Mary Ann ROATE

Person Sheet

NameMary Ann ROATE [120]

Birth1818, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany [120], [110]

Death26 Nov 1891 [120] Age: 73

BurialVersailles, Brown, Illinois

Burial MemoLittle Creek Cemetery

Misc. Notes

John Fink met and married Mary Ann Roate in New York. She was a school teacher from Luxemburg, Germany. She came to America as a bond slave. [124]

Spouses

1John FINK [120]

Birth1823, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany [110]

Death23 May 1896, Versailles, Brown, Illinois Age: 73

BurialVersailles, Brown, Illinois

Burial MemoLittle Creek Cemetery

FatherGeorge FINK

Misc. Notes

John Fink came to the America around 1840-45 from Germany. He was an executioner (a beheader, like his father). He killed one man and didn’t like it, so he left Germany for America. His father, George, stayed in Germany, for reasons unknown. [124]

Marriage,, New York

Misc. Notes

1. From the 1880 US Census, Illinois, Brown, Versailles; FHL Film 1254176; National Archives Film T9-0176, Page 544D:
John Phink; Head; Male; Married; White; Age 58; Birthplace: Hesse, Germany.
Mary Phink; Wife; Female; Married; White; Age 62; Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany.
George Phink; Son; Male; Single; White; Age 29; Birthplace: Pennsylvania.
John Phink; Son; Male; Single; White; Age 24; Birthplace: Pennsylvania.
William Phink; Son; Male; Single; White; Age 22; Birthplace: Ohio.
Henry Phink; Son; Male; Single; White; Age 20; Birthplace: Ohio.
Corra B. Phink; Grandaughter; Female; Single; White; Age 3; Birthplace: Illinois, Father POB Pennsylvania; Mother POB Illinois.

ChildrenMargaret (1846-1919)

Henry (1851-1933)

George (1853-1935)

Fred (1854-)

John (1856-1923)

William J. (1857-1928)

Eli (1859-)

Last Modified 10 Aug 2003Created 7 Mar 2011 Mark C. Wakenshaw