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Name

Zinkan, N.B. (Nelson)

Born

Jan. 28, 1860

Birthplace

Ontario

Deceased

[after 1932]

Father

Henry Zinkan

Mother

Susan Bowman

Spouse

Lucinda Caroline Huelster (1863-1932)

Children

Edith (b. 1884) (Mrs. Edith E. Alcock)
William E. (b. 1887)

Relationships

Siblings include: Lydia, Henrietta, Susanna, Gleason, Clara (1871 census)

Occupation

General Merchant in Southampton. His store was across from the town hall, on the northwest corner of High and Albert Streets. (1901 census lists as general merchant)

Nels was also a member of Southampton Town Council ca. 1888.

Places

The 1871 census shows Nelson, at age 11, residing in the district of Waterloo North. The 1881 census shows Nelson in Selkirk, Winnipeg, Manitoba as a Boot and Shoe Dealer. (He was operating a leather house for his father, Henry Zinkan). The 1891 and 1901 censuses show Nelson residing in Southampton, Ontario The 1916 census shows him residing in Edmonton West, Alberta. At the time of N.B.'s wife Lucinda's death in 1932, he was residing in Edmonton, Alberta.

Sources

Sources:
a) A977.007.001 Handbill;
b) A964.007.001 Southampton Town Council photograph;
c) AX2004.0091 Celebrate Southampton: Past and Present, p. 82;
d) 1901 Canadian Census;
e) Obituary of Lucinda Caroline Huelster Zinkan