Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameMartin FINK 
Death10 Oct 1888, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana1572
OccupationMerchandising, Farming, Sawmill
Alias/AKAMordin In Guardianship Papers
FatherDaniel FINK Jr. (~1789-<1834)
MotherMary Susannah KANTNER (1789-1875)
Spouses
ChildrenLewis Clark (1840-1910)
Mary Amanda (1842-1919)
Morgan Dallas (1844-1917)
Eli Weaver (1847-1893)
Sarah Ellen (1849-<1920)
Charles M. (~1852-1899)
Henry (Died as Infant) (1853-1854)
Lorinda (~1856-)
Eliza (1862-1901)
George William (1864-1925)
Netta (1867-1929)
Residences notes for Martin FINK
settled in St. Joseph County, Indiana in 1855, moving to Marshall County in 1857, then to Bremen
Census notes for Martin FINK
1850 Ohio, Mahoning County, Beaver township, page 326, line 21, film M432-707
dwelling 190, family 195
Martin Fink, age 32, male, sawyer, real estate $1200, born Ohio
Polly --------, age 29, female, born Pennsylvania
Lewis C.----, age 9, male, born Ohio
Mary E------, age 7, female, born Ohio
Morgan D--, age 6, male, born Ohio
Eli W.-------, age 4, male, born Ohio
Sarah E., ---, age 1, female, born Ohio
1860 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, page 60, film M653-278
dwelling 415, family 432
Martin Fink, age 42, male, farmer, real estate $3000, personal $2510, born Ohio
Polly --------, age 39, female, housekeeper, born Pennsylvania
Lewis C. ----, age 19, male, farmer, born Ohio
Morgan D. --, age 15, male, farmer, born Ohio
Eli W. -------, age 12, male, born Ohio
Sarah E. -----, age 10, female, born Ohio
Charles M---, age 8, male, born Ohio
Lorinda ------, age 5, female, born Ohio
Netta ---------, age 2, female, born Indiana
Lewis Andrew, age 20, male, farm laborer, born Ohio
1870 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, page 42, film M593-342
dwelling 1, family 1
Fink, Martin, age 54, male, white, farmer, real estate $3600, personal $1000, born Ohio
------, Polly, age 49, female, white, born Pennsylvania
------, Charles, age 18, male, white, born Ohio
------, Lucinda, age 14, female, white, born Ohio
------, Uretta, age 12, female, white, born Indiana
------, Eliza, age 8, female, white, born Indiana
------, William, age 6, male, white, born Indiana
1880 Indiana, Marshall County, Bremen, E.D. 101, page 30B, stamped page 53, film T9-297
dwelling 61, family 63, North Street
Fink, Martin, white, male, age 62, head, grocer, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
------, Magdalena, white, female, age 58, wife, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, parents born Pennsylvania
------, Nettie, white, female, age 22, daughter, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania
------, Eliza, white, female, age 18, daughter, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania
------, William, white, male, age 15, son, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania
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dwelling 190, family 195
Martin Fink, age 32, male, sawyer, real estate $1200, born Ohio
Polly --------, age 29, female, born Pennsylvania
Lewis C.----, age 9, male, born Ohio
Mary E------, age 7, female, born Ohio
Morgan D--, age 6, male, born Ohio
Eli W.-------, age 4, male, born Ohio
Sarah E., ---, age 1, female, born Ohio
1860 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, page 60, film M653-278
dwelling 415, family 432
Martin Fink, age 42, male, farmer, real estate $3000, personal $2510, born Ohio
Polly --------, age 39, female, housekeeper, born Pennsylvania
Lewis C. ----, age 19, male, farmer, born Ohio
Morgan D. --, age 15, male, farmer, born Ohio
Eli W. -------, age 12, male, born Ohio
Sarah E. -----, age 10, female, born Ohio
Charles M---, age 8, male, born Ohio
Lorinda ------, age 5, female, born Ohio
Netta ---------, age 2, female, born Indiana
Lewis Andrew, age 20, male, farm laborer, born Ohio
1870 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, page 42, film M593-342
dwelling 1, family 1
Fink, Martin, age 54, male, white, farmer, real estate $3600, personal $1000, born Ohio
------, Polly, age 49, female, white, born Pennsylvania
------, Charles, age 18, male, white, born Ohio
------, Lucinda, age 14, female, white, born Ohio
------, Uretta, age 12, female, white, born Indiana
------, Eliza, age 8, female, white, born Indiana
------, William, age 6, male, white, born Indiana
1880 Indiana, Marshall County, Bremen, E.D. 101, page 30B, stamped page 53, film T9-297
dwelling 61, family 63, North Street
Fink, Martin, white, male, age 62, head, grocer, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
------, Magdalena, white, female, age 58, wife, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, parents born Pennsylvania
------, Nettie, white, female, age 22, daughter, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania
------, Eliza, white, female, age 18, daughter, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania
------, William, white, male, age 15, son, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania
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Obituary notes for Martin FINK
The Bremen Enquirer, 13 October 1888, page 4
Obituary
Martin Fink was born at Camfield [sic], Ohio, on the 9th day of April, 1818,, and died at his home in this city on the 10th day of October, 1888. Aged 70 years, 6 months and 1 day. Funeral services were held at family’s residence, on Montgomery street, by N.H. Geiselman. Deceased was the father of six sons and five daughters, nine of which survive his death. He emigrated to this state on the 15th of May, 1856 and settled down in what is now known as Woodland, in St. Joseph County where he started the first store and sawmill in that wild strip of country, and in later years settled down in this city and again embarked in the mercantile business, which he followed until old age drove him to lead a retired life. He leaves a wide scope of friends who mourn his loss.
N.H.G.
Obituary
Martin Fink was born at Camfield [sic], Ohio, on the 9th day of April, 1818,, and died at his home in this city on the 10th day of October, 1888. Aged 70 years, 6 months and 1 day. Funeral services were held at family’s residence, on Montgomery street, by N.H. Geiselman. Deceased was the father of six sons and five daughters, nine of which survive his death. He emigrated to this state on the 15th of May, 1856 and settled down in what is now known as Woodland, in St. Joseph County where he started the first store and sawmill in that wild strip of country, and in later years settled down in this city and again embarked in the mercantile business, which he followed until old age drove him to lead a retired life. He leaves a wide scope of friends who mourn his loss.
N.H.G.