JACOB WELCOMER FINK

1862 - 1927  (64 years)

• Name	JACOB WELCOMER FINK  [1, 2]
  Born	16 Apr 1862	Born as Jacob Welcomer in York, Pa.   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Penn Township   [1]
  Residence	1870	Dover, York, Pa.   [5]
  Residence	1880	??
  Residence	1900	Penn, Lancaster, Pa.   [6]
  Residence	1910	Penn, Lancaster, Pa.   [7]
  Residence	Sep 1925	Manheim, Pa.   [8]
  Church	Apr 1927	United Brethren Church (Salem?)   [1]
  Died	4 Apr 1927	Manheim, Pa.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Fairview Cemetery, Manheim, Pa.   [1]
  Person ID	I33	Welcomer and Poor Relatives
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	HENRY WELCOMER,   b. 23 Oct 1840, Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Mar 1866  (Age 25 years)
  Mother	MARY LENAH FINK,   b. 9 Feb 1838, Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Sep 1925, York, York, Pa.  (Age 87 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1861	Christ Luthern Church, York, Pennsylvania   [9, 10, 11]
  Notes	Marriage Date: 21 APR 1861 Place: Christ Lutheran Church, York, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MARY BUCH,   b. 17 May 1870, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 8 May 1962, Lancaster General Hospital, Manheim, Pa.  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Abt 1888  [12]
  Children	1. Irvin Buch Fink,   b. 13 Sep 1889, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 11 May 1969, Manheim, Pa.  (Age 79 years)   2. Raymond Buch Fink,   b. 11 May 1892, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. Aft 4 Mar 1937  (Age > 45 years)   3. Jacob Buch Fink,   b. 17 Jul 1893, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 1962, Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA  (Age 68 years)   4. CHRISTIAN BUCH FINK,   b. 30 Aug 1895, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 1 Mar 1937, Lancaster General Hospital  (Age 41 years)   5. Cevilla Buch Fink,   b. 6 Dec 1897, Manheim, Pa.   6. Phares Buch Fink,   b. 14 May 1900, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 1934  (Age 33 years)   7. Mary Buch Fink,   b. 25 Nov 1902, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 28 May 1969, Manheim, Pa.  (Age 66 years)   8. Laura Buch Fink,   b. 25 Mar 1905, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. Aft Apr 1927  (Age > 22 years)   9. Norman Buch Fink,   b. 21 May 1908, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 1951  (Age 42 years)   10. Claude Buch Fink,   b. 30 Jan 1911, Manheim, Pa. ,   d. 13 Jan 1971, Manheim, Pa.  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Jacob (ne Welcomer) Fink while in the military. Seems to be holding a bugle!
  		Jacob Welcomer c. 1880s

  
  

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• Notes

  Born as Jacob Welcomer, changed his name to Fink in 1870's to fight inSpanish American War? Indian War? Tombstone has a Veteran of Sp/Am. Warplaque on it, but he would have been almost 40, and the story goes that he changed his name because he was too young to enlist. Did he fight inboth wars? Fink was his mother's maiden name. His widow asked Ray Fink to change his name back to Welcomer, which he did in 1969 ------------------------------- Joseph Whitcome of the right age in Ogle county Illinois in the 1880 census very close to a Jacob Fink who is working on a farm. Says that Jacob is 24 but he would only be 18 at the time. --------------- April 8, 1927 Manheim Sentinel Jacob Welcomer Fink Jacob W. Fink died at his home in Penn Township on Monday morning of complications. He was in his sixty-fifth year. He is survived by his widow, Mary Buch Fink and the following children: Irvin, Phares, Raymond, Christ, Mrs. Rolandis Witman, Mrs. Clarence Graham, Mrs. Elmer Leese, and two children, Norman, Claude, at home. Also by one sister, Mary Oliver May, of York; two brothers, Henry and George Welcomer, both of York and 21 grandchildren. He was a member of the United Brethren Church. The funeral services were held this (Thurs.) afternoon at 2 o'clock at thehome. Interment in Fairview Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Obituary - Jacob W. Fink, Manheim Sentinel-4/8/1927. [S54] Death Certificate - Jacob Welcomer Fink. [S450] Aunt Helen Mayer, verbal to Paul Welcomer. [S222] Gravestone - Jacob W. Fink. [S327] Census - 1870 - Pennsylvania - York - Dover, w/ mother and pat. grandfather. [S343] Census - 1900 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Penn. [S328] Census - 1910 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Penn. [S155] Obituary - Mary Anna (Welcomer) Rupert. [S528] . [S484] Casper_Gottwald_Decend.FTW, Date of Import: Jul 30, 2000. [S81] Gottwald-Fink.FTW, Date of Import: Jul 31, 2000. [S328] Census - 1910 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Penn, 79b.