This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dvporter Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/1216.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Harrison Zinn's ancestry and if he was even a Zinn unfortunatley may never be solved. I obtained his Civil War pension records in hopes they might contain a clue but found nothing in them. I was told by one of his descendants that it appeared he had gone by the name Harrison Plum until his enlistment at which time he enlisted as Harrison Zinn. Some have wrongly placed him as a son of George Dent Zinn and Mary Sharpsbut this was a different Harrison (different birth date, different spouse). Others have placed him as a son of Peter Zinn and Charlotte Matlick but I'm not aware that this can be proven. I do have a Catherine Zinn that would fit your timeframe - she was the daughter of William Zinn and Margaret Martin - her siblings were born between 1807 and 1830 but I don't have a birth date or any other info on her. I also have an Asa Menear s/o Samuel Manear and unknown Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.