West Virginia and Regional History Center
Zinn Family Papers
Zinn family
A&M 3994
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2.07 Gigabytes
46 files, formats include .tif and .docx
1827-1959
Digital copies of papers of the Zinn family of Preston County, West Virginia, including legal documents and genealogical records. Legal documents include a letter of attorney, indentures, deeds, stock certificates, and surveys of property. Genealogical records include a handwritten record of births, a page from a family bible recording births and marriages, and a typescript regarding the history of the Zinn family. Frequently mentioned names include Isaac Dean and George Zinn. The collection also includes an 1867 letter of commendation to George Zinn; it accompanied a medal awarded for service in the Civil War. This collection consists only of digital scans of the original documents. The collection also includes a digital version of an autobiographical account by Thomas E. Zinn titled "Sea Stories From My Time in the United States Navy" regarding his experiences as a naval and commercial pilot in the period ca. 1950s-1970s.
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
English
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Zinn Family Papers, A&M 3994, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Separated Materials
To book collection:
Paper copy of "Sea Stories From My Time in the United States Navy" by Thomas E. Zinn, CDR, USNR (Ret.), regarding service during 1957-1966, printed from electronic file. Electronic file is archived within this collection.
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Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Preston County (W. Va.)
Genealogy
Zinn, George D.
Dean family
Zinn family