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Caroline
Fink
(1831 - 1915)
Daniel
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(1806 - 18??)
Daniel
David
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(1756 - 18??)
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Fink
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Caroline
Fink
(1831 - 1915)
David
Alexander
Fink
(1832 - ????)
Daniel
Monrow
Fink
(1834 - 1864)
Moses
David
Fink
(1836 - ????)
Jacob
Henry
Fink
(1840 - ????)
Sophia E.
Fink
(1844 - 1915)
Susanah L.
Fink
(1846 - ????)
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Susanah L. Fink
Born: Abt. 1846, NC
Died:
Susanah L. Fink was the last child born to Daniel Fink and Elizabeth Beaver. Susan (Susanah) was born about 1846 in North Carolina and was frequently called by the name "Susan".
The 1850 Iredell County Census shows Susanah Fink as a 4-years-old and living at home with his parents and all of his siblings.
1850 Iredell County Census
First Name Last name Age Sex Occupation Place of Birth Danl Fink 47 M Laborer NC Elizabeth " 41 F " Sally C. " 19 M " David A. " 17 M " " Daniel M. " 16 M " " Moses D. " 14 M " Jacob H. " 10 M " Sophia E. " 6 F " Susanah L. " 4 F " The 1860 District South of the Yadkin Census for Iredell County shows that Susan was 14 years old and living at home with his parents and siblings. Older brother David Alexander had left the family home and was living by himself in the Rocky Creek District of Iredell County.
1860 Iredell County Census
First Name Last name Age Sex Occupation Real
EstatePersonal
EstateBirth Daniel Fink 54 M Farmer $4300 $400 NC Elizabeth " 50 F Wife " Dan. M. Fink 26 M Miller Tenn. Moses D. " 24 M Farmer NC Jacob H. " 20 M NC Sophia E. " 16 F NC Susan L. " 14 F NC By 1870, Susan was 24 years old and still living with her parents and sister, Sophia, in the Shiloh Township of Iredell County.
1870 Iredell County Census
Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real
EstatePersonal
EstateBirth Male
> 21Fink Daniel 64 M W Farmer $800 $200 NC X ----- Elizabeth 60 F W Keeping House ------ ----- Sophia 26 F W ------ ------ ----- Susan L. 24 F W ------ ------ Susan married Lee Benfield sometime before 1875. He was 10 years younger than her. Susan and Lee had three children: Jacob Henry, age 4(more than likely named for Susan's brother), Roxanna, age 2, and Dovey L., age 1. 1880 Iredell County Census
Last Name First name Sex Age Relation Married Occupation Birth Benfield P. L. M 24 M Laborer NC ----- Susan F 34 Wife M Keeping House " ----- Jacob H. M 4 Son S " ----- Roxanna F 2 Daughter S " ----- Dovey L F 1 Daughter S " Eller Tobias M 23 M Sawyer "
Children of Susanah L. Fink & P. Lee Benfield Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Jacob Henry "Jake" Benfield 10 Nov 1875 05 Feb 1966 Sally "Sallie" Catherine Pope Roxanna Elizabeth Benfield 09 May 1877 20 May 1903 John Calvin Waugh Dovey Levube Benfield 95 May 1878 16 Dec 1947 Preston Luckey Waugh Minnie Benfield 05 May 1882 04 Nov 1950
(Automobile Accident)(Never Married)
1901 February 15, Friday
News of New Stirling Neighborhood
Mr. Fred Benfield died at the home of his son, Lee Benfield, last Wednesday, very suddenly. Mr. Benfield was probably 80 years old. He (Lee Benfield) married a sister of Mr. Mose Fink. CHILDREN
Susan Fink and Lee Benfield's son, Jacob Henry Benfield, died at the age of 90 on 06 Feb 1966 in Iredell County, NC. Jacob had married Sally Pope. Jacob Henry Benfield's Death Certificate
James Henry "Jake" Benfield married Sarah "Sallie" Catherine Pope. Sallie was born 16 Jul 1878 and died 12 Dec 1976. Rosanna Elizabeth Benfield married John Calvin Waugh. John Calvin was born 21 Mar 1875 and died 14 Jun 1900. Dovey Levine Benfield married Preston Luckey Waugh. Preston was born on 15 Apr 1879 and died 05 Apr 1948. Minnie Benfield never married and died in an automobile accident on 04 Nov 1950. She was buried in Troutman, NC, at St. Michaels Cemetery. SOURCES:
Thanks to Bill McKinnell for the information on the children of Susanah Fink & Lee Benfield.
You can contact Bill at mckinnell3@gmail.net .If you have additional photos and information on the Fink Family, please contact me.
