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The Obalisque and Headstone photographs come from the Find A Grave website courtesy of Kevin Guy.
[RFSS Jun 2008]
The location is Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America Link to the Find A Grave site for David Sinton The town of Sinton in Texas, USA was named after David. The following link refers to this THSA [RFSS Dec 2003] There is an excellent biography of David Sinton at SINTON FAMILY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO Written and researched by Sharon M. Kouns. [RFSS Dec 2003] OHIO'S RICHEST MAN DIES...... Cincinnati.. August 31, 1900.. David Sinton the richest man in Cincinnati & Ohio, died this evening... at age 93.... He leaves an estate of 20 Million dollars.... Mr. Sinton was born in Ireland and reared in West Union, Ohio from age 3.... His start in life was as a clerk at a tavern in Sinking Springs, Ohio,, at the age of 14... He received $4 a month plus room & board... Later he went to Hanging Rock iron region with a salary of $400. per year... Here he laid the foundation of his fortune.... He leaves one daughter, Anna (Sinton) Taft.... His deceased parents are buried in West Union, Ohio............ Two things stand out to remember Mr. Sinton by.. One was the old Sinton Hotel in downtown Cincinnati... The other is the famous Taft Museum also located in downtown Cincinnati.. This house was built about 1820 for Martin Baum.. Later it was the residence of Nicholas Longworth... Tradition has it that Mr. Sinton bought this house for his daughter as a wedding present... David Sinton lived in the house with his daughter Anna and son-in-law Charles Phelps Taft.... Anna & Charles lived in this house from 1873 until 1929.... In 1929 they donated the house to the City of Cincinnati,, as a museum, the museum opened November 29, 1932.... The families of the Taft's, Longworth's, Roosevelt's,, were intertwined for many years in politics, business & personal relationships.. It involved 2 Presidents of the Unted States, and a Speaker of the House...... & Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth one of the most influential woman in the country for 8 generations. Text and portrait from www.adamscountyohio.com/ [RFSS Jun 2008] According to the National Archives money converter $20,000,000 would be equivalent to $1,141,200,000 to-day. [RFSS May 2009] United States Census, 1 June 1880 Name: David Sinton Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Birthdate: 1808 Birthplace: Ireland Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Ireland Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Widowed Age (Expanded): 72 years Occupation: Iron Dealer NARA Film Number: T9-1025 Page: 468 Page Character: A Entry Number: 432 Film number: 1255025 [RFSS Mar 2011] United States Census, 1 June 1860 Name: David Sinton Residence: , Hamilton, Ohio Ward: 14th Ward Cincinnati City Age: 45 years Estimated Birth Year: 1815 Birthplace: Ireland Gender: Male Page: 110 Family Number: 715 Film Number: 803976 DGS Number: 4282520 Image Number: 00306 NARA Number: M653 [RFSS Mar 2011] Ohio Deaths and Burials 1854-1997 Name: David Sinton Gender: Male Death Date: 31 Aug 1900 Death Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Age: 92 Birth Date: 1808 Birthplace: Ireland Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: John Sinton Mother's Name: Mary Sinton Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07030-2 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 355118 Reference Number: v 2 p 36 [RFSS Mar 2011] |
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| [ s213 ] | Ancestral File - THE SINTON FAMILY - Page 2-11 Ref. 130d - Walter Lyon Sinton / Lulu Bell Sinton / John Ronald Howard Greeves / Robert Francis Speers Sinton / Ann Heacock Sinton - Version 1.01 (Feb 2003] |
| [ s1352 ] | Death Registration - Ohio Deaths and Burials 1854-1997 - Death of David Sinton on 31 August 1900 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America - Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07030-2, System Origin: Ohio-EASy, Source Film Number: 355118, Reference Number: v 2 p 36 - DR1900-31-08-DS |
| [ s1027 ] | Cemetery Marker - Headstone, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America - H1900-31-08-DS View Inscription |
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