension; cardio-renal-vascular disease. Information from his death certificate.
Additional Information (provided by: Curt Hofemann - [email protected]):
Sylvanus W. Zinn, born at the old Zinn homestead, one and a half miles west of Philippi, 1859; son of Alpheus and Lucinda (Gawthrop) Zinn, was married November 11, 1884, at the Adam Woodford homestead, to Lurina, daughter of Hensley and Caroline (Woodson) Harris. Children, Aubrey Lee, Ressa Ann, Rosetta, Lacy Glenn, Berth Eoline, Gladys. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, is a Democrat, a farmer and inventor. He owns 85 acres of improved land two miles west of Philippi, and handles fine grades of stock. He introduced, crossed and led up a new variety of wheat called the Zinn's Golden, which is a cross of the Fulse and Golden strains. It produces as high as 36 bushels to the acre and is preeminently suited to the soil of this country, and stands the winters well. He has also crossed and has introduced a valuable variety of corn and in addition has introduced a new wagon, a new spike-tooth lever harrow. He invented and introduced a new land-roller. He introduced the first machine into Barbour for weaving wire fence. [Ref: Hu Maxwell, _The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time_, Acme Publishing Co., Morgantown, WV (1899), reprinted McClain Printing Co., Parsons, W.VA. 1968, p. 516]
Additional Information (provided by: Curt Hofemann - [email protected]):
Sylvanus W. Zinn, born at the old Zinn homestead, one and a half miles west of Philippi, 1859; son of Alpheus and Lucinda (Gawthrop) Zinn, was married November 11, 1884, at the Adam Woodford homestead, to Lurina, daughter of Hensley and Caroline (Woodson) Harris. Children, Aubrey Lee, Ressa Ann, Rosetta, Lacy Glenn, Berth Eoline, Gladys. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, is a Democrat, a farmer and inventor. He owns 85 acres of improved land two miles west of Philippi, and handles fine grades of stock. He introduced, crossed and led up a new variety of wheat called the Zinn's Golden, which is a cross of the Fulse and Golden strains. It produces as high as 36 bushels to the acre and is preeminently suited to the soil of this country, and stands the winters well. He has also crossed and has introduced a valuable variety of corn and in addition has introduced a new wagon, a new spike-tooth lever harrow. He invented and introduced a new land-roller. He introduced the first machine into Barbour for weaving wire fence. [Ref: Hu Maxwell, _The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time_, Acme Publishing Co., Morgantown, WV (1899), reprinted McClain Printing Co., Parsons, W.VA. 1968, p. 516]
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