Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameFlorence Ellen FINK
Birth2 Oct 1867, Indiana3068,3069,3070,78
Baptism12 Oct 1868, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bremen, Indiana
Death26 Feb 1937, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana3068,78
Burial1 Mar 1937, Bremen Cemetery, Bremen, Indiana3068,78
OccupationMother of 9 children
ReligionSalem Evangelical Church
FatherMorgan Dallas FINK (1844-1917)
MotherMargaret VOLLNAGLE (1844-1923)
Spouses
Birth8 Sep 1865, LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana3071
Death15 Feb 1947, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana3071
Burial18 Feb 1947, Bremen Cemetery, Bremen, Indiana3071
Marriage26 Oct 18843068
ChildrenMaud Iva (1886-1947)
 Floyd Dallas (1889-1969)
 Clyde Robert (1891-1970)
 Kenneth (1895-1967)
 Pearl Lucille (1898-1989)
 Carol (1902-1979)
 Thomas Robert (1904-1967)
 John Henry (1908-1969)
 Richard Lee (1913-1921)
Obituary notes for Florence Ellen FINK
The Bremen Enquirer, 4 March 1937, page 1
Mrs. Lee Weston
Mrs. Lee Weston, sixty-nine years old, a life-long resident of this community, died at the family home south of Bremen Friday afternoon following an illness of seven weeks.
Florence Ellen Fink was a daughter of Morgan and Margaret Vollnagle Fink and was born in Bremen October 2, 1867. On October 26, 1884, she was united in marriage with Lee Weston, who survives. Other surviving relatives are five sons and three daughters. They are Floyd Weston of North Chicago, Ill., Clyde Weston of Toledo, Ohio, Kenneth Weston of Mishawaka, Thomas Weston, Mrs. A. Paszle and Mrs. E.A. Zimmer of South Bend, Mrs. Leo Berger and John Weston of Bremen. She leaves also one sister, Mrs. C.D. Ernst of Bremen, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Huff Funeral Home. Rev. Elmer Smith, Pastor of Salem Evangelical church, officiated and burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Census notes for Florence Ellen FINK
1900 Indiana, Marshall County, German township, Part of voting precincts 3 & 4 except Bremen town, E.D. 76, sheet 6A, stamped page 107, film T623-392
dwelling 111, family 112
Weston, Lee, head, white, male, Sept 1864, age 33?, married for 13 years, born Indiana, father born Tennessee, mother born Indiana, farmer
----------, Florence, wife, white, female, Oct 1868?, age 34?, married 13 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living, born Indiana, parents born Ohio
----------, Maud, daughter, white, female, Nov 1886, age 13, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Floyd D., son, white, male, Feb 1889, age 11, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Clyde, son, white, male, July 1891, age 8, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Kenneth, son, white, male, Jan 1895, age 5, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Pearl L., daughter, white, female, Oct 1898, age 2, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana

1910 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, E.D. 106, sheet 4B, film T624-370
dwelling 74, family 77
Weston, Lee, head, male, white, age 44, married once for 25 years, born Indiana, father born Tennessee, mother born Indiana, farmer
----------, Florence, wife, female, white, age 42, married once for 25 years, mother of 10 children, 8 living, born Indiana, parents born Ohio
----------, Clyde, son, male, white, age 18, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, butter maker, creamery
----------, Kenneth, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Pearl, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Caro, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Thomas, son, male, white, age 6, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, John son, male, white, age 1, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana

1920 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, E.D. 171, sheet 1A, stamped page 93, film T625-456
line 16 [no dwelling or family numbers]
Weston, Phaentonal?, head, male, white, age 54, married, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, farmer
----------, Florence, wife, female, white, age 52, married, born Indiana, parents born Ohio
----------, Floyd, son, male, white, age 29, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, farmer
----------, Keneoth?, son, male, white, age 24, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, sailor
----------, Tom, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, John, son, male, white, age 11, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Richard, son, male, white, age 6, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana

1930 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, E.D. 50-10, sheet 12A, stamped page 139, film T626-617
dwelling 241, family 246
Weston, Lee, head, male, white, age 64, married age 19, born Indiana, father born Tennessee, mother born Indiana, farmer
----------, Florence, wife, female, white, age 62, married age 17, born Indiana, paretns born Ohio
----------, John, son, male, white, age 21, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, laborer, plow works, odd jobs
----------, Thomas, son, male, white, age 26, widower, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, shoemaker, Ball Band co.
----------, Richard J., grandson, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
----------, Betty M., granddaughter, female, white, age 5 2/12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
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