Individual Details
John William Minsker
(25 Jun 1881 - 21 Apr 1963)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jun 1881 | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Census | 1900 | Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Marriage | 15 Jun 1912 | Centre County, Pennsylvania - Sophia Hunter Thompson | | ||
| Military | 1917 - 1918 | Lake County, Indiana | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | | | |
| Death | 21 Apr 1963 | Elmwood Cemetery, Lake County, Indiana | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sophia Hunter Thompson (1877 - 1959) |
| Child | John William "Jack" Minsker (1914 - 1959) |
| Child | Joseph Thompson Minsker (1917 - 2002) |
| Father | William Minsker ( - ) |
| Mother | Ellen Fite ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Letter from John Zook with genealogy, many wrong dates, names etc, but this is his own line and should be better, I Hope.Census
William Minsker born Sep 1837 married 39 years, born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania, ministerEllen wife born 1847 8 children 7 alive, born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania
Mary E daughter March 1877 single born Pennsylvania clerk
Margaret M daughter Mar 1879 singlr born Pennsylvania servant
John W son June 1881 born Pennsylvania at school
Military
Name: John William Minsker, Standard Steel Car Co in Hammond, IndianaEvent Type: Draft Registration; Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Lake County no 2, Indiana, United States
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1881; United States
contact: Sophia Minsker
height, medium; build medium, blue eyes, blond hair
Census
John W Minsker age 39 born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania, mechanical engineer, owns home with mortgageSophia wife age 41 born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania
John W Jr son age 6 born Pennsylvania
Joseph T son age 2 born Pennsylvania
Census
John W Minsker owns home $8000, age 57 4 years college born Pennsylvania same house in 1935; mechinical engineer; RR Pullman manfactSophia wife age 61 2 years college born Pennsylvania
John W Jr aon age 26 4 years high school born Pennsylvania; electrician steel mfr
Joseph T son age 22 4 years high school, born Pennsylvania, electrical welder, new worker
Death
Name: John W Minsker Coronary occlusionAge: 81
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1881; Place: Dauphin, Pennsylvania County
Death Date: 21 Apr 1963; Place: Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA
Father: William Minsker
Mother: Ellen Minsker
Informant Abram R Wells nephew Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Burial; Hammond Indiana, Elmwood Cemetery
John Minsker
Birth:June 26 1881
Death:Apr 1963
Last residence:USA
Endnotes
1. Letter from () to Elizabeth L Albright;, Letter from John A Zook, 3 Kirt's Court, P.O. Box 126, Rising Sun, MD 21911-0126; to Elizabeth L. Albright 4927 Palo Alto SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, on 17 July 2000.
2. 1900 US Census, York County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Wellsville, Enumeration District (ED) 177, sheet 2B, household 39, line 89, William Minsher; NARA microfilm publication T623, .
3. Letter from () to Elizabeth L Albright;, Letter from John A Zook, 3 Kirt's Court, P.O. Box 126, Rising Sun, MD 21911-0126; to Elizabeth L. Albright 4927 Palo Alto SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, on 17 July 2000.
4. Centre County Genealogical Society, Marriages of Centre County Pennsylvania 1764 2005, CD (State College, Pennsylvania: 2006), Sophia Hunter Thompson and John W Minsker; book 17, page 399.
5. United States Selective Service, "U.S. World War I Draft Registration," digital image, National Archives, Ancestry.com ( : viewed 15 June 2018), John William Minisker; citing Family search.
6. 1920 U.S. Census, Hammond, population schedule, Hammond Ward 9, Enumeration District (ED) 76, sheet 13B, household 255, line 85, John W Minisker; NARA microfilm publication T625, 445.
7. 1940 U.S. Census, Lake County, Indiana, population schedule, Hammond, Enumeration District (ED) 45-107, sheet 8A, page 307 printed, household 155, line 3, John W Minsker; NARA microfilm publication T627, 1067.
8. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 15 June 2018), 173440958.
9. John W Minsker, death certificate (certificate) 63-014583 (21 April 1963), Ancestry.com, Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
10. John Minisker, no. , Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," Family Search (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library)