Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/832 Surname: Fink ------------------------- Fink families were mostly located in Greenbrier co. WVa .. They came from Germany between 1750 and 1775 to Penn...Some may have settled in Il. around 1800.. Looking for any data on this family....

This is the only Fink biography: Fink, William F. Farmer, P.O. Oneida, Yates City He was born in 1839 in Frederick Co. Maryland. His parents were Solomon and Sarah (Bixter) Fink, both natives of Carroll County MD. They removed from Maryland to Indiana, thence to Ohio, and to Illinois in 1846. His early life was passed on the farm, and he was educated in the common schools of Fulton County. He married October 20, 1852 to Emily Fisher. He is a Democrat, and has held the office of School Director for some time. He has been successful in farming. Joan