Burial date September 2, 1884 per cemetery lot information.
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986) Burial date September 2, 1884 per cemetery lot information.
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986)
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HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE (1881),p.1444
William Fink, hides,skins and wool, No 132 Reed street, was born in 1825 in Rhenish Palatinate,Bavaria. In 1840 he came to Milwaukee, and followed farming about nine years.
He then went to Racine and opened a grocery store;continued this one year.In 1850 he came to Milwaukee and also started a grocery store on Ferry street; continued this about three years.He then was engaged by Pfister & Vogel as traveling agent;held this position about fourteen years. In 1867 he commenced his present business. His brothers Jacob and George, served in the late war.Jacob was killed at the Battle of Port Hudson; George served about four years and was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, for which he received a pension.He served in the Iron Brigade. Mr.Fink married Catherine E. Johnson in 1850;she was born in Holstein.They have four children-Adaline, now Mrs Zinn, Bruno E., Isabella and Lillie.
Contributor: Gene Meier (47594573)
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986) Burial date September 2, 1884 per cemetery lot information.
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986)
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HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE (1881),p.1444
William Fink, hides,skins and wool, No 132 Reed street, was born in 1825 in Rhenish Palatinate,Bavaria. In 1840 he came to Milwaukee, and followed farming about nine years.
He then went to Racine and opened a grocery store;continued this one year.In 1850 he came to Milwaukee and also started a grocery store on Ferry street; continued this about three years.He then was engaged by Pfister & Vogel as traveling agent;held this position about fourteen years. In 1867 he commenced his present business. His brothers Jacob and George, served in the late war.Jacob was killed at the Battle of Port Hudson; George served about four years and was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, for which he received a pension.He served in the Iron Brigade. Mr.Fink married Catherine E. Johnson in 1850;she was born in Holstein.They have four children-Adaline, now Mrs Zinn, Bruno E., Isabella and Lillie.
Contributor: Gene Meier (47594573)
Burial date September 2, 1884 per cemetery lot information.
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986) Burial date September 2, 1884 per cemetery lot information.
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986)
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HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE (1881),p.1444
William Fink, hides,skins and wool, No 132 Reed street, was born in 1825 in Rhenish Palatinate,Bavaria. In 1840 he came to Milwaukee, and followed farming about nine years.
He then went to Racine and opened a grocery store;continued this one year.In 1850 he came to Milwaukee and also started a grocery store on Ferry street; continued this about three years.He then was engaged by Pfister & Vogel as traveling agent;held this position about fourteen years. In 1867 he commenced his present business. His brothers Jacob and George, served in the late war.Jacob was killed at the Battle of Port Hudson; George served about four years and was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, for which he received a pension.He served in the Iron Brigade. Mr.Fink married Catherine E. Johnson in 1850;she was born in Holstein.They have four children-Adaline, now Mrs Zinn, Bruno E., Isabella and Lillie.
Contributor: Gene Meier (47594573)
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986) Burial date September 2, 1884 per cemetery lot information.
Contributor: Lorraine (47679986)
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HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE (1881),p.1444
William Fink, hides,skins and wool, No 132 Reed street, was born in 1825 in Rhenish Palatinate,Bavaria. In 1840 he came to Milwaukee, and followed farming about nine years.
He then went to Racine and opened a grocery store;continued this one year.In 1850 he came to Milwaukee and also started a grocery store on Ferry street; continued this about three years.He then was engaged by Pfister & Vogel as traveling agent;held this position about fourteen years. In 1867 he commenced his present business. His brothers Jacob and George, served in the late war.Jacob was killed at the Battle of Port Hudson; George served about four years and was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, for which he received a pension.He served in the Iron Brigade. Mr.Fink married Catherine E. Johnson in 1850;she was born in Holstein.They have four children-Adaline, now Mrs Zinn, Bruno E., Isabella and Lillie.
Contributor: Gene Meier (47594573)
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